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  1. Inderjeet Kaur

    Canada India Banned The Caste System 60 Years Ago, But It Lives On For Many In Metro Vancouver

    BY CHERYL CHAN, THE PROVINCE OCTOBER 9, 2013 For most of her life, Kamlesh Ahir has been trying to escape the caste system that’s defined her from birth. She went to university, abandoned her religion, and, in 1994, left India for Canada, a new land offering a fresh start. Or so she...
  2. G

    Devanagari As A Writing System For Punjabi: Plus Or Minus For Punjabi?

    Recently I read in a chapter in book published by Cambridge University Press titled "language in South Asia" , quote"Sikhs often write Punjabi in Gurmukhi, Hindus in Devanagri and Muslims in perso-Arabic ."unquote . Earlier author Tej K. Bhatia,who has written this chapter about punjabi language...
  3. Archived_Member16

    India India Sets Up Elaborate System To Tap Phone Calls, E-mail

    Reuters New Delhi, June 20, 2013 First Published: 11:59 IST(20/6/2013) Last Updated: 12:06 IST(20/6/2013) India sets up elaborate system to tap phone calls, e-mail India has launched a wide-ranging surveillance programme that will give its security agencies and even income tax...
  4. Tejwant Singh

    SciTech Voyager 1 Has Left The Solar System — Almost

    http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-voyager-20130321,0,2604128.story Voyager 1 has left the solar system — almost By Monte Morin and Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times March 20, 2013, 8:09 p.m. The American Geophysical Union announces that the space probe has become the first...
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    India Why Selection System Is Better Than Election System In Running The Sikh Gurudwaras

    Why Selection System is Better than Election System in Running the Sikh Gurudwaras – Binder Kaur Management of Gurdwaras Election must give way to Selection. The outcome of the Gurdwara Reform Movement (1920-25) has been a greater disservice to the Sikh community than is generally realized...
  6. spnadmin

    Sikhism And The Caste System (Sangat TV, In Punjabi)

    Caste System and Sikhism part-1 programe " GYAN KI AAYI ANNDHI " Sangat TV UK - YouTube
  7. S

    Hinduism No Caste System In Vedas

    http://agniveer.com/888/caste-system/ Scriptural facts in Vedas show clear humnaity in them, and there is no heirarchy, but dignity of labour, but before this is end game prime objective for hindu faith and that is MOKSHA-merging back with god, but to achieve this one must lead a noble life...
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    Do You Believe Anna Movement Will Effect Change In The Current Political System In India?

    Sat Sri Akal ji. Whats your view on this ? There are fanatic views spread by Congress people on TV that this is a ploy of RSS or BJP to destabilize the government. The Law that is being asked for by Anna team is on the lines of ICAC in Hong Kong. It has transformed that country by putting...
  9. Archived_Member16

    Vatican Sides With Anti-Capitalist Protesters And Attacks Global Financial System

    Vatican sides with anti-capitalist protesters and attacks global financial system The Vatican aligned itself with anti-capitalism protesters around the world on Monday when it condemned "the idolatry of the market" and called for a radical shake-up of the global financial system. By Nick...
  10. spnadmin

    UK UK Charity Urges New Food System To Battle Hunger

    (Reuters) - UK anti-poverty charity War on Want appealed on Monday for a new food system which favours small growers in the struggle against world hunger. In a report entitled "Food Sovereignty: Reclaiming the global food system", it said it had formed partnerships with farmers' groups across...
  11. R

    Legal Lok Pal Bill - Difference Of Existing System & System Proposed By Civil Society

    How Lokpal Bill can curb the politicians, Existing System 1.No politician or senior officer ever goes to jail despite huge evidence because Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) and CBI directly come under the government. Before starting investigation or prosecution in any case, they have to take...
  12. findingmyway

    UK Justice System Weighted In Favour Of Criminals, Say MPs

    Justice system weighted in favour of criminals, say MPs Government claims that victims are at the heart of the justice system are misleading as it is actually weighted in favour of criminals, a damning report by MPs has warned. By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor The...
  13. Archived_Member16

    SciTech Magnetic Bubbles Fill Edge Of Solar System

    June 10, 2011 Magnetic bubbles fill edge of solar system Friday - Jun 10, 2011, 04:53pm Washington - The edge of the solar system is filled with a turbulent sea of magnetic bubbles, astronomers said Thursday. The finding changes ideas about the distant region and how the rest of the...
  14. Admin

    India Devadasi System In Indian Temples - Zoya Zaidi

    Devadasi System in Indian Temples - Zoya Zaidi <table id="caption" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="4" width="80"> <tbody> <tr bgcolor="white"> <td class="caption"> <center>Zoya Zaidi</center></td></tr></tbody></table> Devadasi system...
  15. Archived_Member16

    India The New Caste System Of Free India

    May 15, 2011 The new caste system of free India Sunday, May 15, 2011 By Ashok Nanda The enactment of Right to Education Act, 2009 has generated a nation-wide debate on the school and mass education. There are various aspects of this act which needs a proper discussion and debate. One...
  16. spnadmin

    Sikh Coalition Sikh Coalition Files Second Lawsuit Against California Prison System

    April 2, 2011 (Washington, DC) - The Sikh Coalition has filed a lawsuit [ http://www.aclu.org/files/assets/COMPLAINT_CV11-01676_SVW_FMOx.pdf ] against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) on behalf of Mr. Sukhjinder Singh Basra, a Sikh detainee, who suffered...
  17. K

    Making Sense Of Ravidasis: The Caste System In Punjab

    http://www.insafbulletin.net/archives/604 MAKING SENSE OF RAVIDASIS: THE CASTE SYSTEM IN PUNJAB S. Jodhka This long, informative and well-researched article analyzes the caste structure among Sikhs in Punjab and attempts by the Sikh Dalits to address caste oppression...
  18. Archived_Member16

    India Collapsing Political System

    Collapsing political system South Asia Post - January 31,2011 FOR the past six decades, it is not only that the gap between the rich and the poor has widened, but there is an increasing deficit between the rulers and the ruled. Increasingly since our republic was declared a sovereign...
  19. M

    India India's Legal System

    Dear all , I heard about many cases where the verdict was against the innocent persons who were never culprit. Here I'm discussing the case of kehar singh . The debate about death penalty versus life sentence would never have arisen were it not for an earlier SC obeservation that the death...
  20. findingmyway

    Malaysia Malaysia Book Causes Rift Over Indian Caste System

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – A high school text book that highlights multiethnic Malaysia's racial harmony has riled the main ethnic Indian party, which wants it banned because it refers to the Hindu caste system, an official said Monday. The Malaysian Indian Congress, which is part of the...
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