Viky and I on a Rickshaw

Sikhism and the Golden Temple

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November 1st 2006
My first encounter with a Sikh was on the plane. I tried to ask the man sitting beside me the significance of his turban, but he spoke minimal English. In my ignorance, I did not realise this was one of the significant signs of Sikkhism. My second encounter was at the airport when I asked a foreign woman what she had said to the customs official to make him smile - she replied that he was a Sikh a ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more