other cultures was not easy to develop. In this situation‚ the newcomers had to hide their values or refuse from them in order to become a part of the new society and the new community. The depicted in the film situation with the family of the Punjabi Sikh shows how spiritual are the people. At the same time‚ the unwillingness of the family to change their views and appearance reveals the conservatism of the family. In addition‚ the family believed that the United States would become a temporary home
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Flying Sikh Occupation Track and field athlete Employer Retired; formerly of the Indian Army and Government of Punjab‚ India Religion Sikh Spouse(s) Nirmal Kaur Children 3 daughters; 1 son; 1 adopted son Olympic medal record Men ’s Athletics Competitor for IND British Empire and Commonwealth Games Gold 1958 Cardiff 440 yards Asian Games Gold 1958 Tokyo 200 m Gold 1958 Tokyo 400 m Gold 1962 Jakarta 400 m Gold 1962 Jakarta 4 x 400 m relay The Flying Sikh - Milkha
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finding a better living condition and opportunities. The passengers consisted of 340 Sikhs‚ 12 Hindus and 24 Muslims and all of them were British subjects since India was under British control. Upon arriving at Vancouver‚ the immigrants were denied entrance by the Canadian government due to the exclusion act that was already being held as a method to keep out the Asian immigrants from entering Canada. The first Sikhs had come to Canada in 1904 with high expectation of earning “wages ten and fifteen
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Sikh Services Australia 23rd March 2014 Dear Sir/Madam On behalf of the Sikh community we take great pleasure in inviting you to attend the first Vaisakhi Fair in Adelaide. Vaisakhi is the festival which celebrates the founding of the Sikh community known as the Khalsa. It is celebrated on April 14 each year. On Vaisakhi day in 1699‚ Guru Gobind Singh (the tenth Sikh Guru) summoned Sikhs from all over India to the city of Anandpur Sahib. At this gathering‚ the Guru called upon
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religions is Sikhism. Sikhs religions do not believe in double‚ but every religions and everyone’s believes that praying daily and worships to the god is most important thing. Sikhism was founded more than 600 years ago. Today the Sikh religion have follower more than 30 million peoples all over the worldwide and Sikhism number fifth largest religion. Just like other religions Sikhism believes in worship and remember god at every moment. Sikhism has ten Guru who teach Sikh in Sikh holy book and living
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military in a similar role in this country. Note that Sikh “eyewitness” versions of event have been included. Without the reports of independent observers due to total press censorship by the Indian government‚ these versions of events became quite significant in forming the general opinion and reaction of Sikhs. EVENTS LEADING TO OPERATION BLUE STAR The Punjab is India’s primary agricultural region with a large Sikh population. Sikhs‚ in
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change in the socio-cultural dynamics of the city. Hindus and Sikhs‚ who formed a majority of the population of city for years and were socially‚ spiritually‚ economically and culturally deep rooted into it ‚ were forced to leave the city. It wasn’t an easy relocation‚ as it implicated large scale population transfer. Such a change split the compact and firm social fabric of the city. This paper focuses on the departure of Hindus and Sikhs from the city that they once had ruled‚ and its relationship
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Gurus which are regarded as his reincarnations‚ these nine would lead the Sikh movement until 1708. At this time the teachings from all ten gurus were passed on to the Khalsa Panth and the sacred text. This text is known as Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji‚ which was compiled by the tenth Guru‚ Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji consists of hymns and writings of the first ten Gurus‚ along with texts from different Sikh saints. The sacred text is considered the eleventh and final Guru. The main
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post 9/11 hate crimes saw that Sikhs were subjected to various challenges due to their identity. Sikhs are confused with Arabs‚ due to their appearance and the fact that they wear a turban. This prompts to Sikhs being victims of violence. Sikhism is a monotheistic religion that traces its origin on the teachings of Guru Nanak and the successors that precede him. It was founded during the 16th century‚ at a place known as Punjab‚ which is currently known as the Sikhs’ homeland. Founded by Guru Nanak
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Response Sikhnet.com is a website that deals with just about everything that a Sikh needs to know. In addition‚ it’s a good website for those who are not Sikh’s to gain more knowledge about this particular religion. The website contains a great amount of news‚ past and present about the Sikh religion. Furthermore‚ it includes blogs where people can talk to each other about the Sikh religion online as well as the Sikh calendar. There are many audio clips as well as quite a few video clips for the
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