Women: ‘Property’ of Men – Part 1
| Gursharan Singh | Opinion | 30 Jan 2016 | Asia Samachar |
1.0 Introduction
Women have been perceived as the ‘property’ of men and they have been subservient to men since time immemorial....
The fragmented self
| I.J. Singh | Opinion | 28 Jan 2016 | Asia Samachar |
My alternative title for this essay would have been “Think Death – But Why?” But I stepped away from it...
Are our Gurdwaras Dysfunctional? The Root Causes
| Karminder Singh Dhillon | Opinion | 26 Jan 2016 | Asia Samachar |
There is no denying that the dysfunctionality of our Gurdwaras is deeply entrenched and widespread.
There can also be...
Sikhs should fund efforts to preserve heritage sites in Pakistan
| Hb Singh | Malaysia| 23 Jan 2016 | Asia Samachar |
Sikhs in the diaspora should consider preserving selected historical places connected to the Sikh heritage in Pakistan rather than...
Gurdwara docked by the riverbank
| Vishal J Singh | Gurdwara Design | 23 Jan 2016 | Asia Samachar |
A city is a living organism.
In many ways, it acts the same way you and I do, as...
Brilliant effort to capture Sikh legacy in Pakistan
| Hb Singh | Malaysia| 22 Jan 2016 | Asia Samachar |
Solid writing. Superb photographs. And the book takes you to places that have been, for some decades now, almost...
‘Dysfunctional’ gurdwaras a bit rough on the ears
| Baldev Singh Dhaliwal | Opinion | 20 Jan 2016 | Asia Samachar |
Dr Karminder Singh Dhillon quite rightly has set some lofty ideals for a Gurdwara, which may be used as...
Jaap: Not mere chanting, but an internal journey
| Jasrinder Kaur | Opinion | 16 Jan 2016 | Asia Samachar |
Jaap appears frequently in Sikh discourse. Is it chanting, to repeat something continuously? Not to me. It's so much deeper...
You want to respect Guru, make shabad accessible
| I.J. Singh | Opinion | 14 Jan 2016 | Asia Samachar |
By I.J. Singh
A couple of months ago The Sikh Review (Kolkata) carried an irate “Letter to the Editor.” Col (Retd)...
The Battle of Kampar
| NST | Opinion | 10 Jan 2016 | Asia Samachar |
EVERY soldier knows that when he or she goes to war, the chances of not coming home are high. It was...