Tat Gurmat Taksal The French and the Sikh approach to non-sectarianism
[On the asking of the Khalsa Action Committee, the following document was prepared. It is self explanatory. The Taksal wonders whether these arguments have been advanced in the relevant fora by our people. They seemed to hold a promise of being developed into an effective statement by our learned advocates pursuing the turban case. The...
Inadequacies of the Hindu perception of the Sacha Sauda Mischief
The Sikhs have always felt disappointed that the rest of India, particularly the Media, has consistently failed to appreciate their point of view regarding any crisis confronting the Sikhs, or at least, even for the sake of record, to understand it. The opposite party has always been endowed with reasonability even without their taking the...
The French: Truly Obnoxious
I have always held an admiration for the French. I have learned about the wonderfully exciting and daring artists, thinkers and writers who came together in the salons of France to share ideas and change the world. It is amazing that all the exciting art at the Louvre, the walk on the grand and magnificent...
The Reserve, Divide and Enslave Game
Brief History The caste system, prevalent in India, is as old as Hinduism itself. Its roots are discernible in the Rig Veda, the basic Hindu scripture, advertised as the oldest book of humankind. The next most influential Hindu holy book Srimadbhagwat Gita, which M. K. Gandhi called ‘my mother and the mother of Hinduism,’ supports...
Reflection on Mata Gujri in the context of Sahibzada’a Shaheedi and today’s status of Sikh women in contemporary society
(This paper presented by Gurmeet Kaur, UNITED SIKH, on 12/18/2004 at Chicago IFCAPS Seminar on Seva, Simran and Shahadat) Note: There are some Quotes in punjabi. If you don’t have punjabi font, you are unable to read those quotes. Guru Nanak had a vision for a conscious path for all men and women equally. We...
The Sikh Marriage Bill 2007: A short history
[The event is not even a week old and many misunderstandings have already cropped up. Jathedar Manmohan Singh Bajaj has already claimed that it was their group which persuaded the government of Pakistan to adopt the marriage law. He also claims that his group had provided the draft of the law to be enacted. Both...
Bhagwan Singh Mokal
COMPLAINT REGARDING ILLEGAL DETENTION AND SUBSEQUENT IMPLICATION IN A CASE OF BHAGWAN SI GH MOKAL BY PANJAB POLICE To The Chairman, Punjab State Human Rights Commission, SCO 20-22, Sector 34-A, Chandigarh. Subject: Complaint regarding illegal detention and subsequent implication in a case of Bhagwan Singh Mokal by Police Station Mullanpur Dhaka, District Ludhiana. Sir, I...
Gurdwara Legislation
[An attempt was made to push through an All India Gurdwara Legislation during the last period of Mr. P. S. Badal as chief minister. This created a huge controversy within the panth. It was felt that the Bill was proposed for subordinating the SGPC to the All India Board to be (in the circumstances) nominated...
Sikh Genocide and Indian Secular State
(This paper is presented by Meerat Kaur, VOICES FOR FREEDOM, on IFCAPS seminar – SIKH HUMAN RIGHTS DAY- at Michigan on 29 October, 2005) The events of 1984, as well as the preceding and subsequent years, have made their mark on our history. These events are different from the expulsion of Ugandan Asians in 1972...
Govt. Blackmail
It has been often contended that the main aim of the political dispensation in India since 1947, has been the dissolution of the Sikh identity held intact by the Order of the Khalsa. This will be denied as it always has been but woe to him who cannot read confirmation in the official denial. ‘Nothing...
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Tat Gurmat Taksal The French and the Sikh approach to non-sectarianism
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