A proposal to align some sacred dates on the Nanakshahi calendar with those on the traditional Bikrami calendar has been given final approval by Giani Gurbachan Singh, the jathedar of the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikh community.
But it has lit the fuse to another row between segments of India’s oft-divided Sikh [...]

In 2008, there was a real resurgence to ensure that the wisdom contained in the Sri Dasam Granth Sahib was given proper respect by various Samprayadas and noted scholars. The second scripture of the Sikhs, the Sri Dasam Granth Sahib has always played a vital part in the Sikh tradition of the Nitnem banis and [...]

Sikh devotees in India have just celebrated the 342nd birth anniversary of the tenth and last guru, Guru Gobind Singh, the warrior-martyr who created the concept of brotherhood (khalsa).
In Patna, the birthplace of the guru, the celebrations included processions and free meals (langars) and the distribution of holy food (prasad).
Guru Gobind Singh was a social [...]

Kabbadi, a sport played for hundreds of years by Sikhs in the Punjab and other regions of northern India, continues to build a presence in other parts of the world.
Australian news web site The Age reports steady growth in Melbourne, the capital city of the state of Victoria, where Kuldip Bassi, the director of the [...]

Online news site the Punjab Newsline has reported an historic religious procession of Pakistani Sikhs into India.
It says that 370 Pakistani nationals crossed the border in the first such procession since Independence.
The devotees were on their way to take part in Guru Ta Gaddi Diwas, a ceremony observing the tri-centenary of the holy scriptures Guru [...]

The  courage of a tiny band of Sikh soldiers in the face of insurmountable odds has been commemorated once more in a celebration in the former North West Frontier Province.
Sikhs in Ferozepur city in the south-west Punjab gather each year to remember the soldiers’ bravery in the battle of Saragarhi, which took place on September [...]

“The Sikh scriptures are unique among the religious Holy Books of the world in that they don’t just offer spiritual guidance for the Sikhs alone but impart guidance and assistance for all the peoples and religions of the world.”
So says a fascinating page on the SikhiWiki website that gathers together a collection of attributes to [...]

On Tuesday, September 30th, Scottish Minister for Culture, Linda Fabiani MSP, will host a reception at Edinburgh Castle to launch the Scottish Sikh Heritage Trail.
In the months ahead the trail will emerge through research projects on sites and objects and a series of lectures, exhibitions, and workshops.
It will highlight many connections between Scotland and the [...]

The cradle of a great civilisation. A vital staging post on the Silk Road. A divided land bedevilled by conflict for centuries.
Preconceptions of the Punjab are as varied as the extraordinary mix of peoples
who have made their homes there.
Now, the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers (IBG) is shining a light on [...]

Long, flowing beards and handlebar moustaches have long been a source of pride in India, but that may be coming to an end.
Tarloch Singh was hiding from the sun beneath the awning of his rickshaw, half asleep and half with an eye for a possible customer. It was hot and humid and Mr Singh’s thick, [...]