(RNS) — I know I speak for people everywhere when I say that 2020 has been the longest year in history. The pandemic. The U.S. presidential election. The recounts. And yet, there are many comforts to ...

In the 18th Century, following the collapse of Mughal Power in India, twelve Sikh principalities known as 'Misls' emerged in Punjab. After successfully repelling Afghan invasions, they united under ...

Photos courtesy of the Kapany Art Collection. Generous gifts to UC Santa Cruz from the 5Rivers Foundation and the Sikh Foundation will raise awareness and understanding of Sikhism through two distinct ...

The Nihangs, often referred to as Akali Nihangs, are a traditional Sikh warrior order whose roots can be traced to the ...

Members of the world's fifth largest religion stand out in America. But ask who Sikhs are and what they believe and studies show up to 70 percent of Americans won't be able to answer. “On one hand ...

Bhai Mati Das Museum has a large collection of paintings on display and a majority of these were not prepared for the purpose of exhibition in a museum. They were made over a period of three decades, ...

The Vault is Slate’s history blog. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @slatevault, and find us on Tumblr. Find out more about what this space is all about here. The press called them Hindus, ...

When Jessie Kaur Lehail and Saji Kaur Sahota met for the first time at a speaking event in early 2015, the two Sikh Canadian women bonded over feminism, identity politics, and their mutual realization ...

"A piece of wood may stop burning, but an ember remains alive beneath the ash,” . One gust of air is enough to reignite it," ...