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Human Rights – A Perspective from Sikh Doctrines Dr. Devinder Pal Singh Sikhism is the world's fifth-largest religion. It was founded during the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. Its adherents are known as Sikhs. Currently, there are about 30 million Sikhs...

The paper addresses the view of Guru Nanak's thought regarding politics or Sikh view of politics. Politics as a basic and fundamental aspect of human life, no society can function properly unless it is bonded by some order. Just like the whole universe is bounded in a specific and proper order...

An Eminent Sikh Historian and Profound Scholar of Religion - Dr. Balwant Singh Dhillon Interviewed by Dr. Devinder Pal Singh Center for Understanding Sikhism, Mississauga, L5A 1Y7, ON, Canada Prof. (Dr.) Balwant Singh Dhillon, a much-acclaimed Sikh-historian, a dedicated researcher, a prolific...

Regression: Since time immemorial, no stone has been left unturned in contending that Guru Nanak was a maverick renunciate who emphasized that the entire world be renounced for soulful liberation. The Saakhi of Samarth Ramdas evinces that this misperception was something which even subsequent...

ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਦਾ ਇਸਾਈ ਮਤ ਵਿਚ ਧਰਮ ਪਰਿਵਰਤਨ ਡਾ: ਦਲਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਗ੍ਰੇਵਾਲ ਇਸਾਈ ਮੱਤ ਦਾ ਅਰੰਭ ਤੇ ਵਿਸਥਾਰ ਇਸਾਈ ਮੱਤ ਯਹੂਦੀ ਧਰਮ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਹੀ ਨਿਕਲਿਆ ਅਬਰਾਹਮਵਾਦੀ ਏਕਾਵਾਦੀ ਧਰਮ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਯਿਸੂ ਦੇ...

Science and Religion Dialogue & The Sikh Perspective Dr. Devinder Pal Singh Center for Understanding Sikhism, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada c4usikhism@gmail.com Abstract Science and religion are based on different aspects of human experience. Science is a way of knowing and...

TEACHINGS OF SRI GURU TEGH BAHADUR Ji: A PERSPECTIVE Dr. D. P. Singh Guru Tegh Bahadur fell as a martyr to the freedom of consciousness and belief, under orders of Aurangzeb, a ruler, who with his puritanical views had an attitude of narrow exclusiveness in the matters of religion...

Interfaith Dialogue: A Perspective from Sikhism Dr. Devinder Pal Singh Interfaith dialogue is perceived as the best mechanism to build mutual understanding and respect among people of different faiths. Although the Interfaith movement can be traced back to the late 19th century, it...

ਨਾਮਵਰ ਸਾਹਿਤਕਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧ ਸਮਾਜ ਸੇਵਕ - ਡਾ. ਸੋਲਮਨ ਨਾਜ਼ ਨਾਲ ਇਕ ਮੁਲਾਕਾਤ ਮੁਲਾਕਾਤ ਕਰਤਾ - ਡਾ. ਡੀ. ਪੀ. ਸਿੰਘ ਡਾਇਰੈਕਟਰ, ਸੈਂਟਰ ਫਾਰ ਅੰਡਰਸਟੈਂਡਿੰਗ ਸਿੱਖਇਜ਼ਮ, ਮਿਸੀਸਾਗਾ, ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਡਾ. ਸੋਲਮਨ ਨਾਜ਼ ਅਤੇ ਡਾ. ਡੀ. ਪੀ. ਸਿੰਘ ਮੁਲਾਕਾਤ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਡਾ. ਸੋਲਮਨ ਨਾਜ਼ ਇਕ ਬਹੁਪੱਖੀ ਸਖਸ਼ੀਅਤ ਦਾ ਨਾਂ ਹੈ। ਪਿਛਲੇ ਲਗਭਗ ਛੇ ਦਹਾਕਿਆ ਤੋਂ ਹੀ...

Discussion on the Book "Science and Sikhism - Conflict or Coherence". Chapter 1- Religion, Science and Mankind

Book Title : My Journey in Science - Autobiography of an Indian Scientist Author : Prof. Hardev Singh Virk, Prof. of Eminence, Punjabi University, Patiala Published by : Gracious Books, Patiala, India Year of Publication : 2018; Price : Rs...

Law represents the codification of societal behavior and community values, while religions speak to human aspirations and concepts of the ideal. This is so even though the ideal, by definition, is a goal and a direction, not something to be held in the palm of one’s hand. Conflicts between what...

"Mera Jeevan Safar" (Autobiography of Prof. H. S. Virk) - Book Review by Dr. D. P. Singh* Book : Mera Jeevan Safar (Punjabi) Author : Prof. Hardev Singh Virk Publication Year : March 2017 No. of Pages/ Cost : 160, Rs 250 Published by : Gracious Books, 23 Shalimar...

SIKHISM AS THE UNIVERSAL RELIGION Dr Dalvinder Singh Grewal Dalvinder45@rediffmail.com, 919815366726 (Abstract of Paper presented in Global Sikh Conference held in March 2017 in Malaysia) A persona is said to be acceptable universally if he considers all being as equal and has love...

Religions become universal when they speak of the human condition and connectivity that transcends racial, national, ethnic, gender, psychosocial, and economic barriers and stereotypes. By weighing in on such inequities in these matters, religions become eternal. Then they are no longer just...

WORKING PAPER NO: 509 Religion and Economic Growth: Elements from Sikhism Charan Singh RBI Chair Professor Economics & Social Science Indian Institute of Management Bangalore Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore – 5600 76 Ph: 080-26993818 charansingh@iimb.ernet.in Abstract: The Sikh...

INDIA, the world’s largest nominally democratic, secular nation celebrated its nationhood just days ago on January 26th. Today, I briefly explore it and its offspring out here in the diaspora. Why now a few days after India’s Republic Day? I was waiting for the celebration and hoopla to wind...

Sikhs host a pop-up lunch for people of all faiths at Salt Lake convention. The Parliament of the World's Religions, which was held in Utah last week, saw people from many religions gather under one roof. The five-day event also saw hospitality at its very best, as a Sikh organization from the...

Before we try to unravel the mysteries of God, let us go look at our own existence. "Go" because we need to mentally move out of our bodies, and look at ourselves from the eyes of any rational alien. Several Rishis (with much greater powers of observation, analysis & synthesis than the majority...

A political person can be a very humble religious person,but a religious person can not rule successfully and even if he tries, he will fail in both.Mmost of our people individually are reasonably successful but as a society we did not accomplish much. Our leaders all the times blame other...