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PRESS RELEASE: Dasvandh Network Seeks to Inspire Giving with DasvandhWeek Fundraiser

November 8, 2016 by American Turban Guest Contributor

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dasvandh Network Seeks to Inspire Giving with DasvandhWeek Fundraiser Troy, MI – (November 1, 2016) Dasvandh Network (DVN) is about to launch the fourth annual week of giving, DasvandhWeek (November 12th- 20th), via online donations (www.dvnetwork.org) or in Gurdwaras throughout the country. Over the past 3 DasvandhWeeks’, with the help of DVN’s generous donor community and Guru’s Kirpa, $400,000 was raised to power the Panth. DVN will not only be matching donations again but inviting their donors […]

Categories: Events, Resources • Tags: Dasvandh Network, DasvandhWeek, DVN

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Bakersfield, I’m With You

October 2, 2016 by American Turban Guest Contributor

A long time and proud resident of Bakersfield, California, Balmeet Singh was assaulted and had his life threatened by an individual invoking racist slurs outside a restaurant two nights ago. In this blog post, he recounts and reflects on the experience. Many thanks to Balmeet for sharing his thoughts about the incident.

Categories: Hate Crimes, Reflections • Tags: Bakersfield, Balmeet Singh, California, hate crime, Racism

Thousands attend first Sikh parade in Indianapolis

November 16, 2015 by American Turban Guest Contributor

Inaugural Sikh Parade Draws Thousands in Indianapolis By Lori Way The first Sikh parade ever held in the Indianapolis area took place on October 10th, 2015. Approximately 3,000-4,000 attended the celebration, which was based at Veteran’s Memorial Park and sponsored by the Sikh Society of Indiana. The goal of the event was to commemorate the anniversary of the Guru Granth Sahib’s installation as the holy book and living guru of the religion. Local Indianapolis residents were also able to learn […]

Categories: Events • Tags: Indiana, Indianapolis, Lori Way, Nagar Kirtan

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Sandeep Kaur of Fort Wayne, Indiana Sends a Message of Love and Unity in Nirbhau Nirvair Anthology

September 14, 2015 by American Turban Guest Contributor

After the news of another hate crime against a Sikh American last week, American Turban contributor Lori Way shares a timely poem from a young author from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Many thanks to Lori and author Sandeep Kaur for sharing this reflection. Sandeep Kaur is currently a pharmacy student at Manchester University in Fort Wayne, Indiana, but she was just 18 in the summer of 2013 when she wrote “A Land of Love.” The poem was selected for publication in […]

Categories: Art, Hate Crimes, Literature, Profiles, Reflections • Tags: "A Land of Love", Chicago, Fort Wayne, hate crime, hate crimes, Illinois, Inderjit Singh Mukker, Indiana, Lori Way, Poetry, Sandeep Kaur

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1984 through Indian Eyes: Part VI — “My People’s Heart” by Preeti Kaur

December 4, 2014 by American Turban Guest Contributor

1984 through Indian Eyes: Literary Accounts of Operation Blue Star and the Anti-Sikh Pogroms By Lori Way Part VI – “My People’s Heart” by Preeti Kaur In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Operation Bluestar in Amritsar, India, in June, 1984, and the anti-Sikh pogroms that took place the following November in New Delhi, Lori Way concludes her six-installment review of works of literature focusing upon these events. Many thanks to Lori for providing to us insights and discussions as we […]

Categories: Literature • Tags: 1984 anti-Sikh riots, anti-Sikh pogroms, Lori Way, My People's Heart, Operation Blue Star, Operation Bluestar, Preeti Kaur, Rabindranath Tagore

RETROSPECTIVE: “Sikhs Tortured for Religious Beliefs” by Ajit Mann (1986)

October 31, 2014 by American Turban Guest Contributor

Sikhs Tortured for Religious Beliefs By Ajit Maan (Originally published on July 17, 1986) Cultural theorist Ajit Maan was an undergraduate student when she wrote her article for the Kansas State University newspaper, The Collegian. Nearly 30 years later, as we recognize the 30th anniversary of the anti-Sikh pogrom in India in which thousands of Sikhs were massacred in India in a matter of days, she shares that article with American Turban and reflects upon how the violence of 1984 affected […]

Categories: 1984 • Tags: 1984, Ajit Mann, anti-Sikh pogroms, anti-Sikh riots, Operation Blue Star, Operation Bluestar

1984 through Indian Eyes: Part V — Helium by Jaspreet Singh

October 21, 2014 by American Turban Guest Contributor

1984 through Indian Eyes: Literary Accounts of Operation Blue Star and the Anti-Sikh Pogroms By Lori Way Part V – Helium by Jaspreet Singh In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Operation Bluestar in Amritsar, India, in June, 1984, and the anti-Sikh pogroms that took place the following November in New Delhi, Lori Way continues her series of essays discussing works of literature focusing upon these events. You can see her entire series here. A senior Congress leader, his Nehru-Gandhi khadi […]

Categories: Literature • Tags: 1984 anti-Sikh riots, anti-Sikh pogroms, Carbon, Congressional Briefing on the 1984 Anti-Sikh Pogroms in India, Helium, Jaspreet Singh, Lori Way, Operation Blue Star, Operation Bluestar

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1984 Through Indian Eyes: Part IV — Delhi: A Novel by Khushwant Singh

September 12, 2014 by American Turban Guest Contributor

1984 through Indian Eyes: Literary Accounts of Operation Blue Star and the Anti-Sikh Pogroms By Lori Way Part IV – Delhi: A Novel by Khushwant Singh In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Operation Bluestar in Amritsar, India, in June, 1984, and the anti-Sikh pogroms that took place the following November in New Delhi, Lori Way continues her series of essays discussing works of literature focusing upon these events. You can see her entire series here. “A deep depression enters my […]

Categories: 1984, Literature • Tags: "Delhi: A Novel", 1984 anti-Sikh riots, 1984 Living History Project, anti-Sikh pogroms, Balwinder Kaur, Khushwant Singh, Lori Way

1984 Through Indian Eyes: Part III — Her Name Is Kaur, edited by Meeta Kaur

August 15, 2014 by American Turban Guest Contributor

1984 through Indian Eyes: Literary Accounts of Operation Blue Star and the Anti-Sikh Pogroms By Lori Way Part III – Her Name Is Kaur, edited by Meeta Kaur In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Operation Bluestar in Amritsar, India, in June, 1984, and the anti-Sikh pogroms that took place the following November in New Delhi, Lori Way continues her series of essays discussing works of literature focusing upon these events. See also Part I and Part II of her series […]

Categories: 1984, Literature • Tags: Gunisha Kaur, Harleen Kaur, hate crime, hate crimes, Her Name is Kaur, Lori Way, Meeta Kaur, Oak Creek, Operation Blue Star, Operation Bluestar, Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Wisconsin

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PRESS RELEASE: Dasvandh Network Seeks to Inspire Giving with DasvandhWeek Fundraiser

Bakersfield, I’m With You

Thousands attend first Sikh parade in Indianapolis

Sandeep Kaur of Fort Wayne, Indiana Sends a Message of Love and Unity in Nirbhau Nirvair Anthology

1984 through Indian Eyes: Part VI — “My People’s Heart” by Preeti Kaur

RETROSPECTIVE: “Sikhs Tortured for Religious Beliefs” by Ajit Mann (1986)

1984 through Indian Eyes: Part V — Helium by Jaspreet Singh

1984 Through Indian Eyes: Part IV — Delhi: A Novel by Khushwant Singh

1984 Through Indian Eyes: Part III — Her Name Is Kaur, edited by Meeta Kaur