September 2015: Changemaker Award — Ratna Gill for Gyaan Ghar
Our September Changemaker Award goes to Ratna Gill for her work with Gyaan Ghar Learning Center. You can donate here, and be sure to follow them on Facebook! About the Changemaker Ratna is a Harvard Economics student passionate about the nexus of poverty alleviation and sustainable development. Hailing from Washington, …
Court to Decide if Guru Dead or Meditating
A wealthy religious leader, Shri Ashutosh Maharaj, who resides in the Punjab city of Jalandhar, will be pronounced dead or alive by the Punjab High Court. Doctors had already declared him dead from a heart attack in January. His wife and son agree, and are trying to get possession of his …
Sikh Political Prisoners Forgotten and Locked Away
On Monday, April 14, millions of Sikhs celebrated Vaisakhi, the marking of the start of the Khalsa. On April 14, 1699 in Anandpur Sahib, Guru Gobind Singh Ji had officially started the Khalsa. Of the many in the crowd, the Guru asked for one person to offer their head for …
