because the truth needs to be told
What is the significance of the Vaisakhi of Guru Gobind Singh? Every Vaisakhi, what transpired in 1699 at Anandpur Sahib and how it transformed a people is a story that needs to be retold. Through the prism of Vaisakhi, WSN editor Jagmohan Singh peeps into t... More »
It is of serious concern for all rights activists to learn that Matiullah Wesa, a well-known advocate for girls’ education in Afghanistan, who has been steadfast in his mission, despite the anti-education for girls atmosphere in Afghanistan, has been arrested ... More »
The Indian print and television media goes to town about the arrest of Sikh activist Amritpal Singh, while the Punjab police issued a late evening release declaring him a fugitive and announcing that four scores of his associates have been detained from variou... More »
As the world celebrates International Mother Language Day, Sikhs worldwide take pride in their mother tongue Punjabi and vow to uphold the language meeting challenges in their homeland Punjab. It is time to take the British government to task for its systemati... More »
The peaceful, pious, generally inward Jain community has successfully brought the state government of Jharkhand and the Union government to its knees. They were suddenly up in arms. Literally. Jain religious preachers and followers of Jainism did not take lig... More »
ਜਦ ਵੀ ਇਹ ਤਸਵੀਰ ਸਾਹਮਣੇ ਆਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਤੇ ਸਿੱਖ ਇਨਕਲਾਬੀ ਕਵੀ ਗਜਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੀਆਂ ਸਤਰਾਂ ਮਨ ਮਸਤਕ ਵਿਚ ਗੂੰਜਣ ਲੱਗ ਪੈਂਦੀਆਂ ਹੱਨ -“ਅੱਜ ਲੀਡਰ ਮੇਰੀ ਕੌਮ ਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਦਿੱਲੀ ਦੇ ਦਲਾਲ, ਕਿਸ ਅੱਗੇ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਫੋਲੀਏ ਅੱਸੀ ਕੌਮ ਦਾ ਮੰਦਾ ਹਾਲ।” ਪੰਜਾਬ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਉਂਗਲਾਂ ‘ਤੇ ਗਿਣੇ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਮੁੱਠੀ ਭਰ ਸਿਖਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਛੱਡ ਦੇਈ... More »
Once upon a time, there was no Sikh face in the BJP, except a handful who could be counted on fingers outside Punjab. In fact, there was no Sikh face in the Jana Sangh -the precursor of the present-day BJP. Even the RSS -Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh had to inv... More »
“ਪ੍ਰੋਫੈਸਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ, ਯਾਰਾ ਕੈਂਸਰ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ”, ਕੁਝ ਹੱਸਦੇ-ਹੱਸਦੇ, ਕੁਝ ਗੰਭੀਰਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਬਾਈ ਜੀ ਕਮਿੱਕਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਨੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਫੋਨ ‘ਤੇ ਕੋਈ ਸਾਲ ਕੁ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਕਿਹਾ। ਯਕੀਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਇਆ। ਬਾਈ ਜੀ ਸਵੇਰੇ-ਆਥਣੇ ਪਰਸ਼ਾਦਾ ਤੇ ਚੋਣਵੀਆਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਛਕਣ ਵਾਲੇ, ਕਸਰਤ ਤੇ ਮਿਹਨਤ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਿਆ ਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਕਿਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਹੋਇਆ। ਨਾਲ ਹੀ ਕਿਹਾ, “... More »
The Old Lady of Boribunder has had a go at the Sikhs again. It is systemic in their thoughts and works. It seems to be ingrained in their philosophy towards Sikhs and Sikhism and is frequently reflected in their editorials and opinion columns. I have not yet ... More »
MIND THE GAP: In this day and age of byte/bite-sized remarks flung across Facebook or Twitter masquerading as arguments, we continue to believe in the power of real journalism: brave, objective, intelligent, and marked by sobriety. With Kisan Morcha making a m... More »
Caring too hoots for the status quo orders of the High Court of Meghalaya, the National Commission for Minorities and the assurances given by the Governor of Meghalaya to Sikh delegations, in a conspiratorial move involving the Meghalaya government, the tradit... More »
The Deputy Chief Minister of Meghalaya Prestone Tynsong declared yesterday that his government had allocated Rs. 20 million to be given to the traditional authority – the Syiem of Hima Myllieum and take over the land where the poor Sikhs have been living for t... More »