Should Sikh children be allowed to wear a kirpan in school or not? FOR-Sikh Many Sikhs would say yes because it is a part of their religion. And it is not just that reason. They argue that if they are allowed to wear the other 4 ks‚ why not be allowed to wear the 5th. Many other people would argue against it because it’s a knife in general‚ but they say it will not be used it is simply there for their beliefs. Just because as Sikh has the kirpan knife on them doesn’t mean they will even get it out
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systems of the Indus and Ganges river. Punjab had a population of 20‚281‚969. Chandîgarh is the state capital. The population of Punjab consists mainly of Punjabis‚ Jats‚ and Rajputs. The official language is Punjabi. The majority of the population is Sikh‚ the largest minority is Hindu‚ and a very small percentage is Muslim‚ Buddhist‚ Christian‚ or Jain. <br> <br>59% of Punjab population is literate. Universities located in the state include Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar‚ Punjab Agricultural
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of the most sacred places of worship for the Sikh community. It is also one of the oldest Sikh temples around. The Golden Temple is known has the Harmandir Sahib‚ and is located in the city of Amritsar. Many questions arise to why something like this would happen in the first place. Bhindranwale was a Sikh fundamentalist. He was a leader of the Damdami Taksaal. The Damdami Taksaal is a Sikh religious intuition and it was founded by the tenth Sikh Guru. Bhindranwale directed the campaign of
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Present and Future Sikhs Arrive to Canada In the world today there are many different religions‚ all of which have their own beliefs and traditions. Sikhism is one religion in Canada that has had many struggles to be accepted into society. In 1897 Sikhs began to arrive in Canada: “Up to 1950‚ Sikhs constituted more than 85% of all East Indian immigration to Canada.” (Brar 1) These Sikhs were not welcomed with open arms‚ however Canada was not happy with the amount of Sikh individuals who were
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Abstract Sikh nationalist movement “The Khalistan movement” generally refers to the demand for a separate Sikh state called Khalistan ("The Land of the Pure") in Punjab region of India. The Khalistan movement was fought on various grounds mainly though in the name of cultural and religious identity‚ political insecurity and self-determination. (Gaurav‚ 2014) The independence movement was propagated by members of the political-religious group Akali Dal and its various splinter groups‚ and internationally
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the most ancient religions of India and the believers of this religion are called Sikhs that means disciples. The founder of Sikhism was Guru Nanak. Sikhism stands for casteless society and preaches thahe Holy Book Of Sikhism is Guru Granth Sahib Guru Gobind Singh declared before his departure to the heavenly abode that this Holy Granth would be the spiritual guide for Sikhs. Guru Gobind Singh made Khalsa (Sikh common wealth)‚ a full-fledged nation and taught them to perform the noble duty of
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six Sikhs because they were mistaken for Muslims. The reason was because the shooter‚ Wade Michael Page‚ wanted revenge against the Muslims for the attack earlier in 2012 and thought that Muslims and Sikhs were part of the same religion; by there are actually multiple differences between Sikhs and Muslims. The three main differences in Sikhs and Muslims are the religion‚ the language and the apparel. Even though both Islam and Sikhism believe that there is only one God‚ Sikhs have
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Sikhism Sikhism is the youngest of the world fifth great monotheistic religions. In 1801‚ the Sikh state was founded in Northern India by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The word sikh’ the Punjabi language means disciple’ or learner’. Sikhs are the disciple of god who follow the writings and teachings of the ten Sikh guju’s (teacher). The wisdom of these teachings in SRI GUJU GRANTH SHAIB is practical and Universal in their appeal to all mankind. Sikhism was founded by Shri Guju Nanak Dev Ji (1469-1538)
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☬ 2nd Annual – 2013 - Sikh Games NY ☬ Email – SikhGamesNY@gmail.com / www.SikhGamesNY.Org August 24 - 25‚ 2013- (Saturday & Sunday 8am – 8pm) Extended Registration Deadline - July 31‚ 2013 Fees Schedule Basketball 11-14yrs => $100 / Team (5-10 Players) 15-18yrs => $150 / Team (5-10 Players) 19yrs & Over => $200 / Team (5-10 Players) ============================================================== Tug of War ==> (11-14yrs) & (15-18yrs) => $ 10 / Team (6-10 Players) (19-39yrs) & (40yrs
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Train to Pakistan‚ originally published in 1956‚ is not a very good book‚ but quite enjoyable much of the time. Khushwant Singh‚ less than ten years after Partition‚ in 1947‚ wrote a novel of less than 200 pages and still managed to create what’s probably best described as an uneven mess. Ideas‚ allusions‚ characters and bits and pieces of story float all over the book. There’s no denying that Singh‚ who has since become a famous public figure and intellectual in India‚ prefers to lecture rather
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