We have all heard the refrain, “It is hard being a minority in this day in age” or “Being a minority in the United States is difficult.” The list of challenges is real and extensive...
The difference between Sikh and Hindu practices are obvious and well documented over the past 140 years. Following the annexation of Punjab and loss of royal patronage, the number of Sikhs started to decline rapidly.
Jaskaran Singh is dismayed that Sikhs in the U.S. are once again being mistaken for Muslims and becoming the target of hate crimes. Even so, he tells his 16-year-old son in the following letter, Sikhs shouldn’t strip themselves of their identity even if it makes them stand out in society.
When the Gurus preached for equality, it was this point that they wanted us to understand. The concept of Singh or Kaur, the concept of the turban: it distinguished us by making us all ‘alike’ and unique at the same time: a profound concept.
There has been some debate surrounding the practice of yoga in Sikhism and whether yogic practices are in line with the teachings found within Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
It is the birthday of Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism, today and we wish his teachings stay with us and always inspire us.
Even if you are bleeding - in the birthing room or on the battlefield - the hot winds cannot touch you. Because you are with the holy, and of the holy. You are with God, and of God. You are with love, and of love. And that kind of love saves us all.
Their style is sikh. Popular website, Buzzfeed, and their piece on fashionable turbaned Sikh men.
With more than 150 years of history in the United States, Sikh Americans are still highly misunderstood. Regularly subjected to discrimination and occasionally even the targets of hate crimes...