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  1. Ambarsaria

    Sri Guru Granth Sahib: Just A Book Or Living Embodiment

    Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji is a compilation that provides us a final statement, guidance form our founding fathers, the Gurus. The Gurus also selected to include in the compilation poetic writings of Hindus and Muslims. It is a record of, The final guidance and wisdom from our Guru...
  2. Ambarsaria

    Sri Guru Granth Sahib: A Teacher Or A Book Of Solutions?

    A great teacher has the following typical attributes, Gives you guidance Makes you familiar with the tools of developing solutions Encourages you to learn and find answers Does not give you easy answers Encourages dialog in the class for learning between students So what becomes of a student...
  3. Archived_Member16

    India Book Disrespect Of Granth Sahib As Murder: Akal Takht

    Book Disrespect of Granth Sahib as Murder: Akal Takht Amritsar - Sep 26, 2011 The Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikhs, today asked Punjab government to book those who show disrespect to the holy Guru Granth Sahib on the charge of murder. A marathon meeting of five Sikh head...
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    New Book: Sri Dasam Granth Sahib: Questions And Answers

    Sri Dasam Granth Sahib: Questions and Answers By Gurinder Singh Mann and Kamalroop Singh ISBN: 978-0956843500, Pages: 120, Images: 20 , Price: £8.99 A new book on the Sri Dasam Granth Sahib reveals not only more about the history and compilation of this Sikh scripture but also...
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    Book Review - History Of Aurangzib By Jadunath Sarkar

    Book Review by: SPN'er ashdoc (Name?) This book , written by legendary bengali historian Jadunath Sarkar , was written during british rule , and is arguably the largest and the finest detail account of the life and times of India's most controversial emperor--Aurangzeb . Originally running...
  6. spnadmin

    Pakistani Writer's Book Upsets Historians In India

    AMRITSAR: Pakistani writer Iqbal Kaiser's latest book has come under severe criticism for distorting historical facts. The controversial book titled 'Historical Sikh Shrines in Pakistan' is published by Punjabi History Board, Lahore and is being sold for Rs 2000, Pakistani currency. "In...
  7. findingmyway

    The Danger Of A Single Story

    This video was forwarded by Mai Harinder Kaur ji. Thank you Mai ji for bringing this to my attention. I think it is brilliant and very pertinent to todays increasing multicultural world. We all carry stereotypes that we should always be challenging. We need to approach modern media with some...
  8. spnadmin

    Sikhism Four Centuries Of Sikh Tradition (Book Review)

    History, Literature and Identity— Four Centuries of Sikh Tradition: J. S. Grewal; Oxford University Press, YMCA Library Building, Jai Singh Road, New Delhi-110001. Rs. 850. This is an attempt to present a comprehensive account of Sikh history and tradition based on literature produced...
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    Sikhism How God Changes Your Brain - A Book Review By Amarpal Singh

    Dear Khalsa Ji, There was a suggestion that I post my review of the book I was reading 'How God Changes Your Brain' I am doing so now after having read the book. HOW GOD CHANGES YOUR BRAIN BY ANDREW NEWBERG AND MARK ROBERT WALDMAN The purpose of this book is to explain to a layperson...
  10. 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...
  11. findingmyway

    Christianity Public Library Find Is Only Surviving Copy Of Rebel Hymn Book

    A tiny 165-year-old pamphlet, stored in a box at a Yorkshire public library, has been identified by a University of Manchester academic as the only surviving copy of a Chartist hymn book. Dr Mike Sanders, who came across the 'National Chartist Hymn Book' in Todmorden public library, has...
  12. Archived_Member16

    Controversial Member Flays SGPC On Publication Of Book

    Member flays SGPC on publication of book Mon, Nov 15 03:50 PM Chandigarh, Nov 15 (PTI) A day ahead of the general house of Sikh religious body SGPC, a member today slammed the organisation for publication of a book allegedly containing defamatory comments about Sikh Gurus. Seeking resignation...
  13. Archived_Member16

    Is SRM A Rule Book Or Tool Book?

    THOUGHT TO PONDER: Is SRM a Rule Book or Tool Book? Friday October 29, 2010 Sikh Reht Maryada (SRM) is a document which outlines the code of conduct for Sikh living. A university student who calls herself "Fi" or "Prithi (sounds like pretty) Hard Kaur", declares in her article "Tools Not...
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    Sikhi: A New Book About A New Outlook

    Waheguruji ka Khalsa! Waheguruji ki Fateh! By the grace of Akal Purakh and with the blessings of Guruji, I feel most grateful to be able to share with you the news that I have just been able to publish on-line a new book with a new outlook on Sikhi. My own view, is that this was the original...
  15. Archived_Member16

    PM Best Example Of Integrity: Khushwant In New Book

    PM Best Example of Integrity: Khushwant in New Book New Delhi | Aug 17, 2010 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh lost the Lok Sabha election from South Delhi in 1999 but he immediately returned Rs two lakh he had taken from writer Khushwant Singh for hiring taxis saying he had not used it. This...
  16. spnadmin

    India Punjab DG Schools Appear Before Akal Takht Jathedar To Seek Apology Over Controversial Book

    Jagmohan Singh Thursday, 29 July 2010 AMRITSAR: Director General Schools Krishan Kumar of Punjab Government department of Education along with other officials including Joginder Singh, Parkash Singh, Jasbir Singh and Ashok Kumar here Thursday appeared before Sikh High priest Jatehdar...
  17. spnadmin

    9 Injured In Clash Over Removal Of Holy Book From Temple

    9 injured in clash over removal of holy book from temple As many as nine people sustained injuries when a clash took place between the members of Jat Sikh and Ravidasi communities at Manan village and the police intervened. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday when the...
  18. spnadmin

    Sects Ravidasis, Jats Clash Over Placing New Religious Book In Temple

    There was tension in the Manan village since Monday morning and a small skirmish between the Ravidasi and the Jat Sikh communities over placing the Ravidasi’s new granth Amrit Bani Guru Ravidas, a portrait of their guru Ravidas and the new religion’s symbol Nishan Sahib in the main hall of...
  19. spnadmin

    Sikhism Recent Sikh History: An Inside Story (IANS Book Review)

    ] Recent Sikh history: An inside story (IANS Book Review) '1984: Lessons From History', Author: Harminder Kaur; Publisher: Corporate Vision, Price: Rs.595; Pages: 245 India witnessed a spate of inter-linked tragic events in the year 1984 - Operation Bluestar and the assassination of...
  20. Vikram singh

    Politics Latest Target For Congress Censors: Book On Sonia’s Life

    The Congress’s censorship goes on. After objecting to certain parts of Prakash Jha’s movie Rajneeti, the party is now up in arms against Madrid-based writer Javier Moro’s novel based on its president Sonia Gandhi’s life. The Spanish book is called El Sari Rojo (The Red Sari, subtitled When Life...
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