Meet Tejinder Singh Sodhi, the first
turbaned Sikh to graduate in the over 120 years history of the William Allen
White School of Journalism at the University of Kansas. The university had no
dress code for Sikhs, but the university made special amendments in its rules
and allowed the first Sikh graduate of the Journalism department to graduate
wearing his Sikhi Saroop.
Sodhi who became the first Sikh from Jammu and Kashmir to be
awarded the International Fellowship by Foundation Fellowship, became the first
civilian to study (full time) at the US Army Command and General Staff College
Fort Leavenworth, he was also selected by the Department of Defense (DOD) to
undergo 15 days long Media and Military workshop at two major US military bases
in Kansas and Missouri.
Tejinder was have been a panelist at the National Press Club
Washington DC where he delivered lectures on conflict reporting.
In 2012 Tejinder was nominated for the World Sikh Award (in
Media) in London and was also nominated for the Tully Freedom of Speech award,
he has been the recipient (twice) of McCormick Fellowship in the USA.
After working for several national newspapers, Tejinder these
days work with one of the leading news agency in the country.
Once a White couple asked Tejinder that if he is an Afghan, so
he decided to educate the Americans about Sikhs, Sikh religion and Sikh culture
so Tejinder undertook series of several lectures at several places to make
people aware about Sikhi.
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