Just saw this on my friend Sartaj Singh’s blog. Seems like these days the media is going wild. Last week it was "Burger Singh" and Nihang Singh’s being made fun of and now this. In the recent issue of Golf Digest Magazine a picture which looks just like a typical painting of Guru Arjan Dev ji is used to represent the "Golf Guru".
The Sikh Dharma International website has just been launched (Read the official press release). I just checked it out and there is lots of information about the organization and great educational content about Sikhi. Definitely worth visiting….
You can also watch three newly posted inspirational videos lectures by SSS Harbhajan Singh Khalsa which recently aired on TV.
Curious? Interested? Head on over to www.SikhDharma.org and explore….
"We all Walk in Different Shoes"
A few days ago, Kenneth Cole unveiled one of his new ads on a wall of Rockefeller Center in New York City. The model is, surprisingly, a sardar.
The campaign features Sandeep (aka: Sonny) Caberwal as a Sikh and in the below video he explains about being a Sikh and standing out.
Read more about it at on SikhNet and on SikhChic or KennethCole.com
Guess what?! It’s that time of the year! Yes….I’m sure you guessed it; the time to show your support to SikhNet. I know most of you enjoy the content on MrSikhNet.com along with the many services that SikhNet offers, however your support is crucial for us to continue. SikhNet does not receive regular funding from any other for-profit or non-profit business. It is supported almost entirely through your generous donations. Your ongoing support is what keeps SikhNet alive and growing. Every donation, no matter how large or small is deeply appreciated.
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During my recent visit to Vancouver, I had the opportunity to be interviewed for the Channel M News and talk a bit about SikhNet and the Youth Online Film Festival. Roma Kaur (Channel M Punjabi News Producer and Kaurs Magazine editor) wanted me to talk in Hindi/Punjabi, so I did my best to squeeze some in. My vocabulary isn’t that extensive so I couldn’t really express myself properly without using english. When I was in boarding school in India (1983-1993) our school was located in Uttar Pradesh (Dehradun/Mussoorie) so most people only spoke hindi. We did learn how to read punjabi….but our teacher wasn’t that great so we hardly learnt much conversational Punjabi. After my visit to Vancouver I felt that I really do want to continue to learn Punjabi and Hindi. There are not really any people here to talk with in Espanola, but I figured I could find a Skype buddy and we could have conversations in Punjabi/Hindi to get practice.
Here is the latest beautiful new CD/DVD by Snatam Kaur which is from live concerts. You can hear sound clips and order it online.
"Recorded at concert halls, churches and yoga studios as Snatam Kaur and her ensemble traveled across North America, you’ll hear performances which soar to the heights of these sacred spaces and find a home in the hearts of their audiences. Join in the magical experience of Snatam Kaur Live in Concert. Also includes a bonus DVD, Path of Peace, that intimately chronicles this tour.
This album fulfills years of requests for Snatam Kaur to capture the experience of her live performances on CD. There is something mystical that happens at her concerts that is represented in these songs.
The album opens with Azure Salver, a prayer translated in the book Peace Lagoon (Sukhmani Sahib). This song has been a favorite at her concerts, but has never been recorded before. This song is hilighted by the clarity of Snatam’s voice, the poetry of the lyrics, and the expert instrumental accompaniment."
TRADUCCION EN ESPAÑOL DEL HUKAMNAMA DESDE EL SIRI HARIMANDER SAHIB
You might have seen the hukamnama english translation/katha at http://hukam.sikhnet.com but did you know that you can now get the hukam translation in Spanish too? My friend Siri Dyal Kaur from Mexico just started doing this seva. Check it out at: http://hukamespanol.wordpress.com
A spanish translation of Siri Guru Granth Sahib ji was recently completed by "Babaji" from Mexico. His life mission was completing this, and right before he passed away earlier this year it was bound and printed into a single volume with Gurmukhi, Spanish Translation and Transliteration.
I am feeling like a need a break and was wondering if any of you know of any happenings this weekend in the Vancouver area? I’ve always wanted to visit and see Vancouver…so we’ll see what happens. I’m going to be in Vancouver/Surrey from Sept 14 (evening) and leaving Sept 18th. I hope I get a chance to meet and hang out with some of the Sikh Youth during the visit.
In case you haven’t noticed, on the right hand side of this website the days have been counting down for the submission deadlines for the 2007 SikhNet Youth Online Film Festival. As of today there are only 11 days left! Still enough time to make a video and submit it!
Video submissions have been coming in slowly; but one thing I learned from last year, was that everyone waits till the last few days to submit their video. So…don’t wait too long…submit your video soon!
Jasmeet Singh Bansal from Pennsylvania, USA was last years first prize winner and made a video preview trailer of his video submission. Looks like it is going to be an interested video. We’ll all have to stay tuned to see how things turn out for Gurmukh Singh.
Just in case you are not a regular visitor of the Daily Hukamnama section on SikhNet: You can hear an English explanation of the daily Hukamnama which is taken every day at Hari Mandir Sahib (Amritsar, India). Normally Nihang Sukha Singh does this translation, however he is away in India for over a month, and in his absence Guruka Singh and Ek Ong Kaar Kaur are filling the role and doing a summary translation of the daily message from our Guruji.
Have a listen at: http://hukam.sikhnet.com
ps. In case you didn’t already notice. You can also hear this audio on the right hand side of this page.
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