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NZ Police Brochure for International Students
The above information brochure was prepared by South Asian Liaison Officer for Counties Manukau Police — Gurpreet Arora. The turbaned officer is Amaninder Singh Sandhu and Officer Gurpreet Arora is standing on Officer Sandhu’s immediate left. The brochure was launched by District Commander for Counties Manukau, Superintendent Mike Bush on September 14, 2009.
The brochure contains [...]
Response to Some Misstatements About Dr Hew McLeod – Part 1
[The following response, to some of the statements made about Dr McLeod in tributes paid to him after his death, has been made using Dr McLeod's own methodology of a "skeptic" — that we believe the statements in question are hagiographical in nature rather than objective. I am sure those who worship Dr McLeod would [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )An Analysis of Western Academic View of Sikhi & Sikhs
ISSUES OF SIKH STUDIES
By DALJEET SINGH
It is a welcome sign that in the last few decades interest in the study of Sikh religion, its institutions and history has grown both in India and abroad, both among Sikh and non-Sikh scholars. It is indeed a healthy development. But, partly because of the variant background from which [...]
Oral History as a source of Sikh History
ORAL EVIDENCE AND SIKH HISTORY
Dr Kirpal Singh
[Editorial in Jan 2003 issue of Abstracts of Sikh Studies]
The Sikhs have been known as makers of history. They could not write their history because they had to struggle hard for their very existence. Mostly the history of Sikhs is based on tradition which has been recognized as [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A Glimpse of Internal Politics of the Sikhs of New Zealand
ਮਿਤੀ: 6 ਸਿਤੰਬਰ 2008
ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖਾਲਸਾ ॥
ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫਤਿਹ ॥
ਸਿਖ ਕਾਊਂਸਲ ਆਫ ਨਿਊਜ਼ੀਲੈਂਡ ਦੇ ਕਈ ਮੈਂਬਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸ. ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੇ ਦਸਤਖਤਾਂ ਵਾਲੀ ਚਿੱਠੀ ਪਿਛਲੇ ਦਿਨੀਂ ਡਾਕ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਹੋਈ। ਇਸ ਚਿੱਠੀ ਵਿਚ ਕਈ ਅਜਿਹੀਆਂ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਕਹੀਆਂ ਗਈਆਂ ਹਨ ਜੋ ਅਸਲੀਅਤ ਤੋਂ ਭਿੰਨ ਹਨ। ਅਸੀਂ ਕ੍ਰਮਵਾਰ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਖੁਲਾਸਾ ਆਮ ਸੰਗਤ ਦੀ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 8 so far )Arya Samaj in Lahore of early 20th century
Days of the Arya Samaj
[Reproduced from The Dawn, June 19, 2006] http://www.dawn.com/2006/06/19/fea.htm
LAHORE is a cruel city. It tends to forget its immediate past and yet prides itself on being one of the oldest settlements in the world. What was the city like and who were the people who inhabited it in the early [...]
Waheguru ji ka Khalsa; Waheguru ji ki Fateh
The Sikh Centre is a not-for-profit organisation and this is its official web presence till our proper website is uploaded (which may be some time away).
On this weblog we will be putting up information that in our opinion is of benefit to our community and those non-Sikhs who are interested to know more about the [...]
