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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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15 Candleriggs
Monday
,
12
May
2025
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Monday
,
12
May
2025

Sikhi and Leadership

Online
Glasgow
,
United Kingdom

Join us for an engaging conversation with Harinder Singh on Sikh leadership, values-driven action, and community impact - organized in collaboration with Sikh Professionals Scotland.

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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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Park Avenue Gurdwara
Saturday
,
17
May
2025
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Saturday
,
17
May
2025

Intellectual Sikh Lecture Series

Online
Southall
,
United Kingdom

Join us for an inspiring evening of learning and reflection at our next session in the Intellectual Sikh Lecture Series!

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24 Alexander St
Saturday
,
31
May
2025
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Saturday
,
31
May
2025

Vanjara: From Worldly Trader to Spiritual Seeker

Online
Brampton
,
Canada

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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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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15 Candleriggs
Monday
,
12
May
2025

Sikhi and Leadership

Glasgow
,
United Kingdom
Online

Join us for an engaging conversation with Harinder Singh on Sikh leadership, values-driven action, and community impact - organized in collaboration with Sikh Professionals Scotland.

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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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Park Avenue Gurdwara
Saturday
,
17
May
2025

Intellectual Sikh Lecture Series

Southall
,
United Kingdom
Online

Join us for an inspiring evening of learning and reflection at our next session in the Intellectual Sikh Lecture Series!

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24 Alexander St
Saturday
,
31
May
2025

Vanjara: From Worldly Trader to Spiritual Seeker

Brampton
,
Canada
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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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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Guru Nanak Rd
Saturday
,
2
November
2024

40 Years of Resilience

Southall
,
United Kingdom
Online

Join us on 2 November 2024 at Sri Guru Singh Sabha Southall, where Harinder Singh will speak in commemoration of 40 years of resilience and remembrance of the Sikh Genocide.

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Torrington Square
Thursday
,
31
October
2024

Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the November 1984 massacres of Sikhs

London
,
United Kingdom
Online

In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of November 1984, a panel will gather to discuss the events that unfolded after the assassination of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and the ensuing anti-Sikh violence.

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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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40, Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Gardens, Lodhi Estate
Sunday
,
29
September
2024

1984: Witness, Document, Justice

New Delhi
,
India
Online

Over the past four decades since 1984—marked by "Operation Blue Star" and the Sikh Genocide—various discourses have emerged, often graphic, grave, and heart-wrenching.

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Pandit Pant Marg, Gokul Nagar, South Block, Rakab Ganj
Thursday
,
26
September
2024

Release of Research on 'Vanjara' Bani

New Delhi
,
India
Online

International Centre for Sikh Studies, New Delhi in collaboration with The Guru Granth Sahib Project Team from the Sikh Research Institute (USA), and the Nam Sabad Foundation present: Release of Research on Vanjara.

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Bhai Vir Singh Marg, Sector 4, Gole Market
Wednesday
,
25
September
2024

Sikhi & History: Bhai Vir Singh's Perspectives

New Delhi
,
India
Online

Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan, a premier literary and cultural organization in the capital, was established in 1958, in the memory of the father of modern Punjabi literature and Saint-Poet of India Bhai Vir Singh.

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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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14100 Stave Lake Rd
Sunday
,
21
July
2024

Sidak 2024

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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15996 84 Ave
Saturday
,
20
July
2024

The Real Guru Nanak

Surrey
,
Canada
Online

Taking place in English, this session attempts to understand the vision and personality of the Guru based on Guru Granth Sahib as well as secondary texts. It also explores the relevance of the Guru’s paradigm today.

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3601 Pacific Avenue
Saturday
,
20
June
2015

Ideological Dimensions of Caste Violence & Coercive

Stockton
,
United States
Online

A panel discussion presented by SikhRI.

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7122 Orangethorpe Ave
Sunday
,
7
June
2015

Guru Arjan Sahib’s Shahadat

Buena Park
,
United States
Online

Presented by SikhRI

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4500 Marty Blvd.
Saturday
,
16
May
2015

Asa ki Var: Creating Oneness by Transcending Duality

Richmond
,
United States
Online

A gurbani-based workshop that explores history and background of Asa Ki Var. 

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506 Gatewood Rd
Sunday
,
10
May
2015

What Parents Need to Know

Garland
,
United States
Online

Presented by SikhRI

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506 Gatewood Rd
Sunday
,
10
May
2015

Sikh Sheros & Heros (Children's Workshop)

Garland
,
United States
Online

Presented by SikhRI

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1201 Abrams Road
Saturday
,
9
May
2015

Kaurageous: The Backbone of Sikhi

Richardson
,
United States
Online

Bebe Nanki Ji, Mata Khivi Ji, Mata Gujri Ji - Why do they stand out in history? Why do we admire them? What are the characteristics of these incredible women? How can we bring these qualities in to our own lives.

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12350 Pattullo Pl
Thursday
,
16
April
2015

Sikh Sovereignty Conference

Surrey, BC
,
Canada
Online

This workshop is an exploration of the concept of double-edged sovereignty in Sikhi and the ways that Sikhs can live to honor the spiritual and political legacy of this call. Using Gurbani and other foundational texts, the presentation will explore sovereignty as it related to the formation of Sikhi as a system of belief, as well as an organized political entity. 

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Lodhi Road Near Airforce Bal Bharati School, Lodhi Rd, Lodhi Estate
Friday
,
27
March
2015

Heart 2 Heart

New Delhi
,
India
Online

A Q&A with young audience about things that matter to them like creating work-life balance, celebrating self, dealing with anger and stress, finding love, living a life of purpose and connecting with the 'force'. With inferences from gurbani.

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11-B Baba Kharak Singh Marg Next to RML Hospital Exit No. 5
Sunday
,
22
March
2015

Kultar's Mime in New Delhi, Delhi

New Delhi
,
India
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 assaasination. 

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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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