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Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra

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2025

Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra

Join Harinder Singh and Jasleen Kaur as they reflect on the life and legacy of Jaswant Singh Khalra, popular narratives around him, and the lesser-known facts about his work.

Thirty years ago, famed human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra was abducted, tortured, and murdered by the Punjab Police, killed for his work exposing the Police’s crimes of extrajudicial killings and illegal cremations.

Three decades after his death, what can we learn from his example? Join Harinder Singh and Jasleen Kaur as they reflect on the life and legacy of Jaswant Singh Khalra, popular narratives around him, and the lesser-known facts about his work.

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Harinder Singh

Senior Fellow, Research & Policy

Harinder Singh is the Senior Fellow at the Sikh Research Institute. He holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering from Wichita State University, an MS in Engineering Management from the University of Kansas, and an MPhil from Punjab University in the linguistics of the Guru Granth Sahib.

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Jasleen Kaur

Research Associate

Jasleen Kaur is a Research Associate at the Sikh Research Institute. She has received a Religious Studies B.A./M.A. from the University of Virginia, focusing on South Asian Religions through the lens of literature and poetry.

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