NEW DELHI (AP) – The Sikh faith has roughly 27 million followers worldwide, and the vast majority live in India. Here are some answers about the religion and its history. Q: How did the Sikh religion ...
(Interfaith America) — Sikhs across the world are joining together in sangat (community) to observe Vaisakhi Friday (April 14), a celebration of our tradition’s formal founding in 1699. On this day ...
Head Priest Giani Gurjit Singh recites hymns from the Sikh Holy Scripture as members of sangat (community) listen. (Courtesy of Jaspreet Singh, Community Development Director for Sikh Youth Alliance, ...
From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. For the first time, a Sikh culture exhibition will be presented ...
Photos courtesy of the Kapany Art Collection. Generous gifts to UC Santa Cruz from the 5Rivers Foundation and the Sikh Foundation will raise awareness and understanding of Sikhism through two distinct ...
Must-reads for those eager to learn the origins, development, and tensions within a faith common to many Punjabis. Manvir Vohra teaches world religions at seminaries in northern India and trains ...
The research initiative Sikhs in the 21st Century: Remembering the Past, Engaging the Future is not just documenting a religious tradition—it aims to reshape how it’s studied, taught, and understood.
Bhupindar Singh says the Sikh community has faced persistent discrimination, prejudice and bullying that intensified after the 9/11 attacks because they are often mistaken for Muslims. “This has ...