Videos

Interviews, discussions & presentations

Recordings from past webinars, live events and presentations by SikhRI presenters, as well as creative explorations of Sikh concepts.

Thursday
,
29
October
2026

Savaiye (Mahale Duje Ke)

These ten savaiyas were composed by Bhatt Kalya Ji, one of eleven poet-bards whose compositions are included in the Guru Granth Sahib.

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Wednesday
,
28
October
2026

Guru Gobind Singh Sahib: Life, Vision & Wisdom

Recorded in Cambridge, the dialogue features Harinder Singh in conversation with moderator Dr. Harpreet Singh, a scholar of Sikh textual traditions at Harvard University and a co-founder of the Sikh Coalition.

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Thursday
,
24
September
2026

Explore Savaiye (Mahale Pahile Ke)

These ten savaiays were composed by Bhatt Kalya Ji, one of eleven poet-bards whose compositions are included in the Guru Granth Sahib. Recorded on pages 1389-1390, they begin with contemplation and praise of IkOankar (the Divine), the benevolent Giver...

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Thursday
,
27
August
2026

Explore Savaiye Sri Mukhbakya II

In the second set of savaiays, Guru Arjan Sahib gently awakens us to a difficult truth: our own forgetfulness.

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Thursday
,
30
July
2026

Explore Savaiye Sri Mukhbakya I

Savaiya is an ancient and significant poetic form in the Indic literary tradition. It can be composed in two styles: varnik (based on the number of letters) and matrik (based on the number of meters).

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Monday
,
13
July
2026

Aftermath, Unintended Consequences, and Modern Critiques

How did ordinary Sikhs organize one of the largest nonviolent movements in Sikh history?

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Monday
,
13
July
2026

Mass Mobilization in the Gurduara Reform Movement

How did ordinary Sikhs organize one of the largest nonviolent movements in Sikh history?

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Monday
,
13
July
2026

Aftermath of the Massacre: Beginnings of the Reform Movement

The events of 1919 transformed Sikh political consciousness. But how did they lead to the Gurdwara Reform Movement?

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Monday
,
13
July
2026

Corruption & Discrimination: Sikh Institutions Under Colonial Rule

How did Sikh institutions come under the control of hereditary mahants during British rule? What conditions gave rise to one of the most significant reform movements in Sikh history?‍

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