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News: Guru Nanak’s God

Five centuries ago Guru Nanak began his mission by alerting people against this clergy-made God. Instead, he preached God as a virtual reality in all creation. Thus, the God of Guru Nanak is associated with and realized through a genuine appreciation of the natural designs that flourish within and around us.

Dr. Bhai Harbans Lal

Dr. (Bhai) Harbans Lal is a distinguished Pharmacologist and a recognized scholar of Sikhism. Professor Lal has been published in all the major Sikh journals. His present interests lie in promoting Sikh Studies in North America.

News: Chicago Sikh Community Hosted 4th Annual 'Oneness 5K Run/Walk 2021'

Many local community members participated to show oneness and solidarity with the Sikh American community.

Rajinder Bir Singh Mago

Engineering Sr. Managar now dedicates much time for interfaith and Sikhi outreach efforts.

News: Samrath Singh, 1st turbaned Sikh to play NCAA baseball, is more than the challenges he has overcome

‘I’m confident in who I am and I love myself, and the people around me, my own beliefs, and my religion, have helped me accept myself and be proud of who I am,’ said New Jersey native and Boston College senior Samrath Singh.

Dr Simran Jeet Singh

Executive Director of the Religion & Society Program at the Aspen Institute and the author of the national bestseller The Light We Give

News: A True Story: Closed Minds, Open Hearts

My story today runs about a full decade and is largely the trek of one lady, a New Yorker whose religious affiliation I will not reveal. She became curious about Sikhs... And then in a trice she became Amritdhari. Just imagine that. She even changed her name for a landmark Sikh name.

IJ Singh

Dr. I.J Singh has a probing mind and a wry sense of humor. His prolific pool of essays poke, provoke and ultimately force the reader to think more deeply. His work has graced SikhNet's pages for some time.

News: The Inspiring Story of the Mecca Qazi Turned Sikh Shaheed

Sikhi is a religion of converts. 3 of the Guru Sahibs converted. Some of the most consequential Sikhs of the last century were converts: Bhagat Puran Singh, Prof Sahib Singh & Master Tara Singh. Many of you reading this, and myself as well, were blessed to be born into this tradition.

News: Harpreet Kaur Sweeps 3 Emmys for a Show that Focuses on our Food & Farms

In 2019, Kaur accepted her first Emmy Award from The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, making history as the first Sikh woman to take home this prestigious award. Kaur thrives on the energy she gets when she’s producing and say’s it’s what kept her going during the pandemic...