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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.
Join Harinder Singh in Winnipeg, Manitoba on 26 April 2025, for a keynote address and interactive session on Human Rights & Inclusion in Sikhi.
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...
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.
Join Harinder Singh in Winnipeg, Manitoba on 26 April 2025, for a keynote address and interactive session on Human Rights & Inclusion in Sikhi.
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.
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...
Parents often find themselves in tight spot when dealing with children; their demands, expectation, behavior so on and so forth. They feel clueless as to how to respond to children under certain circumstance. Answer to majority of such issues lies in the macro view of life that dominates our relationship with the children and how we look at them. The current presentation gives a Sikhi viewpoint on parenting and nurturing a Sikh child by delving into Gurbani and Sikh tradition, which will help inform our attitude and better shape our relationship with children.
Can a nation change its destiny without paying attention to its youth? Empowered youngsters are central to any developed society. This presentation looks at real meaning and purpose of development in Gurbani. It parses early Sikh history to understand how the Guru fired up the imagination of the youth by providing stakes in community and society building; thus transformed them into living example of excellence. It also seeks lessons in meaningful ways of engaging the youth and making them an active participant in the Panth today.
Nam is the most important principle and central point of reference in the Sikhi cosmos and still it remains an enigma among the Sikh masses, and probably the least understood as well. The presentation looks at the etymology of the word, its appearance, usage and meaning in Gurbani, along with the traces of its inspiration in the Sikh history and tradition that helped shape them. The presentation also looks at the relevance and meaning of Nam in today’s world.
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.
Sidak is a distinctive leadership development program offered by SikhRI for young adults and professionals seeking to increase their commitment towards the Sikh faith. It is a two-week intensive immersion in Sikh culture, language, values and community through understanding bani (scripture), tvarikh (history), and rahit (discipline).
A panel discussion presented by SikhRI.
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.
Join us as Inderpreet Singh, Board Member, SikhRI delves into the First Prakash of Adi Granth and it’s importance within Sikhi and our lives.
Sidak is a distinctive leadership development program for young adults (18-40 years old, 17-year-olds that have completed high school are considered) seeking to increase their commitment towards Sikhi. This two-week intensive immersion into Sikh culture, language, values, and community is held annually in the summer at the Khalsa Centre in British Columbia.
Join Harinder Singh, Thinker, Educator & Activist and be enlightened about the life and legacy of Guru Arjan Sahib.
Join us as Harinder Singh, Thinker, Educator & Activist will be talking about the third Ghallughara in Sikh history and it's relevance to Sikhs today.
Join us as Harinder Singh, Thinker, Educator & Activist will be talking about the third Ghallughara in Sikh history and it's relevance to Sikhs today.
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 talking about Khande-ki-Pahul. What is it? Why is it important? Why did the Guru's initiate this? This discussion will be followed by a Q&A.
Join us as Harinder Singh, Thinker, Educator & Activist will share key learnings flowing from the bani of Sidh Gosti.
Inni Kaur, Poet, Author & Storyteller and Harinder Singh, Thinker, Educator & Activist will be speaking at the Sikh Collegiate Conference 2018. They will be speaking on the topic of “How to Become Movers and Shakers” in the community (locally, nationally or internationally) while maintaining your Sikhi in modern society. The conference aims to provide a wide-scale intellectual and social platform for youth to create Guru-inspired aspirations & connections in their personal journies.
In this three-part session, we will explore Seva through the Gurmat Framework, diving into its essence as revealed in Bani, Sikh history, and its role in our personal and Panthic lives today.
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.
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...
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.
This Sidak event provides participants aged 18-39 a 2.5-hour glimpse into the 2-week Sidak summer leadership program.
This online presentation explores the qualities of “Nam-Dan-Isnan” embodied by Gurmukhs. We will explore its meanings, relationships, and integration into our lives.
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.
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.
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.
