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541 Prospect Street
Saturday
,
12
Jul
2025
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Saturday
,
12
Jul
2025

Vanjara: From Worldly Trader to Spiritual Seeker

Online
Glen Rock
,
United States

This presentation explores Guru Ramdas Sahib’s Vanjara, situating it within its cultural framework and lived experience. We will reflect on the composition's foundational themes and their relevance to our daily...

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12666 72 Ave
Friday
,
18
Jul
2025
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Friday
,
18
Jul
2025

Rediscovering Sikh Literature: Unearthed Wisdom

Online
Surrey
,
Canada

Join Harinder Singh as we refamiliarize ourselves with historical texts, including primary and secondary texts that shape our understanding of Sikh thought and tradition.

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14100 Stave Lake Rd
Sunday
,
20
Jul
2025
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Saturday
,
2
Aug
2025

Sidak 2025

Online
Mission
,
Canada

Sidak is a transformative educational experience designed for young Sikh adults aged 18 to 39. It brings together seekers from all over the world to learn, grow, and lead with purpose.

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541 Prospect Street
Saturday
,
12
July
2025

Vanjara: From Worldly Trader to Spiritual Seeker

Glen Rock
,
United States
Online

This presentation explores Guru Ramdas Sahib’s Vanjara, situating it within its cultural framework and lived experience. We will reflect on the composition's foundational themes and their relevance to our daily...

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12666 72 Ave
Friday
,
18
July
2025

Rediscovering Sikh Literature: Unearthed Wisdom

Surrey
,
Canada
Online

Join Harinder Singh as we refamiliarize ourselves with historical texts, including primary and secondary texts that shape our understanding of Sikh thought and tradition.

Learn more ⟶
14100 Stave Lake Rd
Sunday
,
20
July
2025

Sidak 2025

Mission
,
Canada
Online

Sidak is a transformative educational experience designed for young Sikh adults aged 18 to 39. It brings together seekers from all over the world to learn, grow, and lead with purpose.

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Saturday
,
28
May
2022

The Guru: Connecting with 1-Light

,
Online

This Sidak event provides participants aged 18-39 a 2.5-hour glimpse into the 2-week Sidak summer leadership program. Prospective Sidakers will get a chance to preview learning and sharing via the curated content and the inspired facilitators.

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Saturday
,
30
April
2022

Vaisakhi: Reviving Panthic Leadership

,
Online

We will discuss Panthic leadership through Sikhi ideals and historical models. We will also explore the current deficits in leadership and their code of conduct.

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15850 24 Avenue #Suite 300
Sunday
,
24
April
2022

The Beautiful Vaisakhi

Surrey
,
Canada
Online

The session explores Vaisakhi in the Panjabi and Sikh context, the relevance of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib’s Nash doctrine, and the collective aspiration to nurture the characteristics of the Khalsa.

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300 Connell Drive, 5th Floor
Saturday
,
26
March
2022

The Real Guru Nanak

Berkeley Heights
,
United States
Online

This session attempts to understand the vision and personality of the Guru based on Guru Granth Sahib as well as secondary texts.

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Saturday
,
12
February
2022

Love, Devotion & I

,
Online

Love is understood as an intense feeling or emotion of deep affection, attachment, commitment, and sacrifice. 

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Saturday
,
29
January
2022

Dan: Sikhi & Giving

,
Online

Sikh Research Institute (SikhRI) has released its eighth report in the State of the Panth series titled Dan: Sikhi & Giving, exploring what it means to give in a Sikh context, how giving is understood throughout Sikh history, and how it is understood by Sikhs today.

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Saturday
,
4
December
2021

Shukrana, Shahadat & Dat: The Real Gift

,
Online

There is a deeply profound sentiment tied to martyrdom in Sikhi as well as in many other faiths groups. Throughout the ages, we have seen challenging circumstances of oppression that have chosen to desecrate the bodies of those who address it. 

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Saturday
,
6
November
2021

Representing 1984

,
Online

What is the language of violence? How do we find language for translating the unspeakable? Who speaks for those who suffer violence?

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Saturday
,
2
October
2021

Harm Reduction, Healing, Hope

,
Online

Join panelists Dr. Anokh Singh, Dr. Bavenjit Kaur, and clinical counselor Palwinder Kaur Gill, who will draw on their personal and professional experience to engage in conversation: What problems with alcohol look like in Sikh communities; why they occur; common challenges folks face when engaging with the healthcare system, and how we can harness hope, empathy, and Sikhi when we are struggling. 

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12236 70a Ave
Friday
,
15
January
2016

Story Time and Craft with Inni Kaur

Surrey
,
Canada
Online

Presented by SikhRI

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560 Stelton Rd #3872
Friday
,
18
December
2015

SikhRI Benefit Dinner: New Jersey

Piscataway
,
United States
Online

Join us for a dialogue with Amarpreet Singh Sawhney (CEO & President, Ocular Therapeutix) and Harinder Singh (CEO & Co-Founder, SIkhRI).

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245228 Conrich Rd
Sunday
,
13
December
2015

Social Activists and Community Leaders

Calgary
,
Canada
Online

Presented by SikhRI

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3400 N. Charles St.
Saturday
,
12
December
2015

Kultar's Mime at Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)

Baltimore
,
United States
Online

Kultar's Mime is a devised play that blends painting, poetry, theater and music to tell the stories of Sikh children who survived the 1984 Delhi massacre that was organized in the wake of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination. 

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6620 36th Street NE
Saturday
,
12
December
2015

Gurduara Governance Workshop

Calgary
,
Canada
Online

Presented by SikhRI

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45 Symphony Way
Sunday
,
6
December
2015

Kultar's Mime at The Hemmens Cultural Center (Chicago, IL)

Elgin
,
United States
Online

Kultar's Mime is a devised play that blends painting, poetry, theater and music to tell the stories of Sikh children who survived the 1984 Delhi massacre that was organized in the wake of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination. 

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1212 E 59th St
Saturday
,
5
December
2015

Kultar's Mime at University of Chicago

Chicago
,
United States
Online

Kultar's Mime is a devised play that blends painting, poetry, theater and music to tell the stories of Sikh children who survived the 1984 Delhi massacre that was organized in the wake of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination. 

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3022 W Wisconsin Avenue
Friday
,
4
December
2015

Kultar's Mime at Our Savior's Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, WI)

Milwaukee
,
United States
Online

Kultar's Mime is a devised play that blends painting, poetry, theater and music to tell the stories of Sikh children who survived the 1984 Delhi massacre that was organized in the wake of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination. 

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12885 85 Ave
Sunday
,
29
November
2015

Satigur Nanak: Eternal Perfection Revealed

Surrey
,
Canada
Online

Presented by SikhRI

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Saturday
,
3
May
2025

Babarvani: Guru Nanak Sahib on War & Tyranny

Online

The four sabads of Babarvani form the foundation of this course, with each week dedicated to one sabad. Alongside textual analysis, we will explore the historical context of Babar’s invasion and engage in...

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Saturday
,
22
March
2025

Seva: The Divine Adoration

Online

In this three-part session, we will explore Seva through the Gurmat Framework, diving into its essence as revealed in Bani, Sikh history, and its role in our personal and Panthic lives today.

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Saturday
,
5
October
2024

The 1984 Attack on Sikhi

Online

Join Sikh Research Institute (SikhRI) for our engaging live online classroom sessions centered around the "The 1984 Attack on Sikhi: June, November and Aftermath" course.

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Saturday
,
14
September
2024

1984 & Its Afterlives

Online

To mark the 40th year of the violence of 1984, we will remember the events that unfolded in India and make connections with the ongoing and durable violence against Sikhs, Muslims, and other minority groups in...

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Saturday
,
4
May
2024

Betrayals & Broken Promises

Online

This year commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Ghallugharas (large-scale massacres) of June and November 1984. This course allows participants to contextualize the 1984 events within their historical backdrop.

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Saturday
,
27
April
2024

Fear None. Frighten None.

Online

This Sidak event provides participants aged 18-39 a 2.5-hour glimpse into the 2-week Sidak summer leadership program.

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Sunday
,
7
April
2024

Unlocking the Wisdom of Gurmukhs

Online

This online presentation explores the qualities of “Nam-Dan-Isnan” embodied by Gurmukhs. We will explore its meanings, relationships, and integration into our lives.

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Saturday
,
20
May
2023

Guru Nanak Sahib: The Revolutionary

Online

This Sidak event provides participants aged 18-39 a 2.5-hour glimpse into the 2-week Sidak summer leadership program. Prospective Sidakers will get a chance to preview learning and sharing via the curated content and the inspired facilitators.

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Saturday
,
6
May
2023

Women & Gender in Sikhi

Online

The Sikh Research Institute (SikhRI) has released its ninth research report in the State of the Panth series titled Women & Gender in Sikhi, which aims to understand and explore Sikh conceptions of women and gender, responses to gender-based inequality and oppression, and framings of masculinity. 

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