Sikh struggles in India and the United States John of the Sikh religion kills Peter, a government official. David, another government official, kills Paul because he is a Sikh. John is doomed but David is not. What about when an Indian comes to the United States? Indians have changed their cultural traditions so that their family can be accepted and their children are not made fun of for being "different". These fictitious names and situations came into the mind of the Sikh religion. It went through political issues in India and cultural issues in the United States. Sikhism, a religion that originated in India, and especially in the state of Punjab, which is currently made up of 60% Sikhs and 36% Hindus. Two centuries have passed and Sikhism has become the third major religion of India according to Edward A. Gargan in "Though the Sikh rebellion has calmed, the Indian state of Punjab still simmers" (A8). According to the Sikh Missionary Center in the Sikh Religion, Guru Nanak founded the Sikh religion, which consists of ten Gurus (1469-1708). The last one proclaimed by the Guru Granth Sahib is the Holy Scripture. The Sikh Missionary Center also describes the characteristics of this religion as rebirth to a less important position is a punishment, living is a blessing and salvation is achieved by meditating on Nam" (5). Guru Nanak or Baba Nanak can be considered the Jesus of the Sikh religion. According to Donald Lopez S. Jr. in Religious of India in Practice, Nanak was born in Punjab in 1469 and died in 1538 or 1539 (449). liberation: giving up the external characteristics of religion (Lopez 449) A story about Nanak tells of a time when he met some people... middle of paper...)... Edward A. “Although the rebellion of the Sikhs repressed, the Indian state of Punjab still seethes." New York Times 26 October 1993: A1, A8.Goodstein, Laurie "In the camps, young US Sikhs cling to New cultural heritage." York Times 18 July 1998: A1, A7.Juergensmeyer, Mark and Barrier G. Sikh Studies Berkeley: Graduate Theological Union, 1979.Lopez, Donald S. Jr.. Religions of India in Practice. Princeton: Princeton UP, 1995. Mansukhani, Late S. Gobind Singh. "Introduction to Sikhism". New Delhi: Hemkunt, 1977. Online. (March 12, 2000). .Perez-Pena, Richard. “The sink temple helps bind a grieving community.” New York Times November 27, 1994: 53.Sikh Missionary Center. Sikh religion. Cone: Braum-Brumfield, 1990. Singh, Teja. Sikhism: its ideals and institutions. Bomby Calcutta Madias New Delhi:Orient Longmans, 1951.