Bandi Chhor Diwas
Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji, sixth Sikh Guru emerging from Gwalior Fort where he was imprisoned by Emperor Jahangir. Along with him, 52 Hindu chieftains were also released, on request from the Guru. Sikhs...
View ArticleLunar eclipse 2011
Happened to suddenly chance upon the eclipsed moon a couple of days back (10th Dec 2011). Quick research on the Internet showed it was a full moon night, and a total eclipse fully visible in India!...
View ArticleReleasing: Gurbani search for mobile
Gurbani searching on the mobile used to be tough. Symbian and Android phones do not support Unicode with Indic support, which is required to use gurmukhi websites. Opera Mini allowed us to read...
View ArticleKabit Savaiye by Bhai Gurdas
Bhai Gurdas is well known for his writing called Varan Bhai Gurdas. I have written about this text before. Today I will talk about a lesser known text, also authored by him, called ‘Kabit Savaiye‘....
View ArticleOracle: Snapshot too old?
Okay, so you have received the Oracle error ORA-01555 Snapshot Too Old and have no clue how to go about resolving it? This post is made for you then. (The first time an application developer has...
View ArticleHoli
I have written about many Indian festivals, but never about Holi. It is the Hindu festival of colours, much like Diwali being the festival of lights. For Sikhism, colours are strong depictions of...
View ArticleGurbani Plaque
It has been some time since my last post on this blog, things have been quite busy. Today I am sharing a Gurbani Plaque with you all, for the purpose of printing and putting at home or office. Its...
View ArticlePlaces of pilgrimage in Sikhism
Recently returned from a visit to Sachkhand Sri Hazur Sahib. This was the last residing place for the Tenth Guru. The journey was enjoyable, and the time spent very gainfully. I wished I could stay a...
View ArticleFlowers from Indian spring
Sharing some recent flower photographs. Hope you like, please do let me know. Continue reading:Orange flowers I don’t know the name of this flower, but it... Indian flower, summer Photograph of an...
View ArticleOracle performance tuning – an update
A tutorial is now available to perform Oracle performance tuning of applications and SQL statements. This tutorial has been expanded to include case studies, which will go a long way in better...
View ArticleGuru Nanak gurpurab greetings
November 17th is being celebrated this year as the day Guru Nanak came to this earth. The foremost of His teachings was to stay detached from Maya (worldly pleasures) and always thank the Creator for...
View ArticleColors of Nature
Click on the image to see larger. Taken with Sony Xperia SP. No related posts.Copyright © Hardeep Singh 2010 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works...
View ArticleGurbani Plaque
It has been some time since my last post on this blog, things have been quite busy. Today I am sharing a Gurbani Plaque with you all, for the purpose of printing and putting at home or office. Its...
View ArticlePlaces of pilgrimage in Sikhism
Recently returned from a visit to Sachkhand Sri Hazur Sahib. This was the last residing place for the Tenth Guru. The journey was enjoyable, and the time spent very gainfully. I wished I could stay a...
View ArticleFlowers from Indian spring
Sharing some recent flower photographs. Hope you like, please do let me know. Continue reading:Orange flowers I don’t know the name of this flower, but it... Indian flower, summer Photograph of an...
View ArticleOracle performance tuning – an update
A tutorial is now available to perform Oracle performance tuning of applications and SQL statements. This tutorial has been expanded to include case studies, which will go a long way in better...
View ArticleGuru Nanak gurpurab greetings
November 17th is being celebrated this year as the day Guru Nanak came to this earth. The foremost of His teachings was to stay detached from Maya (worldly pleasures) and always thank the Creator for...
View ArticleColors of Nature
Click on the image to see larger. Taken with Sony Xperia SP. No related posts.Copyright © Hardeep Singh 2010 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works...
View ArticleBasant Panchami
Today is Basant Panchami, an Indian festival of spring. The flowers are in full bloom – an image below, shot and edited completely on my Sony Xperia Z2. There are lots of colours all around. Sikhism...
View ArticleUpdating Sony Xperia Z2 to Android Marshmallow
Having waited for several days for the update to be pushed to my phone, I temporarily moved over from Airtel to Vodafone. Wow! the update was pushed within seconds – after I connected to the PC using...
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