My Malice and Bias

A Maharashtrian Who made Punjab his Home Bhagat Namdev, also transliterated as Namdeo (1270 – 1350) was a Hindu poet-saint from Maharashtra, India who is venerated in Sikhism and his poetry is enshrined in Sri Guru Granth Sahib. He was born into a low Shudra caste as shimpi (tailor) in the Marathi language and as chimba (calico-printer) in northern India. Shudra is the lowest-ranked of the four castes in Hinduism. Bhagat Namdev Poetry of Bhagat Namdev Sixty-one of his hymns in fact came to be included in Sikh Scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib. These hymns or sabdas share the common characteristic of lauding the One Supreme God distinct from his earlier verse which carries traces of idolatry and saguna bhakti. In the course of his spiritual quest, Namdev had, from being a worshiper of the Divine in the concrete form, become a devotee of the attribute-less ( nirguna) Absolute. Ghuman Village GHUMAN, village 10 km west of Sri Hargobindpur in Gurdaspur district of the P

Indian Newspapers With more than 70,000 newspapers and over 500 satellite channels in several languages, Indians are getting news rammed through their throats with a diversity of biases. Such robust growth, many believe, may have come at the cost of accuracy, journalistic ethics and probity. The media has taken some flak in recent months for being shallow, inaccurate and sometimes damagingly fictitious. Who owns who? To understand the media biases, we need to understand the ownership of Indian media and the alignment of these owners with respective political parties. The Times Group with its flagship company Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited (BCCL) is India’s largest media conglomerate in India. The company remains a family-owned business as the descendants of Sahu Jain own a majority stake. Its media control extends from Times of India, Economic Times, Navbharat Times, Times Now, Munbai Mirror, Filmfare, Femina, and Radio Mirchi.  Political affiliation: BJP (Previously a

Today, the Haryana government in India renamed the city of Gurgaon as "Gurugram". Gurgaon is a city in the Indian state of Haryana located to the south-west of the National Capital Territory of Delhi,(20 mi) and 167 mi southwest of Chandigarh, the capital of Punjab. Modern City of Gurgaon Should the City Names be Changed? Although I am in favor of naming of Indian towns to their native names form the names given by the invaders of the country - the Afghans, Mughals, British, and the Portuguese. Most of the current cities and town were created by these invaders who conquered India and established new cities named after them. Why should the Indian public face the embarrassment of remembering their conquerors, plunderers, destroyers and rapists of their cultural and religious heritage, and their dignity? Should Indians keep the names of the cities based on these villains in history - Aurangzeb who destroyed thousands of Hindu and Buddhist temples, and converted mill

Loud, loving and full of life, Punjabis personify fun. What are the attributes that make Punjabis fun to be with and makes them so awesome?  Love for life and Celebrating Life   No matter how small the occasion, Punjabi's love to party hard. There's food enough to feed a small country and Punjabis of all ages get their groove on the dancing floor.  Punjabi Students in Celebration Mood There's a reason why Punjabis say " saade naal rahoge te, aish karoge ".  Burraha! Celebration of Life from Despair Whats the Reason behind this boisterous behavior?  Punjabi's love for life stems from their history. The desire to live the life to the full because its so short .. so short that you could lose it all in a matter of moments.  Will of the Creator is Sweet - Tera Bhana Meetha Laagey Being a frontier state, Punjab had to endure the plundering invasions of numerous foreigners for thousands of years ranging from Cyrus the Persian king, Alexander th

Influence of Sikhism on Sardar Bhagat singh Bhagat Singh (1907[ – 23 March 1931) was an Indian revolutionary who was influential in the Indian independence movement. Born into a Punjabi Sikh family which had earlier been involved in the freedom movement against the British Raj, he studied Sikh Gurus and European revolutionary movements as a teenager and was attracted to revolutionary ideologies. He worked with several revolutionary organisations and became prominent in the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA), which changed its name to the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) in 1928. Sardar Bhagat Singh Origin Bhagat Singh was born in 1907 to Kishan Singh and Vidyavati at Chak No. 105, GB, Banga village, Jaranwala Tehsil in the Lyallpur district of the Punjab Province of British India. His family members were Sandhu Jatt Sikhs; some had been active in Indian Independence movements, others had served in Maharaja Ranjit Singh's army. His ancestral v

Why Sikhs don't eat Halal Meat Halal Meat Label What is Halal? Halal is Arabic for permissible. Halal food is that which adheres to Islamic law, as defined in the Koran. The Islamic form of slaughtering animals or poultry, dhabiha , involves killing through a cut to the jugular vein, carotid artery and windpipe. Animals must be alive and healthy at the time of slaughter and all blood is drained from the carcass. During the process, a Muslim will recite a dedication, know as Tasmiya or Shahada . Problem with Halal The practice is barbaric and causes immense pain to the animal. The Royal Society of Protection against Cruelty to Animals ( RSPCA ) says slaughter without pre-stunning causes "unnecessary suffering". Halal - Animal Cruelty The animals are fully conscious as their throats are slit by a slaughterman as he utters prayers to Allah to ‘bless’ the animal. The ­creature then bleeds to death in a process that can take more than 30 seconds. Though t