published in The Asian Weekly
Guru Nanak
Guruprab
Happy Gurupurab! "Satgur Nanak Pargateya, Mitti Dhund Jag Chanan Hoyeya" (With the emergence of the Holy Guruji, Guru Nanak, the mist cleared and the whole world was illuminated.It was as if the Sun had risen and the darkness was dispelled.) These words of Bhai Gurdas ji in praise of one of the greatest visionaries who … Continue reading Guruprab
Guru Nanak Dev Ji!
Published in the Hindu Deep, edition October 2024, by Hindu Council of Kenya Above article was published by the Hindu Council of Kenya in their monthly magazine "Hindu Deep". Manraj Singh a learned young Sikh gentleman, an architect by profession, an artist by traits being an avid Sikhi promoter wrote this beautifully for the Hindu … Continue reading Guru Nanak Dev Ji!
Guru Purab!
Floral Ik Onkar designed at the darbar of Baba Ishwr Singh Community Center of the Nanaksar Gurudwara in Nairobi. Picture : 26/11/23 Guru Purab Eve at the darbar sahib of Baba Isher Singh Ji Community Center of Gurudwara Nanaksar in Nairobi. 26/11/23 Guru Purab celebrations can be very extravagant and ritualistic in some places and … Continue reading Guru Purab!
Khanda Sahib!
A floral formation of the Khalsa symbol “ Khanda Sahib”. This arrangement was photographed on 26/11/23 at the Baba Isher Singh ji Community Center of Nanaksar Gurudwara in Nairobi. A symbol of bravery of Sikhs depicting crossed swords is one of the ornaments commonly found in photographs and in physical form usually in steel metal … Continue reading Khanda Sahib!
Guru Nanak Jayanti!
Published in The Asian Weekly, Edition 690 ( 24th to 30th November 2023) Guru Nanak Jayanti By Sikiladi Guru Nanak Jayanti also popularly mentioned as GurPurab is marked on the full moon of the Kartik month of Hindu calendar each year. The word Jayanti generally refers to a birth anniversary hence most of us have … Continue reading Guru Nanak Jayanti!
The second partition!
wonder how the worship of idols is termed as being ritualistic but worship of a book is not. In my perspective it is equally ritualistic. It is sad that the world of differences is gaining strength and the way the religious intolerance is spreading. Read on for more on the second eminent partition between two factions of society.
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