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TURBAN PRIDE. Suneet Singh Tuli. CEO of Datawind In the last 21 years, he’s successfully taken two companies public on the Nasdaq stock market, launched 17 new products. Gen Bikram Singh. General Bikram Singh is the current Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army.
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Suneet Singh Tuli • CEO of Datawind • In the last 21 years, he’s successfully taken two companies public on the Nasdaq stock market, launched 17 new products
Gen Bikram Singh • General Bikram Singh is the current Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army.
Simranjit Singh & Sarvjit Singh 27 year old Signaler Simranjit Singh became the first soldier to wear his turban on public duties while guarding Queen Elizabeth 29 year old Sarvjit Singh is the second to be inducted into the elite force
Sonny Caberwal Singh • First Sikh model featured in Germany’s GQ magazine and modeled for the Famous International Brand Kenneth Cole.
Ashvinder Kundan Singh, better known as Ash Singh • 26 year old Entrepreneur Cyberspace wiz Ash Singh is nominated as Asia's Best Young Entrepreneur. • He started his first company while in his graduation • Launched Turbanizer.com
Captain S.S Kohli • Air India Pilot who saved the lives of 148 passengers on board averting the horrifying collision at Mumbai Airport.
Bibi Arpinder kaur • The first turbaned Sikh women pilot who has been hired by American Airlines Corporation as a First Officer.
ANGAD SINGH • He is named as the Top student filmmaker at Hollywood Film Fest for his movie Roots & Wings. • It addresses the persistent bullying faced by students who dare to be different, or just to be themselves.
S.Sarwan Singh • set a new Guinness Book of World Record by having the WORLD'S LONGEST BEARD • beard is 8 feet 2 inches long!
S.Kanwaljit Singh • the former New Delhi businessman who has been chosen as the first Sikh member of the New Zealand parliament.
Captain Gurvinder Singh Famous sikh captain who saved the life of 11 people from a sunken chinese ship on March 21, 2007.
Ranbir Kaur • first Sikh woman to join the US armed forces in the year 2003.
Fauja Singh • On October 16, 2011, he became the first 100 year old to complete a marathon, running the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 8:11:06 • In October 2011, Singh, a vegetarian, became the oldest man to be featured in a PETA campaign
Bhai Nirmal Singh • first Sikh Kirtaniya who has been honored with Padam Shri Award in 2009
Dr Narinder Singh kapany (Father of fiber optics) • The miracle began nearly 60 years ago when a Punjabi university student who now lives in Palo Alto challenged his Indian professor's dogma and set off on his own voyage of discovery that led him to pioneer the science and technology of fiber optics.
AJAY SINGH BANGA • He has been appointed as President and chief executive officer of electronic payment services provider MasterCard.
Snatam Kaur • Her recording of Mool Mantar from her popular CD,Amrit Vela, featured in the movie, Back Up Plan, starring Jennifer Lopez & Alex O' Loughlin.
Raj Birk • Metropolitan Police Special Constable, UK • Being a Metropolitan Special Constable gives volunteers the same powers and uniform as a regular police officer.
Rabinder Singh • first Sikh judge of the High Court at the Royal Courts of Justice • Singh is best known through his work suggesting that the 2003 invasion of Iraq broke international law.
Rahuldeep Singh gill • only religion professor at California Lutheran University who is not Christian • He wears a dastar, or turban, setting him apart both on campus and in the community.
Jagmeet Singh • New Generation leader • Jagmeet Singh is a proven advocate, presenting a young and fresh voice fluent in 3 languages – English, French and Punjabi.
Harjit Singh • First Sikh in Canada to take command of a British Columbia regiment.
Hardeep Singh Puri • Chairman of the all important Security Council Committee on counter-terrorism and two other key committees of this 15-membered body.
Anarkali Kaur • leading campaigner for the rights of women in Afghanistan • Chosen in 2009 by Radio Free Europe's Afghan chapter as their "Person of the Year"
Navdeep Singh • MP in the Canadian parliament and is currently the Liberal Critic for Natural Resources. • He was elected for the first time in 2004 he was the youngest Liberal MP in Parliament.
Rajpal Singh- Former Captain of Indian Hockey Team • He is an Arjuna Award winner • Under his captaincy, the Indian team entered into semifinal of Commonwealth Games, Delhi
Montek Singh Ahluwalia- Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of India
Chirinjeev Singh- Chairman of PlanetSpace • Chirinjeev Singh Kathuria, chairman of PlanetSpace. • His ambitious goal is nothing less than "space tourism" - fifteen-minute sub-orbital space flights, available to the "general public"
Gurpreet Singh • Gurpreet Singh was the first ever Sikh on American Idol • He was among the top 40 contestants
Harmeet Singh-Cricketer • played for the World Cup Winning India Under-19 Cricket team • He also played for Rajasthan Royals in IPL
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