How Modi won India’s elections but paralyzed the economy – Nikkei
Illustration: Nikkei Asian Review / Eric Chow By Henny Sender | INDIA | The [Indian] political and economic crises are tightly interwoven. When Narendra Modi became prime minister at the head of the...
View ArticleExperience pin drop silence at Pakistan gurdwaras
Author Malkeet Kaur and her husband at Gurdwara Rori Sahib By Malkeet Kaur | EXPERIENCE | If you are thinking that the gurdwaras in Nankana Sahib and Sri Kartarpur Sahib are anything like Sri Harmandar...
View ArticleMalaysia extends partial lockdown to 28 April
By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA | The movement control order has been extended a second time to April 28. Malaysia is extending an on-going movement control order (MCO) to curb the spread of Covid-19...
View ArticleA regal cut from Choti Sardarni
Choti Sardarni By Asia Samachar Team | INDIA | A cool photo from the on-going Indian TV series Choti Sardarni, probably the first to have a lead actor donning a turban. “I was so happy to wear it. I am...
View ArticleThe day when UK jathebabdhis stood together
Gurnam Singh: Walsall 23 Sept 1984 – Photo: Bhai Satnam Singh, Southall By Gurnam Singh | OPINION | My good friend Bhai Satnam Singh from Southall, who has an amazing photographic archive of UK Sikh...
View ArticleJivat maray
Manjeet Singh | OPINION | Question from a Satsanggi: You quoted this line from Bani. What does it mean? And when does one live then? Gur parsadi jivat maray hukmay bujhay soi ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਜੀਵਤੁ ਮਰੈ...
View ArticleSingapore: Punjabi Language learning goes despite Covid-19 school closure
Singapore Punjabi school resumes – Photo: SSEF Facebook page By Gurdial Kaur | SINGAPORE | In view of the Covid-19 situation, Non-Tamil Indian Languages (NTIL) weekend classes in Singapore were...
View ArticleSkipping Sikh from Berkshire
Skipping Sikh: Rajinder Singh By Minreet Kaur and Ben Moore | BRITAIN | Rajinder Singh is gaining a following on social media as the skipping Sikh. The 73-year-old says Sikh temples, or Gurdwaras,...
View ArticleA Sikh making inroads in British politics
Gurinder Singh Josan By Asia Samachar Team | BRITAIN | The Josan family has deep links to Smethwick. Grandfather settled in the West Midlands town in the 1950s. His son took an active interest in the...
View ArticleDublin gurdwara serves free meals to vulnerable families
Gurjit Singh, Ravinder Singh Oberoi, head granthi, Jasbir Singh, Gurbir Singh Chadha, Arminder Singh and Simerjote Singh Chadha all Members of Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar Sikh community in Dublin with...
View ArticleShare your Vaisakhi cheer with #vaisakhiindoor
#vaisakhiindoor | #vaisakhiindoor | #vaisakhiindoor | Vaisakhi 2020 is going to be different. And let’s make it happening and memorable! Maybe they you will make your first roti or learn to make degh...
View ArticleWeathering the coronavirus storm
By Asia Samachar Team | SINGAPORE | In 2019, Singapore saw major programmes as Sikhs worldwide commemorated the 550th birth of Guru Nanak. Vaisakhi was no exception. It was celebrated with gusto. This...
View ArticleUK Vaisakhi festivals cancelled amid pandemic – BBC
The gurdwara in Gravesend would normally be decorated for Vaisakhi – Photo: BBC News By Tanya Gupta & Minreet Kaur | BRITAIN | Celebrations to mark one of the most important dates in the Sikh...
View Article#VaisakhiIndoor: Live-stream prayers and home-cooked meals
While Darshan Singh misses ushering in the new year with the community, he is grateful to have his family with him this year for Vaisakhi. — Picture courtesy of Darshan Singh BY Anne Grace Savitha |...
View ArticleFrom King to KJ, Malaysian leaders share Vaisakhi greetings
From King to KJ to opposition MP Nurul Izzah, we pick up some of Vaisakhi greetings Malaysian leaders. Check out the video Asia Samachar Facebook page (click here). RELATED STORY: Weathering the...
View ArticleMalaysian Sikh family keeps up Vaisakhi tradition
THE GURMUKH FAMILY: (L-R) Kavelnain Kaur, Gursimer Kaur, Gurmukh Singh, Inderjit Kaur and Gurishver Singh – Photo: Gurmukh Singh / Asia Samachar By Azdee Amir | MALAYSIA | KUALA LUMPUR: Like many...
View ArticleNovel Vaisakhi cheer for novel coronavirus lockdown
Dalveer Kaur and her kids Jasdave Singh and Harjas Singh By Asia Samachar Team | SINGAPORE | A Singapore family has a novel Vaisakhi idea. Check this video. Mother Dalveer Kaur and her children Harjas...
View ArticleVaisakhi 2020: Khalsa Sajna Divas Also a Time for Reflection
By Gurmukh Singh | OPINION | Khalsa Values teach us that all humanity is one as we face global threats to human survival today. Guru Gobind Singh ji warned against the Bipran (Brahmanic/Vedic)...
View ArticleThe Khalsa mission
Volunteers of Sikh organisation Khalsa aid helping Rohingya refugees at Teknaf, a border town in Bangladesh (Express Photo) By Gurnam Singh | OPINION | Like no doubt many other Sikhs throughout the...
View ArticleThis date is the backbone of our nation, says American Sikh Council
PRESS RELEASE| 13 APRIL 2020 | UNITED STATES | ASC wishes the Sikh Nation a very happy Guru Nanak Sahibji’s Parkash Purab, and Khalsa Saajna Divas! The American Sikh Council (ASC) conveys its best...
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