Tag: Sikh Women
World’s Fastest Centenarian Sprinter Mann Kaur passes away at 105
Veteran athlete Mann Kaur passed away at a private hospital in Derabassi on Saturday afternoon where she was undergoing treatment for cancer. She was 105 and is survived by her two sons and...
First Sikh woman graduates from US Military Academy at West Point
Scripting history, Anmol Kaur Narang has become the first American Sikh woman to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. She is now commissioned as a second lieutenant in the...
Bibi Harsharan Kaur – The Last Shaheed of Chamkaur Battle
Sikh women are always known to have responded to the call of their duty. They have not allowed hardships and dangers to stand in the way of the performance of their moral...
Reflection on the life of Mata Gujri Ji
Mata Gujri was a perfect woman, a Puran Istree. The word “Stree” originates from Sanskrit and means “expansion.” In a physical sense women expand by being mothers. In a spiritual sense, women...
Jasleen Kaur is First Sikh Woman selected to undertake Mars mission
Jasleen Kaur (Josan) has been selected by the US government’s space research organization, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), for the 2030 mission to Mars. Jasleen Kaur will officially be the first Sikh...
Palbinder Kaur Shergill Is Canada’s First Turbaned Woman SC Judge
Palbinder Kaur Shergill is the first turbaned (amritdhari) Sikh woman to be appointed judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in New Westminster. Jody Wilson-Raybould, minister of justice and attorney general of...
Sikh woman ordered to show breast pump to Prove She Wasn’t a Terrorist
A Sikh woman said she was asked to show her breast pump to fellow passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight to prove she wasn’t a terrorist. Valarie Kaur, an attorney and filmmaker...
Bearded Harnaam Kaur Redefines Beauty In Stunning Bridal Photoshoot
Harnaam Kaur is the inspirational 24-year-old who's redefining what it means to be beautiful - beard and all. Kaur, who has polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which meant she started growing a beard from aged...