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The monument, which was commissioned by the Guru Nanak Gurdwara Wednesfield after Wolverhampton Council agreed to transfer land, was officially unveiled by the Jathedar of the Akal Takht, Giani Harpreet Singh.
Notably, Sri Guru Ramdas Charitable Hospital, Amritsar was accredited on Monday after an assessment by NABH. During the assessment by NABH, various aspects of hospital functioning, maintenance, patient' care, responsibility for treatment, cleanliness, and others were examined, as per required criteria.
I remember national coverage of his murder, and the insistent message: We in the United States do not practice this kind of religious intolerance. We will not go down this road in the aftermath of 9-11.
As the international borders across the globe reopen in a safe manner in the near future and the international travel demand recovers, it could be expected that Amritsar may recover its pre-pandemic international traffic levels by late 2022.
"We desperately needed people to know who we were."
Dr. Juss Kaur, known for her Tedx Talk, Oneness, is an author, artist, teacher and educational consultant. Each of her paintings are imbued with the ‘Waheguru’ mantra, an empowering exclamation meaning ‘the Divine Teacher within.' She will guide us in exploring art as a form of meditation, spiritual dialogue and prayer.
“We want to be recognizable because if someone is ever in need the promise is there that if you see someone in a turban they will help you out and they will do the right thing."
As well as advertising the survey at the events I attended, I posted details on various websites and discussion forums to gather responses (see here). This first ever online survey of Sikhs gathered 650 responses and was really useful, allowing me to triangulate survey responses with my interview and fieldwork data and I’ve included some of these in my academic publications to date
Guru Gobind Singh established the institution of Panj Piare while founding the Khalsa on the day of Baisakhi in 1699. Five men responded to his call and the Guru baptised them and called them Panj Piare. Since then, every group of five baptised Sikhs is called Panj Piare and accorded the respect enjoyed by the first five Sikhs.
As the fear of religious persecution at the hands of the Taliban weighs heavily on the minds of Afghanistan’s last generation of Sikh and Hindu communities, support groups have urged Australia to bring them over as refugees to a life of safety.
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