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Portrait of Kuldip Kaur Bindra by artist Manu Saluja

Kuldip Kaur Bindra, after whom Sikh studies chair is named, passes away

January 4, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Rediff News published an obituary today in honor of recently-passed Kuldip Kaur Bindra, the matriarch of the Bindra family and after whom Hoftstra University’s Chair in Sikh Studies was named: “I remember when I was younger,” [grand-daughter] Sumeet added, “I would almost every night, go upstairs to her bedroom to play cards with both daddy and Biji, We used to play the game Bluff a lot and without fail Biji would always win. And she would smirk and she convinced […]

Categories: Profiles • Tags: Hofstra University, Kuldip Kaur Bindra, Manu Saluja, New York

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Sarbpreet Singh (Matt Kalinowski | Boston Globe)

MA Sikh Sarbpreet Singh recognized in “2012 Bostonians of the Year” list

December 23, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

In its 2012 list of “Bostonians of the Year”, the Boston Globe gave an honorable mention to Sarbpreet Singh, a local Sikh leader in from Milford, Massachusetts, particularly for his work after the shooting that occurred in the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, in Oak Creek, Wisconsin: …through his writings, his promotion of traditional Sikh music, and his interfaith nonprofit work on behalf of refugees, Singh has helped weave Sikhism into the fabric of religious life in Boston. “I continue to […]

Categories: Profiles • Tags: Boston, Boston Globe, Bostonians of the Year, Massachusetts, Sarbpreet Singh

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Savneet Singh (source: Forbes)

Sikh American ranked on Forbes’ “Top 30 Under 30 Finance”

December 20, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

A Sikh American has been ranked on Forbes Magazine’s Top 30 Under 30 Finance list for 2012. Savneet Singh, 29, is an entrepreneur who c0-founded a gold trading firm called Gold Bullion International: Cornell grad got the gold bug in 2009 and launched GBI where individuals and institutions (Merrill Lynch is a client) can buy, sell, exchange and store physical gold. Advisory board members include General Wesley Clark and Sallie Krawcheck. According to Forbes Magazine: The Forbes 30 Under 30 […]

Categories: Profiles • Tags: Forbes Magazine, GBI, Gold Bullion International, Savneet Singh, Sikh American Chamber of Commerce

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Picture of the Day: Major Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi speaks of his experiences in the US Army

October 3, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

US Army Major Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi, who two years ago was one of three turban-wearing Sikhs granted permission to serve in the military with his articles of faith intact, speaks to the a Rotary Club in New York about his experiences in Afghanistan: Since his time joining the army, Kalsi has earned a Bronze Star Medal, the fourth highest combat award in the Armed Forces and has seen two more Sikhs join after him. When Rotarians inquired as to whether his […]

Categories: Picture of the Day, Profiles • Tags: Briarcliff Manor, Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi, New York, United States Army, US Army

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Is a “man in a turban” unpatriotic?

September 13, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Satinder Singh Malhi, a member of the staff of California State Senator Mark DeSaulnier, talks about his experience growing up as a turban-wearing Sikh and how ignorance continues to impact him even today (via @sepiamutiny): After he appeared on DeSaulnier’s behalf at a Memorial Day ceremony this year, an angry mother of an Iraq War veteran emailed the senator, denouncing Malhi’s presence. She wrote that a man in a turban “is a poor choice to represent you” at a patriotic event. […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Hate Crimes, Profiles • Tags: AB1964, California, California State Senate, Mark DeSaulnier, Oak Creek, Satinder Singh Malhi, Wisconsin, Workplace Religious Freedom Act

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Suburban Turban film poster

Film “Suburban Turban” to tell story of finding identity in America

September 12, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Suburban Turban is a film project currently in pre-production. The story is set in New York and follows a young Sikh man from Queens who searches for a balance between his Sikh and American identities. Filmmaker Arun Vir was gracious enough to describe the project and tell us more about her background and the movie. What is Suburban Turban about? Where did you get the idea for this film? AV: Suburban Turban is a coming of age musical drama about […]

Categories: Profiles, TV/Movies • Tags: Arun Vir, Suburban Turban

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Editorial cartoonist Vishavjit Singh tells his story

September 11, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Editorial cartoonist Vishavjit Singh (of Sikhtoons) writes about his experiences as a turban-wearing Sikh in America, and the events that led him to take up creating cartoons: A real-life video game of targeting men with turbans and beards spread across the nation. Like every other Sikh man, my goal was to live my life without falling victim to ignorance. But that was a near impossible task. As flags went up on homes, cars and businesses in patriotic fervor, so did […]

Categories: Art, Profiles, Reflections • Tags: Post-9/11, Salon.com, Sikhtoons, Vishavjit Singh

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Women who wear turbans

August 31, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

An article in the Seattle Times discusses women who wear religious head-coverings in the United States. A Sikh woman who wears a turban, Inderpal Kaur, narrates her experiences when she first began wearing it: “I was very nervous; not sure if my friends would accept me this way,” she says. “But my dad told me, ‘You stepped into this path and you have to put your trust in God. He won’t let you down. Don’t worry about it.’ “ While […]

Categories: Profiles, Sikhism • Tags: Inderpal Kaur, Seattle Times, Sikh women, Turban, Women in Sikhism

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Hargobind Khalsa, of the band Hargo

July 27, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Hargobind Khalsa is a member of the band Hargo, and was recently interviewed by NBC’s San Diego affiliate to talk about his influences and musical style: AH: How does your religious and cultural background come to play in your music? HK: Growing up Sikh, I was surrounded by Indian music and a lot of ’60s and ’70s folk (a bunch of the “white Sikhs” like my parents who had converted to Sikhism were hippies and into that whole folk scene), […]

Categories: Art, Profiles • Tags: Hargo, Hargobind Khalsa, San Diego

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