because the truth needs to be told
The editor of The World Sikh News outlines the history of the Sikh prayer to Akalpurakh -God Almighty and how the daily prayers for the Sikhs over the last 70 years has been answered. He chides the Indian leadership for their game of upmanship and rebukes the... More »
Sikhs are still a globally unknown community! We think we are well known. No. More than 70% have never seen or heard of ‘Sikh’, and remain intrigued! In London, many whites, Africans and Arabs have never heard of ‘Sikhs’. They initially think we are ‘Muslims’.... More »
A daring, entertaining, irreverent speech catapults comedian Michelle Wolf centrestage, leaves the Washington press divided, die-hard feminists in disarray, while Trump rages with anger, support pouring in from the international media and the Indian media sile... More »
To make sense of Kathua, Unnao and the India of the Bharatiya Janata Party, columns of newspapers, online journals and videos proved a little inadequate. I re-read Nobel Prize for Literature winner Sir William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. After reading this, ... More »
World Sikh News presents a two-part series of essays to understand the complexities that plague a society where an eight-year-old is brutally assaulted and murdered, the guilty are defended through delay and awe and how verbosity and inaction from the Prime Mi... More »
The World Sikh News completes one year today and reiterates commitment to stay steadfast. WSN is not in the race of Breaking News. WSN in the battle of Breaking Views. WSN will not lose focus and stay determined, “because the truth needs to be told.” The World... More »
In this UN Human Rights Day special, World Sikh News takes stock of the global human rights situation, questions non-compliance of UN treaties and conventions by India and urges Sikhs to stand up for human rights for all. 70 years ago, nations as members of th... More »
170 SGPC members selectively elect an impotent President -Gobind Singh Longowal, under clear instruction of the Akali Dal leadership gone astray from the ideals of the founders of this august institution, compromising principles and traditions, leaving the Sik... More »
The World Sikh News pays tributes to fearless journalist Gauri Lankesh who had premonitions of what was in store for her, but who nevertheless stood up, mocking the state and those who toed the line and those who are crawling. WSN will continue to stand up as ... More »
From the archives of WSN, I culled out an editorial written in April 2008, which chronicles the damage KPS Gill did to Indian hockey. My interest in the game of hockey was kindled during my visits with my father to witness hockey matches at the Bombay Hockey A... More »
This article is for the Doubting Thomasses. This is just one sample of the many pieces of evidence which were presented to Indian courts one after another only to be either set aside or simply ignored. Someday, when Sikhs are able to set their own Nuremberg ty... More »
Written in March 2008, this is an indictment of the role of KPS Gill as the chief of the Indian Hockey Federation, a post given by the government of India, to keep him in circulation. Deeply anguished at the comments made by IHF chief KPS Gill against former h... More »