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Survivors of war and Partition, Sikh ‘aunties’ settle into coronavirus isolation


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 Every Wednesday for the past 15 years, my 82-year-old grandmother has had a standing date. She and 30 of her closest friends would celebrate birthdays, play cards and talk politics during their weekly sessions at the Sikh Center of Orange County in Santa Ana, California.

Today the cold, marble langar hall (community kitchen and dining area) of the center, or gurdwara, sits locked up and untouched. And the women, most of whom are over 70, are staying home waiting out the coronavirus pandemic.

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https://religionnews.com/2020/04/21/survivors-of-war-and-partition-sikh-aunties-settle-into-coronavirus-isolation/

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