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Elderly Sikhs writing. (Source: SikhNet)

Are we heading towards a Sikh renaissance?

August 15, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

On SikhNet, Dr. I.J. Singh and Guruka Singh survey the Sikh voice across its diaspora with a comprehensive inventory of bloggers, scholars and authors, but also look to the future of that voice: …in North America, a land with less than 300 years as a nation and a fickle memory, we Sikhs have a relatively formidable history; for instance, Sikh workers helped build the Panama Canal in 1903-04.  But effectively as a community here we are only about 40 years […]

Categories: Art, Literature, Reflections • Tags: Dr. I.J. Singh, Guruka Singh, Sikh renaissance, SikhNet

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Gurmeet Sodhi (left) interviews Dr. I.J. Singh (right) on stage at the SikhLens Sikh Arts and Film Festival.

Thoughts on the SikhLens Sikh Arts and Film Festival

November 30, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Two weeks ago, I attended the third annual SikhLens Sikh Arts and Film Festival in Orange, California (held during November 16 to 18). It was my first time attending this event, and I enjoyed the showcase of artistic talent presented. Newspapers India Journal and India-West provide thorough summations of the festivities from the opening night gala to the closing showcase concert and the scholarship projects behind the films (in collaboration with Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts), […]

Categories: Art, Events, TV/Movies • Tags: Bicky Singh, California, Dr. I.J. Singh, Orange, SikhLens Sikh Arts and Film Festival, Singh Twins, Waris Ahluwalia

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Other American Sikh perspectives on the killing of Osama bin Laden

May 5, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Subsequent to my post yesterday about my feelings after receiving the news of Osama bin Laden’s death, I was struck by the common chord sounded by Sikhs all over the United States who, too, expressed mixed emotions about the event: joy at justice finally being delivered, combined with an uneasiness that an increase in hate crimes targeting men in turbans in this country could be on the horizon.  Sikhs, who are the predominant portion of the people wearing turbans in this country, have experienced a brunt […]

Categories: News Bits, Reflections • Tags: Balbir Singh Sodhi, Dr. I.J. Singh, Dr. Rajwant Singh, Navdeep Singh Dhillon, Osama bin Laden, Rajdeep Singh, Rana Singh Sodhi, Sukhsimranjit Singh, Valarie Kaur

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