Vaisakhi In The Media 2016

This year Vaisakhi has been and gone but there had been an unbelievable amount of coverage world-wide regarding the Birth of the Khalsa.  I have even struggled to keep up with the amount of press coverage everyone has been sending in!

Here is a list of all the media outlets that have covered Vaisakhi this year and a huge thank you to everyone who sent in links!

Metro Newspaper
Vaisakhi 2016: What is it and why is it celebrated?
via @DrJasjitSingh

Warrington Guardian
Vaisakhi festival celebrated at Sikh temple
http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/14434332._Every_religion_tells_a_good_story______Vaisakhi_festival_celebrated_at_Sikh_temple/
via @DrJasjitSingh

Daily Echo
Vaisakhi celebrations bring colour to Southampton
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/14433222.PHOTOS__Vaisakhi_celebrations_bring_colour_to_Southampton/
via @DrJasjitSingh & @akdwaaz

News Shopper
Thousands roll out to Gravesend's Vaisakhi Sikh festival
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/14435029.IN_PICTURES__Thousands_roll_out_to_Gravesend_s_Vaisakhi_Sikh_festival/ 
via @DrJasjitSingh

ITV News
Southampton communities turn out for Vaisakhi celebrations
http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2016-04-17/southampton-communities-turn-out-for-vaisakhi-celebrations/

Telegraph & Argus
Bradford's streets awash with bright colours as 5,000 join annual Vaisakhi parade
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/14433052.14_PICTURES__City_streets_awash_with_bright_colours_as_5_000_join_annual_Vaisakhi_parade/
via @DrJasjitSingh

CKNW News
Vancouver Vaisakhi Parade celebrates the harvest, new year, and the Sikh holy day
http://www.cknw.com/2016/04/15/vancouver-vaisakhi-parade-celebrates/
via @DrJasjitSingh

Caravan News
18th Annual Stockton Sikh Parade & Festival
http://www.caravannews.com/News/TabId/92/ArtMID/510/ArticleID/3884/18th-Annual-Stockton-Sikh-Parade-Festival.aspx
via @DrJasjitSingh

Forces TV
MOD Celebrates Sikh Festival Of Vaisakhi
http://www.forces.tv/80947759
via @DrJasjitSingh

Kent Online
Spectacular Sikh Vaisakhi festival set to unite Gravesend in a sea of noise and colour
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/news/spectacular-sikh-festival-will-have-94252/
via @DrJasjitSingh

The Northern Echo
Darlington Sikh community invites residents to join Vasaikhi celebrations
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/darlington/14427783.Darlington_Sikh_community_invites_residents_to_join_Vasaikhi_celebrations/
via @DrJasjitSingh

The Selma Enterprise
Sikh parade educates, celebrates culture
http://hanfordsentinel.com/selma_enterprise/news/sikh-parade-educates-celebrates-culture/article_74587a23-f8fc-57e8-a605-a6d75b1732ad.html
via @DrJasjitSingh

Leicester Mercury
Leicester celebrates the Vaisakhi Sikh festival
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Leicester-celebrates-Vaisakhi-Sikh-festival/story-29105227-detail/story.html
via @DrJasjitSingh

Video message from Harjit Sajjan
https://www.facebook.com/harjit.sajjan.7/videos/500806926788425/

Lancashire Evening Post
Sikh festival brings colour to the city centre
http://www.lep.co.uk/news/sikh-festival-brings-colour-to-the-city-centre-1-6625448
via @DrJasjitSingh

Huddersfield Examiner
Ever tried a turban on? Huddersfield Sikhs offer chance to all at celebration day
http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/ever-tried-turban-on-huddersfield-11164374 
via @DrJasjitSingh

Kent Online
Gravesend streets will come alive with Sikh celebration, Vaisakhi
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/news/streets-will-come-alive-with-93893/ 
via @DrJasjitSingh

ITV News
Vibrant parade as Sikhs celebrate Vaisakhi in Leeds
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2016-04-09/vibrant-parade-as-sikhs-celebrate-vaisakhi-in-leeds/ 
via @DrJasjitSingh

BBC Radio Leeds


Express & Star
Sikh festival brings colour to Willenhall
http://www.expressandstar.com/picture-galleries/news-pictures/2016/04/07/pictures-sikh-festival-brings-colour-to-willenhall/
via @DrJasjitSingh

CBC News
Vancouver Vaisakhi celebrations go green
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-vaisakhi-goes-green-1.3538548
via @SikhProf

The Northern Echo
Ancient Sikh festival celebrated in Darlington
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/14433285.Ancient_Sikh_festival_celebrated_in_Darlington/
via @akdwaaz

604 Now
Vancouver Vaisakhi Parade 2016
http://604now.com/2016/04/17/photos-vancouver-vaisakhi-parade-2016/
via @akdwaaz

Express & Star
via @akdwaaz

Derby Telegraph
Sea of colour as Derby Sikhs celebrate Vaisakhi

ITV News
Birmingham Vaisakhi

@ITV covering Vaisakhi in the square Birmingham from this weekend! @MidlandLangar @PlymouthChaz @LookASingh 👳🏽 pic.twitter.com/A9KZOygLpA

— Rohan (@RohanSinghKalsi) April 18, 2016