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On the occasion of the Birth Anniversary of the Second Master -Guru Angad Sahib, WSN columnist Jagdeesh Singh narrates the remarkable contribution of Sikhs through Langar during the COVID-19 pandemic across the world. He tells us that Langar is more than food,... More »
Guru Nanak was a pioneer of inter-religious dialogue. His was a practical way of life revolving around the characterization and establishment of Shabad -the Word of the Almighty, as Guru and propagating of a virtuous life, being socially and politically alert ... More »
Many of us were either not around or were too young when the Sikh quom marked the 500 Years of Guru Nanak. Many may not be around by the time we mark 600 Years. But we will always be held accountable for how we chose to mark this pious occasion of 550 Years of... More »
As the Sikh world continues to be perturbed over the proposed demolition of Mangu Mutt, Punjabi Mutt and a portion of the Baoli Sahib Mutt and Gurdwara adjacent to the Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri, a four-member delegation comprising Prof. Jagmohan Singh -Hum... More »
India’s Supreme Court will take up the case of demolition of all Mutts within a radius of 75 metres of the Jagannath Puri Temple today. Under pressure from Sikh activists worldwide, the Naveen Patnaik government of the Indian state of Odisha has temporarily ha... More »
WSN proudly presents an exclusive Sikh Siyasat-WSN presentation from the Abode of Guru Nanak at Kartarpur Sahib, Pakistan. The World Sikh News editor Jagmohan Singh and Sikh Siyasat editor Parmjeet Singh visited Kartarpur Sahib on 4 September 2019. In the vide... More »
While Sikh organisations are yet to take up the issue, Bhubaneshwar lawyer and social activist Sukhvinder Kaur and historian Anil Dhir have sent an SOS to Odisha Chief Minister to stop the imminent demolition of the historic Mangu Mutt and Punjabi Mutt, adjac... More »
Historian, explorer and documentalist Amardeep Singh is putting on film years of his research on the travels of first Sikh Master -Guru Nanak Sahib in Pakistan and other countries in a Documentary in collaboration with SIKHLENS. The World Sikh News appeals to ... More »
Guru Nanak 550 Years Series: Avid traveller, archivist and adventurer Gurpreet Singh Anand shares a little-known Ode to Guru Nanak Sahib by renowned Hindu philosopher Sri Ananda Acharya upon visiting the memorial of the visit at Bahlol, Baghdad. Sri Ananda Ach... More »
Sikhs are still a globally unknown community! We think we are well known. No. More than 70% have never seen or heard of ‘Sikh’, and remain intrigued! In London, many whites, Africans and Arabs have never heard of ‘Sikhs’. They initially think we are ‘Muslims’.... More »
ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ ਦਾ ਪੂਰਬ ਮਨਾਇਆ ਤਾਂ ਹੀ ਸਫਲ ਹੈ ਜੇ ਅਸੀਂ ਅਨਮਤੀ ਦਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਛੱਡ ਸਿਰਫ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਲੜ ਫੜੀਏ ਤੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ ਦੇ ਹੁਕਮਾਂ ਤੇ ਜੀਵਨ ਬਤੀਤ ਕਰੀਏ। ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਖਸ਼ੀਅਤ ਇੰਨੀ ਮਹਾਨ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਜੀਵਨ ਤੇ ਕੁਝ ਲਫਜ਼ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਬਿਆਨ ਕਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਮਰਥ ਹਨ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਜੀਵਨ ਤੇ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ... More »
Last week, when British House of Lords debated the motion on challenges posed by religious intolerance and prejudice in the UK, which coincided with launch of the government’s ‘refresh’ of Action Against Hate (2016), Lord Singh of Wimbledon Indarjit Singh expr... More »