Sikh

The Sikhs are a group of peaceful people from India. “The Sikh religion intertwines the spiritual and secular spheres, seeing love as the ultimate goal, one achieved only by practicing love in one’s everyday life.” (pg 5, US News) Followers believe in reincarnation, karma and salvation, and that spiritual evolution depends on their deeds and actions in life. People who don’t understand, or even know about, the Sikh religion commonly mistake them for Muslims because they resemble each other, both

as Sikh Genocide “Never forget 1984” Many years has been passed but still when we read the Sikh genocide in 1984, our eyes filled with the tears. The 1984 Sikh riots also known as the Sikh Massacre or the genocide of Sikhs, started after the murder of Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India by her own two Sikh bodyguards. The reason behind this was to take the revenge from Mrs. Gandhi as it was her decision to have an attack on the Golden Temple, one of the biggest holy place of the Sikh community

inspiration to their followers. Sikh believe in God and that he is the creator of the universe and you must live a clean righteous life in order to attain eternal life. Another similarity is Guru Nanak Dev Ji left with God for three days. While spending that time with God he learned his laws and what it takes to have eternal life. After having spiritual enlighten he went out spread the message about God and having purpose for your life. Upon further research of the Sikh religion I learned many things

it takes a couple days or weeks. However, some people choose to never admit to what they have done. This is the case of the Sikh genocide, which was known as one of the darkest times in Indian history. On October 31, 1984, Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards. In response, many anti-Sikh mobs, mostly members of the Congress Party, attempted to exterminate Sikhs in India. The Indian government officials and law enforcement often participated in the annihilation by engaging in violence

with others. Who is Sikh? Introduction: In today’s world every Sikh person faces lots of trouble on both sides West and East world. Whenever a person talking about Sikh religion or heard a name "Singh" or Kaur, every person most in every part of the world took a virtual memory of a person wearing a TURBAN with full mustaches and beard or a female wearing Salwar Kamiz with Chuni.

Climate of Punjab The weather conditions at Punjab are affected by the diversified geographical conditions. The hilly terrains have a cool soothing temperature throughout the year. The weather conditions are classified in four types of climate. They are Winter, Summer, Monsoons. Summer: Summer lasts from late March to the end of the month of May. The day temperatures start rising from the middle of February. The weather conditions of around 40 degrees Celsius are normal for many places in Punjab

was going to the Sikh temple. I choose to experience the Sikh religious practices because I felt that some of my personal beliefs matched with there’s and wanted to see how they encompassed these beliefs into the community. Particularly the ideal that everyone is accepted, regardless of their spiritual background. I was pleasantly surprised to find this belief to be held for front. I was welcomed in with food, conversation and interest. I found the conversations I had with the Sikhs comforting, although

Growing up and seeing many different types of Sikhs within my own family from those that were more knowledgeable about Punjabi culture and upheld Sikh virtues (through not drinking alcohol, keeping their hair or kesh) being largely outnumbered by those who were more aligned with western culture and were more lenient in the sense of following Sikh virtues, I was torn to either fit the norm of looking and acting like the majority or being differentiated from my own traditional immediate family. During

The movie that I chose to do this report on is titled, ‘Bend it Like Beckham.’ It is about a Sikh girl who is being raised in England. This girl is confronted with a lot of issues pertaining to her culture and religion and how these both clash with the culture of England. She wants to do things that her fellow colleagues are doing, but is not allowed due to her parent’s strict respect of their religion. In the following pages, I will first explain the significance of the man on the wall in the picture

Amritsar is the spiritual capital of the Sikhs, home to Sikhism's holiest shrine, gaining its name that means 'Holy Pool of Nectar', from the surrounding body of water around the Golden Temple. Moving away from the famous Golden Temple, you can witness the mos humbling sights, hyperactive streets, traffic noise, air-pollution and congestion. The city is divided in two by couple of railway lines. The old city contains the Temple and various other fascinating historic sites bound by 12 gates. Touring