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Geeta Kaur brings pride to the SIKH community by being a part of the US Navy. She broke all barriers and joined the U.S. Navy and will be proudly serving the United States.

She was recently interviewed by Gurmeet Kaur Sodhi, TV anchor and journalist of repute.

Despite of being often told that a woman’s place is not in the Navy or Army, She took a lead in following her dreams and here she is with the medals of honors shining on her. She makes every Kaur, every other woman out there, proud of her achievements and her determination.

She makes us want to believe in our dreams and pursue them, no matter what anyone says.

She will continue to be the beacon of light for many by setting an example for all the women who want to pursue their dreams.

We wish her much success in every endeavour.

Gatka is an ancient martial art which has been thoroughly battle-tested and has existed in Northern India for many thousands of years. It is considered to be a spiritual as well as a physical exercise. Gatka include the Sikh Martial Art “Shashtar Vidya” started by sixth Sikh Guru “HarGobind Sahib Ji”

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ਚੌਹਾਂ ਵੀਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਗੂੜੇ ਪਿਆਰ ਅੰਦਰ ।

ਤਕਦਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਬਾਪੂ ਕੱਚੇ ਕਿਲੇ ਅੰਦਰੋਂ

ਕਿੰਨਾ ਬਲ ਹੈ ਨਿੱਕੀ ਤਲਵਾਰ ਅੰਦਰ

ਕਿੰਨੀਆਂ ਖਾਦੀਆਂ ਸੱਟਾਂ ਅਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਨੇ

ਕਿੰਨੇ ਖੁਬੇ ਨੇ ਤੀਰ ਜੁਝਾਰ ਅੰਦਰ।

ਦਾਦੀ ਤੱਕਿਆ ਬੁਰਜ ਦੀ ਝੀਤ ਵਿਚੋ

ਫੁੱਲ ਲੁਕ ਗਏ ਨੇ ਇਟਾਂ ਦੇ ਭਾਰ ਅੰਦਰ।

ਅਰਸ਼ੋਂ ਦਾਦੇ ਸ਼ਹੀਦ ਨੇ ਝਾਤ ਪਾਈ

ਕਿੰਨਾ ਸਿਦਕ ਹੈ ਮੇਰੇ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਅੰਦਰ।

ਜੂਝੇ ਕਿਸ ਤਰਾਂ ਧਰਮ ਤੋ ਸਾਹਿਬਜਾਦੇ

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The petition has gains Momentum as more voices stand against it with 79,000 Signatures (34 Online +45,000 Offline)

Comedians Gurpreet Singh Ghuggi and Sunil Pal have joined the campaign that seeks a ban on Sikhs jokes. Actor Manmeet Singh, RJ O P Rathore and Church of North India (CNI) have also come out in support of the ban.

“The history of Sikh jokes goes back to the British era, as names like Santa and Banta were common those days. They were troubled by the martial race led and Maharaja Ranjit Singh had given them a tough time. That is why an attempt was made to defame Sikhs and I wonder why this trend started by them has not stopped,” said Ghuggi, who has featured in TV shows and Bollywood movies.

A global on-line petition started by Delhi Sikh community on change.org demanding a ban on Sikh jokes intended at ridiculing the community has gained momentum worldwide. This petition has more than 27,000 signatures online and around 45,000 signatures offline. “We expect to have 1, 00,000 signatures by the end of December 2015,” said Manjit Singh GK, president, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee.

Charanjeet Singh, a spokesperson of DSGMC, said an online campaign started by the committee called for a ban on 5,000-odd websites that carry jokes which made fun of Sikhs like ’12 baj gaye’ and other taunts had got massive support from all sections of the society across the globe.

The thrust of the campaign is that Sikhs are the most vibrant, confident and generous community and these jokes “violate the fundamental right to life and to live with dignity,” and so the sites carrying them should be banned and install the filters to prevent them from making a re-entry.

DSGMC has also started an offline campaign during birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev at Gurdwara Rakabganj where the petition was put before Sikh masses and those who did not use internet were asked to join the campaign by signing on paper sheets. A record number of 20,000 offline signatures were gathered on one day with people unanimous of the need to stop racist jokes.

~ Source: Times Of India

Hermehr Kaur has plastered her name all over the CIF-SS girls tennis postseason brackets for three straight seasons, reaching the round of 16 in 2015.

The Redlands High School junior advanced to the round of 16 as part of a doubles team two years ago, but this season was her deepest run as a singles player.

She didn’t lose until encountering eventual three-time CIF-SS individual champion, UCLA-bound senior Ena Shibahara of Palos Verdes Peninsula.

“When they see the same name three years in a row, she’s got that name recognition now,” Redlands coach Sean Comadena said of Kaur. “It’s like when the same school does well year after year. Hermehr has put herself in that position.”

Kaur went 37-2 in the regular season and won her second Citrus Belt League singles title in as many tries.
She lost just two games in the first three rounds of the playoffs before polishing off her round of 32 opponent with a 6-0 victory in the second set.

Once the 581 CIF-Southern Section schools are boiled down to 16 singles players, an elite group of players is all that’s left.

“At that point, it’s not really about high school anymore because we all see each other at national tournaments,” Kaur said. “It’s all girls that will be playing Division I tennis. Once you’re past the round of 32, that’s when it really begins.”

With three-time defending champion Shibahara graduating, the door is ajar for Kaur in 2016. Winning the CIF-SS individual tournament isn’t easy for anybody, but Kaur has landed herself in the conversation for next season.

“I very much think she could make it into the top eight and any one of those girls can win it,” Comadena said. “She works so hard at it that she’s giving herself a chance. Anybody needs a little luck to go their way to win the whole tournament but Hermehr is in the middle of that discussion.”

Her junior season may technically be over, but Kaur said there is plenty of work to be done to reach her next attainable goal. Kaur is hoping to land a Division I scholarship, something she will go a long way toward determining over the next few months.

“You know that time when seniors are applying for colleges and trying to put their best foot forward so they can get in,” Kaur said.

“That’s what I’ll be doing for tennis while I’m a junior. I’m going to be playing in a lot of tournaments in front of a lot of college coaches soon and they’re going to be choosing who they want to offer scholarships.”

~ Source: sbsun.com

Dr. Rajwant Singh, Chairman of the Sikh Council on Religion and Education, met President Barack Obama at the White House and pressed Obama to allow Sikhs in US Armed Forces without any restrictions. US President promised to look into the matter and agreed to follow up.

Dr. Rajwant Singh said, “President Obama, you have to allow Sikhs to serve in the Army without any restriction. They are only able to serve if Pentagon gives them an exception. This needs to go. Please do not leave office without taking away this restriction against Sikhs.

President Obama responded, “Sikhs are great warriors. I will look into it and will follow up.”

Dr. Singh added, “Now Canada has turbaned Sikh as the National Defence Minister.” To which Obama said, “I know, I know.”

Dr. Singh thanked Obama for his service to the nation. “I want to thank you for your leadership and what you have done for this country.”

Dr. Singh also met with Tina Tchen, chief of Staff for the First Lady, Michelle Obama. In addition, Dr. Singh met with Melissa Rogers, head of the White House Faith based Office of Neighborhood Partnerships, which works with faith communities on social issues. She also promised to follow up with President Obama.

Dr. Singh has been participating in Sikh community affairs since his early youth. He founded the first Sikh youth group in 1980 in Washington. Dr. Singh is active in peace, justice and religious freedom issues. Dr. Singh also keeps close contact with the Sikh religious and Punjab political leadership. He is often consulted on many global issues by them. Dr. Singh has been active on national scene in America. He is the first Sikh leader to be invited to the White House in 1993 by President Clinton.

He was the first Sikh leader to be invited along with leaders of many different religions to a meeting with Bush immediately after the attack of 9/11 on September 20, 2001.

He was also instrumental in having the White House observe the 400th anniversary of the installation of the Sikh scriptures in August 2004. This was the first Sikh event at the White House and it was attended by the members of Bush’s cabinet and various Sikh leaders from all over America.

~ Source: prweb.com

Sikhs are getting aggressively targeted with unnecessary suspicion owing to their distinctive turbans and beards.

A man on a Jet Blue flight from New York to California made a 40 second video recording of a Sikh man asleep in the seat next to him and put it on YouTube with the caption, “Would you feel safe? Flying with Bin Laden”, CBS San Francisco reports. It’s true. This is what the world has come to.

The human rights advocates and the United Sikhs were alarmed at the bold stupidity and earth-shattering ignorance of this man.

The Internet rushed to the defence of the Sikh man, identified as Darshan Singh of California. The video which had received over a 100k views so far and has been bombarded with comments that decry the idiocy of the man recording. These commentors gave us hope that the World still unites against such derogatory remarks.

~ Source: scoopwhoop.com

US President Barack Obama has promised Sikhs to look into their demand to allow them to serve in the American military “without restrictions” on their articles of faith like growing a beard and wearing a turban, according to a prominent community organisation.

Rajwant Singh, chairman of the Sikh Council on Religion and Education, met Obama at the White House on Wednesday and pressed him to allow Sikhs in US Armed Forces without any restrictions, the organisation said in a release.

Singh and his wife were invited to the White House Holiday reception hosted by the First Family.

“You have to allow Sikhs to serve in the Army without any restriction. They are only able to serve if Pentagon gives them an exception. This needs to go. Please do not leave office without taking away this restriction against Sikhs,” Singh told the President.

Obama, in turn, promised to look into the matter and agreed to follow up

“US President promised to look into the matter and agreed to follow up,” the release said.

It further quoted Obama as saying: “Sikhs are great warriors. I will look into it and will follow up.” Singh also pointed out to Obama that Canada has a turban wearing Sikh as its defence minister, which the President acknowledged.

Earlier this month, in a rare exception, an active-duty Sikh combat soldier in the US Army was granted a temporary religious accommodation that allowed him to grow his beard and wear a turban.

~ Source: The Tribune

At that time, Nadir Shah raided Delhi in the year 1739 and looted Hindustan and was carrying lot of Hindustan treasures and nearly ​18000 Hindu women along with him. The news spread like wildfire and was heard by Sardar Jassa Singh, who was the Commander of the Sikh army at that time. He decided to attack Nadir Shah’s Khafila on the same midnight.

He did so and rescued all the Hindu women and they were safely sent to their homes. It didn’t happen only once but thereafter, whenever any Abdaalis or Iranis had looted Hindustan and were trying to carry out treasures and Hindu women along with them for selling them in Abdal markets, the Sikh army although quite few in numbers but brave-hearted, attacked them at midnight,12 o’clock and rescued the captured women.

After that time, when there occurred a similar incident, people started to contact the Sikh army for their help and the Sikhs used to attack the raiders at midnight, 12 o’clock. Their continued success became a legend, that at midnightnearly at 12 o’clock, it is very difficult to fight against Sikhs as the Sikhs are endowed with supernatural power to defend Religion, Nation and Humanity. Nobody can fight and win against them at midnight. That is the legend behind the story today. Over time, a few smart alecks corrupted this into the line that at 12 o’clock, the Sikhs go out of their senses.

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