Tag: Anand Marriage Act
Pakistan Punjab Assembly makes history by passing Sikh Marriage Act
LAHORE: The Pakistan Punjab Assembly on Wednesday adopted a landmark bill to regulate marriages of the minority Sikh community living in the province. The bill called “The Punjab Anand Karaj Act 2017” was tabled...
Anand Marriage Act implemented in Delhi
A 109-year-old demand of the Sikhs has finally been met by the Delhi government. For over a hundred years, Sikhs were made to register their marriages under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955,...
AAP ruled Delhi becomes first to implement Anand Marriage Act
NEW DELHI: Ruled by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Delhi has become first state of the country to implement the Anand Marriage Act for registration of Sikh marriages, thus fulfilling a 100 year...
Sikh Marriage Bill won’t be opposed, claims Dr Gandhi
Patiala MP Dr Dharamvira Gandhi has submitted the statement of objects and reasons pertaining to the Sikh Marriage Bill, 2015. Dr Gandhi was called by the legislative branch after he proposed the draft...
Sikh council UK resolve to halt mixed-faith wedding in gurdwaras
The Sikh Council hosted a meeting of Sikh representatives from across the UK on Sunday to discuss solutions to the tensions erupted in recent weeks in lieu of mixed-faith weddings in Sikh...
After Pakistan, Bangldesh Govt recognizes Sikh Anand Marriage Act
Working on the long pending demands of the Sikh community, Bangladesh Government recognized Sikh Anand Marriage Act 1909. After Pakistan, Bangladesh is the second country in South East Asia to recognize Sikh...
Bridal Photo controversy – SGPC seeks apology from US gurdwara
The recent controversy of a photograph of a young woman in bridal attire, posing before the Guru Granth Sahib inside a gurdwara in Glen Cove town of New York, has eventually brought...
Anand Karaj in the context of Guru and Western Culture
When Ram Rai, the eldest son of Mata Krishen Kaur and Guru Har Rai Ji, changed a word of a Gurbani tukh to appease (the usurper of the Mughal Raj) Arungzeb, Guru...