Time for Diwali goodwill to shine again

The BBC, consistently one of the most even-handed observers of Britain’s many ethnic communities, has put together a fine explanatory article about Diwali, the Festival of Light, for its online religious pages.
A festival that Sikhs, Hindus and Jains celebrate, Diwali fell this year on Saturday October 17.
For Sikhs, says the BBC, it is particularly important [...]

Vaisakhi – both celebration and remembrance

Sikhs everywhere are preparing for the biggest religious festival of the year – Vaisakhi, which in 2009 falls on April 13th.
It is an event that incorporates the Sikh’s new year celebrations but above all commemorates 1699, the year the Sikh faith was born in the Punjab.
Centrepiece of the festival is the carrying of the Sikh [...]

Saboteurs ‘confirm value of Sri Dasam Granth’

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 [...]

Guru who introduced brotherhood commemorated

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 [...]