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The Month of Jeytth [May 15 - June 14]
During the third month of the Nanakshahi calendar: "As the earth simmers/ The soul bride glows/ In longing ..."
Translated by GURMEET KAUR
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Arms Race
TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012: I tapped him on the shoulder. He looked around. I gestured towards my
arsenal. He looked at it long and hard. Now whatchya gonna do, my eyes
taunted him. He nodded ever so slowly, and turned away. T. SHER SINGH
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Beant Kaur: Pioneer Air Pilot
The first woman on the sub-continent to hold a private pilot licence (PPL) passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2012. Widow of Air Vice Marshal Harjinder Singh, she was 95.
AMRITA SETHI
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Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Part II:
The Impossible Task Of Cleaning-Up India
His passion for economics melds easily
into an undying belief in the role of precise thinking in social and
political issues.
ROHINI MOHAN
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'Tis The Season For Mangoes
MONDAY, MAY 14, 2012: My mother would give the signal. The servants would pull out the hose
and turn the spray on us, the kids. We had to be watered down before we
were allowed in ...
T. SHER SINGH
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The State of Punjab, Part II:
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
A survey conducted by the Indian Department of Social Security and Women
and Child Development reveals that 67% of rural households in the state
have at least one drug addict.
GUNISHA KAUR
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Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Part I:
India's Riddler On The Roof
His story is the story of a complex, vehemently divided Indian
economy. It’s also the story of simmering tensions between an elected
political class and powerful technocrats like him and the PM.
ROHINI MOHAN
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Biji:
A Homage to My Mother ...
And to Motherhood!
SUNDAY, MAY 13, 2012: The brunt of the sacrifices we had to make were primarily borne by Biji!
by T. SHER SINGH
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sikhchic.com online poll: If the U.S. Presidential Election was held today and you could vote in it, who would you vote for?
Never Mind Europe. Worry About India.
On the World Bank’s Doing Business Index,
India ranks 132 out of 183 listed countries and regions, behind
Honduras and the West Bank and Gaza, and just ahead of Nigeria and
Syria.
TYLER COWEN
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Breaking Bread Together: In New York's New Gurdwara
Downstairs, in the unlikeliest of places, there is a second worship
taking place amid pyramids of onions and an 80-gallon vat of daal.
SUMATHI REDDY
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Prof Joseph OConnell:
A Tribute
A strong supporter of Sikh studies in the Western academe, he organized an international conference on “Sikh History and Religion
in the Twentieth Century,” at the University of Toronto in 1987.
Dr PASHAURA SINGH
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Touch Me Not
SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2012: To understand the damage it must do to human relations, one has to
remember that one of the first things that happens when things start
going wrong between spouses or lovers is that they stop touching each
other.
T. SHER SINGH
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Before I Die ...
What Is Important To You?
We ask you to complete the sentence, "BEFORE I DIE, I WANT TO ......." by posting your thoughts as a comment here on our online chalk-board.
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Behold! We Know Not Everything
FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012: Thesis: those who believe they know everything automatically acknowledge,
through their boast, that they in fact know far less than those who know
how little they know.
T. SHER SINGH
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The Champions Amidst Us
Her reputation as a strict disciplinarian didn’t always earn her the
‘favorite teacher' moniker with the students, but this trip to the
skating rink changed my view of her.
HARPREET SINGH
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101-Yr-old Sikh-Briton Marathoner Fauja Singh Named OlympicTorch Bearer For London
Fauja Singh, who completed the London marathon last month at the age of 101
and beat his own record, will carry the flame through the London Borough
of Newham on July 21.
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