Showing posts with label " We Are Sikh " campaign educates others on what it means to be Sikh and American. Show all posts
Showing posts with label " We Are Sikh " campaign educates others on what it means to be Sikh and American. Show all posts

Saturday, August 8, 2020

Demolished Gurdwaras As Important For Sikhs As Ram Temple For Hindus: Giani Harpreet Singh

                              Gurdwara Gian Godri (Haridwar)

Finally, Giani Harpreet Singh, the SGPC-appointed acting jathedar of Akal Takht, broke silence on the issue of Ram Temple being constructed in Ayodhya on Friday, stating, “The place where Ram Temple is being built up is important for Hindus. Equally important are the Gurdwaras for Sikhs, which were demolished in India.”

                       Gurdwara Dangmar Sahib (Sikkim) 

                        Gurdwara Mangu Mutt (Puri)

In a message shared with Sikh24, he said, “I congratulate Hindu society for construction of Ram Temple, but I would like to say that Gurdwara Gian Godri (Haridwar), Gurdwara Dangmar Sahib (Sikkim) and Gurdwara Mangu Mutt (Puri) are as important and sacred places for Sikhs as Ram Temple for Hindus.”

 He urged the union government of India to pay heed toward these Gurdwaras and demanded them be restored so that Sikh could restart age-old Maryada there. He said these are sacred places for the Sikhs as these were visited by Guru Nanak Sahib, founder of the Sikh religion.

https://www.sikh24.com/2020/08/08/demolished-gurdwaras-as-important-for-sikhs-as-ram-temple-for-hindus-giani-harpreet-singh/#.Xy6FNIgzbIU

Dr.Gurdeep Kaur
Associate Professor
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
University of Delhi


Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Gagandeep Singh Khalsa Fell Into the North Saskatchewan River While Posing For Photos Near The Edge of The River With a Mountain in The Background

        Gagandeep Singh Khalsa is pictured near the North Saskatchewan River (His Last Picture)
Members of Calgary’s Sikh community are in shock as a search continues for Gagandeep Singh Khalsa. Friends say he fell into the North Saskatchewan River near the Glacier Lake Trail in Banff National Park.
The young man was posing for photos near the edge of the river with a mountain in the background when it’s believed he fell. That was the last time his friends saw him.

Gagandeep was travelling to Jasper, Alta., with two other friends when they stopped to hike the Glacier Lake Trail just after 6 p.m.
At a bridge on the trail, Khalsa scrambled down to the river’s edge, friends said.

“One of his friends was standing on the bridge and he asked him to take his picture,” Parmeet Singh Boparai told Global News Monday. “His friend took his picture and his friend turned his back to take another picture. Then he heard some noises from the back.”
Khalsa’s hiking companions said they turned around and saw hands waving from the water.

“They jumped into the water trying to rescue [Khalsa], but they couldn’t find him,” Boparai said.

“The only thing they got was his turban. His turban was floating. They pulled out his turban and left it on the side to show the rescue team where it was.”

The two remaining hikers ran up to Highway 93 looking for help after they discovered they had no cell phone signal. They were able to call 9-1-1 from the nearby Saskatchewan River Crossing.

https://globalnews.ca/video/rd/3ebff668-d068-11ea-9de3-0242ac110003/?jwsource=cl

https://www.sootoday.com/global-news/search-continues-near-lake-louise-for-calgary-man-believed-to-have-fallen-into-north-saskatchewan-river-2596163?fbcl

Thursday, April 27, 2017

" We Are Sikh " campaign educates others on what it means to be Sikh and American

An American Sikh advocacy group is hoping to change perceptions of the group with a $1.3 million commercial campaign.
On April 14, the National Sikh Campaign launched commercials to run on Fox News and CNN for about one month to help educate Americans about the Sikh faith and challenge misconceptions about their turbans. They have also aired commercials in Fresno, California, a city that holds one of the largest Sikh populations in the United States, and a frequent target for hate crimes since 9/11.
"We teach our kids the American values go hand in hand with the Sikh values."Source: We Are Sikh/YouTube
"We launched our ads on April 14, on Vaisakhi, which is a special day for Sikhs," Rajwant Singh, co-founder and senior adviser to the National Sikh Campaign, said in a phone interview. "[Vaisakhi] is a day when the turban and beard became our symbols — a mandatory part of our identity in 1699. Now, we are celebrating our identity to let the rest of America know who we are."
The campaign organizers said they hope the "We Are Sikh" commercials clear up misconceptions about their image and faith, and prove to the public that Sikh values are in line with American values. One ad, titled "Proud," features a family talking about signing up their son for Boy Scouts and describing their pride in being Sikh and American. Another ad, titled "Neighbors," features a diverse group of Sikh Americans discussing their love of Game of ThronesStar Wars and Spongebob Squarepants.
"I've seen every episode of Spongebob, because that's what my daughters like to watch."Source: We Are SIkh/YouTube


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