We will reflect on the enduring effects of Partition through a conversation with third-generation Partition descendants from India and Pakistan, who are also oral historians doing the work of memory.
Several new South Asian nation-states were born as the British Raj ended in 1947. The Panjab of the Indus Valley civilization (3300-1300 BCE) and the Sikh Rulers (1710-1849) was annexed by the British in 1849 and partitioned by their Radcliffe line in 1947. Akalis have been representing the Sikh political consciousness since 1920.
Sidak seeks to provide young Sikh adults with a gift of Gurmat-centered leadership learning experience to secure—and transform—the Sikh future.
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.
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.
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.
This session attempts to understand the vision and personality of the Guru based on Guru Granth Sahib as well as secondary texts.
Love is understood as an intense feeling or emotion of deep affection, attachment, commitment, and sacrifice.
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.
Join us as we take a look into Bhai Vir Singh's life. Harinder Singh, thinker, activist & educator, will be exploring Bhai Vir Singh's works, analyzing and discussing his leadership & vision, and sharing Bhai Sahib's creative genius.
Join us this afternoon for an interactive discussion on the future of Sikh institutions and how Kaurs & Singhs can play a vital role by providing much-needed focus and direction in light of the challenges facing the Panth today.
Join us this afternoon as we will be working with Teens & Adults in separate workshops. Both Inni Kaur & Harinder Singh will discuss lifestyle, teen struggles/identity in America, family dynamics, & parenting within the scope of living a Guru-centered life.
Join us this evening as we look at Sikh and Panjab Heritage. Dr. Nadhra Khan, Harinder Singh, & Inni Kaur explore Sikh History during Colonial and Post-Colonial time frames. They will share and discuss the influences and impacts that outside forces had on Sikh & Panjab lifestyle, geography, and architecture.
Join us this morning as Harinder Singh, Educator, Thinker, & Activist, shares his 15-year experience and journey with SikhRI. Learn what SikhRI does, why we believe Sikhi based education is important, our values, and how SikhRI can support you and your sangat and how you can support SikhRI.
Join us this afternoon as we commemorate the 350th Prakash Utsav and explore the life of the Tenth Sovereign, Guru Gobind Singh Sahib.
Jaswinder Singh Chadha (Board Chair, SikhRI) & Jasjit Singh Hundal (Advisory Council, SikhRI) invite you to join us this evening as Kulvir Singh & Gurbir Singh will be engaging in thought-provoking dialogue on their Journey of Sikhi.
Join us this evening as Jaswinder Singh Chadha & Jujhaar Singh will be engaging in thought provoking dialogue on the Journey of Sikhi.
Inni Kaur, Poet, Author, Storyteller, and Harinder Singh, Educator, Thinker, Activist, will be sharing their personal journeys and speaking on how Light & Love has shaped their lives, their relationship with Sikhi, and how they experience the Divine.
Sikh Research Institute (SikhRI) presents a new live course titled "Discovery" where teens will get the opportunity to directly interact with the instructor and have their queries answered.
On 26 April, SikhRI is hosting a live online session with frontline workers and former Sidakers Birinder Singh, Manjot Kaur, and Sharandeep Singh to discuss how Sikhi has informed their lives and practice, what the community can do to support them, and their everyday realities.
Sikh Research Institute (SikhRI) will be presenting live online classroom sessions based on the Anand Sahib course, where the participants will get the opportunity to directly interact with the instructor and have their queries answered.
Join us as T. Sher Singh explores the life of Maharaja Duleep Singh by juxtaposing the narrative the British propaganda machine had created around him, against the facts which have largely been either hidden or downplayed by historians to date. As a result, Duleep Singh's place in Sikhdom today is an ambivalent one and needs to be corrected, says T. Sher Singh, if we are to fully understand our past and chart our future."
2019 is Nanakshahi#550. Join us as Harinder Singh focuses on Sri Kartarpur Sahib, since its inception to now and beyond....
During this webinar, we hope to explore the question “What would it take for the #metoo movement to happen in the Sikh community? What could our #metoo movement look like?” And what are the unique challenges our community must overcome in order to get there?
Kanwar Singh is globally recognized as a preeminent painter of Sikh history with artwork exhibited in prominent public spaces such as the Virasat e Khalsa museum in Punjab, as well as the new exclusive gallery ; Without Shape, Without Form; which permanently houses his extensive collection in Slough, U.K. His work focuses on the legacy of spiritual devotion and self sacrifice spanning the lives of the ten Gurus and iconic Sikh heroes inspired by their deep connection to Waheguru.
2018 marks India and Pakistan’s 72nd “independence” from the colonial rule. The webinar will look at the ramifications of that decision for Panjab.
Join us for a story-time session with Inni Kaur. She will be reading “Nuri’s Awakening,” from Journey with the Gurus, Volume 3. Make sure you bring your imagination, a blanket and a stuffed toy! “You are a spark of the Light of Ik Oankar. I want you to remember that the Light of Ik Oankar lives within you….” said Guruji