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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

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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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Saturday
,
2
October
2021

Harm Reduction, Healing, Hope

,
Online

Join panelists Dr. Anokh Singh, Dr. Bavenjit Kaur, and clinical counselor Palwinder Kaur Gill, who will draw on their personal and professional experience to engage in conversation: What problems with alcohol look like in Sikh communities; why they occur; common challenges folks face when engaging with the healthcare system, and how we can harness hope, empathy, and Sikhi when we are struggling. 

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Saturday
,
25
September
2021

3Gs: Guru, Gurgaddi, Granth

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Online

The world knows a Guru to be an influential teacher, spiritual master, or popular expert. The Sikh world refers to ten founder personalities as well as the Guru Granth and the Khalsa Panth as the Guru. Guru Nanak Sahib considered “Sabad” to be the Guru. This conversation will dive deep into the Sikh context of what Guru is, “Gurgaddi” as the enthronement to the status of the Guru in Sikh tradition, and how the eternal co-Guruship came about by the Command of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib to Granth-Panth. Within a month of this conversation are the first Prakash of Guru Granth Sahib and its Gurgaddi, Gurgaddi Purabs of Guru Nanaks II, IV, V & VIII.

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Saturday
,
21
August
2021

Screens, Pandemic, & Children

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Online

Join us in a conversation with Dr. Shimi Kaur Kang and Dr. Jasjeet Kaur to learn how to treat screens like food: consume healthy tech, limit junk tech, and eliminate toxins.

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Monday
,
26
July
2021

Sidh Gosti: A Virtual Sidak Course

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Online

This Sidak course provides participants aged 18-40 a 2.5 hour per day learnings for 5 days. Each day will consist of a Hukam reflection, an interactive themed activity, and a learning session. The course will delve into the Bani of Guru Nanak Sahib “Sidh Gosti: Learning through Dialogue.” It will provide participants with an opportunity to enhance their personal relationship with IkOankar, engage in critical conversations about issues affecting Sikh families and the Panth, and develop opinions on non-Sikh issues that are supported by a Gurmat framework. The participants will develop a deeper understanding of the theme and tangible applications of the learnings.

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Wednesday
,
21
July
2021

The Political-Spiritual Being

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Online

Join us in conversation with Harinder Singh and Jasleen Kaur as we try to understand Miri-Piri from a Gurmat (Guru’s Way) perspective, as inferred from Bani (wisdom), Tavarikh (history), and Rahit (lifestyle).

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Saturday
,
19
June
2021

Fatherhood & Sikhi

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Online

Fathers sometimes underestimate their role. Loving, actively involved fathers contribute to their children’s well-being and development, strengthening their self‑esteem. What's different about being a Sikh father? Being born and raised in Sikh households may cause fathers to relook at their own childhood experiences and seek guidance. What worked well for their fathers 20 or 30 years ago may not work with the kinds of challenges fathers face today. Join us for this candid conversation with our panelists, who will share their thoughts on whether they are inspired or perhaps intimidated by the strong father figures in our history? And whether fatherhood has changed their Sikhi?

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Saturday
,
22
May
2021

Guru in Sikhi: Up Close & Personal

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Online

Join the Sidak team as they share the meaning, role, and importance of Guru in Sikhi. 

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460 Campus Lane Northwest
Saturday
,
25
May
2024

The Sikh Journey

Calgary
,
Canada
Online

Explore the principles and beliefs that fueled Guru Nanak Sahib's transformative revolution in 15th-century South Asia.

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9 Wellington Street
Saturday
,
6
April
2024

1984 Path of the Warrior Saints

East Brampton
,
Canada
Online

Harinder Singh of Sikh Research Institute discusses the nature and repercussions of the Sikh Genocide with Sukhman Singh of Ensaaf.

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9 Wellington Street
Saturday
,
6
April
2024

1984 Path of the Warrior Saints

East Brampton
,
Canada
Online

In the introduction to "1984 Path of the Warrior Saints," Harinder Singh, an educator and activist affiliated with the Sikh Research Institute, offers his insights.

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74, Chandi Path, Sector 28A, Sector 28
Saturday
,
9
March
2024

The Real Guru Nanak

Chandigarh
,
India
Online

Saneha is a beautiful Panjabi word that means personally delivering a message on behalf of another.

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Sector 14
Wednesday
,
6
March
2024

A Special Seminar Dedicated to Holla Mahalla

Chandigarh
,
India
Online

The Department of Guru Nanak Sikh Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh, in collaboration with the Sikh Research Institute (USA) and Nam Sabad Foundation, present: A Special Seminar Dedicated to Holla Mahalla

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Bhai Vir Singh Marg, Sector 4, Gole Market,
Thursday
,
22
February
2024

Begampura - City Without Sorrow

New Delhi
,
India
Online

Harinder Singh will be delivering a special lecture on at the Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan in New Delhi on 22nd February, 2024 @ 3pm IST.

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1649-004
Monday
,
15
January
2024

Sikhi: Faith & Followers

Lisboa
,
Portugal
Online

The presentation intends to explore the principles and beliefs that fueled Guru Nanak Sahib's transformative revolution in 15th-century South Asia.

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8580 132 Street
Sunday
,
5
November
2023

Sikhi: Personal Practice & Public Responsibility

Surrey
,
Canada
Online

Our esteemed speaker, Harinder Singh, will shed light on how Sikhi guides our individual lives and shapes a better society.

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2 Wellington Street
Friday
,
13
October
2023

Sikh Responses to State Interference

West Brampton
,
Canada
Online

Given the current state of affairs between India, Canada, and Sikhs, SikhRI’s co-founder, Harinder Singh will be giving a timely and relevant talk on on why current events should matter to Sikhs around the world.

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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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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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Saturday
,
4
May
2024

Betrayals & Broken Promises

Online

This year commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Ghallugharas (large-scale massacres) of June and November 1984. This course allows participants to contextualize the 1984 events within their historical backdrop.

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Saturday
,
27
April
2024

Fear None. Frighten None.

Online

This Sidak event provides participants aged 18-39 a 2.5-hour glimpse into the 2-week Sidak summer leadership program.

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Sunday
,
7
April
2024

Unlocking the Wisdom of Gurmukhs

Online

This online presentation explores the qualities of “Nam-Dan-Isnan” embodied by Gurmukhs. We will explore its meanings, relationships, and integration into our lives.

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Saturday
,
20
May
2023

Guru Nanak Sahib: The Revolutionary

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
,
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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