Thursday, April 14, 2011

American Sikh Day celebrated at California Capitol

Sacramento, April 14 (IANS) The Sikh American community celebrated the first ever American Sikh Day in California on the steps of the California State Capitol with dozens of California elected officials.

The event Wednesday highlighted the history and contributions of Sikh Americans in California and the challenges the community faces, according to the Sikh American Legal Defence and Education Fund (SALDEF), a community civil rights group.

At the event, organized by Sacramento Sikh Temple and Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg Steinberg, officials and interfaith and advocacy groups expressed their solidarity with the Sikh American community following recent attacks against them in California.

Last November, a Sikh cab driver Harbhajan Singh was brutally attacked by two passengers in West Sacramento and in March two elderly Sikhs, Surinder Singh (67) and Gurmej Atwal (78) were shot in Elk Grove. While Singh died on the spot Atwal, is still in critical condition.

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Baisakhi wishes pour in from Bollywood : Celebs from Bollywood wish happy Baisakhi to all

The festival of Baisakhi marks the start of the New Year for Punjabis. In the North-East, people are celebrating Bihu, which marks the first day of the Hindu solar calendar. Befittingly, celebs from Bollywood are wishing everyone a happy Baisakhi and Bihu.

Amitabh Bachchan, who takes pride in admitting that he’s half Sikh (his mother Teji Bachchan was a Sikh) took to Twitter to extend his good wishes. 

“Happy morning to all .. a very happy Baisakhi and Bihu ... may prosperity and happiness always be by your side, ready to embrace you... Baisakhi di vadhayiyan saareya nu ... rabh thonu khush rakhe !! And greetings for Bihu for all .. love, prosperity and happiness !!” he wrote. 

Abhishek Bachchan tweeted: “Aap sabko Baisaki aur bihu ki badhaiyaan” 

Vivek Oberoi wrote: “HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Wishing all my Sikh, Malayali, Assamese, Bengali, Odiya and Tamil friends a very happy New Year.” 

Ritesh Deshmukh posted: "Happy happy happy Baisakhi, Vishu, Bohag Bihu, Pohela Boishakh, Vishuva Sankranti and Puthandu - happiness to all -Much love" 

Genelia D'Souza wrote: “Wishing all a happy Baisakhi, Vishu, Bohag Bihu, Pohela Boishakh, Vishuva Sankranti and Puthandu, hav a gr8 day n gr8 new year”

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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Happy Baisakhi 2011

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Blood donation & Free Medical check up camp at Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College

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i have stopped trimming


sat sri akal veerji,

if u remember abt two months ago we were on topic of trimming, pls check my photo, finally i have stopped trimming,, thax to u all veerji for this motivation. 

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The Story of Vaisakhi : BBC





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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Baisakhi Celebration in Southhall Gurudwara(London):10th April 2011













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San Jose Gurdwara - New Diwan Hall Inauguration

Jerry Brown, Governor of California, speaking at new Diwan hall. Submitted by : Avon Puri





















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Monday, April 4, 2011

GHPS : Hargobind enclave students doing Keertan - 1 : SikhsIndia

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Sobha Singh work fetches Rs 1 cr, Baroda pearl canopy Rs 10 cr

NEW YORK: A famous pearl canopy of Baroda sold for Rs 10.30 crore while an oil portrait of Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh by celebrated artist Sobha Singh fetched Rs 1.04 crore at a Sotheby's auction here.

The total sale at the Indian and Southeast Asian Works of Art auction was $ 9,431,375, the auction house said.

A copper Manjushri figure from the 11th/12th century sold for $ 2,322,500.

An opaque watercolour heightened with gold on paper of Maharaja Arjun Singh with his courtiers sold for $ 27,500, four times its pre-sale upper estimate while another painting of Maharaja Man Singh fetched $ 16,250, twice the estimate.

A ceremonial dagger, Damascus steel blade with 2 ivory hilt from South India, Madurai also exceeded its $ 20,000-30,000 estimate to sell for $ 158,500.

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APSCC demands fresh probe into Chitisinghpora massacre

Srinagar, Apr 3 (PTI) A Kashmiri Sikh body today demanded a fresh probe into the Chitisinghpora massacre in which 35 members of the minority community were massacred by unidentified gunmen in March 2000."For the last 11 years, we are demanding an inquiry into Chitisinghpora, but till now no inquiry has been ordered," All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) chairman Jagmohan Singh Raina told reporters here today.In March 2000, 35 Sikhs were gunned down in Chitisinghpora village of south Kashmir's Anantnag district, on the eve of the then US President Bill Clinton's visit to India.The government blamed Lashkar-e-Toiba for the massacre and few days later police claimed to have killed the five foreign militants involved in the incident. However, a CBI inquiry revealed that the killed youth were local civilians and not militants."Many agencies are planning such conspiracies and we want a probe into that," Raina said.APSCC also asked the government and the army to come clean on what happened during the US President Barack Obama's visit last year to the country when uniformed gunmen intruded into two predominantly Sikh villages, raising fears in the community."When Obama came here, the government and the Union Home Minister said minorities here, which are Sikhs, face danger. 

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