Posted by Dharmic Office of Public Affairs& filed under Community, Sikh History Sikh Dharma International honors the life and service of Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal who was killed on September 27, 2019 during a routine traffic stop in Houston. Sandeep was the first Sikh Sheriff's Deputy in Harris County, Texas and was respected by the community and his fellow Deputies alike.
Sandeep…
Posted by Dharmic Office of Public Affairs& filed under Community, Sikh Dharma International 2019 marks the 550th Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Ji and this momentous occasion will be commemorated around the world. As part of our celebration, 3HO and Sikh Dharma are joining together to take a Yatra with about 100 sangat members to India.Whenever the Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan attended these historic events, he would always bring…
Posted by Dharmic Office of Public Affairs& filed under Community Have you connected with your own local law enforcement? These men and women are the frontline in keeping our sangat safe, and it is important to build a positive relationship and mutual understanding. Reach out today!…
Posted by Dharmic Office of Public Affairs& filed under Around the World, Community The Yogi Bhajan legacy organizations of 3HO Foundation International, Sikh Dharma International, Kundalini Research Institute, and SikhNet have joined in their support of the Global Climate Strike, and will participate in events in New Mexico, Los Angeles, and other cities where our people live and work. …
Posted by Dharmic Office of Public Affairs& filed under Around the World, Community, KirtanXchange Mexico City’s 3HO and Punjabi Sikh communities celebrated Baisakhi together during the weekend of May 11th and invited Ram Das Singh, Gurujot Singh, and Simran Singh from New Mexico to teach and play Gurbani Kirtan for the full weekend of festivities.
In Mexico City, Arjan Singh and Arjan Kaur work closely with…
Posted by Dharmic Office of Public Affairs& filed under Community, Gurpurbs An estamated 15,000 people attended the 2019 Baisakhi Celebrations in Los Angeles, California on April 14th. Organized by Sikh Dharma of Southern California and hosted by a unified team of 22 Gurdwaras in Southern California, this is the hallmark event of Sikhs in the western United States. …
Posted by Dharmic Office of Public Affairs& filed under Around the World, Community, Service/Seva, Sikhs Feed People Last fall, Sikh Dharma hosted a fund-raiser for a regional hospital in Venezuela. The lack of food and medicine in that country is overwhelming and raising money is just one step - finding a way to spend that money on the people who need it is not as easy as it may seem. …
Posted by Dharmic Office of Public Affairs& filed under Around the World The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Community Relations Service (CRS) hosted an Open House in honor of Black History Month at their new headquarters in Washington D.C. on February 27, 2019. Guru Amrit Kaur and Adarsh Kaur from the Sikh Dharma of Virginia, Office of Public Affairs were in attendance. They enjoyed connecting with DOJ employees…
Posted by Dharmic Office of Public Affairs& filed under Community The Dharmic Office of Public Affairs attended a Santa Fe gala for Somos un Pueblo Unido (meaning: We are a united people) on February 26, 2019, an important organization in New Mexico representing the rights of immigrants. …
Posted by Dharmic Office of Public Affairs& filed under Community, Service/Seva, Sikhs Feed People January 19 marked the fourth anniversary of Raj Khalsa Gurdwara’s monthly langar for the homeless program, an important milestone for the Raj Khalsa Gurdwara sangat in Virginia, USA.…
Posted by Dharmic Office of Public Affairs& filed under Service/Seva Every story at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention Center is a tale of tragedy, and it is no less for the Indian Sikh and South Asian refugees waiting for adjudication of their cases. The path to detention usually starts in India with a smuggler. The young men pay tens of thousands…
Posted by Dharmic Office of Public Affairs& filed under Around the World, Service/Seva, Your Stories In late January, a devastating mud slide swallowed up the mining town of Brumadinho in Brazil. The mud, sweeping down from a large and unstable mountain of tailings from the Vale mine, destroyed everything in its path. With no warning and no time escape, as many as 500 human lives were buried under…
Posted by Dharmic Office of Public Affairs& filed under Music Our very own Snatam Kaur will be singing live at the 61st Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony on February 10, 2019. Snatam, who is a world-renowned Sikh sacred chant singer, has received a Grammy nomination in the New Age category for her album Beloved in this year's competition.
Grammy Nominee for Best New Age Album 2018, Beloved by…
Posted by Dharmic Office of Public Affairs& filed under Around the World, Community, Service/Seva On January 11, Guru Amrit Kaur Khalsa represented Sikh Dharma of Virginia at the Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions 2019 Kickoff Meeting. The Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions (FACS) unites people of faith to develop local solutions to the climate crisis, and works to empower religious communities in Virginia to become champions of change. They work primarily…
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