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Betrayals & Broken Promises: Dharam Yudh Morcha

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2024

Betrayals & Broken Promises

In the final session of the series, we will explore the Dharam Yudh Morcha period, the escalating state violence against Sikhs, and the Sikh response to this violence.

In the final session of the series, we will explore the Dharam Yudh Morcha period, the escalating state violence against Sikhs, and the Sikh response to this violence.

We will look at the lead-up to the attack on the Harimandar Sahib Complex.

52:09 - Referenced book: "Open Secrets: India's Intelligence Unveiled" by Maloy Krishna Dhar

About the Series

This course offers a thorough exploration of the events leading up to the June and November 1984 occurrences, examining pivotal moments in Sikh-India relations from the pre-Independence and Partition era to the eve of the June 1984 attack on Harimandar Sahib (Battle of Amritsar).

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Santbir Singh

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Santbir Singh is a Research Associate with SikhRI. He is currently doing his Ph.D. in Sociology at York University. His graduate research focuses on Sikh activism and the inherent relationship between Sikhi and anarchism explored through historical and contemporary Sikh movements, such as the Kisān Morcha (Farmer’s Protests) of 2020-2021.

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