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    Christianity British (Christians) Interference In Sikh Faith

    Dear all - I have been thinking about this topic for a long time (about 4 years now). Most religions practiced in the world originated thousands of years ago. Hinduism has been prevalent in India for more than 5000 years, Buddhism is about 2500 years old, Christianity and Judaism are more...
  2. Vikram singh

    The Rise Of British Sikhism

    UK: Just over a 100 years ago a handful of Sikhs arrived in England and soon founded the first gurdwara or Sikh temple in Europe in London. They first arrived more than a century ago, a few students at Oxford and Cambridge from wealthy families and a trickle of pedlars who travelled across...
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    General Bhai Maharaj Singh - Anti British Imperialism Freedom Fighter

    This is really interesting. Apart from the Singhs life, notice what seems to be two karay in the collection. This is important because it dates from the 1850s i.e. way before the Singh Sabha movement and is evidence of Sikhs wearing karay, which some dispute. Amongst the treasures in the...
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    Sikh News Immigration Officer's Punjab Comments Offend Delegation (CBC British Columbia)

    British Columbia's attorney general has asked the federal government to look into a complaint that a Canadian immigration officer in India made derogatory comments about people from the Punjab region. More...
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    Sikh News British Columbia Experts To Help Punjab In Upgrading Education (PTI Via Yahoo! India

    Chandigarh, dec 03 (PTI) Premier of British Columbia (Canada) Gordon Campbell today offered services to work together with the Punjab government in upgrading technical skills and knowledge More...
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    Sacred Symbols In British Sikhism

    DISKUS: Sewa Singh Kalsi SACRED SYMBOLS IN BRITISH SIKHISM Dr. Sewa Singh Kalsi Department of Theology and Religious Studies University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT This paper aims to examine the process of evolution of Sikh sacred symbols with a view to understanding their...
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    Sikh News British Sikh Girl Sentenced To Life (The Hindu)

    LONDON: A British Sikh student was on Friday sentenced to life imprisonment for killing her Muslim lover’s pregnant wife in a fit of jealousy, and what the police said was a “desperate” attempt to save her ... More...
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    Sikh News British Sikh Girl Sentenced To Life (The Hindu)

    LONDON: A British Sikh student was on Friday sentenced to life imprisonment for killing her Muslim lover’s pregnant wife in a fit of jealousy, and what the police said was a “desperate” attempt to save her ... More...
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    Sikh News British Kabaddi Team To Compete In Punjab (Calcutta News)

    A newly formed British Army kabaddi team will participate in a kabaddi festival in Punjab this month. More...
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    Sikh News British Kabaddi Team To Compete In Punjab (IANS Via Yahoo! India News)

    Chandigarh, Nov 14 (IANS) A newly formed British Army kabaddi team will participate in a kabaddi festival in Punjab this month. More...
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    Sikh News British School Sends Sikh Girl Home For Wearing A Kara (ANI Via Yahoo! India News)

    London, Nov 7 (ANI): A Sikh teenager has been sent back from her school for wearing a Kara (steel bracelet), one of the religious symbols which reminds a Sikh of his or her bondage to the Guru. Sarika Singh (14) refused to remove her Kara because she felt that it is "a constant reminder to her...
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    Sikh News British Cop Takes Education To Punjab Villages (New Kerala)

    By Khushwant Singh, Seham (Punjab), Nov 7 : A top British cop came visiting Punjab six years ago and so appalled was he at the quality of education in rural areas that he took on the task of raising funds for building proper schools. More...
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    Sikh News British Cop Takes Education To Punjab Villages (Calcutta News)

    A top British cop came visiting Punjab six years ago and so appalled was he at the quality of education in rural areas that he took on the task of raising funds for building proper schools. More...
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    Sikh News British Cop Takes Education To Punjab Villages (IANS Via Yahoo! India News)

    Seham (Punjab), Nov 7 (IANS) A top British cop came visiting Punjab six years ago and so appalled was he at the quality of education in rural areas that he took on the task of raising funds for building proper schools. More...
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    Sikh News British Sikh Police Criticise Irish Ban On Turbans (Hindustan Times)

    Sikh air passengers will no longer have to remove their turbans if doing so makes them uncomfortable under new guidelines. More...
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    Sikh News British Sikh Police Criticise Irish Ban On Turbans (Hindustan Times)

    Sikh organisations in US received complaints from members saying they were asked to remove their turbans. Sikh police officers from Britain have criticised a decision by the Irish police force to ban a Sikh recruit from wearing a turban on the job, according to reports in the Irish press on...
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    Sikh News Refugee Claimant Returns To Sikh Temple (CBC British Columbia)

    A paralyzed Indian refugee claimant is heading back to the Sikh temple that gave him sanctuary when he initially faced the prospect of being removed from Canada in July. More...
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    Sikh News British Sikh Police Criticise Irish Ban On Turbans (Sify News)

    Sikh police officers from Britain have criticised a decision by the Irish police force to ban a Sikh recruit from wearing a turban on the job, according to reports in the Irish press on Tuesday. More...
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    Sikh News British Sikh Police Criticise Irish Ban On Turbans (Hindustan Times)

    Sikh police officers from Britain have criticised a decision by the Irish police force to ban a Sikh recruit from wearing a turban on the job, according to reports in the Irish press on Tuesday. More...
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    Sikh News British Sikh Police Criticize Irish Ban On Turbans (IANS Via Yahoo! India News)

    Dublin, Aug 21 (DPA) Sikh police officers from Britain have criticized a decision by the Irish police force to ban a Sikh recruit from wearing a turban on the job, according to reports in the Irish press Tuesday. More...
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