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SikhRI presenters and facilitators appear for live events on topics that are globally important and have local relevance.
SikhRI presenters and facilitators appear for live events on topics that are globally important and have local relevance.
Grihast is an event for young married couples to strengthen their values in marriage and family relationships, incorporating diverse themes that are at the foundation of a married life. New perspectives provide insights on building meaningful relationships while workshops and discussions offer a glimpse of the Guru’s vision and ideals on marriage. Please note: this event is open to married couples only. Sikhi - Love and Relationships is mandatory for Grihast and the cost is included in the Grihast fee.
Love is the fundamental force of life. It forms the basis of all life pursuits and their motive. This presentation looks at love and relationships through a Sikh lens. It explores what it really means to be in love and how it reflects in our relationships from Gurbani's perspective. It expands on the thesis taking examples from Sikh history and lifestyle, while addressing conflicts of love, family and relationships in life today.
Nature is a diverse source of life forms; their unique identity and nature. Gurbani extensively uses symbolism derived from Nature to convey a particular thought or feeling. This presentation looks at major animal symbols evoked in Gurbani and how they are utilized to impart lessons in outlook and attitudes for life.
On April 6, 1903, the city of Kishinev, the capital of the Russian province of Bessarabia erupted in violence. A horrific pogrom was organized, targeting the Jewish population of Kishinev in which 49 Jews were killed, 500 were wounded and 1300 homes and businesses were destroyed.
On April 6, 1903, the city of Kishinev, the capital of the Russian province of Bessarabia erupted in violence. A horrific pogrom was organized, targeting the Jewish population of Kishinev in which 49 Jews were killed, 500 were wounded and 1300 homes and businesses were destroyed.
On April 6, 1903, the city of Kishinev, the capital of the Russian province of Bessarabia erupted in violence. A horrific pogrom was organized, targeting the Jewish population of Kishinev in which 49 Jews were killed, 500 were wounded and 1300 homes and businesses were destroyed.
On April 6, 1903, the city of Kishinev, the capital of the Russian province of Bessarabia erupted in violence. A horrific pogrom was organized, targeting the Jewish population of Kishinev in which 49 Jews were killed, 500 were wounded and 1300 homes and businesses were destroyed.
Come join Jaspreet Kaur as she interviews Harinder Singh about women in Sikhi. They will look at women in Sikhi, discrimination, and gender-equality issues as demonstrated through Bani (wisdom), Tavarikh (history), and Rahit (lifestyle). The responsibility of men in the conversation of gender equity will be examined.
Join us this afternoon as we will be sharing the wonderful stories from "Thank You, Vahiguru" and other works with children.
Join us as Kulvir Singh, Board Chair, SikhRI Canada, will be talking about Sikhi & Leadership as demonstrated through Bani (wisdom), Tavarikh (history), and Rahit (lifestyle). We take an in-depth look at the servant-leader model of the Gurus and how it has been implemented throughout Sikh history. We discuss leadership qualities that can be implemented in every Sikh's lifestyle.
Join us as Harinder Singh, Thinker, Educator & Activist, will be delivering programs in Melbourne, Australia.
Join us as Harinder Singh, Thinker, Educator & Activist, will be delivering programs in Melbourne, Australia.
Join us as Harinder Singh, Thinker, Educator & Activist, will be delivering programs in Melbourne, Australia.
Join us as Harinder Singh, Thinker, Educator & Activist, will be delivering programs in Melbourne, Australia.
Join us as Amardeep Singh shares his journies and experiences on Exploring the Sikh Legacy in Pakistan & the Social-Cultural Impact of the Partition. During a personal visit to Pakistan in 2014, a journey that took him across 36 cities and villages, Amardeep felt it was important for posterity to document his explorations. In Jan 2017, he undertook another journey, traveling extensively to 90 cities and villages across Sindh, Balochistan, Pakistan Administered Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Panjab.
Join us as Harinder Singh, Thinker, Educator & Activist, will be delivering programs in Perth, Australia.
The work that will be discussed is based on semi-structured interviews of 40 Sikh immigrant drivers of yellow taxis who came to United States mostly from the various villages in the northwest Indian state of Punjab, India.
A deep-rooted desire to connect with the land of his ancestors propelled Singapore-based Amardeep Singh to visit Pakistan and delve into the vestiges of a community, which was impelled to move eastwards owing to the partition of the Indian sub-continent in 1947. The dream was fulfilled in 2014 when he undertook the journey to explore the Sikh legacy in West Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan Administered Kashmir.
Music has a very unique role in creating and propagating Sikh values. The width and depth of Sikh musical heritage will be shared based on selected Gurbani compositions along with resources for learning Sikh music from beginning to advance levels. The current state of Sikh music will be discussed in relation to Indian music and World music based on available literature and professional standards.
Please join Sarbpreet Singh, who has been mentoring young Sikhs for twenty-five years, for a conversation about Sikh Education, in which he will talk about his personal journey as a teacher and offer new ideas for meeting the challenges that we are all so familiar with, through Sikhia, a bold new initiative to redefine Sikh education.
What will be discussed is as to how the world class scholars, sociologists and intellectuals may accept the challenge to freshly define Sikhi Universals for the new world. Those Sikhi Universals will be desired to be operationalized in the North American cultures. New emphasis will divert Sikh intellectual and institutional resources from a mode of policing the Sikh religiosity to highlighting the spiritual, socio-cultural and political human values that serve today’s civil societies.
The British transferred the power in 1947 and the Panjab was partitioned, and later truncated in India. Millions were butchered and displaced in the aftermath. Plundered and violated, the Panjab has been caught between the Indo-Pak politics ever since. The presentation revisits the partition through Toba Tek Singh, and asks who’s Panjab is it anyway and who owes reparations to it. It assesses the current state of Panth vis-à-vis SGPC, Akalis and the community, and contextualizes the current political struggle for rights with special reference to Bapu Surat Singh and Gurdarspur attack.
The attack on the Darbar Sahib in the June of 1984 was a defining moment in contemporary Sikh history. The standard narrative promoted by the media and the Indian state in its White Paper on the attack have largely ignored the communal motivations of the state as they relate to its inextricable relationship to Hindutva. We will survey contemporary conflicts, in particular the desecration of the Babri Masjid in 1992 and Gujarat in 2002, to understand the significance of the state-sponsored terror in 1984.
What does being Sikh means in Punjab in ethical terms? If you happen to be an unwanted girl and then assert your choices to make Punjab an honorable space for humankind, what will patriarchy do to you? How will Sikh institutions respond to you who invoke sacrifices made to oppose injustice and intolerance? Let us discuss with reference of Inqlab Kaur who is in jail for a crime every Sikh is supposed to commit every moment.
