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India’s godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh gets 10 years imprisonment for raping...
This story first appeared in The American Bazaar Last week, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was produced in a Panchkula court that left the city devastated as his several hundred-thousand followers went on the...
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University of North Texas establishes professorship in Jainism
This story first appeared in The American Bazaar The professorship was establsihed to promote the studies of Jainism in the United States. Dr. George Alfred James has been named as the first Bhagawan...
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Thousands throng to Dussehra festival at Hare Krishna Temple in Washington
This story first appeared in The American Bazaar It was the 36th Dussehra festival held at the temple, also known as ISKCON of DC. A cross-section of the crowd at the 2017 Dussehra Festival held at the...
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Ivanka Trump wishes Diwali to all Indians across the world
This story first appeared in The American Bazaar Ivanka Trump is leading the American delegation at the annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit Ivanka Trump (Courtesy of Twitter) US President Donald...
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Top DC officials celebrate third annual Diwali at Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery
This story first appeared in The American Bazaar Mayor Muriel Bowser proclaims October 25 as “Diwali Day” in Washington, DC. At a Diwali celebration hosted by DC Mayor’s Office of Asian and Pacific...
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Trump greets Sikhs on Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary
Trump: “The Sikh community today exemplifies the fundamental values that all Americans share: peace, tolerance, compassion, and service.” WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump has extended warm wishes...
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Indian American entrepreneurs connect hearts with their unique dating apps
The Dil Mil team last month launched another dating app named ‘Shalom’ aiming the Jewish Community. A dating app, created by Indian American entrepreneurs, has already won many hearts as it became the...
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California State Board of Education approves controversial textbooks about...
Reportedly, the Indian American community had taken a divided stance on the issues related to Indian society, Hinduism, and casteism. The California State Board of Education (SBE) has approved 10...
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Sikh Religious Society organizes two-day conference in Chicago
The Chicago conference emphasized to fully adopt and forever follow The Mool Nanakshahi Calendar Delegates and speakers from Canada, Australia, India and other U.S. states” (Courtesy of Suresh...
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US News removes apparent image of a Sikh from a terrorism story after protest...
The group had recently launched an electronic guidebook to educate journalists who report on Sikhism. By Sreekanth A. Nair The US News has removed an apparent image of a Sikh running with a rifle in a...
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New Jersey declares April as ‘Sikh Awareness Month’
It becomes the third state in the nation — after Delaware and Indiana — to do so. Following announcements by Delaware and Indiana, the State of New Jersey on Thursday announced that it will mark April...
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Greater Springfield Hindus plan to build a new temple in Chatham, Illinois
The temple dedicated to Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, fortune and prosperity, and the wife of Lord Vishnu, will have a classic Indian design. Hindus in Greater Springfield, Illinois, are planning to...
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Indian Yogi Sadhguru delivers inspiring talk on Capitol Hill
Indian yogi Sadhguru delivering a talk on “Ambition to Vision” at the Capitol Hill Visitors Center. The event was organized by the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), headquartered in...
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Meditation can help in overcoming polarization, says Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (right) in conversation with Shaun Casey, director of Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs. The event, titled “Interfaith...
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Europe, Islam and the dynamic agitating the turbulent and mighty continent
Akbar Ahmed (fourth from left) and the Journey Into Europe team with Grand Mufti of Bosnia Mustafa Cerić (fourth from right) in Sarajevo. By Akbar Ahmad (Editor’s note: Journey into Europe, by Akbar...
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Europe at crossroads: Andalusia or Dystopia?
Akbar Ahmed (fourth from left) and the Journey Into Europe team with Grand Mufti of Bosnia Mustafa Cerić (fourth from right) in Sarajevo. BOOK REVIEW: Journey Into Europe: Exploring Islam, Immigration...
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Trump hosts Diwali at White House for second year in a row
President Trump lights the Diwali ‘diya’ (lamp) at the White House, surrounded by Indian Americans serving in his administration and high-ranking Indian officials. Seen second from right is Indian...
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Embassy of India marks 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak with a Bhai...
Bhai Baldeep Singh (third from left) performing. Photo credit: Embassy of India, Washington, DC The event was the first in a series of many planned to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak....
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Netflix removes subtitle of historical drama ‘21 Sarfarosh – Saragarhi 1897’...
A scene from ‘21 Sarfarosh – Saragarhi 1897’; image via Netflix screen capture The New York City-based Sikh Coalition worked with the streaming service to fix the error that was offensive for Sikhs....
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‘The Sikh Project’: An ongoing exhibition at California Museum shows many...
Photo credit: Sikh Coalition and Amit & Naroop. The Sikh Project, a traveling exhibition, is on until March 10 at the California Museum in Sacramento. Ishprit Kaur, a Connecticut-based nurse, who...
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