{"id":4555,"date":"2016-10-21T16:00:13","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T10:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.barusahib.org\/?p=4555"},"modified":"2024-11-21T15:57:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T10:27:51","slug":"new-york-declares-oct-19-as-waris-ahluwalia-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/new-york-declares-oct-19-as-waris-ahluwalia-day\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW YORK Declares Oct 19 As Waris Ahluwalia Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/new-york-declares-oct-19-as-waris-ahluwalia-day\/#New_York_City_Declares_October_19_as_Waris_Ahluwalia_Day\" >New York City Declares October 19 as Waris Ahluwalia Day<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/new-york-declares-oct-19-as-waris-ahluwalia-day\/#Recognized_for_Promoting_Tolerance_and_Understanding\" >Recognized for Promoting Tolerance and Understanding<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/new-york-declares-oct-19-as-waris-ahluwalia-day\/#Source_of_the_Recognition_Announcement\" >Source of the Recognition Announcement<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/new-york-declares-oct-19-as-waris-ahluwalia-day\/#Challenges_Faced_Post-911_as_a_Sikh\" >Challenges Faced Post-9\/11 as a Sikh<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/new-york-declares-oct-19-as-waris-ahluwalia-day\/#Honor_Bestowed_During_Diwali_Celebrations\" >Honor Bestowed During Diwali Celebrations<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"New_York_City_Declares_October_19_as_Waris_Ahluwalia_Day\"><\/span>New York City Declares October 19 as Waris Ahluwalia Day<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In an incredible and unprecedented gesture, New York City has declared, October 19, as Waris Ahluwalia Day. For the uninitiated, Waris is a hugely popular model, actor and designer in New York, and has become the face of the Sikh community in America. The honor was bestowed upon Ahluwalia when the mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio hosted a special reception at his official residence.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Recognized_for_Promoting_Tolerance_and_Understanding\"><\/span>Recognized for Promoting Tolerance and Understanding<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to The Indian Express, actor and designer Waris Ahluwalia has been honoured for his powerful message of &#8220;countering ignorance and advocating understanding and tolerance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In an incredible and unprecedented gesture, New York City has declared, October 19, as Waris Ahluwalia Day. For the uninitiated, Waris is a hugely popular model, actor and designer in New York, and has become the face of the Sikh community in America. The honor was bestowed upon Ahluwalia when the mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio hosted a special reception at his official residence.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Source_of_the_Recognition_Announcement\"><\/span>Source of the Recognition Announcement<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Source: HansIndia<br \/>\nAccording to The Indian Express, actor and designer Waris Ahluwalia has been honoured for his powerful message of &#8220;countering ignorance and advocating understanding and tolerance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The mayor lauded Ahluwalia for &#8220;proudly wearing his Dastar (turban) wherever he goes and by doing so, sending a powerful message to our city, to our country of countering ignorance, celebrating inclusion and advocating for religious understanding and tolerance in everything he does.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Challenges_Faced_Post-911_as_a_Sikh\"><\/span>Challenges Faced Post-9\/11 as a Sikh<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>He also talked about the difficulties he faced as a Sikh after 9\/11. Although New York has been his home ever since his childhood, he says,<br \/>\nPeople would glare at me with anger and hate as I walked down my own streets, in my own hometown. That was very confusing for me.<\/p>\n<p>He was even attacked once and almost lost vision in his right eye.<br \/>\nAhluwalia, was recently in the news, for being denied to board a flight, because he refused to remove his turban.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Honor_Bestowed_During_Diwali_Celebrations\"><\/span>Honor Bestowed During Diwali Celebrations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The honour was bestowed on him at a special gathering in New York, on the occasion of Diwali.<\/p>\n<p>Ahluwalia said he was grateful for the honor, and that although Diwali has been celebrated for centuries, in today&#8217;s world, the message of good triumphing over evil is \u201cmore important and relevant than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the fact that he overcame all that and now stands as a symbol of peace and tolerance makes us respect him even more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City Declares October 19 as Waris Ahluwalia Day In an incredible and unprecedented gesture, New York City has declared, October 19, as Waris Ahluwalia Day. For the uninitiated, Waris is a hugely popular model, actor and designer in New York, and has become the face of the Sikh community in America. 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