Religion: Fraternity of the Pure: Contemporary Khalsa

The Sikh contribution to national life is truly phenomenal. Some of those who make a difference--but perhaps not the front pages--speak on being part of the heritage of the Gurus.

Amrit Brar

"I'm a Jat Sikh, defeat is not in my blood. Like ping pong balls, we always bounce back. It's simple really: Just do your job and you've achieved god."

AMRIT BRAR, 39, AIG Transport, Punjab Police, joined the CRPF "to take revenge" on terrorism that killed her brother Avinder Singh Brar, SSP Patiala, in 1987. Now on deputation in Chandigarh, Brar longs to return to Kashmir, where she was high on hit lists of militants and earned the title "Jhansi ki Rani".

Party across the Globe
The overseas Sikh community's enthusiasm for the tercentenary is evident in the grand events planned in the United States, Canada and Britain