Author: Surjit Kaur
Publisher: Roli Books
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 192
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8174362673
Description
This volume is a celebration of Sikhs, especially diaspora Sikhs who came, who saw and who conquered. The profiles in this book are of people who carved success for themselves out of alien surroundings. Their profiles may read like fiuctional pieces but they are real people, no different than you or I.
When some of the Sikhs left their homeland, an uncertain future stared them in the face. The antidote to this incertitude was their determination to make a name for themselves wherever their destiny would propel them. And so they did. Some spread Guru Nanak’s message in the Western Hemisphere, while others went on to become Members of Parliament in their adopted countries. Yet others sang the Gurbani in the West or were invested with the Order of the British Empire. They entertained the high and mighty at their chain of Indian hotels, and even regaled the world during wrestling bouts.
Neither the lack of funds nor the feeling of cultural alienation could dwarf their will to succeed.
Amongst the Sikhs: Reaching for the Stars is a celebration of Sikhs, especially diaspora Sikhs who came, who saw and who conquered.
Contents
Introduction
Note to the Reader
Introducing Sikhism to America
The Power Behind the Yogi
America’s Richest Sikh
Rich Farmer’s Rich Daughter
Fame and Fortune through Fibre Optics
Money and Culture
Tsar of Indian Hotels Abroad
Dentist and Scholar
Inherited Scholarship
Life Dedicated to Science and Sikhism
Economics and Youth Campus
Fifth Generation American
From the Aroma of Chandigarh to the Cherry Blossoms of Washington
From Poverty to Top Taxpayer
Community Service
Gurbani in the United States
Proud of being Sikh and American
Spreading Guru Nanak’s Message in the Western World
Trading in Style
The General Without an Army
Holding Aloft the Khalsa Banner in Britain
Member of British Parliament
Of Grif and Determination
First Sikh Barrister in British Court
Youngest Asian as Queen’s Counsel
Schoolboy Millionaire
Making Souls Meet
Champion Wrestler
Sikh in Canadian Parliament
The Right Deal
Lawyer with an Edge
Leading the Toronto Sikh Community
Building Bridges
Singer with a Mission
Glossary