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The Covid19 pandemic has hit the world community in many ways. Activists, writers, thinkers have responded through activism, writing prose and poetry. Social and religious activist, who pioneered Sikh advocacy in the United States, Dr Jasmit Singh pens a poem ... More »
As the death toll due to Covid19 mounts, people are throwing up arms before God, seeking compassion and solace. There seems a be a dead-end and humankind is at its wit’s end. Politicians, statesmen, religious authorities are all at sea. A compassionate lady, ... More »
Watching the flower-bedecked corset carrying George Floyd, towards his final resting place, close to his mother, in Houston, with nearly 6000 good souls of family, friends and strangers in attendance, young artist Gurleen Kaur, moved and pained at the cruelty,... More »
The deep expressive eyes of 4-year-old Tanya Kaur of Kabul are searching your soul. This kid’s photo touched the soul of the young artist Gurleen Kaur. She has painted oil on canvas portrait of Tanya Kaur in her sweet remembrance which will be presented to her... More »
The dilemma to open more schools and hospitals and create funds for the poorest and the ever-increasing middle class amongst the community instead of huge, monumental Gurdwaras has been agitating the Sikhs for long. Akaal Productions maiden venture ‘Dark Wisdo... More »
In our times, personal religious symbols, such as headgear, have often been used to discriminate and propagate prejudice. Against such a backdrop, Gurpreet Kaur was moved by the fact that a stranger sought help on seeing her Dumalla. The Sikh turban, says Gur... More »
Searching for an idea for her new painting, young artist Gurleen Kaur chanced upon the 19th-century British painter Augustus Edwin Mulready’s painting of a flower girl. She was mesmerised by the eyes of the flower girl painted so beautifully by the English gen... More »
Death is stalking humankind. The cremation of prominent Ragi Bhai Nirmal Singh and many other Sikh stalwarts across the world, alongside the burial of thousands across the world in the midst of the all-pervasive Coronavirus pandemic; brings into sharp focus t... More »
As death stalks humankind across the globe, Tripura-based social and cultural activist Kavita Jamatia prays to God for compassion and intervention. Her prayer is a prayer of everyone today as we all seek God’s grace to reduce the suffering of the dying, the il... More »
Noted scholar and decorated Professor and Head of the Department of Philosophy and Religion, Santiniketan University -Mohammed Sirajul Islam reviews Dr Jasbir Singh Sarna’s book -’Guru Nanak’s Journey to Arab countries’, which documents the author’s account of... More »
Creative people are reacting to contagion-drive lives in unique ways. Young artist Gurleen Kaur pursues her passion for painting -from the canvas to the walls of her village house and spending quality time talking to her parents and siblings. In this opening o... More »
Fiction has a lot of power. Fiction reflecting life can change the course of an individual’s life. Young writer Gurleen Kaur shares with WSN readers how reading Rabindranath Tagore’s Kabuliwala when she was barely 15 years old influenced her to read and how co... More »