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STAR WARS: The Punjab Parallel
:dateline:The world sees the unveiling of the new segment of the multi-generation spanning epic saga of good versus evil today. The phenomenon that is Star Wars sees the next installment of the enthralling story-line...
Word Of The Day: Keet
ਕੀਟ (keeṭ) Meaning: noun: Insect, worm.Quote:ਕਈ ਜਨਮ ਭਏ ਕੀਟ ਪਤੰਗਾ॥ ਕਈ ਜਨਮ ਗਜ ਮੀਨ ਕੁਰੰਗਾ॥ kaee janam bhae keeṭ pataňgaa. kaee janam gaj meen kuraňgaa.(O man!) For many lifetimes you were an...
Safeguarding Children and Adults – The Need to Reform Sikh Institutions
There is no honor is silencing victims of abuse: Safeguarding Children and Adults the need to reform Sikh InstitutionsIt is commonly asserted that the Sikhs are one of the most successful minority communities in the...
Word Of The Day: din Parvaaṇ
ਦਿਨੁ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ (din parvaaṇ) Meaning: approved and accepted day.Quote:ਜੇ ਸਉ ਵਰ੍ਹਿਆ ਜੀਵਣ ਖਾਣੁ॥ ਖਸਮ ਪਛਾਣੈ ਸੋ ਦਿਨੁ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ॥je sau varihaa jeevaṇ khaaṇ. khasam pachhaaṇai so din parvaaṇ. If one lives and eats...
Some facts, without prejudice – Salman Khan vs. Dalit and Working Class Indians
Fact: The judge who found Salman Khan "not guilty" is the same person who twice denied bail to 3 members of a cultural troupe, Kabir Kala Manch (KKM) consisting of young Dalit...
Word Of The Day: Tap Parvaaṇ
ਤਪੁ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ (tap parvaaṇ) Meaning: approved and accepted austerity, penance.Quote:ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਇਹੁ ਤਪੁ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ॥satgur kee sevaa ih tap parvaaṇ.Practising what the true Guru has advised/instructed is the acceptable and approved...
Interview with Suneet Singh: Bridging the Digital Divide for the Forgotten Billion
:dateline:Suneet Singh Tuli is the co-founder and CEO and president of Canada-based DataWind, known the world over for its innovative and affordable Akash tablets designed to revolutionise education in India before creating...
Word Of The Day: nhaataa Parvaaṇ
ਨਾਤਾ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ (nhaataa parvaaṇ) Meaning: approved and accepted bath.Quote:ਨਾਤਾ ਸੋ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਈਐ॥ nhaataa so parvaaṇ sach kamaaeeai.The cleansing bath of one who practices Truth is approved and accepted.- Guru Nanak Sahib,...