This Friday marks Vaisakhi, one of the most significant and widely observed annual celebrations for Sikhs, who make up the fifth-largest major world religion. Vaisakhi – sometimes spelled Baisakhi – ...

As a student in New Jersey in 2017, Gurjap Kaur Kohli, now 17, was proud to be a resident of the first state to mandate teaching about Sikhism in schools. Fast forward six years and she’s happy to see ...

Billions of people around the world this week will be celebrating Diwali, also known as the festival of lights. The annual holiday is celebrated every year, usually in late October or early November.

Must-reads for those eager to learn the origins, development, and tensions within a faith common to many Punjabis. Manvir Vohra teaches world religions at seminaries in northern India and trains ...

To debunk negative misconceptions about Sikhs, action must be taken in the classroom, said Bhupindar Singh, the outreach lead for the Sikh Youth Alliance Inc. of New Jersey. “Education is the antidote ...

The dastaar – most commonly referred to as a turban – is perhaps Sikhism’s most visible expression of identity. As part of our ongoing research, we talked to 13 British Sikh men to learn about their ...

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) – After Utah and Mississippi, Virginia became the 17th state in the US to include the Sikh faith, in its school curriculum. The Virginia State Board of Education on April 20 voted ...

Photos courtesy of the Kapany Art Collection. Generous gifts to UC Santa Cruz from the 5Rivers Foundation and the Sikh Foundation will raise awareness and understanding of Sikhism through two distinct ...

Head Priest Giani Gurjit Singh recites hymns from the Sikh Holy Scripture as members of sangat (community) listen. (Courtesy of Jaspreet Singh, Community Development Director for Sikh Youth Alliance, ...

A resolution hopes to add the study of Sikhism to the social studies curriculum of elementary and middle school students in New Jersey. The Senate Education Committee urged the state Board of ...