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  1. T

    Arts/Society New Garja Singh Statue In Resin

    My name is Taran Singh of www.taran3d.com and I am a 3D artist from the UK. I have worked in 3D design for over 12 years. What I am offering is a chance for you to own and to help produce this affordable high quality 12 inch statue, of the famous 18th century Sikh warrior Garja Singh...
  2. Ishna

    Canada Walking The Western Front: A Sikh Soldier Lays At Rest, Far From Homeland And Adopted Land

    Walking the Western Front: A Sikh soldier lays at rest, far from homeland and adopted land Sat May 03 2014 Posted by Katie Daubs, GTA at 06:00 AM The Star He left no photos, no letters, but Sunta Gouger Singh was among 10 Sikh soldiers who fought with Canada in the Great War. And he was the...
  3. spnadmin

    UK 'Proud' Derby Sikh Soldier Bur Singh Johal Dies, Aged 98

    'Proud' Derby Sikh soldier Bur Singh Johal dies, aged 98 By ELLA RHODES Bur Singh Johal, pictured above in his Army uniform and wearing his medals, above left, fought for the British Army in Burma, Malaya and Singapore during the Second World War. Bur Singh Johal, pictured...
  4. aristotle

    Events Saragarhi Day

    September 12 is celebrated every year around the world as Saragarhi Day by all the battalions of the elite Sikh Regiment. UNESCO has recognized this battle as one of the eight great battles of the world known for collective bravery. On receiving the news shortly after the Battle in 1897, it...
  5. arshdeep88

    Saint And Soldier

    Sat Sri akal to all :) A key aspect to being a sikh is SAINT and SOLDIER at the same time. what does the word Saint and soldier means in our daily practical lives?How the two are to be balanced and how much responsibility plays a key role in balancing the duo?Is one incomplete without the...
  6. Tejwant Singh

    Sikh Coalition Sikh Soldier Presses To End Ban On Sikh Military Service VIDEO/PHOTO

    Decorated Sikh Soldier Presses for End to Ban on Sikh Military Service WASHINGTON, DC (June 1, 2013) – Major Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi [ http://www.army.mil/article/49223 ] --- a decorated US Army soldier who in 2009 received an exception to a decades-old rule barring Sikh turbans and unshorn hair...
  7. spnadmin

    World Knife Attack On Soldier In Paris Treated As Terrorism

    Knife attack on soldier in Paris treated as terrorism http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22670697 French anti-terrorist investigators are handling the case of a soldier stabbed while on duty near Paris on Saturday evening, prosecutors have confirmed. The soldier was wounded while...
  8. spnadmin

    India India Says Pakistan 'beheaded' Kashmir Soldier

    India says Pakistan 'beheaded' Kashmir soldier http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20954975 India says one of two soldiers killed in an alleged cross-border attack by Pakistan troops in the disputed territory of Kashmir was beheaded. Pakistan has rejected accusations that it killed any...
  9. Admin

    Book Reivew: Sikh Soldier - Policing The Empire

    Book Reivew: Sikh Soldier - Policing the Empire Review by: Graham Watkins B.Sc. (Hons) This book is a stimulating investigation into a subject hitherto treated insufficiently. Narindar Singh Dhesi examines in successive chapters the Indian Army’s role in extending and securing the British...
  10. spnadmin

    Canada First Canadian Sikh Soldier Takes Command Of BC Regiment

    Lt.Col. Harjit Singh Sajjan, has become the first Sikh in Canada to take command of a British Columbia regiment. In a historic ceremony, a change of command in the British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) took place on September 11, 2011, at the Beatty Street Armoury in Vancouver...
  11. Ambarsaria

    'Sant Sipahi' – 'Saint Soldier' Foundations In Sikhism: How To Become One

    Let us review some basic definitions first. Sant/Saint: A virtual saint who understands much of the ways of the Creator and creation around to be able to live in consonance with such Sipahi/Soldier: One who is fearless and upholder without fear of death or destruction. The...
  12. J

    World Sikh US Marine Killed In Afghanistan

    It is sad to say but another Sikh has died in the war on "terrorism" http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/24/3725379/antelope-marine-dies-in-combat.html 1/5 (1st battalion 5th marine regiment) one of my old sister battalions (3/5 or 3rd battalion 5th marine regiment) was in Sangin district...
  13. spnadmin

    USA Marine Uday Singh: First Sikh To Die In Battle Of Iraq As US Soldier

    Forwarded by SPN mentor Gyani Jarnail Singh "Arshi" NRI Uday Singh was the first Sikh to die in battle of Iraq as a U.S. soldier His headstone displays the first Khanda to appear as an official emblem of belief for government headstones and markers Arlington, Virginia, July 07...
  14. Randip Singh

    UK Sikh Father 'Strangled' His Daughter Over Her Loud Music And White Soldier Boyfriend

    A 'domineering' father with a 'nasty temper' allegedly murdered his daughter during an argument about her playing music too loud, a court heard today. Gurmeet Singh Ubhi, 54, strangled his 24-year-old daughter Amrit at the family home in Telford, Shropshire, when he was woken up after he...
  15. spnadmin

    USA US Army Gets First Sikh Enlisted Soldier In 30 Years

    (AP) -- FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) - The first Sikh to go through U.S. Army basic combat training in 30 years is graduating at a South Carolina military installation, just hours after becoming an American citizen. Spc. Simran Lamba was completing his training Wednesday at Fort Jackson outside...
  16. Admin

    Sikhism Sikh Soldier: Battle Honours, Gallantry Awards

    Sikh Soldier: Battle Honours, Gallantry Awards A Book Review by T. SHER SINGH The two volumes of "Sikh Soldier", by Narindar Singh Dhesi, have been collectively chosen as the sikhchic.com "Book of the Month" for Septenmber, 2010. SIKH SOLDIER: BATTLE HONOURS [Volume One], by Narindar Singh...
  17. spnadmin

    The Indian Soldier Who Dies For You

    During the 175 years of British rule in India, many pan-India institutions were created by the British to serve their imperial interests in the subcontinent. These included the railways, police, the revenue, postal and telegraph departments, a sound judicial system, roads and bridges linking...
  18. Vikram singh

    Sakhis British Soldier Meets Guru Gobind Singh!

    During 1964, when some of the holy weapons of Guru Gobind Singh were brought back from England, an Englishman, in complete Sikh attire, accompanied the weapons. The Englishman was asked by someone the reason for his adopting the Sikh attire. Was it due to his respect for the holy weapons or was...
  19. spnadmin

    World UK Hails Its Blue-eyed Sikh Soldier

    UK hails its blue-eyed Sikh soldier UK hails its blue-eyed Sikh soldier- Hindustan Times 150,000-strong British Army, but Sikh soldiers have become the toast of the fighting force. Private Ranvir Singh, a reservist with 151 London Transport Regiment, is now the UK government’s ambassador...
  20. Admin

    General Harbaksh Singh: Modern India's Greatest Soldier

    General Harbaksh Singh: Modern India's Greatest Soldier by Capt. AMARINDER SINGH Today, many don't know who Lt. General Harbaksh Singh was. Being out of sight for 30 years - before he passed away in 1999 - put him out of mind as well. Born in 1913 in Badrukhan in Sangrur and having...
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