The spiritual, political and cultural basis of Sikh ethnicity
By Justice Anup Singh Choudry | OPINION The concept of Sikh ethnicity can only be captured if we learn how advent of Guru Nanak gave rise to the principles of Sikhism in the 15th century. This is aptly...
View ArticleDay 11: What does meditation/simran really mean in Sikhi?
By Surinder Kaur Sohan Singh | SIKHI STUDY | OPINION In the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) the word Simran is mentioned many times and we are advised by the clergy to do simran or meditate everyday for a...
View ArticleView old copies of Guru Granth Sahib at Pulapol today | 1.9.18
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT | MALAYSIA: Dear respected saad sangat jio, please be informed that there will be a special darshan sewa of puratan SGGS saroops at PULAPOL Gurdwara from 1 to 2.30 pm and 4pm to 6...
View ArticlePenang Sikhs add shine to state Merdeka Day parade
Merdeka Day 2018 parade in Penang – Photo: Supplied Wadda Gurdwara Sahib Penang (WGSP), one of the first few gurdwaras to throw its support for the #MerdekaDayShiningTurban campaign, added colour to...
View ArticleHash runners join #MerdekaDayShiningTurban at Sentul prayer
Hash runners prayer session at Sentul gurdwara on Merdeka Day – Photo: Supplied Hash runners from the three Sikh clubs in Klang Valley — United Sikh Hash, Kelab Aman Hash and Chakdey Hash — came...
View ArticleThe divisive UK campaign for a ‘Sikh’ ethnic tick box
Letter from Network of Sikh Organisations (NSO): As many will know we have strenuously opposed the Sikh Federation UK’s (SFUK) ill conceived campaign to classify ‘Sikh’ as an ethnicity for many years....
View ArticleSurprise ‘70’ birthday bash for Singapore hockey hero Dev Singh Randhawa
Devinder Singh Randhawa – Photo courtesy of Suresh Nair By Suresh Nair | SPORTS247.MY Tragedy and triumph came almost back to back for former Singapore hockey striker Devinder Singh Randhawa and, to...
View ArticleBreaking new grounds
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View ArticleDay 12: Sweetness and humility
By Surinder Kaur Sohan Singh | SIKHI STUDY | OPINION ਮਿਠਤੁ ਨੀਵੀ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਗੁਣ ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ਤਤੁ ॥ Mithath Neevi Nanaka Gun Changiaaeeaa Thatt Sweetness and Humility O Nanak are the essence of virtues and...
View ArticleIndia police arrest Audi, Porsche top dealer Rashy Todd
Rash Pal Singh Todd India’s top dealers for Audi and Porsche were arrested at the New Delhi airport on Friday (31 Aug 2018) as they were waiting to fly out of the country for allegedly defaulting on a...
View ArticleFive Takhts of the Khalsa Panth
By Gurmukh Singh OBE | OPINION | Sikh Ardaas (supplication) starts by meditating on the Ten Gurus and then refers to the teaching of Sri Guru Granth Sahib in which is enshrined the spirit of the Ten...
View ArticleEnvironmentalist Gurmit Singh gets Merdeka Award
Gurmit Singh KS – Photo: TEDx Talks Seven six years old Gurmit Singh KS, the environmentalist said to be famous for his take-it-to-the-streets activism, has received yet another recognition for his...
View ArticleTeeyan: Women festival of happiness
A mother with her daughter and daughters-in-law at the Teeyan – Photo: Supplied By Balvinder Kaur | MALAYSIA The Teeyan festival by Pind Di Kuriya was recently held at Wisma Tatt Khalsa in Kuala...
View ArticleKeep learning and feel good about it, says Dr Gurcharan Singh
Dr Gurcharan Singh Dr Gurcharan Singh Bishen Singh, who has recently made the new director for Open University Malaysia (OUM) Graduate Centre, strongly believes that education is a lifelong endeavour...
View ArticleHakam Singh Gill dedicated his life to the law
By Mahadev Shankar | IN MEMORY Sardar Hakam Singh Gill breathed his last on the 7th August 2018 in Petaling Jaya. He was born in a village near Moga, Punjab in India in the year 1924. His death at the...
View ArticleYAADGIRI PRAYERS: Jusbeer Kaur (1943-2017), Pritam Singh (1941-2013)
YAADGIRI PRAYERS: Jusbeer Kaur (1943-2017), Pritam Singh (1941-2013) Jusbeer Kaur (1943-2017), Pritam Singh (1941-2013) 1st Anniversary: Madam Jusbeer Kaur w/o Late Sardar Pritam Singh (12.12.1943 –...
View ArticleWhence the rot set in: Time to say enough?
By I.J. Singh and Neena I. Singh | OPINION Like most Sikhs, we, too, have attended oodles of discussions on and about Sikhi over the years. The attendance is often heavy with both young and old Sikhs,...
View ArticleIndian air force chief visits Malaysia
Mohamad Sabu receives courtesy call from Chief Of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa – Photo: Malaysian Mindef Indian Air Force chief of air staff Birender Singh...
View ArticleDay 13: Banee, Guru and shabad vichaar
By Surinder Kaur Sohan Singh | SIKHI STUDY | OPINION ਇਕਾ ਬਾਣੀ ਇਕੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਇਕੋ ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥ Eikaa baanee eik gur eiko shabad vichaar There is one Banee, one Guru and only one SHABAD to Vichaar. (Pg 646,...
View ArticleDato Ir Mokkam Singh (1936-2018), Johor Bahru
SASKAAR / CREMATION: Cortege leaves from No 11, Jalan Paduka, Danga Bay, Johor Bahru at 2pm on Friday, 7th of September 2018 for cremation at the Hindu Crematorium in Kebun Teh at 3pm | Malaysia...
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