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American Sikhs: Caught Between Racial and Religious Holy War

Posted on June 23, 2013June 23, 2013 by Ranbir Singh | No Comments

The shooting at the gurdwara (temple) in Oak Creek, Wisconsin on 5 August 2012, brought to the fore how vulnerable Sikhs were as a minority in America. Because they do not actively proselytise little is known about them by millions of their fellow Americans. From What’s So Great About America (Penguin Books, 2002), conservative commentator […]

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Understanding the Significance of Vaisakhi

Posted on April 14, 2012August 14, 2012 by Ranbir Singh | No Comments

by Ranbir Singh 13 April 2012 marked the date of Vaisakhi, the harvest and Spring festival celebrated across northern India and esepcially the Punjab. Because India remains a predominantly rural country the event retains much of its original agrarian emphasis. Punjab itself became the breadbasket of India following the Green Revolution of the 1960s. According […]

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