Gurudwaras of World
Gateway to Sikhism proudly launches
Gurudwaras of World @ www.worldgurudwaras.com
Gateway to Sikhism proudly launches Gurudwaras of World @ www.worldgurudwaras.com on auspicious day of Khalsa Sajna Divas , Vaisakhi April 14th 2012. Worldgurudwaras.com will strive to be most comprehensive directory of Historical Gurudwaras and Non Historical Gurudwaras around the world.
The etymology of the term 'gurdwara' is from the words 'Gur (ਗੁਰ)' (a reference to the Sikh Gurus) and 'Dwara (ਦੁਆਰਾ)' (gateway in Gurmukhi), together meaning 'the gateway through which the Guru could be reached'. Thereafter, all Sikh places of worship came to be known as gurdwaras.
It is a work in progress and We strongly urge the Sikh Cyber Community to contribute to this project by submitting contact information, details, images of Gurudwaras around the world to make this a comprehensive directory.
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Over twenty million Sikhs follow a revealed, distinct, and unique religion born five centuries ago in the Punjab region of northern India. Between 1469 and 1708, ten Gurus preached a simple message of truth, devotion to God, and universal equality. Often mistaken as a combination of Hinduism and Islam, the Sikh religion can be characterized as a completely independent faith:Gurudwaras in Malaysia
Yahoo News Headlines
Kirpan, Sikh ceremonial dagger, now allowed in Toronto courthouses 17 May 2012 | 12:16 am Toronto police have developed a formal policy allowing Sikhs to bring their ceremonial daggers into courthouses. --Read more... |
Sikhs in turbans can now serve Washington police 17 May 2012 | 12:01 am Washington, May 17 (IANS) Sikh police officers in the American capital will be allowed to wear turbans, beards and other religious items while on the job. --Read more... |
DC police adopt new uniform accommodations for Sikhs to don turbans, beards 16 May 2012 | 11:32 pm The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is now the first major American police department to adopt a uniform policy allowing Sikhs to wear beards and turbans while serving in uniform as law enforcement officers. --Read more... |
Kirpans now allowed in Ontario courts 16 May 2012 | 8:15 pm Sikhs will now be allowed to bring their ceremonial daggers into Toronto courthouses following a landmark settlement between the Ontario Human Rights Commission and three law enforcement bodies. --Read more... |
Toronto courts allow Sikhs to wear daggers 16 May 2012 | 5:19 pm TORONTO, May 16 (UPI) -- Toronto and provincial officials announced Wednesday Sikhs may legally wear their religious daggers, or kirpans, into courthouses under certain conditions. --Read more... |
Sikhnet News Headlines
Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Part II: The Impossible Task Of Cleaning-Up India 16 May 2012 | 10:56 am  A major energy company honcho says emphatically that Montek must be disheartened, collecting the medals of his imminent defeats. “There is too much politics that fuels government decisions, too much voter-appeasement an economist like him must hate,” he says. | Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Part I: India's Riddler On The Roof 16 May 2012 | 9:24 am It is now Montek Singh’s eighth year as head of the planning commission and it is a measure of both the calibre of the man and the power that flows from his friendship with the PM that he has turned what was once a low-voltage job into one of the most powerful and contentious positions in the country. |
Professor Tejinder Singh Virdee FRS ~ elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society 16 May 2012 | 8:25 am Professor Tejinder Singh Virdee FRS ~ On 19 April 2012 was elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society. | Captain Makand Singh MBE ~ role model and inspiration 16 May 2012 | 7:52 am After 33 years in the Army - which includes postings to Germany, Belize and Hong Kong - Singh rightly adds the MBE to his achievements which include the prestigious Meritorious Service Medal for his commitment to recruiting members of the BME community. |
