because the truth needs to be told
Like everybody else, Punjabis across the world will celebrate with gusto International Mother Language Day on February 21. For the author, a reminder of the same struck much earlier when he read the news item about the Canadian Government agreeing to settle a... More »
Sardarni Inderjit Kaur recently passed away in Chandigarh at the ripe age of 99 years. Wife of illustrious savant-scholar Giani Gurdit Singh, she was a person of innumerable capacities and abilities. On her 98th birthday on September 1, 2021, a Festschrift hon... More »
Whenever there is a death in a Sikh family, the bereaved family takes recourse to Bani -revealed word of the Ninth Master -Guru Tegh Bahadur, for solace and comfort in the difficult hour, especially the concluding composition in Guru Granth Sahib comprising of... More »
As time goes by, newer and serious topics come to the fore in man-woman relationships. In today’s day and age, when everything is in the open, it is but natural that families, societies and lawmakers must debate the difficult and personal-sounding issue of mar... More »
Indianism and connected Hinduism is a colonialist, imperialist mindset. Insecure, paranoid and all centred on power, control, consolidation and centralisation. Most academics, journalists, media sources and politicians are too fearful, opportunist, ignorant an... More »
Tamils being an ancient ethnic community, have close connections with the Palmyra Tree. The palm tree is weaved into the life, language and culture of the Tamils. The qualities and specialities of the palm are mentioned in the Sangam period historical texts in... More »
EXACTLY when Punjab’s Left comes together for its annual revolutionary jamboree called ‘Mela Gadari Babiyan Da’, the world’s calendar of shame marks the anniversary of the massacre of Sikhs in India’s capital and other cities in 1984. But the two narratives do... More »
As the Sikh world celebrates the Parkash Purab -Birth Anniversary of the Fourth Master -Guru Ram Das, World Sikh News brings for its readers one of the most significant contributions of the revealed word –Lavan -the four Shabads which form the core of the Sikh... More »
In the case of the historic and enduring independence movement for the land of five rivers, the use of slogans, labels and words like ‘Panjabi Suba’, ‘Khalistan’ and ‘Panjaab’ are important matters to consider and think about consciously and carefully. Sikh Br... More »
Professor Sheila Bhalla (1933-2021), Professor Emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), an internationally renowned agricultural economist with special expertise in Haryana agriculture, and a scholar with deep engagement with progressive and democratic m... More »
What should a son do whose father -a miner par excellence, 32 years ago, in a good Samaritan life-threatening act saved the lives of 65 miners beyond the call of duty, yet faced prejudice of colleagues and official apathy? He should fight back and not rest in ... More »
Innovation is the economic religion of the 21st century. Like all economic activity, it has its own competition. It is no longer enough just to be different from the bunch. To thrive today, one needs radical innovation, perseverance, persistence and the human ... More »