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Scene from "Neel" by David Woo (source: YouTube)

US DoJ settles with Georgia school district in case of bullied Sikh student

May 10, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

In Georgia, the DeKalb County School District in Stone Mountain recently reached a settlement agreement with the US Department of Justice in the case of a Sikh student who was harassed and bullied in a middle school in their district: The complaint said school officials did nothing to help the boy, who had allegedly been subjected to verbal and physical harassment because of his Sikh faith. According to the complaint, a student had tried to cut the boy’s hair, he […]

Categories: Civil Rights • Tags: bullying, Civil Rights Act of 1964, David Woo, DeKalb County School District, Georgia, Neel, Sikh Coalition, Stone Mountain, Title IV, United States Department of Justice

"The smoke blackened marble on the right hand side is evidence of the fire which engulfed the Darshani Deori which housed priceless artifacts of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Bullet marks on the white marble facade are also clearly visible. Blood trails on the left side wall are likely evidence of the executions of captured Sikhs who were shot at point blank range by Indian Army soldiers with their hands tied behind their backs with their turbans as reported by multiple eyewitnesses." (source: SikhMuseum.com)

An irony for April Fool’s Day

April 1, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The Guru Nanak Mission Society in Atlanta, Georgia is hosting a “heritage” exhibition from April 1 through 20, putting on display artifacts that are attributed to the Sikh Gurus and other relics from Sikh history. This would be an intriguing exhibition to partake, however, there is a little irony to be found therein. Of note, the exhibits are “provided by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) New Delhi Consul General of India.” It is noted that one of the exhibits […]

Categories: 1984, Events • Tags: Atlanta, Darshan Deori, Georgia, Government of India, Guru Nanak Mission Society, Operation Blue Star

"The bodies of Shindiver Grover, 52, his wife Damanjit, 47, and their two sons, Sartag, 12 and Gurtej, 5, were found in their first-floor apartment in Johns Creek, Ga., at around 11:30 a.m. Monday, according to local reports." (Source: NY Daily News. Photo credit: CBS Atlanta)

Atlanta, GA, Sikh family found dead in apparent murder-suicide

February 5, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Tragic news broke today that a Sikh family in Atlanta, Georgia, was found dead in their home. The bodies of father Shindiver Grover (52), mother Damanjit Grover (47) and their two sons, Sartaj (12), and Gurtej (5), were discovered in their apartment when Damanjit did not report for work on Monday. Police are still investigating what is called a “complicated” crime scene, but believe it was a murder-suicide: The nature of the murder – the city’s first since it was […]

Categories: News Bits, Resources • Tags: Atlanta, Damanjit Grover, Georgia, Gurtej Grover, Johns Creek, murder-suicide, Sartaj Grover, Shindiver Grover, Sikh Family Center

A Bible, gun, keys and wallet on top of a table. (source: FMG Law)

When Amendments collide

January 9, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States recently refused to hear an appeal challenging a law in the state of Georgia that banned firearms from places of worship: The high court today refused to hear an appeal from GeorgiaCarry.org, which wanted the justices to overturn a lower court decision upholding Georgia’s law banning guns in churches and other places of worship. GeorgiaCarry.org argued that the ban applying specifically to places of worship burdens “religiously motivated conduct by regulating […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Hate Crimes • Tags: First Amendment to the United States Constitution, Georgia, GeorgiaCarry.org, gun control, Second Amendment, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, United States Supreme Court

Considering the experience of Sikhs in America.

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US DoJ settles with Georgia school district in case of bullied Sikh student

An irony for April Fool’s Day

Atlanta, GA, Sikh family found dead in apparent murder-suicide

When Amendments collide