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Kulbir Kaur teaches sociology at Shyama Prasad Mukherji College, Delhi University

Jagmeet Singhs Love and Courage

How Jagmeet Singh, Canadian MP, failed to love his father fully

Jagmeet Singh is the first Sikh with a turban to sit as a provincial legislator in Ontario.

27 Oct 2019 3:07 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: The legend of Gurdwara Panja Sahib

Guru Nanak asked Mardana, who was feeling very thirsty with no access to water, to approach Wali Khandhar and request...

11 Oct 2019 5:17 AM IST

Bhai Mani Singh, a great warrior, was an efficient leader who guided the panth whenever any crisis arose. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)

Mystic Mantra: Bhai Maharaj Singh A saint as well as a soldier

Bhai Maharaj Singh was admired by a number of people and had a large following.

14 Sept 2019 7:10 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Nankana Sahib has a special place in Sikh history

Gurdwara Chowa Sahib in Jhelum town, where Guru Nanak had found water in 1521, will also remain open.

19 Aug 2019 12:15 AM IST

Sita Under the Crescent Moon. A Womans Search for Faith in Pakistan, By Annie Ali Khan Simon and Schuster, Rs 599.

Exploring the Pakistani woman's psychic legacy

Quratulain Ali Khan, known as Annie Ali Khan, dedicates her work to Qurratulain Hyder, the great Urdu writer.

4 Aug 2019 5:24 AM IST

Sikhism, being a practical religion, denounces renunciation and believes in householders way of salvation. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)

Mystic Mantra: Takht Damdama Sahib - Guru ki Kashi

Takht means a throne or royal seat and it symbolises authority, sacred and secular.

20 July 2019 12:14 AM IST

The Prime Minister offered ardaas (prayers) to Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikhs and sat to listen to gurbani during his visit. (Photo: ANI)

Mystic Mantra: Bhagat Jaidev's bhakti based on love for God

Jaidev was born at Kindu Bilva, presently known as Kenduli in Birbhum district of West Bengal.

19 Jun 2019 5:31 AM IST

Nanak Singh, Khooni Vaisakhi A Poem From The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919, translated by Navdeep Suri HarperCollins, Rs 299.

Witness account of one crimson summer

The book under review is on one such major historical event that set the stage for the Independence movement to gather...

26 May 2019 6:03 AM IST

Sikhism, being a practical religion, denounces renunciation and believes in householders way of salvation. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)

Mystic Mantra: The journey to shahidi

Udham Singh was a noble soul and all the hardships of his life did not deter him from following the path of sacrifice,...

16 May 2019 2:36 AM IST

The Gollancz Book of South Asian Science Fiction Edited by Tarun K. Saintl Hachette, Rs 399

Science fiction all too preoccupied with political griefs

In the modern world driven by technology, self-interest and consumerism, even the sea can vanish overnight (Stealing the...

12 May 2019 12:11 AM IST

Baisakhi has acquired a special significance in the Sikh tradition. (Photo: Representational image/AP)

Mystic Mantra Baisakhi: A harbinger of sacred and secular

The day of Baisakhi marks a new beginning and falls on 13th April as per the Gregorian calendar.

13 April 2019 1:33 AM IST

Bhagat Trilochan

Mystic Mantra: Bhagat Trilochan

Bhagat Trilochan not only condemned superstitions, useless rituals but also criticised fake sadhus.

26 March 2019 5:29 AM IST