Sikhism

Yuba City Sikh Parade Commemorates 300th Anniversary of Guru Granth Sahib

October 21, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Sikh Net

http://www.sikhnet.com/news/yuba-city-sikh-parade-commemorates-300th-anniversary-guru-granth-sahib

For the 29th straight year, Yuba City's Sikh community will welcome Sikhs from all over the world to celebrate one of the holiest days on the Sikh calendar. The three-day event runs from October 31st through November 2nd and commemorates the receipt by Sikhs of the Guru...

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Tercentenary of Guru Granth Sahib Coronation

October 20, 2008

Author: I P Singh

Source: Times of India/TNN

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Tercentenary_of_Guru_Granth_Sahib_coronation/articleshow/3616597.cms

Lakhs of Sikhs as well as people from other faiths participated in the celebrations in connection with the tercentenary — 300 years — of Guruta Gadi Diwas (coronation) of Guru Granth Sahib on Sunday. The Guru Manyo Granth Jagriti...

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Gov. Daniels Visits Sikh Temple for Milestone Celebration

October 20, 2008

Author: Francesca Jarosz

Source: SALDEF/The Indianapolis Star

http://www.saldef.org/content.aspx?&a=3641&z=4&title=

About 250 members of Indianapolis' Sikh community gathered Sunday at their temple, the Gurdwara of Indianapolis, where they welcomed Gov. Mitch Daniels.

Daniels' visit to the temple, 10950 Southeastern Avenue, was to observe the Sikhs' celebration of 300 years of the ordination of the...

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Youth Assailants in California Learn About Sikh Americans

October 17, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: SALDEF

http://www.panthic.org/news/123/ARTICLE/4444/2008-10-17.html

Over the past several months, the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF), the nation’s oldest and largest Sikh American civil rights and advocacy organization, in collaboration with the San Jose Gurdwara, was involved with the administration of a probation period for 4 youth assailants in San Jose.

In October 2007...

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Sikh March Carries Message of Peace, Unity

October 12, 2008

Author: Cynthia Hubert

Source: The Sacramento Bee

http://www.sacbee.com/278/story/1307204.html

As much of the rest of the world roiled with tension, thousands of people marched the streets of Sacramento on Saturday in the name of peace and unity.

Downtown residents in jeans and sweat shirts peered from their balconies and porches as men in turbans and women in colorful saris made their way from Southside Park to the state Capitol.

The...

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Toronto Film Fest to Showcase Sikh Movies

October 12, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Indo-Asian News Service

http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080068471

A line-up of movies about the Sikh community is what the ongoing sixth global Spinning Wheel Film Festival (SWFF) has on offer, bringing together members of the Punjabi diaspora in large numbers at the Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto.

"This unique festival is the platform for the global Punjabi-Sikh...

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Escondido: Sikh Temple Nearly Complete After Years of Delays

October 12, 2008

Author: David Garrick

Source: North County Times

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/10/12/news/inland/escondido/z354073cd7cf4fcb5882574dd00705150.txt

After more than 10 years of delays, construction is nearly complete on a Sikh Temple in western Escondido that was unpopular with neighbors when the City Council approved the project in 1998.

Nearby residents had objected primarily to large...

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Sacramento Sikhs to Hold World Interfaith Peace March

October 7, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: World Sikh News

http://worldsikhnews.com/1%20October%202008/Sacramento%20Sikhs%20to%20hold%20World%20Interfaith%20Peace%20March.htm

As part of the Tercentenary celebrations of Guruship of Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh Community of Sacramento, in collaboration with the Interfaith Service Bureau, is holding a World Interfaith Peace March on October 11, 2008 in...

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Largest Sikh Gathering Outside of India to Celebrate 300 Years of the Guru Granth Sahib

October 7, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: www.sikhsangat.org

http://www.sikhnet.com/news/largest-sikh-gathering-outside-india-celebrate-300-years-sikh-holy-scriptures

An estimated 50,000 people from all over the UK gathered in Prestwold Hall, Loughborough on 29 September, to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji - Sikh holy scriptures. Organised by the East Midlands Council of Gurdwara...

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Sikhs in US Celebrate 5th Annual Gala

October 4, 2008

Author: Lalit K Jha

Source: NDTV

http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080067683

America's Sikh community held its fifth annual gala at a glittering ceremony at Wall Street in New York on Friday night.

The ceremony, attended by who's who of the Indian-Americans -- in particularly those from the Sikh community -- also presented the annual Sikh Heritage Award to those individuals who have contributed...

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