Aussie-born Manika Kaur making a difference with music
| Australia | 21 Sept 2016 | Asia Samachar |
"My favourite memories with my siblings are our ‘jam sessions’. We would rock out on our harmoniums and tablas ...
Tu Mera Pita: Amrita Kaur & Yadvinder Singh
| Kirtan | New Zealand | 12 Sept 2016 | Asia Samachar |
https://youtu.be/AABu0P48sVk
The singing of the shabad Tu Mera Pita by New Zeland-based Amrita Kaur and her father Yadwinder...
Robbers bashed up as Sikh shopkeeper fights back in NZ
| New Zealand | 29 Aug 2016 | Asia Samachar |
Two armed robbers were forced to run for their lives after a Sikh shopkeeper and his son fought back...
First Sikh woman to contest local Government elections in Australia
| Melbourne, Australia | 26 Aug 2016 | Asia Samachar |
A 35 years old IT professional from Melbourne will be the first Sikh woman to contest in the local...
NZ Sikh council candidate’s billboard defaced
| New Zealand | 22 Aug 2016 | Asia Samachar |
The first Sikh to run for a place on Hamilton's city council has had his billboard defaced...
Teaching Punjabi in the Diaspora – Passion or Compulsion?
| Auckland, New Zealand | 23 July 2016 | Asia Samachar |
I was recently invited to a Conference on the Teaching of Punjabi Language in New Zealand -...
Hukam: Walking the Will
| Ravin Kaur | Opinion | 23 July 2016 | Asia Samachar |
“Hukam Rajai Chalna…..”
Hukam or ‘Divine Will’, as we know it. Haven’t you wondered where do we draw the line?...
Aussie MP Katter wants to cut immigration, but welcomes Sikhs, Jews...
| Australia | 8 Julyxa 2016 | Asia Samachar |
If Bob Katter gets his way, Australia should restrict migration to just three groups, with Sikhs included in his list.
Katter is the...
NZ looking at Malaysian Punjabi teaching model
| Auckland, New Zealand | 6 July 2016 | Asia Samachar |
The teaching methodology of Punjabi language in New Zealand can be improved to gain government recognition, with...
Australia’s first Sikh councillor John Arkan to run in July federal...
| Australia | 19 June 2016 | Asia Samachar |
John Arkan, a blueberry farmer from Woolgoolga and the first Sikh councillor of Australia, has confirmed running for the a...









































