Sikh priest caught watching porn video in gurudwara

LUDHIANA: In an incident that shocked gurdwara goers on Tuesday, a granthi (Sikh priest) was caught watching clips of a porn film on his mobile phone that was hidden under the table on which he had kept the scripture. Read More................Granthi caught watching porn clips in gurdwara

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No admission for Sikhs plucking eyebrows: court

NEW DELHI: An Indian court has upheld a decision by a religious body to deny a female student who plucked her eyebrows admission to a Sikh university, media reports said on Sunday. The ruling said faith-based educational institutions had the right to refuse admission to students who did not meet religious standards, as “maintaining hair unshorn is an essential component of the Sikh religion,” according to the Press Trust of India.

The policy had been challenged by Gurleen Kaur after she was denied admission to the Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research in the Sikh holy city of Amritsar.Read More................No admission for Sikhs plucking eyebrows: court

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Turban Clinic

Here is a salon in Amritsar in Punjab state of India called "Turban Clinic" which advises Sikh youth on how to tie the perfect turban and what style will suit them. Read more..............Turban clinic to help youth get it right

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For Sikh Weddings, No Liquor, Non-Veg

Concerned over growing ostentation at Sikh weddings, The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee has set an austere code for Sikh weddings. No non-vegetarian food or liquor is to be served. Not just tandoori chicken is off limits. A simple ceremony before noon is all that a wedding should be. So no shagun, cocktails and reception after marriage as per the code............Read more............No liquor, non-veg for Sikh weddings

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Miracle - Blind woman gets eyesight at 'Golden Temple'

Amritsar which literally means "pool of nectar" is the name of a Sikh holy city located in the northern Indian state of Punjab, where "The Golden Temple" or Darbar Sahib is situated. It is the most sacred temple for Sikhs. Over here people believe that miracles do happen when prayers are done with devotion.

As per one India TV channel report, a woman from Sangrur in Punjab, has claimed that her lost eyesight has been restored after she took a dip in the ‘Sarovar /Sacred pool’ near the Dukh Bhanjani Ber at the Golden Temple one-and-a-half years ago.

As per Jatinder Kaur," She had lost her eyesight about eight years ago and. Despite treatment from various doctors, she could barely see. "Earlier I just couldn’t move about without any help but now I can go anywhere by myself," she said.

Jatinder’s father, Malwinder Singh, said it remains a mystery as to how she got her eyesight back. The temple’s head ‘granthi’, Giani Gurbachan Singh, said, "Miracles have been happening."

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'Dera Sacha Sauda' followers & Sikhs Clash again

In India Punjab State is again seething with communal violence. Today evening, tens of thousands of Sikhs vented their anger against followers of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect for allegedly blaspheming their religion and set their properties and vehicles on fire.

Over 25,000 Sikhs had gathered outside Salabetpura, Punjab's biggest Dera campus that is 30 km from Bathinda, and were set to attack it.

Isn't it strange that if someone just poses or dresses like "Sikh Guru" then Sikhs take it as an offence. Nowhere Baba Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh of "Dera Sacha Sauda" declared on his own that he is posing like 10th Sikh Guru Gobind Singh or he is going to baptize his followers just like Sikh Guru did. Sikhs have taken their own meaning out of the acts of Baba Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh.

In a democratic country like India, one is free to wear dress as per his liking. In that case what's there in adorning a dress which may look similar to some historical personality. It's high time people of Punjab think rationally & stop violence over trivial matter of someone dressing like some historical personality.

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'Dera Sacha Sauda' & SGPC

Isn't it weird that people in India clash over trivial matters. Take the case of "Dera Sacha Sauda" sect in Punjab state of India where devotees of "Dera Sacha Sauda" had clashed with Sikh organizations at Bathinda following Dera Chief trying to pose like "Guru Gobind Singh"(10th Guru of Sikhs) to baptize his followers. The Sikh organizations in Punjab state of India opposed it, leading to clashes. The supporters of both sides used swords and sharp edged weapons against each other.

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President Avatar Singh Makkar also  condemned the followers of Sant Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh for allegedly attacking on Sikh devotees at Bathinda.

The clashes between the followers of "Dera Sacha Sauda" of Sirsa and Sikh organization, that began earlier from Bathinda spread to other parts of the Punjab state even as violent mobs burnt one car and damaged over dozen vehicles including an ambulance in Bathinda.

Having violent clashes in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has also appealed to people to maintain peace and harmony. When shall people be rational in India & stop having violent clashes over trivial matters.

Baba Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh of "Dera Sacha Sauda", however, in a statement denied that he had tried to copy Sikh Gurus in any way. He said that his aim is to bring peace and brotherhood in the world. The Sikhs are objecting to Dera chief Baba Gurmit Ram Rahim portraying himself in the attire of 10th Sikh Guru Gobind Singh and inserting advertisements in newspapers saying that he will give nectar to his disciples.

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Aussie kept out of Golden Temple

An Australian woman "Beverly" was denied entry into the sanctum sanctorum of "Golden Temple" the great Sikh Shrine in Amritsar in Punjab state of India. Reason being, "she wore clinically approved bandages on her feet". The incident has embarrassed the Sikh community.

As per Times of India report:

"The incident took place last week and became public after Tom Simpson, the husband of Beverly, wrote a letter to Sikh priest in Australia, Dya Singh, and narrated his "grief, shock and anger" over the treatment. According to the letter, a ‘sevadar’ (a temple worker) apparently told Beverly that according to Sikh tenets only a person with bare feet could enter the sanctum sanctorum and she had to stay out because she had bandages on her feet, so what if it was due to a crippling illness.

"Incidentally, Queen Elizabeth during her visit to the Golden Temple in 1997 was given special permission by the SGPC to enter the sanctorum with her socks on. "

Its high time that Sikh community & SGPC should introspect, whether the Holy Sikh place "Golden Temple" is friendly towards the disabled or not.

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