London, Feb. 2: A Sikh boy marrying an English girl isn’t an unusual occurrence in today’s multicultural Britain expect that, in this case, the girl is the 30-year-old previously nightclub-going blonde daughter of a former Tory cabinet minister and the boy is a Nihang Sikh who used to practise yoga on the roof of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

What some may find slightly worrying, though, is that Alexandra Aitken, who has changed her name to Harvinder Kaur Khalsa, has felt it necessary to share her happiness with both Hello! magazine as well as the Daily Mail — presumably for a handsome consideration.

The marriage has been reported as though Alexandra could have done better. But she seems to have discovered bliss and is looking forward to bringing up her children in the foothills of the Himalayas where her romance with Inderjot is said to have blossomed.

This is no justification or excuse for Jarnail Singh's act but time factor did play a major role. Approximate time was 25 years, add the pain plus a few moments of impulse and then Jarnail Singh hurled a shoe at the home minister, P. Chidambaram.

The Sikh Coalition is conducting a survey of the major needs affecting the California Bay Area Sikh community. There are two versions of the survey-one for adults and one for children. The surveys are available online and in hard copy at local Bay Area Gurdwaras.  The hard copy version is in Punjabi and English.

“Prabh Ka Bhana Sat Kar Saho”  
Accept the will of god as true. These were the last words I whispered into my mummy's ear before she passed away 5 months of surgery.

Punjab Heritage News brings a round up of the celebrations of Guru Gobind Singh birth anniversary in pictures.