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PUNJAB: OPERATION BLUESTAR

A Faded Star

Khalistan passion has withered in Punjab

CHANDER SUTA DOGRA

Magazine | Jun 22, 2009



PUNJAB: DERAS

Something Burning

Sikh reactionaries and Dalit dera followers range themselves across an age-old divide

CHANDER SUTA DOGRA

Magazine | Jun 08, 2009



VIOLENCE

CHANDER SUTA DOGRA

From Vienna To Jalandhar

Barely had the clash over Dera Sacha Sauda died down that an incident in Vienna sets off a violent reaction in Punjab and Haryana. Political parties step in to exploit the roused religious passions.

Web | May 25, 2009



PAKISTAN: SIKHS

Pir Baba's Orphans

Sikhs flee Swat Valley as Pakistan army launches operations against the Taliban in the region

MARIANA BAABAR

Magazine | May 18, 2009



EXCLUSIVE
PAKISTAN: PLIGHT OF SIKHS


History's Hostages

Held to a huge ransom by the Taliban, NWFP's Sikhs have nowhere to go

BEHROZ KHAN

Magazine | May 04, 2009



PAKISTAN

C.M. NAIM

Islamic 'Adl In Orakzai

The Nizam-e-Adl [Justice] Regulation was signed on April 15, formally enforcing what some call sharia laws in Swat. The same day came the news of the Sikh community living in Orakzai Agency being asked to pay jizia by the Taliban...

Web | Apr 23, 2009



PUNJAB

CHANDER SUTA DOGRA

A Full Circle

The state Congress wanted Manmohan Singh to contest from the Amritsar parliamentary constituency against sitting BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu. Was this a good opportunity for the prime minister to wipe off the stain of never winning a popular election?

Web | Apr 16, 2009



1984 MASSACRE

CHANDER SUTA DOGRA

Exploiting The Sikh Sentiments

The hurt within the larger community remains, the anger is like a festering sore even today, and most say they have no real hope for justice. The difference is that the ordinary Sikh refuses to ally with any political party on this issue anymore.

Web | Apr 09, 2009



INTERVIEW

SURINDER SINGH

'Ever Since I Deposed Against Tytler...'

'...I have not had a moment's peace,' says Surinder Singh, who was a granthi at Gurudwara Pulbangash in Delhi during the 1984 riots and adds that he vividly remembers 'seeing Tytler urging rioters not to waste time on looting but to get down to killing people'

CHANDER SUTA DOGRA

Web | Apr 09, 2009



ELECTIONS 2009

CHANDER SUTA DOGRA

The Dera Vote Bank

The Dera Sacha Sauda is once again in the news. Its followers vote as a collective. In February 2007, Punjab assembly election the Dera supported the Congress. Now, the Akalis are desperate to snatch the Dera votes. Radical Sikh organizations are gunning for Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim

Web | Mar 27, 2009



RELIGION: SIKHISM

Healthy Happy Holy

Children from all over the globe come here to learn the tenets of Sikhism

SHRUTI RAVINDRAN

Magazine | Mar 23, 2009



SIKHISM: TRADITION

Shorn Of Identity

SGPC says a Sikh is one with untrimmed hair. And so makes half the community apostate.

CHANDER SUTA DOGRA

Magazine | Feb 16, 2009



CANADA: FARMING

A Faraway Doaba

In British Columbia's fruit & vegetable basket, the farms are owned and tended by Sikhs

SABITA MAJID

Magazine | Nov 10, 2008



SIKH HERITAGE DEMOLITIONS

Have You The Eyes For It?

Sikhism's heritage is being pulverised by a blend of ignorance, arrogance, new money

CHANDER SUTA DOGRA

Magazine | May 05, 2008



PUNJAB: SIKH-DSS BATTLE

Rattle Of The Sabres

The Dera-Sikh conflict could see extremists come out again Updates

CHANDER SUTA DOGRA

Magazine | Jun 04, 2007



PUNJAB

There's The Lord, And His Gopis

The Dera is facing CBI action. Is the flare-up connected?

Magazine | Jun 04, 2007



SIKHISM: THREAT OF THE DERAS

The Morphed Gene

Their more inclusive, less conservative aspect roils Sikhism

CHANDER SUTA DOGRA

Magazine | May 28, 2007



RELIGION: SIKHISM

Gobind's Shorn Flock

It's the crest of Sikh identity. But the clergy is worried as rural Punjab shaves its locks.

CHANDER SUTA DOGRA

Magazine | Oct 23, 2006



RELIGION

On Blessed Soil

This is where Sikhism was born. Today, Nankana is a town gasping for breath.

AMIR MIR

Magazine | Apr 10, 2006



FAITH

The Gilded Word

The Sikh gurus taught simplicity. Today, Sikhism seems to be all about ostentation.

CHANDER SUTA DOGRA

Magazine | Dec 12, 2005



PUNJAB

Up The Ante

The Dalits are fighting for power — and getting it too Updates

CHANDER SUTA DOGRA

Magazine | Sep 19, 2005



INTOLERANCE

Sacred Cows, Their Horns

Religious symbols turn handy tools in obscurantist agenda. Jo bole, he's gone. Updates

SHEELA REDDY

Magazine | Jun 06, 2005



DELHI BLASTS

'A Conspiracy To Defame Sikhs'

Were the twin blasts motivated by a view to disrupt the screening of Jo Bole So Nihal or was it just a ploy to spread terror with an intent to point the finger of suspicion at the protesting Sikh groups? Updates

OUTLOOK WEB BUREAU

Web | May 23, 2005



SIKHS

The Captive Word Of A Faith

Sikh organisations demand the return of the Adi Granth at the Golden Temple as the community gears up to mark the 400 years of its installation at the holy shrine

CHANDER SUTA DOGRA

Magazine | Sep 06, 2004



CONTROVERSY

French Inquisition

Sikhs protest an impending legislation that will force them to choose between the turban and public schools

RANVIR NAYAR

Magazine | Feb 02, 2004



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