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The Sweet Saint of Punjab:
Bhagat Baba Farid HAROON KHALID

The City of Pakpattan is named after Fariduddin Shakarganj, or Bhagat or Baba Farid, as he is widely known. His poetry has been given pride of place by inclusion in the Guru Granth Sahib.

He Shoots Warriors:
Vijendra Trighatia SANDEEP VIRK

Their muscles glinted in sweat when they thrust and parried their weapons. Loud war cries reverberated in the air as the swords thudded on the fearless shields.

My Thin Places SAHIB SINGH

While sitting inside the comforting Harmandar, I realize that I too have stopped singing as the raagis complete their singing of a shabad. I had never heard that particular hymn before!

The Gurdwara in Phuket, Thailand by JAMIE MONK

For some reason, while driving around town a couple of weeks ago, I decided to stop and take a couple of photos of the Gurdwara.

The Sikh Pioneers of South America Book Review by ROOPINDER SINGH

The early immigrants were largely men and most often they married local women, thus their families spoke local languages, maybe some Punjabi for a generation of two, and little or no English.

Desperately Seeking Nanak ...
In Sri Lanka by ARTIKA BAKSHI

Guru Nanak came to Sri Lanka during his Second Great Journey ... from Puri to Gantur to Kanchipuran to Tiruvannamalai to Tiruchchirupalli, and sailing all the way from there to Batticoloa.

Virasat-e-Khalsa Arouses Reverence & Awe by RAJNI SHALEEN CHOPRA

At Punj Paani, the first gallery which plays the eight-minute track of Challa, the quintessential Punjabi folksong, tourists often break into impromptu bhangra.

'Tens of Billions' Of Habitable Planets in Milky Way REUTERS

Astronomers hunting for rocky planets with the right temperature to support life estimate there may be tens of billions of them in our galaxy alone.

Gurdwara Vermont in Los Angeles: A Haven For Those In Need by BENJAMIN GOTTLIEB

Universal to all Sikhs is the idea that all people are equal in the eyes of God. And while the concept of equality exists esoterically for many religions, Sikhs express it in a physical way ...

A Glimpse Into India's Strategy on Punjab & Sikh Tourism INDIAN EXPRESS

Here's the brilliant solution the bureaucrats came up with to tackle the oncoming hordes of tourists wanting to see the Khalsa Heritage Complex during Hola!