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Videos
Interviews, discussions & presentations
Recordings from past webinars, live events and presentations by SikhRI presenters, as well as creative explorations of Sikh concepts.
Recordings from past webinars, live events and presentations by SikhRI presenters, as well as creative explorations of Sikh concepts.
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As we continue to navigate social distancing together, we want to engage the community in conversation with the frontline workers. Discussing how Sikhi has informed their lives and practice, what the community can do to support them, and their everyday realities, we welcomed Sidakers at the front-line of Covid-19. We as a community are connected with a genuine bond that is rooted in Sabad that social distancing cannot break. Live webchat with Birinder Singh, Manjot Kaur, and Sharandeep Singh. #Vaisakhi2020 #ConnectWithSabad #Khalsa ~~ Dr. Birinder Singh is a Family Physician working in Vancouver, British Columbia. He currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the Burnaby Divisions of Family Practice and is a Clinical Instructor with the Department of Family Practice at the University of British Columbia. He practices in community health, urgent care, and long term care medicine. He works with vulnerable populations, including those with addiction, mental health concerns, transgender patients and in refugee health. His work is informed by his relationship with Sikhi, and he has been a consumer and volunteer of SikhRI for over a decade now, including attending Sidak in 2016. During the COVID-19 Pandemic, he has been actively involved in front line care and strategic planning for a primary care response in Vancouver and Burnaby. Additionally he has been volunteering with the North American Sikh Medical and Dental Association and the “Virtual Vaisakhi” initiative in Vancouver, to directly help those who have been significantly affected by the Pandemic. Dr. Manjot Kaur is an Emergency Medicine physician in the last months of her residency at Louisiana State University. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she has been a frontline responder in New Orleans. She completed both undergraduate studies and medical school at Howard University, during which she also completed a Fulbright research fellowship in Panjab, India. Her areas of interest include health inequities among marginalized populations, health education as prevention, and integrated medical care. Manjot attended Sidak in the early 2000s during her formative years. Her Gurmat education via family, sangat and programs such as Sidak inspired activism and recognition of the human condition. Dr. Sharandeep Singh is an activist, educator, and philanthropist residing in Scotland, UK. He completed his MBBS degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Dundee and is working as an anaesthesiology/ICU resident in Scotland. Since attending Sidak in 2011, he has been inspired by the values of Ik-Oankar leading innovations in Gurmat education amongst Scottish Sikh youth. His voluntary work spans from transforming activities in Gurduaras, fundraising for international aid charities specializing in educating Sikligar and Vanjara youth and building national advocacy organizations for Sikhs and ethnic minorities. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, he co-founded The Sikh Food Bank in March 2020 to serve those in need.
Asa Ki Var is an awe-inspiring composition that mentors an ordinary person to become Divine-like (an enlightened being full of Divine-virtues). Since the time of Guru Nanak Sahib, Asa Ki Var has remained the morning congregational composition for Sikhs.
SikhRI hosted a live online session on April 14, 2020 to commemorate Vaisakhi 2020. We as a community are connected with a genuine bond that is rooted in Sabad that social distancing cannot break. Live webchat with Ramandeep Kaur & Harinder Singh. #Vaisakhi2020 #ConnectWithSabad #Khalsa ~~ Ramandeep Kaur Ramandeep Kaur Grewal practices corporate law in the Toronto office of Stikeman Elliott LLP with a focus on corporate finance and corporate governance. She has written and presented extensively on a wide range of topics related to her practice and is currently the co-editor of the Corporate Governance Report, a quarterly newsletter focussed on governance developments, and teaches corporate governance as part of the Master of Finance Program at the Schulich School of Business, York University. Ramandeep is passionate about Sikh youth and community leadership building and regularly participates as a speaker/facilitator in various youth-focused initiatives and has presented on topics including: Singh Sabha Movement, Gender Issues in Sikhi, Women and Sikhism, Threats to Sikhi, Sikh Contemporary History, Recognizing the Spiritual Self and Seva in Everyday Life. She resides in Toronto, Canada with her husband and three children. Harinder Singh Harinder Singh is a widely respected educator and thinker who is deeply in love with 1Force, the Oneness that radiates in all. Love and Justice symbiotic paradigm propels him to leverage public awareness for social change. He currently serves as the Senior Fellow, Research & Policy, at the Sikh Research Institute. Mr. Singh co-founded the Sikh Research Institute and the Panjab Digital Library, organized the Free Akal Takht movement, and envisioned Kaur and Singh Academy. He served on the boards of the National Conference on Community and Justice, The Fellowship of Activists to Embrace Humanity, The Nanakshahi Trust, among others. He is an author and sought-after public speaker, raising the consciousness of the audience around the world. He regularly appears on radio and television programs globally. He also consults on curriculums, exhibitions, and films. He holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering, MS in Engineering Management, and MPhil in Guru Granth Sahib. He is Guru’s Sikh, Panjab’s lover, and Begampura’s Jedi.
Arpinder Kaur recites Charan Singh Safri’s (1918-2006) inspirational Panjabi poem. Charan Singh’s creative use of simple yet powerful words earned him an honored place in Panjabi literature. #Vaisakhi2020 #ConnectWithSabad #Khalsa
COVID-19: A Sikh Perspective & Response. What we as individuals, Gurduaras and Sikh organizations need to be doing in these extraordinary times. "COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything for everyone. In these extraordinary times, spirituality and imagination are vital resources for life." - Harinder Singh, Co-Founder of SikhRI #ChardiKala #COVID2019 #CoronaVirus #SikhResponse
With the help of The Guru Granth Sahib Project, people from all around the world will build a deeper connection to bani that they couldn't before.
We are imagining a contemporary future for Sikhs. Through innovation and investment we are creating a Sikh institution for the future and encouraging new opportunities for connection to the Guru's wisdom. Charter Members share their unique perspective and motivation to be a part of SikhRI.
“You are Divine” says Guru Granth Sahib in order to trigger our journey on the path of awareness. With the realization of your divinity, you become one. “But how can I be exceptional?” You might ask. Exceptional is not equal to superior. When you recognize the divinity within you, you recognize the divinity in everyone around you as well. In the new SikhRI video, we are walking you through the Gurbani view of divinity… The world is the creation of the Divine, reflecting the Divine being and Divine purpose. The Guru reaffirmed this natural order and brought worldly structures—the family, social and economic systems—within the orbit of religious concern. We consider human life to be an opportunity to develop ourselves by practicing piety and devoting ourselves to the service of humanity, thereby improving society as a whole. “The body,” says Guru Nanak, “is the palace, the temple, the house of Divine; into it rests the Divine eternal light.” For us, a true person of faith does not retreat from the world, but… battles in the open field With the mind perfectly in control And with a heart poised in love, all the time. This in a nutshell is the Sikh way of life. The Divine Light in All The deeper our awareness, our connection to the Divine, the more vibrant is our participation in the everyday affairs of life. Our human obligation is to refine our mental, emotional and spiritual faculties so that we can construct a better world for all of us and our future generations. We are all equally responsible. This duty is not just for the learned or the preachers or the social workers—this is for all. Equality is paramount. The Guru says, “The one who regards all as equal is truly religious.” The Divine Light is in all and is the same. We recognize our differences, but in the Guru’s voice, “Different vestures from different countries may make us different; nevertheless, we have the same eyes, the same ears, the same body, the same voice.” The Guru urges us to raise our consciousness and come to the realization that we are all equally human and have the same biological and spiritual ingredients. The secret of Divine knowledge lies within each of us. Each moment is an unfolding invitation to celebrate and contemplate the vast field of love. If you keep your heart in awe, reverence and devotion, you will be immersed in the Divine glory.
1-Light challenges the Darkness – Guru Nanak Sahib #Nanakshahi550 #Sikhi #Oneness By Harinder Singh @Victoria Parliament House, Melbourne
