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Lessons from the retired
By Jagdesh Singh | OPINION | It wasn’t even the weekend but it was the school holidays. I had taken a few days off to finish my vacation days from the company I work for. I got up late, the sun had...
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ToonistBains: I’ve always wanted to draw the Golden Temple
Darbar Sahib, Amritsar – ToonistBains Always wanted to be able to draw the Golden Temple, and I’ve finally done it. -ToonostBains ASIA SAMACHAR is an online newspaper for Sikhs / Punjabis in Southeast...
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Akaal Takht acting jathedar visits UK
Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Harpteet Singh in the UK – Photo: Sikh Channel videograbSahib, Giani Harpreet Singh By Gurmukh Singh OBE | OPINION | A visiting Jathedar of Sri Takht Sahib gives Sikhs...
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Shanti d/o Bachan Singh (1934-2020), Formerly High Street Gurdwara & Ampang Jaya
PATH DA BHOG: 26 Jan 2020 (Sunday), 9am to 11.30am, at Gurdwara Sahib High Street, Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia SHANTI D/O BACHAN SINGH (14/4/1934 – 16/01/2020) Village: Momman valle, Gurdaspur Husband:...
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Retired teacher Malkiat Singh Lopo and wife display Sikh craft tradition
Retired teacher Malkiat Singh Lopo and his wife showing his handcraft at the exhibition held to mark the anniversary celebration of Sri Guru Gobind Singh at Gurdwara Sahib Bayan Baru, Penang. – Photo:...
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Anand my happiest shabad, child tells elated mum. What happens next?
By Sharan Kaur | MALAYSIA | “The Anand Sahib is my happiest shabad,” she tells me as I put her to bed. “Wow… Anand actually means happiness or bliss,” I said, amazed at her spiritual attunement. “It...
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Myanmar gurdwara in Pwintphyu
Gurdwara Sahib Pwintphyu, Myanmar – Photo: Nandan Singh Biaor Facebook page By Asia Samachar | MYANMAR | Nandan Singh Biaor, the Indian consul general in Myanmar, recently visited Gurdwara Sahib...
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Time to Break Eggshells
By Harbans Lal | Seeking Wisdom | OPINION | Some years ago, I acquired the writings of Max Arthur Macauliffe (10 September 1841 – 15 March 1913), an English translator of Sikh scriptures and historian...
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Was it the dog? (and other ‘Sikhing’ meanderings)
By Dya Singh | OPINION | Sometimes, we just do not believe or are totally oblivious where our good fortune comes from. And sometimes we pay lip service to Guru Ji or partake in rituals and traditions...
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Conundrum of religion for peace and tricky reality for Sikhs – Part 1
Gurdwara Sahib Kartarpur – Photo: Yadvinder Singh By Nirmal Singh | OPINION | THE TRIGGER The development started out innocuously in August 2018. Navjot Singh Sidhu, Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar, old...
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Three builders stabbed to death in suspected payment row in east London
Narinder Singh, 26, (centre left) Harinder Kumar, 22, (far left) and Baljit Singh, 34, (right) were stabbed to death and found slumped and covered in blood near Seven Kings station in Ilford at around...
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Sarabjeet Kaur (Aunty Shabi) (1940-2020), Lahat, Perak
SASKAAR / CREMATION: Cortege leaves residences No. 68, Jalan Lahat Mines 11, Bandar Lahat Mines, 31500 Lahat, Perak at 2.30pm on Wednesday, 22 Jan 2020 for cremation at Sikh Crematorium Wadda Gurdwara...
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Delhi group launches online sehaj paath initiative
By World Sikh One | PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT | INDIA | Online Sehaj Paath Group is an initiative endeavored by World Sikh One (W.S.O), a Delhi based volunteer group, with the sole intent to...
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Gatka-trained lady chases away 3 knife-wielding attackers from father’s store
Brave Sandeep Kaur pictured in front of her father’s shop – Photo: DailyMail By James Wood | UK | DAILY MAIL | Sundeep Kaur, 24, was running her father’s shop alone in Coulby Newham, North Yorkshire,...
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Amrit Singh makes history in Texas
Deputy Constable Amrit Singh – Photo: Harris County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page By Asia Samachar Team | UNITED STATES | Amrit Singh made history as the first Sikh deputy constable ever in Harris...
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On being a Sikh
By Ravinder Singh| OPINION | At an interfaith symposium a while ago, when asked if I was a Sikh by birth, my first instinct was to respond with an instant yes. Instead, I hesitated. Indeed, I was born...
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Mitra online grant application now open
Landing page of MITRA’s new website – Photo: Asia Samachar By Asia Samachar | MALAYSIA | Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (MITRA) is now open to receiving applications for financial grants for this...
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Singh’sbury Local opens in Wolverhampton
Mandeep Singh Chatha and his newly opened convenience store – Photo: Metro UK By Basit Mahmood | METRO UK | UK | A shop owner could be in legal hot water after he opened a shop called Singh’sbury...
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Buntong Sikhs 4-a-side hockey
By Kesh Sevadar | MALAYSIA | Buntong Sikhs today (Jan 25) organised a 4-side field hockey. Photo: Kesh Sevadar ASIA SAMACHAR is an online newspaper for Sikhs / Punjabis in Southeast Asia and beyond....
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Injecting energy & joy into your lives @ 50+
Dr Saran (left), Darshan Kaur (middle) and another EKTA volunteer – Photo: GSS Facebook page By Saran Kaur Gill | OPINION | MALAYSIA | Many of us have spent 30 – 40 years of our lives working in...
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