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 Making an Impression - A True Story In early 1900 till around 1950's there used to be a much different culture in America. People used to be more family oriented, close together, respectable, mannerly, good natured etc. Over the past 50 years these good parts of American culture have slowly seeped away. This very same thing is happening all over the world as this "western / modern" melting pot has slowly eroded away on all cultures.
http://www.sikhnet.com/voices/making-impression-true-story
Punjabi Sikh Women And The City About a week ago, Sex And The City (SATC) hit theaters. Many may resist an association with the dating scene that the movie and show explored with the lives of Punjabi Sikh women, and wonder whether this is appropriate for The Langar Hall. But the stories and characters of SATC reflect broad ideas that apply to all women and since every woman I know has seen or is planning to see the movie, I'm curious about how these themes apply to Punjabi Sikh women in particular and how our experiences compare with other groups.
http://www.sikhnet.com/voices/punjabi-sikh-women-and-the-city
Stories from 1984 and Akal Takhat Today we all remember the days around June 6th 1984 when thousands of innocent Sikhs were killed and the Akal Takhat was Martyred. Every 6th day of the month we gather in our sangat for a special Gurdwara to remember the sacrifices that were made during this time.
http://www.sikhnet.com/audio-video/stories-1984-and-akal-takhat
Dhanna One day, Dhanna was passing a pundit's house who was "feeding" a stone idol. Dhanna was quite perplexed by this. So Dhanna asked the pundit about it. The pundit was kind of hungry and wanted to get this feeding over as soon as possible and really wasn't in a mood for Dhanna's simple inquiries.
http://www.sikhnet.com/voices/dhanna
The Big Religion Chart The ReligionFacts "Big Religion Chart" is an attempt to summarize all the complexities of religions and belief systems into tiny little boxes on a single, quick-reference comparison chart. Yes, of course this is impossible. As we always warn with our comparison charts, this is no substitute for reading about religions in greater detail, talking with religious adherents, etc. But this religion comparison chart can (hopefully) be a useful and accessible way to "get the gist" of some unfamiliar groups and compare basic beliefs and practices of the world's religions and belief systems.
http://www.religionfacts.com/big_religion_chart.htm
A Brief History of the Sikhs The word Sikh is derived from the Sanskrit 'shishya' meaning disciple. Sikhs are the disciples of their ten Gurus beginning with Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469 - 1539) and ending with Guru Gobind Singh Ji (1666 -1708). There are over 20 million Sikhs in the world today, the vast majority live in the north Indian state of Punjab
http://www.info-sikh.com/PageH1.html
Glossary of Sikh terms Glossary of Sikh terms
http://www.info-sikh.com/PageGloss1.html
Guru Granth Sahib Ji Like the Bible of Christianity, the Vedas of Hinduism or the Koran of Islam, the Guru Granth Sahib, also known as the Aadh Granth, is the main scripture of Sikhism. Compared to other religions, Sikhism is a religion of recent origin, founded in the 15th Century AD by its founder Sri Guru Nanak. It believes in the oneness of God and is opposed to idol worship.
http://www.info-sikh.com/PageH11.html
Guru Nanak Dev Ji's third Udasi (journey) The third time Guru Nanak Dev Ji left home on his famous Udasis (journeys) in 1516 he trekked towards the north. He was accompanied by his long time companion Mardana Ji. Guru Nanak Ji's first halt was at Srinagar. At Srinagar, Guru Nanak Ji met a Muslim dervish known as Kamal, and a Hindu pundit called Braham Das.
http://www.info-sikh.com/NNGPg1.html
Guru Nanak Dev Ji's udasi to the west After traveling all over India, Guru Nanak Dev Ji with his companion Mardana headed west. They stopped at a place called Hasan Abdal in present day Pakistan. Guru Nanak Dev Ji sat below a hillock which was occupied by a Muslim fakir called Vali Qandhari. The fakir had built himself a compound on top of the hill surrounding a natural spring, which fed a well. There was no other source of water for many miles around.
http://www.info-sikh.com/BhagPage1.html
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