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...
Daljit Sanghera: Mother, farmer and Australia’s ‘Woman of the Year”
| SBS Punjabi | Australia | 27 May 2016 | Asia Samachar |
By Manpreet K Singh
Born and brought up in Nakodar (Punjab), Daljit migrated to Australia nearly three decades ago. After living...
Auckland Turban Day – 28 May 2016
| Auckland, New Zealand | 20 May 2016 | Asia Samachar |
Keen to inform your non-Sikh friends about the turban and Sikhi? If you live in Auckland,...
Fear not, embark on that new journey – Dr Harveen Kaur
| Auckland, New Zealand | 18 May 2016 | Asia Samachar |
By Jasrinder Kaur
Malaysian-born Dr Harveen Kaur loves research. For some years now, she has immersed herself...
In search of Naam
| Ravin Kaur | Opinion | 28 April Jan 2016 | Asia Samachar |
The riddle of Naam has always been one of the dominating thoughts in my mind.
We all come across...
Darshan Singh (1933-2016), Melbourne
| Family Note | Jordmela: Gurdwara Sahib Greentown (Ashby Road), Ipoh on 3/4/16, 6.15am-8.15am | Malaysia
“He planned his funeral like someone planning a wedding,” noted a...











































