Guru Nanak: Timeless teachings with a universal appeal

The Guru used whatever means necessary to drive home his message: gentle persuasion, humour, sarcasm and even admonition. He was scathing in his criticism of the wanton destruction caused by Babur’s invasion. He taught his followers to stand up for what is true and defend it Roopinder Singh One God, one humankind, devotion to truth and standing up for that …

A scholar suffers collateral damage

The recent row over the textbooks has a political agenda. And a respected scholar, Dr Kirpal Singh, who is known for a lifetime of work on Sikh history, is the collateral damage in this case. The scholar, who was rightly feted and honoured by the SGPC, has been editing Sri Gur Partap Suraj Granth, the magnum opus of Bhai Santokh …