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Caste & Race
Sikh Research Institute (SikhRI), a leading organization dedicated to promoting Sikh education and values, has published its tenth research report in the State of the Panth series titled Caste & Race.
Surinder Singh Jodhka's Final Thoughts - Giani Dit Singh & Caste Dynamics
Surinder Singh Jodhka is Professor of Sociology at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He researches on different dimensions of social inequalities – old and new – and the processes of their reproduction.
Giani Dit Singh & Caste Dynamics
Watch Harinder Singh and Surinder Singh Jodhka for a cross-continental conversation on historical and contemporary caste dynamics through the life and times of Giani Dit Singh.
Love & Justice: Week 9 - Caste
An immersive introduction into the principles of the Sikh faith told through the primary source of the Guru Granth Sahib and secondary historic texts on the life of Guru Nanak Sahib. This course has been created with an audience of young adults in mind.
The Sikhi, The Khalsa and the Sikhs - Talk by Dr. Manisha Bangar
The Sikhi, The Khalsa and the Sikhs - Talk by Dr. Manisha Bangar
Love & Justice: Week 9 - Caste
An immersive introduction into the principles of the Sikh faith told through the primary source of the Guru Granth Sahib and secondary historic texts on the life of Guru Nanak Sahib. This course has been created with an audience of young adults in mind.
Giani Dit Singh & Caste Dynamics
Watch Harinder Singh and Surinder Singh Jodhka for a cross-continental conversation on historical and contemporary caste dynamics through the life and times of Giani Dit Singh.
Surinder Singh Jodhka's Final Thoughts - Giani Dit Singh & Caste Dynamics
Surinder Singh Jodhka is Professor of Sociology at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He researches on different dimensions of social inequalities – old and new – and the processes of their reproduction.
Caste & Race
Sikh Research Institute (SikhRI), a leading organization dedicated to promoting Sikh education and values, has published its tenth research report in the State of the Panth series titled Caste & Race.
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Caste & Race
This report aims to understand and explore caste and race within a Sikh worldview, the complexities of their intertwined developments, and the varied responses to practices and structures of casteism and racism from dominant and marginalized groups.
60 Million Untouchable-Sikhs
On 22 August 1936, Mohandas Gandhi labeled the proposed conversion of 60 million ‘untouchables’ to Sikhi as “A Dangerous Proposal.”
Who Are Panjabis Voting for?
117 members for the Panjab Legislative Assembly will be elected in five days. Like it or not, the stark reality is that caste and religion play a big role throughout India, including Panjab.
Crafting The Tools of Sikh Sovereignty
For many Sikhs today, there is little difference between being Punjabi and being Sikh. But this was not always the case.
The Sikhi, The Khalsa and the Sikhs
There has not been a time as ripe as now to resurrect the unique "Miri and Piri" system, the true meanings of the "Sabads" and "Banis" in Guru Granth Sahib as inaugurated by the Sikh Gurus which have inspired humanity- spirited Sikhs in the last 700 years
The Sikhi, The Khalsa and the Sikhs
There has not been a time as ripe as now to resurrect the unique "Miri and Piri" system, the true meanings of the "Sabads" and "Banis" in Guru Granth Sahib as inaugurated by the Sikh Gurus which have inspired humanity- spirited Sikhs in the last 700 years
Crafting The Tools of Sikh Sovereignty
For many Sikhs today, there is little difference between being Punjabi and being Sikh. But this was not always the case.
Who Are Panjabis Voting for?
117 members for the Panjab Legislative Assembly will be elected in five days. Like it or not, the stark reality is that caste and religion play a big role throughout India, including Panjab.
60 Million Untouchable-Sikhs
On 22 August 1936, Mohandas Gandhi labeled the proposed conversion of 60 million ‘untouchables’ to Sikhi as “A Dangerous Proposal.”
Caste & Race
This report aims to understand and explore caste and race within a Sikh worldview, the complexities of their intertwined developments, and the varied responses to practices and structures of casteism and racism from dominant and marginalized groups.
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Giani Dit Singh & Caste Dynamics: Surinder Singh Jodhka
Hear Harinder Singh and Surinder Singh Jodhka in a cross-continental conversation on historical and contemporary caste dynamics through the life and times of Giani Dit Singh.
Giani Dit Singh & Caste Dynamics: Surinder Singh Jodhka
Hear Harinder Singh and Surinder Singh Jodhka in a cross-continental conversation on historical and contemporary caste dynamics through the life and times of Giani Dit Singh.
Courses
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Caste & Race – Raw Data
A global survey included in the report was presented to more than 683 self-identified Sikhs from 19 countries. This survey aimed to gain insight into how Sikhs worldwide understand caste and race in relation to Sikhi and how they consider casteist and anti-casteist practices concerning discriminatory expressions of power, identity, and pride.
Caste & Race – Report
Caste and race have been linked together since the inception of the word “caste.” In the 17th century, Portuguese colonials coined the term “caste” — deriving from “casta,” which means “race, lineage, or breed” — to refer to the system of social codification witnessed during their exploration of South Asia.
