because the truth needs to be told
The Kartarpur corridor -a symbol of faith and bonds, is a landmark achievement in contemporary history and portraying the same on the face of the Year 552 Nanakshahi calendar, Dal Khalsa launched the almanac in its original form as adopted by the Sikh communit... More »
Sikh Youth of Punjab kicked off the Khalsa Sajna Diwas preparations in the land of the birth of the Khalsa –Anandpur Sahib by launching the original Nanakshahi Calendar 551 and distributing it to the Sangat gathered in thousands to celebrate the Baisakhi Purab... More »
As early as 2001, Nanakshahi calendar architect Pal Singh Purewal comprehensively and painstakingly explained how leading historians had erred with respect to martyrdom dates of Sahibzadas and the Battle of Chamkaur. World Sikh News reproduces the article in r... More »
As Gurdwaras across New York and Sikh umbrella bodies across the United States resolve to celebrate Guru Gobind Singh Gurpurab on 5 January, the movement for implementation of the correct and original Nanakshahi Calendar is catching up and the day may not be f... More »
Chicago based Sikh Gurdwaras and organisations adopt the Mool Nanakshahi Calendar and appeal to Sikh Sangats to do the same to stop any further confusion regarding Gurpurabs and Sikh festivals. Chicago took the lead over many Sikh organizations in the Diaspora... More »
Stepping-in to stem the confusion regarding the date of celebration of Guru Gobind Singh birth anniversary, the Global Sikh Council has appealed to Sikh Sangats worldwide to celebrate the Dasam Patshah Parkash Purab on 5 January 2018 and to pave the way for fu... More »
Takht Jathedars declare 25 December as Guru Gobind Singh anniversary even though Sikhs are confounded and angry at Parkash Purab and Sahibzadas Shaheedi Fortnight falling during the same period as per the Akal Takht-SGPC amended Nanakshahi calendar. The decisi... More »
As the Badal Dal leadership debunked the Nanakshahi Calendar, Jagmohan Singh -the editor of the World Sikh News wrote an open letter to the then SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar telling him unmistakably that by amending the Nanakshahi Calendar he has committe... More »
WSN revisits this primer of the Nanakshahi Calendar written by the architect of the calendar nearly a decade back. Recognising the work of Pal Singh Purewal and in consonance with the Nanakshahi Calendar, the new avtar of The World Sikh News has been launched ... More »
Nearly 7 years ago, World Sikh News editor Jagmohan Singh met Pal Singh Purewal while he was in Delhi en route to Edmonton, after a brief trip to Punjab during which neither Akal Takht Sahib authorities nor the SGPC thought it wise to discuss with him the prop... More »