because the truth needs to be told
“ਪਾਂਚ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਹੀ ਪਹਲੇ ‘ਪੰਜ ਪਿਆਰੇ’ ਸਜੇ ਥੇ।” ਹਰ ਮੌਕੇ ਸਿੱਖ ਪੰਥ ਨੂੰ ਨੀਵਾਂ ਦਿਖਾਉਣ ਲਹੀ ਕੋਈ ਕਸਰ ਨਾ ਛੱਡਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਸਵੈ ਐਲਾਨੇ ਇਤਿਹਾਸਕਾਰ, ਸਾਬਕਾ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਪਾਰਲੀਮੈਂਟ ਦੇ ਮੇਂਬਰ ਅਤੇ ਸਾਬਕਾ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰਪਤੀ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਜ਼ੈਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੇ ਸੱਜੇ ਹੱਥ -ਤਰਲੋਚਨ ਸਿੰਘ ਵਲੋਂ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਇਕ ਇਕ ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਵਿਵਾਦਤ ਅਤੇ ਅਣਲੋੜੀ... More »
On the occasion of International Women’s Day -8 March 2022, WSN shares this article by prolific writer Saran Singh, who recently passed away. The veteran author dwells on the teachings of Gurbani relating to women at home and in society. This was first publish... More »
ਜਿਵੇਂ ਆਧੁਨਿਕ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਨੇ EH Gombrich ਤੋਂ ਪੇਂਟਿੰਗ ਬਾਰੇ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ, ਇਵੇਂ ਹੀ Susan Sontag ਤੋਂ ਫ਼ੋਟੋਗ੍ਰਾਫੀ ਬਾਰੇ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ। ਆਪਣੀ ਮਸ਼ਹੂਰ-ਏ-ਜ਼ਮਾਨਾ ਕਿਤਾਬ, On Photography, ਵਿਚ Sontag ਲਿਖਦੀ ਹੈ – “All photographs are memento mori. To take a photograph is to participate in another per... More »
As time goes by, newer and serious topics come to the fore in man-woman relationships. In today’s day and age, when everything is in the open, it is but natural that families, societies and lawmakers must debate the difficult and personal-sounding issue of mar... More »
Lord Aton of Liverpool, who has been spearheading cross-bench debates on the challenge of refugees leaving Africa and Asia in the British House of Lords, opened another dialogue on 6 January 2022 on the issue of Mass Displacement of Refugees. The gravity of th... More »
The World Sikh News narrates how a miscarriage of justice is now being furthered with administrative lack of concern in the case of Prof Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar whose case for premature release sits tightly in the files of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriw... More »
Indianism and connected Hinduism is a colonialist, imperialist mindset. Insecure, paranoid and all centred on power, control, consolidation and centralisation. Most academics, journalists, media sources and politicians are too fearful, opportunist, ignorant an... More »
The earthen lamp Deewa has become antiquated, thanks to the invention of electricity. Still one time of the year during Diwali, it makes a comeback as a gentle reminder of its earlier thriving heydays. This Diwali and Bandi Chorr Day -Day of Release of Prisone... More »
The founder of Sikhism -Guru Nanak lent unique meaning to the alphabet in his own inimitable style, which was God-ordained and God-gifted. How else could one formulate the meaning of each letter of the alphabet? What a beauty is this Patti Likhi revealed a gro... More »
Guru Nanak did not hesitate to stand up to Babar and plead the case of innocent victims of Saidpur. Let us all take inspiration from it to stand up, rise against atrocities or discrimination based on politics, caste, race or religion, says author Bhupinder Sin... More »
As the Muslim world celebrates Eid, World Sikh News presents this article on Guru Nanak Sahib’s visit to the world of Islam by writer Jasbir Singh Sarna. The article unearths the history of the Khilka -the robe of honour given by Muslim savants to the founder ... More »
Noted scholar and decorated Professor and Head of the Department of Philosophy and Religion, Santiniketan University -Mohammed Sirajul Islam reviews Dr Jasbir Singh Sarna’s book -’Guru Nanak’s Journey to Arab countries’, which documents the author’s account of... More »