Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, the first member of the Sikh community to join the sheriff's office, was shot dead in September 2019. The incident happened when he was conducting a traffic stop in the Cypress neighbourhood.
In 2020, the slow murmurs in response to the three farm acts passed by the Parliament were followed by farmers from Punjab and Haryana coming to the streets. The legislation, known colloquially as the Farm Bills, was labelled ‘anti-farmer laws’ by numerous farmer unions and opposition politicians who said they would leave farmers to the mercy of corporates.
Punjab-born scientist Narinder Singh Kapany was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan in the field of science and engineering in 2021.
The team of volunteers at the organization is often the first on the scene to help distribute food, water, clothing, and medical and sanitation supplies during calamities and times of dire need.
Traditions of northern India carry on in Woolgoolga, a prosperous farming community where Sikh temples, fruit plantations and a strong connection to the land reflect years of heritage.
Kanwar Singh thanked God as he stood among his fellow uniformed candidates awaiting the event that would finally make them commissioned officers.
In 2020, a Sikh temple in England’s Black Country turned purple to spread awareness about domestic violence.
On 14th June 2020, Guru Simran Kaur was honoured with the Clara Barton Award from the American Red Cross for her voluntary work during natural disasters and times of crisis.
Suhailjeet Singh, a 20-year-old Indian-New Zealander, is the first baptized Sikh to join the Royal New Zealand Air Force as an aviation technician.
When Simran Jeet Singh was a little boy growing up as a Sikh in South Texas, he yearned for books that featured characters who resembled him and his family in appearance.