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Saturday
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3
May
2025
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Saturday
,
24
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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South Parks Road
Thursday
,
15
May
2025
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Thursday
,
15
May
2025

Faith, Spirituality, and Modern Society

Online
Oxford
,
United Kingdom

Join Harinder Singh at the University of Oxford for a presentation and Q&A on Faith, Spirituality, and Modern Society.

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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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South Parks Road
Thursday
,
15
May
2025

Faith, Spirituality, and Modern Society

Oxford
,
United Kingdom
Online

Join Harinder Singh at the University of Oxford for a presentation and Q&A on Faith, Spirituality, and Modern Society.

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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
,
3
May
2025
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Saturday
,
24
May
2025

Babarvani: Guru Nanak Sahib on War & Tyranny

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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14100 Stave Lake Rd
Sunday
,
24
July
2022

Sidak 2022

Surrey
,
Canada
Online

Sidak seeks to provide young Sikh adults with a gift of Gurmat-centered leadership learning experience to secure—and transform—the Sikh future. 

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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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14100 Stave Lake Road
Sunday
,
24
July
2016

Sidak 2016

Mission
,
Canada
Online

Sidak is a leadership development program for young adults seeking to increase their commitment towards the Sikh Faith. This two week intensive immersion into the Sikh culture, language, values and community is held annually in the summer. 

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40600 Schoolcraft Rd
Friday
,
24
June
2016

An Evening of Gurmat Sangīt Kīrtan

Plymouth Charter Township
,
United States
Online

We invite you all to join us for an evening of Gurmat Sangīt Kīrtan along with a presentation on the launch of the "Nād" project.

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40600 Schoolcraft Rd
Friday
,
24
June
2016

Evening of Gurmat Sangīt Kīrtan

Plymouth Charter Township
,
United States
Online

Please join us for an evening of Gurmat Sangīt Kīrtan along with a presentation on the launch of the "Nād" project at Mata Tripta Ji Gurdwara Sahib.

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3310 S Canton Center Rd
Friday
,
24
June
2016

Sanjha Gurmat Gatka Camp

Canton
,
United States
Online

“Guru & I” by Sardarni Inni Kaur and ‍“The Heritage of Gurmat Sangit” by Sardar Manjit Singh.

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3636 Murillo Ave
Sunday
,
19
June
2016

Sikh Heritage in Pakistan

San Jose
,
United States
Online

Arpinder Kaur, has put together a PowerPoint presentation which features Sikh history, Panjabi poetry, and emotional stories of the Sikh homeland. From the popular sites like Panja Sahib & Nankana Sahib, Waris Shah's tomb, Dargah of Bulle Shah & Pir Mian Mir, to place of Martydom of Akali Phula Singh and countless mothers from torture chambers of Zakhira Khan, the presentation captures not only the history but also integrates the Sikh teachings to both the young and the old.

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590 West Georgia Street
Sunday
,
12
June
2016

Sikhi & Acceptance: Diversity

Vancouver
,
Canada
Online

In ways both open and insightful, the discussion will centre around diversity within the Sikh community. Shattering normative ideas of the ideal Sikh, this event will feature conversations between Sikhs of the Irish-American, Black-American and Punjabi-American communities.

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3972 Campus Dr
Sunday
,
12
June
2016

Lost Heritage: The Sikh Legacy in Pakistan

College Park
,
United States
Online

A journey across West Panjab, North-West Frontier and Pakistan Administered Kashmir, delving into the vestiges of a community compelled to move eastwards owing to the partition of the Indian sub-continent.

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111 Harrison Road
Friday
,
10
June
2016

What It Means to Be a Sikh

Duncan
,
United States
Online

Jasmine Kaur of SikhRI will be holding a workshop for youth between the ages of 5-14. She will also be talking about Sikhi and What it Means to be a Sikh.

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14811 Lindita Drive
Sunday
,
15
May
2016

Sikh Heritage in Pakistan

Houston
,
United States
Online

Arpinder Kaur, has put together a PowerPoint presentation which features Sikh history, Panjabi poetry, and emotional stories of the Sikh homeland.

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Thursday
,
21
May
2020

Anand Sahib: Week 3

Online

Anand Sahib holds a very special place in Sikh tradition, as it is sung in almost every congregational setup. Revealed to Guru Amardas Sahib, the bani essentially details the human quest for bliss and the lifestyle that is necessary for leading a blissful life. The beauty and significance of Anand Sahib can be gauged from the fact that it dwells on a variety of ideas and principles that are central to Sikh thought. Each live session will cover two pauris (stanzas) each and vocabulary lessons.

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Sunday
,
10
May
2020

Blessed Mothers

Online

Celebrate Mother’s Day while social distancing as we engage in conversation with Inni Kaur, Neelu Kaur, Mandeep Kaur, and Sharanjeet Kaur to discuss how Sikhi has informed their ideas of motherhood...

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Thursday
,
30
April
2020

Discovery

Online

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.

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Sunday
,
26
April
2020

Sidakers at Frontline of Covid-19

Online

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.

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Friday
,
24
April
2020

Anand Sahib: Way to Bliss

Online

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.

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Saturday
,
6
April
2019

Liv - Tea With Tommy: The Saga of Duleep Singh

Online

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."

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Saturday
,
9
March
2019

Liv - Kartarpur: Creator-Ville for Truth-Exemplars

Online

2019 is Nanakshahi#550. Join us as Harinder Singh focuses on Sri Kartarpur Sahib, since its inception to now and beyond....

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Saturday
,
3
November
2018

When Will Sikhs Have Their #MeToo Movement?

Online

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?

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Saturday
,
29
September
2018

Sikh Art as an Educational Tool

Online

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.

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