My personal experience as an American-born Sikh with parents from Christian and Jewish backgrounds; the changing world of Sikhi, and how people from different cultures and continents are connecting with this lifestyle, along with some lessons I have learned, and how I personally apply the teachings of Gurbani and Sikhi in my life and through SikhNet

Okay, I have to admit I love having a daughter, and like probably most fathers, I adore my beautiful Khalsa princess Charanjeet Kaur. Today she turned five years old (with my son turning 10 in a couple of months). It’s such a blessing to have children. They teach us so much. On one side it […]

Are you a Sikh parent with daughter? Chances are you have gone through the "Princess" phase with her, especially if you live outside of India in countries like USA, Canada, England, etc. My son is 9 years old and after having a second child four years ago (a girl!), I realized more and more how […]

On October 20th we celebrate the anniversary of the day when the Siri Guru Granth Sahib was declared the Guru of the Sikhs by Guru Gobind Singh. The Siri Guru Granth Sahib is this living Guru, the Shabad Guru of the Sikhs. Yesterday (Sunday) on a beautiful fall morning the Sikh community in Espanola, New […]

Often times people know my mother Sat Kirin Kaur and not me…and vice versa. "Oh…you’re Satkirin Kaur’s son, Really??".  She is well known in her circles of western/spiritual chant music that often don’t cross over to my circles of the SikhNet web sangat. Since my mother was a teenager she has always been into music […]