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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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33094 South Fraser Way
Sunday
,
27
Jul
2025
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Sunday
,
27
Jul
2025

Connecting to Our Roots

Online
Abbotsford
,
Canada

There is an inherent connection that already exists for all of us with the Divine. We do that through heritage, ancestry, and culture. Why embrace Sikhi? How did our elders do? What can I do to explore?

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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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33094 South Fraser Way
Sunday
,
27
July
2025

Connecting to Our Roots

Abbotsford
,
Canada
Online

There is an inherent connection that already exists for all of us with the Divine. We do that through heritage, ancestry, and culture. Why embrace Sikhi? How did our elders do? What can I do to explore?

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2 Kirkland St
Saturday
,
25
March
2017

Resistance in Sikhi

Cambridge
,
United States
Online

Join us as this afternoon as we look back at how the Gurus and Sikhs have historically confronted enemies of freedom, justice, and equal rights. The presentation will be followed by an open & interactive discussion on resistance in today's world.

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Saturday
,
18
March
2017

Panjabi Poets saluting ‘Emperor-Prophet’

,
Online

The following topics will be discussed: Context of 350th Prakash Purab (Illumination Day) Commemorations, Tribute to Guru Gobind Singh Sahib, Nanak the Tenth Sovereign, Sikh, Hindu and Muslim Poets from Land of Five Rivers, Celebration to mark World Poetry Day on 21 Mar 2017, and Life, Legacy & Impact on Panjab, South Asia, and Globe.

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Regal Building, 36, Sansad Marg, Connaught Place,
Wednesday
,
8
March
2017

Gobind Singh - Guru of the Sikhs

New Delhi
,
India
Online

As we mark the 350th year commemorative celebration of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib, we attempt to look at his legacy through the eyes of a believer, and regardless of nationality or background connect you to the beauty of his wisdom. 

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Saturday
,
18
February
2017

Sikhs in Mainstream Media

,
Online

Sikhs have a small and extremely limited presence in the mainstream media. Even though the Sikh community has been active in every walk of life - athletics, politics, scientists, writers, filmmakers, cartoonists etc our stories are often relegated to the "religious" section in the media.

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800 W Campbell Rd
Sunday
,
12
February
2017

Kultar's Mime at University of Texas (Dallas, TX)

Richardson
,
United States
Online

Kultar's Mime comes to UT Dallas after 73 acclaimed performances all over the world. The play is a powerful condemnation of intolerance and violence, which affirms that just as hatred can transcend culture, religion and geography, so can compassion.

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161 Festival Way #150
Sunday
,
29
January
2017

Sikhi & Acceptance: Real Life Sikhi

Sherwood Park
,
Canada
Online

Join us for an afternoon of coffee and snacks as our speakers discuss "Real Life Sikhi". For the curious and open minded. Board Chair, SikhRI Canada & Seva Food Bank, Kulvir Singh, and former Board Executive, SAFAR, Kirpa Kaur will be sharing how Sikhi has shaped their personal journeys and day-to-day life. We will discuss how Sikhi has influenced & inspired their decision making.

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13450 102nd Ave # 250
Saturday
,
28
January
2017

Challenging the Darkness

Surrey
,
Canada
Online

Come join us as we engage in an interactive conversation with Kulvir Singh, Board Chair of SIkhRi Canada and the Seva Food Bank.

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Saturday
,
28
January
2017

Liv - The Secular Sikh Maharaja and His Muslim Wife

,
Online

This presentation will examine Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s role as a secular ruler through a 19th century tomb in Lahore built by Rani Gulbahar Begum, his Muslim wife. The Maharaja’s religious non-discriminatory policies will be discussed based on information gleaned from his court chronicles and some official documents in the Lahore Museum collection. The tomb’s architectural and ornamental features will also be viewed to understand the tastes and craftsmanship of nineteenth century Punjabi patrons and artists.

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2553 US-130
Saturday
,
14
January
2017

Commemorating 350 Years of Prakash Utsav of the 10th Sovereign

Cranbury
,
United States
Online

Join us to Commemorate 350 Years of Prakash Utsav of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib. Inni Kaur, CEO of SikhRI, will be speaking about "Kalgian Vala & I" and Harinder Singh, Senior Fellow and Research & Policy of SikhRI, will be speaking on "Emperor-Prophet".

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602 Commonwealth Avenue
Friday
,
30
January
2015

Kultar's Mime in Boston, Massachusetts

Boston
,
United States
Online

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.

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21415 Cardinal Glen Circle
Sunday
,
25
January
2015

Kultar's Mime in Sterling, Virginia

Sterling
,
United States
Online

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.

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800 21st Street Northwest
Saturday
,
24
January
2015

Kultar's Mime in Washington, DC

Washington
,
United States
Online

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.

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3101 Main Street
Sunday
,
11
January
2015

Kultar's Mime in Vancouver, Washington

Vancouver
,
United States
Online

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.

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7355 Torbram Rd
Sunday
,
7
December
2014

SikhRI Fundraising Lunch

Mississauga
,
Canada
Online

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2299 Piedmont Avenue
Sunday
,
7
December
2014

Kultar's Mime in Berkeley

Berkeley
,
United States
Online

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.

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485 Lasuen Mall
Saturday
,
6
December
2014

Kultar's Mime in Stanford

Stanford
,
United States
Online

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.

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905 Middlefield Road
Saturday
,
6
December
2014

Sikhi and Your Family

Scarborough
,
Canada
Online

Getting to know Vahiguru | Sheroes and Heroes in Sikhi & Inspiring Gurmat: In You and Your Family | The Real Guru Nanak

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200 Wellington St W #130
Thursday
,
4
December
2014

Sikhi-Inspired Leadership

Toronto
,
Canada
Online

For Sikh Professionals in Downtown Toronto

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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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Saturday
,
17
September
2022

Border Crossings

Online

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. 

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Saturday
,
13
August
2022

1947: South Asia, Panjab & Sikhs

Online

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.

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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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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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