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As a religious minority, Sikhs have fought long and hard to get official status and to be counted in many countries across the world. Through the efforts of Sikh organisations and communities in their respective countries, there is now readily available population data on Sikhs as part of the census in the following territories:
Axel [10] says that Singh is the archetypal "tragic hero" figure in Sikh culture, "a King without a Kingdom, a Sikh separated from his people". Having annexed the Sikh Empire , the British preferentially recruited Sikhs in the Indian Civil Service and, in particular, the British Indian Army , which led to the migration of Sikhs to different ...
The Sikh Gurus and various Sikh saints did much to progress women's rights which were considerably downtrodden in the 15th century. To ensure a new equal status for women, [5] the Gurus [6] made no distinction between the sexes in matters of initiation, instruction or participation in sangat (holy fellowship) and pangat (eating together ...
The Sikh Confederacy was the catalyst for a uniquely Sikh form of expression, with Ranjit Singh commissioning forts, palaces, bungas (residential places) and colleges in a Sikh style. Sikh architecture is characterised by gilded fluted domes, cupolas, kiosks, stone lanterns, ornate balusters and square roofs.
The Sindhi Sikhs generally became disillusioned with the Congress Party after 1984. [6] In 1988, the first issue of the Directory of Sindhi Sikhs of Ulhasnagar was published. [1] The directory records the names and surnames, alongside paternal names, of all the Sindhi Sikh members of the Guru Nanak Darbar of Ulhasnagar. [1]
Forty years on, victims of the violence after prime minister Indira Gandhi's assassination still seek justice.
The Sikh Feminist Research Institute (SAFAR) is a non-profit organization based in North America committed to Sikh feminist research and activism. It was started in 2010 in Toronto, Canada, by Sikh women devoted to equality and education. Currently, they have programs all over Canada and hold conferences all over North America.
Sikhism is a minority religion in South America, which is estimated to be less than 0.01% of the total continent's population.. While the Sikh community in Argentina has been established since the early 20th century, its growth in South America has been relatively modest compared to the broader Sikh diaspora in Europe, North America, Asia and Oceania.