.svg)
Sikh Research Institute
Sikh Research Institute Canada
Copyright Sikh Research Institute 2025. All Rights Reserved.
This report provides a comprehensive overview of the current crisis involving Sikhs, Panjab, India, and the diaspora, with a focus on the historical context primarily from 1984 to 2023.
Download ResourceThe report emphasizes historical grievances and injustices against Sikhs since 1947, the roots of the Khalistan movement, and varying degrees of support for Sikh separatism. It highlights the tactics used by the Indian state to oversimplify Sikh identity, portraying Sikhs as either extensions of Hindus or as terrorists and separatists. It also underscores unaddressed issues of human rights violations, state-led violence, and mass disappearances against Sikhs, particularly during the 1984 “Operation Blue Star” and the Sikh Genocide.
The report emphasizes historical grievances and injustices against Sikhs since 1947, the roots of the Khalistan movement, and varying degrees of support for Sikh separatism. It highlights the tactics used by the Indian state to oversimplify Sikh identity, portraying Sikhs as either extensions of Hindus or as terrorists and separatists. It also underscores unaddressed issues of human rights violations, state-led violence, and mass disappearances against Sikhs, particularly during the 1984 “Operation Blue Star” and the Sikh Genocide.
This educational series provides students with historical insights that strengthen their connection to Sikhi.
This educational series provides learners with historical insights that strengthen their connection to Sikhi.