The history of Sikh sewa - and the principles, emotions that drive it
The history of Sikh sewa - and the principles, emotions that drive it
Sewa, loosely defined as selfless service or volunteerism, in Sikh tradition is as old as the advent of Guru Nanak (1469-1539). And it began with a capital investment of 20 rupees. Read on to know the history of Sikh sewa.
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United Sikhs volunteers transport the Covid dead to crematories for decent funeral.
It left the modern world awestruck when the pandemic swept through the planet. How to feed crowds in a protest or pandemic? The Sikhs know, read a
Sikh Body Provides Oxygen Concentrators To Covid Patients
United Sikhs has started distributing oxygen concentrators in Delhi, Punjab, and Karnataka. Outlook Correspondent 2021-05-09T14:47:05+05:30 Sikh Body Provides Oxygen Concentrators To Covid Patients outlookindia.com 2021-05-09T14:50:30+05:30
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The organisation has started distributing oxygen concentrators in Delhi, Punjab, and Karnataka.
India is witnessing a ravaging second wave of Covid-19 which is yet to see its peak. An exponential rise in Covid cases has overwhelmed the healthcare infrastructure and left people scrambling for basic medical supplies like oxygen cylinders. Amid the crisis, United Sikhs is making efforts to supply oxygen.
CCP Prevents Chinese Expats in India From Returning Home to China
As the epidemic in India continues to spread, many countries have made plans to evacuate their citizens. But Chinese citizens working in India are prohibited from returning to China. Chinese expats said the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) told India not to issue travel permits to Chinese citizens.
On May 6, Taiwanese media the Central News Agency (CNA) reported that a Chinese national surnamed Zhang, who works in the technology manufacturing field in India, planned to return to China for a May holiday and to escape the COVID-19 epidemic in India, but he was twice denied an e-Pass.
New Delhi COVID-19 Volunteer: ‘A 30-Year-Old Died in My Arms’
According to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), a research wing of the University of Washington (pdf), without decreased social mixing and face mask use, the current forecasted death toll by August 1 is expected to be over 1 million.
India has seen COVID-19 cases of over 350,000 per day for the past ten days.
Parvinder Singh, a director of United Sikhs, a non-governmental organization headquartered in New York City, told The Epoch Times that his three mortuary van teams received on average a total of 75 cremation requests per day since April 25. While the mortuary van teams pick up dead bodies in New Delhi and perform rituals at cremation sites, Parvinder has focused on providing oxygen to patients.