April 25, 1956 – September 19, 2019 Dharamatma Kaur Khalsa died of cancer peacefully at home, at the age of 63. She was a devoted student of Yogi Bhajan and lived an exemplary life as a Sikh. In the 1990s Dharamatma Kaur taught Kundalini Yoga to those living with and dying of AIDS. After moving […]
Albuquerque, NM May 31, 1945 – July 23, 2021 Manjeet Kaur was born in Faridkot, Punjab, and spent her formative years in several North Indian cities, most notably, Faridkot, Jalandar, Hissar and Chandigarh. She trained as an architect, first at Chandigarh College of Architecture, and later at Harvard Graduate School of Design. The longest stints […]
Española July 31, 1952 – February 22, 2021 Guru Bachan Singh moved to the Espanola sangat in 1998 and he was a sevadar forever after. For many years he lived and worked in Espanola. He had a special love for Hacienda de Guru Ram Das and worked at the estate, the ranch and on the […]
April 21, 1948 – February 27, 2021 Honoring Siri Ved Singh Khalsa – Excerpted from Sikh Dharma Office of Public Affairs After a long battle with Parkinson’s disease, Siri Ved Singh Khalsa passed away February 27th, 2021. Many of us know people who selflessly serve behind the scenes, for little acknowledgement and even less compensation. […]
9/26/02 – 5/12/21 A Tribute to Siri Atma Kaur Khalsaby Guru Prakash Singh “Kash” Khalsa Siri Atma Kaur had a very real approach to life – almost zero duality. She had an assurance about her that came from the fact that she absolutely knew what she wanted… and always obtained that thing! Siri Atma was beyond judging […]
September 10, 1945 – July 15, 2021 SS Avtar Hari Singh Khalsa was a member of the Khalsa Council and a brilliant leader in our Dharma. He held degrees from MIT and Harvard Business School and served in every one of our Dharmic businesses, every for-profit, and every non-profit Dharmic organization. In 2007, when the […]
May 12, 1948 – December 1, 2021 Sardarni Sahiba Siri Ram Kaur Khalsa was a teacher, a mother, and a healer. She was a trained Montessori teacher and had her own school in Los Angeles, combining yogic teachings with her Montessori training. She also served for a time as a staff member at Miri Piri […]
March 6, 1951 – February 7, 2022 SS Guru Prem Kaur Khalsa was born in Chicago, IL on March 6, 1951, as Nancy Mary Ule. Shegrew up in Southern California, where she graduated from Rolling Hills High School in 1969 and then attended UCLA. From the time she was very small she was not quite […]