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Mohammad Ali Jinnah also guaranteed the minority’s rights in his speech delivered at the time of partition, but those pacts were not a big help in soothing the fear installed in both the Hindus and Sikhs due to the partition. The minority rights were being violated and within months after the pact was signed, millions of refugees migrated from East Pakistan to India. These situations were being further triggered by the Indian and Pakistan bilateral…

There has always been discrimination with the minority group. The essay will examine how human rights of aboriginal people were being violated Rights are equal to everyone from the day of its amendment like right to be heard, right to equality and right to education and these rights should be served equally without any discrimination of cast, creed, and colour. To practise these rights one must be educated however in Canada there were a minority group called aboriginal people they were…

Hindus and the Sikhs. One wanting more power over the other and wanting to be apart from one another all because of religion which resulted in the creation of the state of Punjab in India. The state of Punjab wasn 't enough for Sikhs they still wanted more power and to reach this goal there was the militant movement but this unsuccessful. So because of the people, not the religion, over 400 civilians and over a hundred died during Operation Blue Star. This happened because Sikhs wanted a full…

an indirect manner. I will also answer three complicated questions concerning this case. First of all, in order to better understand this case, we will have to have basic knowledge concerning this case. Starting with the appellants, which are the Sikh boy (Gurbaj Singh Multani, in this text will referred to as G) and his father (Balvir Singh Multani, will be refer…

The annexed regions included the North-Western Provinces (comprising Rohilkhand, Gorakhpur, and the Doab) (1801), Delhi (1803), and Sindh (1843). Punjab, Northwest Frontier Province, and Kashmir, were annexed after the Anglo-Sikh Wars in 1849. Kashmir was sold under the Treaty of Amritsar (1850) to the Dogra Dynasty of Jammu, and thereby became a princely state. In 1854 Berar was annexed, and the state of Oudh two years later. The Main purpose of the subsidiary alliance system…

and raised in Canada but both my mom and dads ancestory comes from India. These flags showcase who I am and where I’m from which is a key aspect in making up my personal identity. Ontop of the shield is a Khanda which is a Sikh symbol and is used as a military emblem for Sikhs. The Khanda expresses who I am and acts as a religious symbol which has an enormous amount of meaning to me. The poppies showcase my Canadian identity they are a symbol of peace, sleep and…

Sikhs are one of the brown, dark skinned people who have been the targets of anti-Muslim hate crimes. They have been misunderstood because of their beard and turban. In a 2013 survey made by Stanford University and by the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund, it was found that 49 percent of Americans think that the religion of Sikhism is a section of Islam. Sikhism and Islam are two separate religions. In this survey it was also concluded that some Americans tend to mix Sikhs and…

Male and female are the two gender identities/ideals that we have been living with for as long as we’ve known. Not until recently have people started looking at gender, sexual identity and feminism differently. In the past, anyone who claimed they were neither male nor female was diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder (GID) or more commonly known as Gender Dysphoria. Today, gender can be seen as a spectrum, with more than two opposing ideals to many. Gender roles, feminism are all portrayed…

In those few hours, my appearance, my lack of knowledge in English, and my social skills were questioned. I was bullied and treated as if I was an alien. My hair looked ‘different’ from the rest of the girls, for the sole reason that I am a Sikh girl. As Sikhs, we believe in not cutting our hair, which seemed quite odd to the girls at my school. My identity was treated as a misfortune in my kindergarten class, but those girls didn’t know that I would become the person I am today. That day was…

In 1922, Mahatma Gandhi sent a telegram to a fellow freedom fighter that read; “First decisive battle for India’s freedom won. Congratulations”. A little over a decade ago, these iconic words rang out once again in the central hall of the Indian Parliament. As I sat on its hallowed benches, I learnt of a man who embodied impactful stewardship. His selfless dedication and unwavering spirit has made him one of my greatest role models. His name was Baba Kharak Singh and he was my second…