Sikh

About half of them are Sikh small-holders and the other half are Muslim tenant-farmers. Only Ram Lal the moneylender is Hindu and his murder at the hands of dacoits (bandits) at the beginning of the story coincides with imminent violence as trainloads of refugees pass through the village. They are Muslims fleeing India and Hindus and Sikhs fleeing Pakistan, and there are terrible reports of ‘ghost trains’ carrying slaughtered victims…

racism, ignorance and devious politics in Canadian history. While many of these themes although may be routed in the British Empire, Canadian discrimination and injustice are of its own creation. Hugh Johnston’s The Voyage of the Komagata Maru: The Sikh Challenge to Canada’s Colour Bar tells a tale of how Canadians closed the door to Asian immigration and manipulated a system to which foreigners were not meant to succeed. In May of 1914, 376 South Asians attempted to come to Canada by sea, only…

Over time, there have been many acts of ethnic and religious violence, and many are closely tied with strong feelings of nationalism in the people performing those acts. Ethnic cleansing is done to create a more homogenous region, and feelings of nationalism and ethnic pride would make someone much more willing to act violently against other ethnicities if they have excessive pride in their own. Ethnic and religious violence are influenced by strong feeling of nationalism and pride in one’s…

healthy mind and body. Furthermore, the Kanga helps to symbolize the importance of looking after one's body which God has created. The body acts as the vehicle and God has intended that one should take care of it properly. It does not conflict with the Sikh belief that one should move past bodily concerns and not put stress on removing imperfections from one's body. The fourth K is called Kachera which is a special underwear worn by members of the Khalsa. The Kachera is worn everyday and helps…

Mind: On Nice Parties and Casual Racism” explores the racial treatment of Asians by non-Asians. Similarly, Larry Lehna talks about the distinct differences between whites and blacks in law enforcement. Kundnani also addresses the discrimination of Sikhs on account of their cultural and religious beliefs. Drawing from these sources, one…

mornings are always the same in this home. the young boy wakes up. does his chores. then right after braiding his hair, tying it atop his head, and braiding his sister’s, their mother prepares lunch. four steaming roti’s with subzi and yogurt. She sits them on the verandah to eat while chiding him for yesterday's mischiefs and tomorrow's expected troubles. A few weeks later, when news of the genocide arrives, her motherly instincts burst through her. Sensing the horror of the mob approaching…

on Air India flight 301, which had 177 passengers and crew on board. After these explosions took place, Canadian Law Enforcement deemed it was Babbar Khalsa, founded by a radical immigrant sikh preacher, Singh Parmar,…

started living in gurdawaras. There they prayed all the time. There was no sign of life or death in Mano Majra. The people moved towards its end when a group of Sikh soldiers with their leader arrived in gurdawara. They gave an emotional speech and asked in aggressive tone that why they let the Muslims go alive while they killed thousands of Sikhs and also convinced them to be the part of their team in order to increase the strength. They also shared the plan to kill the passengers of Muslim’s…

Muslims should make groups that explain who they are, what they believe in, and that what Muslim means. This is one way everyone can stop the violence and teasing that has increased since September 2001. Not just Muslims should do this but also Jews, Sikhs and all other religious groups that are misunderstood. If people do this then it would not just educate Americans but the whole world. Because if people do not inform or educate other on their beliefs then there can be a day where racism…

“I don’t like to catalogue our achievements….There is nothing tangible about such things. I would say our greatest achievement is to have survived as a free and democratic nation” (Indira Gandhi1). This statement was made by Indira Gandhi, a former prime minister of India. During her time as prime minister, she made a lot of strides toward political and economic independence. Gandhi had an exciting childhood, personal life, and four term political career. On November 19, 1917, Indira…