because the truth needs to be told
Historian, explorer and documentalist Amardeep Singh is putting on film years of his research on the travels of first Sikh Master -Guru Nanak Sahib in Pakistan and other countries in a Documentary in collaboration with SIKHLENS. The World Sikh News appeals to ... More »
Behind-the-scenes confabulations between the Congress party leadership and AAP party legislator Harvinder Singh Phoolka resulted in the Punjab Assembly discussing the future elections of the Sikh Assembly of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. WSN edi... More »
ਹਰ ਸਾਲ ਜਨਵਰੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ ਦਾ ਸਾਲਾਨਾ ਗੁਰਪੁਰਬ ਆਉਂਦਿਆਂ ਹੀ ਕੁਝ ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਵੱਲੋਂ, ਜਾਤੀ ਤੋਰ ‘ਤੇ, ਆਪਣੀਆਂ ਲਿਖਤਾਂ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਅਤੇ ਸੋਸ਼ਲ ਮੀਡੀਆ ਤੇ ਤਰੀਕਾਂ ਤੇ ਅਰਥਾਂ-ਵਿਆਖਿਆ ਦੇ ਮਸਲੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੇਲੋੜਾ ਤੇ ਗੜਬੜੀ ਫੈਲਾਉਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਤੂਫਾਨ ਖੜਾ ਕਰਕੇ ‘ਆਪਣੀ’ ਰਾਹ ‘ਤੇ ਨਾ ਤੁਰਨ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ‘ਤੇ ਚਿੱਕੜ ਉਛਾਲ... More »
This will come as a shock to the Sikh world. This is an exclusive Open Letter to Devendra Fadnavis, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, exposing the Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiromani Akali Dal move to foist Baba Ramdev’s business venture Patanjali’s director Bhu... More »
DSGMC members and the political powers that manage these, are playing games with Sikh sentiments. In the petition filed by DSGMC member Gurmeet Singh Shunty, the Directorate of Gurdwara Elections exposes the behind-the-scene manoeuvres of the Akali leadership ... More »
Why did the Gurus and Sikhi emerge in 15th century Panjaab? How did they impact the people of Panjaab? What was the Gurus’ vision of Panjaabi life and Panjab? Where are we today? Jagdeesh Singh shares a tender set of thoughts on what he sees as the indivisible... More »
With the annual marking of Guru Gobind Singh’s birth anniversary in January, a few Sikhs, swoop down on the community in person, through writings and social media to create a fuss and commotion over dates, semantic issues followed by name-calling and mudslingi... More »
Celebrating the 146th birth anniversary of Bhai Sahib Bhai Vir Singh -the savant poet of Punjab, World Sikh News presents the English transcreation of a poem on Guru Nanak Sahib by this revered and towering personality of Punjab. Apoet and artiste in her own r... More »
ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ ਦਾ ਪੂਰਬ ਮਨਾਇਆ ਤਾਂ ਹੀ ਸਫਲ ਹੈ ਜੇ ਅਸੀਂ ਅਨਮਤੀ ਦਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਛੱਡ ਸਿਰਫ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਲੜ ਫੜੀਏ ਤੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ ਦੇ ਹੁਕਮਾਂ ਤੇ ਜੀਵਨ ਬਤੀਤ ਕਰੀਏ। ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਖਸ਼ੀਅਤ ਇੰਨੀ ਮਹਾਨ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਜੀਵਨ ਤੇ ਕੁਝ ਲਫਜ਼ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਬਿਆਨ ਕਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਮਰਥ ਹਨ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਜੀਵਨ ਤੇ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ... More »
Taking a beautifully endearing step, strengthening inter-faith camaraderie, a Christian Bishop in Mumbai greets Sikhs on Guru Nanak Sahib’s 549th Parkash Purab. The author, who is a regular resource person of the Inter-faith Dialogue Cell in Mumbai expresses g... More »
On 13 November, SGPC general house re-appointed Gobind Singh Longowal as president. Actually Sukhbir Singh Badal did. What does this election mean to the Sikhs? Well, nothing! How much does the SGPC care for the Sikhs and modern democratic governance? Well, wh... More »
3 Jathedars of Akal Takht Sahib issuing 3 different Messages to the Sikhs, on the occasion of Diwali has further bamboozled an already confused community eroding the importance and significance of this unique institution set up by the sixth Master -Guru Hargob... More »