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Ravinder Singh Bhalla (center) with Congress Members Mike Honda (left) and Ami Bera (right) at a fundraiser last night.

Picture of the Day: Ravi Bhalla receives prominent support for another run in NJ

March 1, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Two years ago, Ravinder “Ravi” Singh Bhalla, a city councilor in Hoboken, New Jersey, came up short in his bid for a seat in New Jersey’s State Legislature. Since that time, he has continued to serve on Hoboken’s city council, including a term as President of the City Council. He is now considering another run for the New Jersey State Legislature. Last night, at a fundraiser for his campaign, he received the support of US House Representatives Mike Honda and […]

Categories: Picture of the Day, Politics • Tags: Ami Bera, Cory Booker, Hoboken, Mike Honda, New Jersey, Ravi Bhalla, Ravinder Singh Bhalla

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The Top 5 Sikh American Stories of 2011

January 5, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Happy New Year! As I did last year around this time, I’d like to reflect on what were some of the bigger stories for Sikhs living in America during this past year in terms of their implications on us as a community, or their impact on our collective psyche. It was an up-and-down year for Sikhs. For many, it was a year that reminded our visible minority of the hate crimes and 9/11 backlash that apparently still continue to plague […]

Categories: Reflections • Tags: Amardeep Singh, Balbir Singh Sodhi, Fauja Singh, Gurmej Atwal, Jan Brewer, Kamal Nath, New York, Rana Singh Sodhi, Ravinder Singh Bhalla, Sikhs for Justice, Surinder Singh, Top 5 Sikh American Stories

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Ravi Bhalla loses and wins

July 1, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

After coming in third in the election on June 7 in New Jersey for a state assembly seat, Ravinder Singh Bhalla, profiled here last month, has been elected as President of Hoboken, New Jersey’s city council by an 8-1 margin.  Would he be the first turbaned Sikh to head a city council in the United States? UPDATE – January 11, 2012: Commenter A_itoj Singh brought to my attention that Harvinder “Harry” Singh Anand, another turbaned Sikh actually pre-dated Ravinder Singh as a […]

Categories: News Bits, Politics • Tags: Hoboken, New Jersey, Ravinder Singh Bhalla

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Breaking the political glass ceiling: Ravinder Singh Bhalla

May 27, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

It was a coincidence that after I wrote about what American Sikhs could learn from our Canadian counterparts on the political front, news began to circulate about New Jersey attorney and Hoboken city councilman Ravinder Singh Bhalla, a turban-wearing Sikh now running for a State Assembly seat in New Jersey (also see his election website, BhallaforAssembly.com as well).  If he is successful, he will be the first turbaned Sikh elected to office at the state level in the United States.

Categories: Politics, Profiles • Tags: Harmeet Dhillon, New Jersey, Politics, Ravinder Singh Bhalla

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