Secularism is the principle of separation of government institutions‚ and the persons mandated to represent the State‚ from religious institutions and religious dignitaries. In one sense‚ secularism may assert the right to be free from religious rule and teachings‚ and the right to freedom from governmental imposition of religion upon the people within a state that is neutral on matters of belief. In another sense‚ it refers to the view that human activities and decisions‚ especially political ones
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me Balbir has recovered from his drink problem and has grown his hair and wears a turban – observing our Sikh religion. I have written to the Sikh Temples (Gurdwara’s) in Chicago in the hope that someone there knows Balbir’s whereabouts. I have also sent copies of a photo of Balbir taken in 1994. Although he is clean shaven on this photo – the most distinctive identification is the tattoo (a Sikh symbol) on the back of his right hand. This is very clearly visible on this photo. I can e-mail this photo
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can either become a nun or priestesses. In Sikhism‚ women do not attain a certain status within the Sikh culture because to them women are equal to men in the eyes of their God (Pinkham‚ 1967). In this essay I will argue that by having such opposing views towards women in the Hinduism and Sikhism culture‚ it gives a clear understanding of the way in which women are portrayed among Hindu’s and Sikhs; as these two dominant religions have very different conceptions of women as well as their level of
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Khan Janjua * 5.3 Janjua Sultans * 5.4 Sultan Behram Khan‚ ancestor of Janjuas of Kotli * 5.5 Bihal Rajputs * 6 The Janjuas and the Mughals * 6.1 Emperor Humayun * 6.2 Emperor Jalaludin Muhammad Akbar * 7 Janjuas and the Sikhs * 8 Forts and castles * 9 Characteristics * 10 Martial distinction during the British Raj * 10.1 Janjua contribution to World War I and II * 11 Notable Janjuas * 12 Diaspora * 13 Royal titles * 14 See also * 15 References * 16 Further
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Research Task – Vaisakhi Vaisakhi is celebrated in the month of April by all Sikh. This is to remember the day when the Khalsa Panth was formed. Guru Gobind Singh chose the festival of Vaisakhi to create a brotherhood for saint soldiers‚ and the brotherhood was named Khalsa Panth. Vaisakhi is celebrated in many different ways; the way Vaisakhi is celebrated varies. In the Gurdwara‚ 2 days before Vaisakhi‚ Akhand Paath begins. This is the nonstop reading of the whole of Guru Granth Sahib in 48
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Views Overview Article #1: Sikh Professor Attacked in New York In Alleged Hate Crime In New York‚ Professor Singh from Columbia University was brutally beaten by a large group of men simply because they believed that he practiced the same religion Osama bin Laden practiced. But studies showed that these attacks were not due to misperception but because of the continued crimes against the Sikh population ever since the collapse of the Twin Towers. Many of the Sikh population were attacked and
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The village roughneck Juggut Singh "Jugga"‚ a giant Sikh always in and out of prison‚ who secretly meets the daughter of the village mullah. The simple priest at the Sikh temple. A Western-educated visitor who is a worker for the Communist party‚ with the ambiguous name of Iqbal (ambiguous because it doesn’’t reveal his religion). The village‚ Mano Majra‚ is on the railway line near where it crosses the swelling Sutlej. Its inhabitants‚ mostly Sikh farmers and their Muslim tenants‚ have remained relatively
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conducted by Punjabi Sikh farmers(Jatts) to celebrate the coming of the harvest season. The specific moves of Bhangra reflect the manner in which villagers farmed their land. This dance art further became synthesized after the partition of India‚ when refugees from different parts of the Punjab shared their folk dances with individuals who resided in the regions they settled in. This hybrid dance became Bhangra. The folk dance has been popularised in the western world by Punjabi Sikhs[2] and is seen in
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STRUCTURAL VIEW OF JALANDHAR “THE CITY OF SPORTS” [pic] Gurpreet Singh May 13‚ 2011 Prof. Ravi Kalia India being one the diverse countries of the world with a lot of different cultures all mixed up living as one. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area‚ and the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people‚ and also the most populous democracy in the world. As of 2011‚ with an estimated population
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it comes to generating controversies. Baba Ram Rahim has many avatars as he is not your regular Baba; he is much more than that. He is a preacher‚ spiritual leader‚ and also an actor. Incidentally‚ Gurmeet Ram Rahim was born on 15 August 1967 to a Sikh couple in a place called Modia village in Ganganagar‚ Rajasthan. He was conferred
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