Sikh

Islam is said to have ‘interacted’ with its Indian environments in various ways. First off, South Asia, the region known as Hind, has one of the largest Muslim populations of any region in the world. According to the 2010 figure, India has a Muslim population of about 177 million, identifying as the second largest religion in India behind Hinduism. Islam began to spread through maritime trade, Arab merchants would go to south Asia and settle there, learning the local language and marrying the…

atheism is not immoral. It is okay to be an atheist and not believe in the existence of God, but it is not okay to be an atheist and shame religions, their spirituality, and their values. Just like it is okay to be a Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Jew, Sikh and etc, but being a homophobic , misogynistic, racist, or person full of hate and blaming it on your faith is not okay. I don’t think a group that believes in God gets to decide what is moral and immoral. Christianity,…

This afternoon, we have the opportunity to hear one of the most innovative and visionary leaders in the history of our world. The leader to peace, and the father of India’s nation, Mahatma Ghandi. Through nonviolent civil disobedience, Ghandi was able to lead India to independence as he controlled the civil rights movement against the British. He surely is insightful when it comes to humanity. All through the road to freedom and peace, all through the struggles and pain, all through the blood…

In 1757, the historic battle of Plassey, a small town 150 km north of Calcutta in Bengal, changed the course of Indian history. The East India Company led by Robert Clive defeated the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj Ud- Daulah and his French allies. This marked the emergence of British rule in India as the East India Company emerged as a powerful force in Bengal. In 1761, the Maratha Empire that had become formidable in central and western India suffered massive defeat against Afghan forces led by Ahmad…

different India, an India of his dreams; free of oppression, misery, and classism. The culture which is developed by Europe and Britain during the 15th through 19th centuries was about capital colonization which says complete exploitation of colonies for their own benefit. Agriculture was the basic pillar of Indian economy. For about eighty percent of Indian population espoused it as people as their principal source of livelihood. It use to contribute to seventy percent of national income.…

Racism has been prevalent in societies since the beginning of time and it continues to marginalize, oppress, stereotype, stigmatize and paint a wide variety of people with the same dirty brush. Racism has always been a popular topic of conversation and has always sparked great debate amongst people of all races and cultural backgrounds. It is a social construct, similar to gender and disability (IERE, 121), which means, society and culture create racism through socialization; it is not a…

For instance, Akbar, who invited religious scholars to his court, would be more tolerant of Sikhs than his son Jahangir, who killed the Sikh Guru Arjun. Shah Ismail killed and more forced Sunnis to convert to Shiism. Shah Abbas the Great forced Armenians to convert to Islam after overhearing Armenian girls speaking ill of him. Armenian, who believed that Abbas was…

Hinduism including karma. To explain, karma is the belief instead of, being judged by God, the accumulation of good and bad actions in a past life will determine how good our next life will be. On the other hand, the caste system was rejected by Sikhs because they believe that everyone is equal in status in the eyes of God. Additionally, similar to Buddhism and Hinduism, Sikhism promotes freedom of belief by expressing that Guru Nanak never asked his new followers or ten students who passed on…

opportunity with the Humane Society, and her dedication to the Earth motivated her to recycle paper when no paper collection was in place at her school. Lastly, her gratitude for the opportunities and help given to her when she was younger through the Sikh Temple, and the Canton Public Library led her to volunteer her time and help those who need help, just as she once needed.…

my family many occasions because according to them I have to take my dad’s religion and make it mine. While my dad practices Sikhism, which is very liberal, my mom follows Hinduism, a more conservative religion. To me its wrong to label myself as a Sikh or a Hindu because I don 't necessarily agree with all of the beliefs and ideologies of those religions. In some cases beliefs from both…