Dasvandh Network Summer 2013 Internship

The Dasvandh Network was founded in 2010 to reignite the spirit of giving within the Sikh Community.  We have two primary goals: 1. To inspire a new level of giving within the Community 2. To support Sikh and related initiatives … Continue reading

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Teaching Giving

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In order to really reinforce what we have been trying to teach our eldest daughter for several years now, for Harsimran’s 6th birthday, we decided we would have her practice the “spirit of giving”. Continue reading

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First time giving …

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As we were searching Facebook and Twitter to gain an understanding of what our community, especially younger members, felt about Dasvandh, we stumbled upon a post from Balpreet Kaur, a college student at Ohio State University. Continue reading

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Commitment

I recently attended an interfaith event, and it reminded me of how much we can learn from other religious communities. I observed members of other faiths and wondered how so many of them still practice basic disciplines and traditions from thousands of years ago. Continue reading

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