Dear Supporter, In April, UNITED SIKHS volunteers examined Phoola Maya Tamang at a medical camp set up in Nepal after the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake that devastated the nation and left many in need of urgent medical aid. When it was…
Washington, DC–On December 14, the White House welcomed Sikh Americans for the sixth annual celebration of Guru Nanak Sahib Ji’s gurpurab (day of birth) through shabad (religious hymns), poetry, and a roundtable meeting alongside other Sikh organizations and White House…
Tabanovce, Macedonia: On December 16, 2015, the UNITED SIKHS Refugee Relief Team watched in stunned silence as a 5:00 am train carrying hundreds of refugees arrived in Tabanovce was greeted by subzero temperatures. Safeea was one of hundreds of toddlers who…
Divya Kaur (right). Dear Supporter Ji, Right from my childhood, I have faced the challenges of modern society. Should I learn Gurmukhi or Spanish? Harmonium or Piano? Shabad Kirtan or Choir? Would colleges give me credit for choosing something they…
USA: Months after Iknoor Singh won his right to enroll in the Reserved Officers Training Corps (ROTC) , the first accommodation of a religious beard for an active-duty U.S. soldier in decades was granted to Captain Simratpal Singh, 27, last week. Simratpal Singh…
USA:UNITED SIKHS received an email from 20-year-old Prabneet Kaur, daughter of Sikh man and California resident Darshan Singh. She had just been made aware that a video of her father sleeping on an airplane flight JetBlue, recorded by the man…
Click here to view more pictures. Chennai, India: UNITED SIKHS began its Chennai Relief Effort on December 2, 2015 in response to the devastating floods that hit the Coromandel Coast of India, with Chennai being one of the cities worst affected. Over 600…
15 year old Gurpreet Singh was a proud Sikh teenager in Panjab who had been wearing his patka to school since he was three and was soon to start wearing his Turban. That was before his family moved to Belgium.…
Dear Supporter Ji, As 2015 comes to an end, we find ourselves gathering around the hearth with our families, reflecting on a year’s worth of memories, and looking forward to a new year. By giving the gift of gratitude this…
UNITED SIKHS volunteer Dharmvir Singh serving hot tea to mourners in Paris. Paris, France–Paris, known as the City of Love, is still reeling from shock after a series of bombings and armed attacks that shook the city on November 13th,…