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Translation and Transliteration of Gurbani – Dr. IJ Singh

Abstract Although originally penned in Gurmukhi script, Guru Granth showcases many Indic and Middle Eastern languages extant when it was composed 300 to 500 years ago.  The beginnings of Sikhi emerge from Punjab but Sikhs are now found all over the globe. Many newer generations of Sikhs are more at home in the language and…

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Burnished or Tarnished — I.J. Singh

BURNISHED OR TARNISHED I.J. Singh This column today is not a requiem for anyone in particular. There are a few “givens” in life.  One that stands out is that we all, each of us, like all that are born will die.  There is no escaping it hence the question that Guru Granth challengingly posits: “What footprints will…

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The Amazing Guru Gobind Singh – Inder M. Singh

Guru Gobind Singh Ji has a very special place in the hearts of all Sikhs. He is a father figure for all of us and a great source of inspiration. His teachings and his exemplary life is in fact very relevant to all of us here in America in the 21st century. In an age…

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FOES & FRIENDS: Betwixt & Between – I.J. Singh

FOES & FRIENDS: Betwixt & Between I.J. Singh Over the years I have had the good fortune to work with many Sikh institutions in the United States; not too intimately but closely enough to see their blemishes, wrinkles and warts.  I have seen them through their good days and bad.  And I include here a…

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A Distant Beat, A Different Drummer

(Nishaan (Nagaara) Issue IV, 2012 Pages2-4, 2012)Editorial A DISTANT BEAT, A DIFFERENT DRUMMER I.J. Singh The spell of the past is always enchanting, sometimes empowering. Is it a prison or can it set us free? History never leaves us.  It makes us what we are, so it is ever with and within us.  And we…

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