tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238455322024-02-18T20:37:59.019-05:00Singh On The World"When all peaceful means are exhausted (in fighting tyranny),
It is righteous, indeed, to unsheath the sword."
- Zafarnama, Guru Gobind Singh JiKaptaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198259212086618308noreply@blogger.comBlogger226125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23845532.post-17454437750015866852010-05-08T22:22:00.001-04:002010-05-08T22:22:08.743-04:00Examples of Two Recent Honor Killings by Hindus in New DelhiHere are two examples of Hindus involved in Honour Killings. Anyone who says Hindus do not engage in such violence is sadly mistaken. The only difference is that Hindus aren't typically identified by their religion, unlike other religious groups from India. Canadian and other journalists should take note, violence isn't religion specific and Indian culture is responsible for many of the ills theyKaptaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198259212086618308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23845532.post-27316656736199819262010-01-16T10:45:00.001-05:002010-01-16T10:45:47.678-05:00The Problem with Coco's Audience vs. Leno's AudienceCoco's audience doesn't watch the show in its time slot. If you read the comments section in the ongoing Conan vs. Leno saga, you'll notice that a lot of people watch his show on youtube, hulu, dvr, etc... whereas, Leno's audience actually watches the show in his timeslot. The issue for NBC is that its affiliates who broadcast local news need viewers to watch the local News in its timeslot to getKaptaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198259212086618308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23845532.post-90116488690285722822010-01-10T08:40:00.001-05:002010-01-10T08:40:44.630-05:00Hindu Canadian in Attempted Honour KillingI'm pointing this story out as more often than not whenever some other Indian group is mentioned the MSM who broke the story always includes the religion of the person. Here its not mentioned and I have to wonder why? From the names of the people involved it seems obvious to me that they are Hindu. Often whenever I read stories from Indian news sites about 'pardesi lok' they also mention the Kaptaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198259212086618308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23845532.post-9292080900410519642009-01-29T09:19:00.001-05:002009-01-29T09:19:39.218-05:00Global Warming as Global FraudFrom Melanie Phillips at the Spectator, the only column I read there btw,"But according to satellite data the earth has cooled -- with 2008 the coldest for ten years; global sea ice levels now equal those seen 29 years ago; sea level rise has slowed down by 20 per cent; of the 13 populations of polar bears in Canada, 11 are stable or increasing in number; in Greenland, said by Gore to be facing Kaptaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198259212086618308noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23845532.post-46632866187476485282008-09-25T18:15:00.001-04:002008-09-25T18:15:36.897-04:00How A Hindu Teen Turned Into a Terrorist - A Lesson For ParentsThis is a lesson for parents on being communicative with your children and to be proactive in addressing their spiritual needs and questions they have as they struggle to make sense of the world. Letting other people stand in for you and take over your responsibility to guide your child on spiritual matters is a recipe for disaster as the Hindu family in this article found out too late.In Canada,Kaptaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198259212086618308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23845532.post-88402627362906325052008-09-01T10:28:00.003-04:002008-09-01T10:53:34.448-04:00Shooting in Sacramento at Bradshaw Road Gurdwara Annual Sports EventI happened to be at the Gurdwara when all of this happened. The shooting didn't take place anywhere near the Sangat or the Gurdwara. No one was shooting at the Sangat or near the Sangat. There's a field about 70 metres away from the Gurdwara on the other side of a large parking lot area. That's where the shooting took place. Anyone suggesting otherwise doesn't know what they are talking about Kaptaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198259212086618308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23845532.post-60634262228511121142008-06-24T18:14:00.001-04:002008-06-24T18:14:47.431-04:00Why do People Insist on "Luthan Kitching" (Pulling Someone Else Down by the Legs)I really wonder what some people get out of bringing other people down. If you want to do something with your life or stay put in life that's your choice, but to point out faults in someone else or some organization doesn't make sense to me when you won't do anything yourself. Sitting on the sidelines taking pot shots is such a cop-out. I bring this up because of a conversation taking place at Kaptaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198259212086618308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23845532.post-89371385391472806142008-06-20T22:25:00.001-04:002008-06-20T22:25:14.365-04:00The Green Shift - Something I Can SupportI was surprised and shocked by the plan proposed by the Liberals. It is bold and I believe does what I believe needs to happen, reduce income taxes while passing on the costs of pollution to those who would use those fuels that add to pollution in Canada. What a nice surprise. I personally hated the Liberal Party after all the corruption and self-serving personal enrichment brought out in Ad ScamKaptaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198259212086618308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23845532.post-45030731128086863732008-06-18T22:01:00.002-04:002008-06-18T22:03:50.073-04:00U.S. State Dept. Report on Human Rights Practices 2007 - IndiaThe following is an excerpt from the report released by the US State Dept. in March of this year, 2008. When the country you call home doesn't provide justice for violence against YOU based on your religion, is it really your country? or is the government and military an occupation force? Is the following how any country calling itself a democracy operates?Here are a few quotes from the report,Kaptaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198259212086618308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23845532.post-53942152106500921522008-06-12T18:55:00.002-04:002008-06-12T19:04:05.798-04:00Response to Jodha at Langar Hall re: XenophobiaI've been having a sparring match with Jodha at Langar Hall on a thread related to Xenophobia. I am putting my response here for all to read. If you want the context you can read the earlier back and forth at this link. I'm interested in the thoughts of Sikhs who read blogs one way or the other. Am I alone on this or are there other Sikhs who feel the same way.Jodha,Where to begin?You wrote,Your Kaptaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198259212086618308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23845532.post-18150816936001489542008-05-21T16:12:00.001-04:002008-05-21T16:12:49.605-04:00O MamaI've read a number of posts from various people touting one candidate or another this primary season... In light of last night's results, I saw something from Mark Steyn that makes sense to me. I really have to wonder why any Sikh who supports the Democrats in the US, would abandon H. Rodham Clinton to support B. Hussein Obama?BHO just seems too much like a "Johnny Come Lately", for me, and it Kaptaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198259212086618308noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23845532.post-42148432638128657652008-05-03T15:39:00.001-04:002008-05-03T15:39:10.941-04:00Sikhs Take HeartI've been reading with increasing frequency about Sikhs in the news in Canada or in blog posts. Usually the only time as far as I can tell a Sikh is mentioned by religious belief is when there's something negative or a controversial angle to the story.So when I saw a post on the blog Dust my Broom, and Mai of Road to Khalistan responding, I thought I should make my two cents known.Here's what I Kaptaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198259212086618308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23845532.post-62134704698217453652008-04-19T10:36:00.002-04:002008-04-19T10:38:33.290-04:00Bikramjit Sinh Majithia, Kirandip Sinh Kang and Sukhbir Sinh Badal???Why would any self-respecting Sikh who loves Guru Granth Sahib Ji ever support such characters as these or be a part of Shiromani Akali Dal when its leadership disrespects the history of the Akali Dal and Sikh religious instruction by Guru Nanak himself (who disavowed idol worship and puja) by worshiping at a Hindu temple for political mileage and votes?from the Tribune,The culprits. In a bid to Kaptaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198259212086618308noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23845532.post-55276497769780098302008-04-15T21:32:00.001-04:002008-04-15T21:32:20.310-04:00Happy BaisakhiI'll be heading to Toronto for the Nagar Kirtan there. I'm looking forward to posting pictures of this year's event similar to what I posted last year. I hope you can all make it there as well. Technorati Tags: baisakhi, vaisakhi, sikhismKaptaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198259212086618308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23845532.post-89172345392491421262007-09-27T23:01:00.001-04:002007-09-27T23:01:26.845-04:00Back to Take Down Bruce AllenI saw a lot of BS on the net and blogs related the Bruce Allen rant on CKNW and felt I had to come up for some air and put out a blog to rebuff the fool. I'll be back from time to time, in the meantime and in between time, check out the updated "sikh blogs by 'k'" from the right panel.Here's a back and forth I had on the Covenant blog that encapsulates the argument that I make against Bruce AllenKaptaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198259212086618308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23845532.post-22092527658012674732007-08-21T21:51:00.001-04:002007-08-21T21:51:52.333-04:00Work Has Taken Me Away From My Normal Posting FrequencyAs with everyone, sometimes "reality" intrudes into the online world, and so it is with me, as I can't post with the frequency that both you and I have become accustomed to at the Singh On The World.I'll try and get some posts out asap, when my 'work' commitments allow. In the meantime, check out the automatic Google Reader that I've setup for your blog fix, it includes as many Sikh authored Kaptaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198259212086618308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23845532.post-33746469303380010482007-08-15T17:39:00.001-04:002007-08-15T17:39:37.900-04:00Did Indians Discover CalculusNo. But that won't stop some people from trying to give India credit for it... Angry has more, but here's an excerpt. Note my comments on Angry's site....The question is raised about who invented calculus.Let me answer that question. Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz share that honour. The Kerala School might have come up with the Taylor expansion of trigonometric functions, but that is not the Kaptaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198259212086618308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23845532.post-86575199736011485892007-08-14T15:49:00.001-04:002007-08-14T15:49:03.107-04:001 More Indictment of Canada's HealthcareWhen are people going to learn that Government delivered healthcare is a no win situation. The health care costs are huge and the standard of care poor. What don't people understand when it comes to the dangers and lack of value in government healthcare?It would be one thing if government healthcare provided the best possible care and treatment while costing taxpayers an 'arm and a leg', but it'sKaptaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198259212086618308noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23845532.post-80517258690052704172007-08-14T11:56:00.001-04:002007-08-14T14:29:45.499-04:00Ujjal Dosanjh CommunistI've been doing a bit of reading lately and came across the following from "The Canadian Association For Free Expression."Now I don't know this organization at all, and am not sure what they have to say about anything else. I did find this interesting though about, Ujjal "Ujjie" Dosanjh, member of parliament Canada, which they wrote about back in the year 2000. [From reading this article the Kaptaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198259212086618308noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23845532.post-48065903973662593832007-08-13T09:39:00.000-04:002007-08-13T09:50:41.360-04:00The UK has Got IT BadWhat is it with the UK? Kathy Shaidle points to a news item about Muslim men targeting white girls for sex........who are as young as 12!Why can't people honestly address the situation and condemn the perpetrators directly? Aren't muslims themselves talking about these kinds of people? It's the reputation of all Muslims that gets impacted, whether they are Sunni [Barelvi, Deobandi, Salafi, Kaptaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198259212086618308noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23845532.post-91413461286367807912007-08-10T00:38:00.000-04:002007-08-14T14:32:02.955-04:00Blazing Cat Fur: Gets A Hose Down.Blazing Cat Fur: Love Is....Multiculturalism!: "do not import your domestic poltics here" gets hosed down here.UPDATE:BCF is not listing this post as a, "link to this post", not sure why she wouldn't want to let people read all the views and form their own opinions. I guess you have to agree with BCF to get that kind of recognition, not very blogger friendly if you ask me.Kaptaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198259212086618308noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23845532.post-52828835102298192492007-08-09T14:15:00.001-04:002007-08-09T14:15:37.260-04:00Not Too Often That An Ismaili (or is he?) Gets Charged With First Degree Murder in a Cop Killingbut then again cop killings are a rarity in and of themselves... at least I think Nadeem Jiwa is an Ismaili. Jiwa is a fairly common Ismaili Muslim name and the newspapers don't really get into that specific a description. Regardless, it's a heinous act and he should face a stiff sentence. I am sure his parents are ashamed of him and the disrepute they've brought to him and his community. But myKaptaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198259212086618308noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23845532.post-48637532519089111662007-08-09T11:33:00.001-04:002007-08-09T23:50:12.459-04:00Sikh FaceBook Site Draws Unflattering AttentionI saw this posted at Kathy Shaidle's blog Ain't multiculturalism grand? Well, Sikhs DO carry knives..."if i get a chance.. i will have this white trash choke on his own blood some day..."The stuff you find while browsing FaceBook, huh?# posted by Kathy : 2007-08-09 10:47:48and followed the link to Blazing Cat Fur who makes some ridiculous comment about "Mai" from Road to Khalistan blog...Mai Mai Kaptaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198259212086618308noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23845532.post-91879072776020585882007-08-08T15:22:00.001-04:002007-08-08T15:22:58.377-04:00Times of India (and Indian media) should Butt Out of Sikh AffairsI read an 'editorial' at the Times of India. Basically, the TOI is arguing that the DSGMC is wrong to tell Sikhs how to conduct themselves in relation to Sikh weddings.Who exactly are the Times of India to be telling Sikhs anything, let alone criticize the DSGMC on an issue that has everything to do with the DSGMC's role as a leadership organization in the Sikh community?The DSGMC wants to Kaptaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198259212086618308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23845532.post-56675521478715311922007-08-08T15:09:00.001-04:002007-08-08T15:09:00.270-04:00SGPC and Akal Takht Should Take Control of All Guru Ji's BirsWhen I say take control, what I mean to say is not allow any 'beadbi' or sacrilege to take place. If SGPC and Akal Takht exercise their copyrights, terms of use, and publication rights, perhaps they can prevent individuals from installing the Guru Granth Sahib in places where alcohol is served and/ or other acts of disrespect (bhangra, dancing, etc....or offence to Sikhs take place. Personally,Kaptaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198259212086618308noreply@blogger.com0