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First Martyr for Human RIghts? Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji

First Martyr for Human RIghts? Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji

Tweet (CHAKRA) Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur is a religious observance for the Sikhism followers. Sikhism followers remember the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur on November 24. He was beheaded as he refused to be forced to accept Islam as his religion and now stands as an example of freedom of choosing each one’s religion. [...]

November 25 2011 | Posted in In This Month, Insight/Opinion, Sikhism | Read More »

Top 5 Sikh Blogs

Top 5 Sikh Blogs

Tweet (CHAKRA) There are dozens of blogs related to Sikhism and Sikh issues on the internet, but most are not updated. To assist you in your search in finding knowledgeable, insightful and educational Sikhism blogs, we have put this top 5 list together. These blogs have have a variety of focuses, from daily experiences as [...]

November 12 2011 | Posted in Insight/Opinion, Sikhism | Read More »

Let the world know of Sikhism

Let the world know of Sikhism

Tweet We can wrangle and preach for religion, fight for it, die for it; do anything but live it. I had heard these lines long and always related it to the situations happening in real life. We turn the pages of newspapers or click any TV channels; we find examples of people doing so. We [...]

February 18 2010 | Posted in Insight/Opinion, Sikhism | Read More »

Re: Lost brides: When arranged marriages go quickly awry

Re: Lost brides: When arranged marriages go quickly awry

Tweet By Jagmit Singh Canada (CHAKRA) – Thousands and thousands of women are forced into arranged marriages which go “quickly awry”—however, this is not limited to the Sikh Punjabi population of India.  Arranged marriages were and still are a common practice in many places around the world.  The fact that the case of Indians and [...]

February 18 2010 | Posted in Insight/Opinion, Sikhism | Read More »

Does Sikh Banking or Sikh Financial regulations exist?

Does Sikh Banking or Sikh Financial regulations exist?

Tweet Banking and Finances By:Camille I had a long and interesting conversation with a friend of mine this weekend on different attitudes towards finance and charity between different world religions. We noted that both Judaism and Sikhi require a 10% charitable contribution, in addition to service , which has no upper or lower bound and serves [...]

February 13 2010 | Posted in Insight/Opinion, Sikhism | Read More »