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Sikholars 2012 presentation videos available online

May 23, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Jakara Movement, one of the sponsors of the Sikholars Sikh Graduate Conference (that I have written about often), is providing videos of this year’s presentations that took place during the conference in Hayward, California back in February. Having attended each of the first three, I am a big fan of the Sikholars conference. It is not only a showcase of what Sikhs are achieving in the academic world and their expertise in a variety of fields, but the conference also […]

Categories: Events • Tags: Jakara Movement, Sikholars

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“Peace March” in Berkeley, CA to honor Guru Arjan on June 3

May 14, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

On June 3, 2012, the Sikh Center of San Francisco Bay Area in El Sobrante, California, will be holding a Nagar Kirtan in Berkeley, California (which they are calling a “Peace March”) to commemorate the martyrdom of Guru Arjan: It gives us immense pleasure to announce to Sangat that this year’s Guru Arjun Dev Ji’s 407th martyrdom anniversary’s Peach March will be held in Berkeley, CA on Sunday, June 03rd 2012.The Peace March will begin as usual from Berkeley Community […]

Categories: Events, Sikhism • Tags: Adi Granth, Berkeley, California, Darbar Sahib, El Sobrante, Guru Arjan, Guru Granth Sahib, martyrdom of Guru Arjan, Nagar Kirtan, Sikh Center of San Francisco Bay Area

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Picture of the Day: Nagar Kirtan near Seattle, WA

May 13, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Thousands of Sikhs in the Seattle, Washington area celebrated Vaisakhi with a Nagar Kirtan last weekend. While traditionally celebrated in mid-April, the Sikhs in the Pacific Northwest obviously did not want to miss their chance. See more photos at the Seattle Times.

Categories: Events, Picture of the Day • Tags: "Washington, Nagar Kirtan, Renton, Seattle, Vaisakhi

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Seattle, WA Sikh community to celebrate Vaisakhi this Saturday

May 3, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The Sikh community in the greater Seattle area will be holding a Nagar Kirtan in Renton, Washington in celebration of Vaisakhi this Saturday: The fifth annual parade in celebration of Khalsa Day or Visakhi, a Sikh religious festival, is at 11 a.m. Saturday. The celebration is marked with a colorful procession that starts at Gurdwara Singh Sabha of Washington, 5200 Talbot Road S. in Renton, and marches toward South 200th Street. The parade route then will proceed down 200th Street […]

Categories: Events • Tags: "Washington, Nagar Kirtan, Renton, Seattle, Vaisakhi

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Picture of the Day: National Day of Prayer in Irvine, CA

May 3, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Categories: Events, Picture of the Day • Tags: California, Irvine, Jasdeep Singh Mann, National Day of Prayer

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Sikhs in Redding, CA area to celebrate Vaisakhi this weekend

May 2, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Vaisakhi is traditionally celebrated in the middle of April, however the Sikhs in the Redding, California area are ready to celebrate for themselves this Saturday. The Sikh Center of Anderson, about ten miles south of the northern California city of Redding, will be celebrating their fifth annual Vaisakhi Festival and Day of Non-Violence this Saturday, May 5: The public is invited to attend the celebration that will include Punjabi food, displays, demonstrations and workshops reflecting aspects of Punjabi life in […]

Categories: Events • Tags: Anderson, California, Sikh Centre of Anderson, Vaisakhi

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Picture of the Day: Lakhvir Singh Sidhu, champion turban

May 2, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

San Jose, California-based Punjab Radio USA recently announced the winner of their second annual turban-tying competition, awarding Lakhvir Singh Sidhu the top prize: In order to raise awareness of Sikh identity and promote pride among younger American Sikhs, the San Jose-based Punjabi Radio USA launched a turban tying competition on Facebook last year, attracting thousands of participants across the globe. The news of the competition hit streets across the world as pictures of colorful turbans started pouring into Punjabi Radio’s […]

Categories: Events, Picture of the Day • Tags: California, Lakhvir Singh Sidhu, Punjab Radio USA, San Jose, turban competition

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Members of the local New Orleans Sikh community held the annual Baisakhi celebration Sunday (screenshot: wwltv.com)

Pictures of the Day: Vaisakhi celebrations across America

April 23, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

This past weekend, the Sikh communities in several cities enjoyed Vaisakhi celebrations by holding annual Nagar Kirtans.  I’ve enjoyed seeing Sikhs celebrate so openly in their cities. Below are photos from media reports about the Nagar Kirtans in Lansing, Michigan, New Orleans, Lousiana and New York, New York. Lansing, Michigan: New Orleans, Louisiana: New York, New York:

Categories: Events, Picture of the Day • Tags: Lansing, Louisiana, Michigan, Nagar Kirtan, New Orleans, New York, Vaisakhi

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New Orleans, LA Sikhs to hold second annual Nagar Kirtan this Sunday

April 19, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The Sikh community in New Orleans, Louisiana will celebrate Vaisakhi with their second annual Nagar Kirtan – organized by the Sikh Society of South – this Sunday: Beginning from their temple, or gurdwara, at 8433 Morrison Road, they will parade along Morrison Road in both directions, between Crowder Boulevard and Bundy Road, said Navdeep Singh, president of the local association of Sikhs, the Sikh Society of the South. The Sikh Society of South Gurdwara was rebuilt in 2007 after Hurricane […]

Categories: Events • Tags: Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, Nagar Kirtan, New Orleans, Vaisakhi

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