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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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For 25 years, the Indian government has failed to provide truth, justice, and reparations to victims and survivors of the June 1984 Army attack on Harmandir Sāhib and the November 1984 pogroms of Sikhs throughout India. This session explores what we, as individuals and a community, can do in response
Two major events took place in India, during 1984 in quick succession within a span of 5 month. The Indian Army attacked Akal Takhat Sahib in June, and an anti-Sikh genocidal campaign was undertaken by the ruling political party with the active support of majority community masses and the State machinery in November same year. The events completely shook the already eroding faith of Sikhs from India system. Many were seen scrambling for explanations in the immediate geo-political context. And the trend continues. The current presentation takes a step back and analyses the event by placing it in the socio-political, religious and ideological context of the Sikh tradition that stretches well beyond contemporary history and shows a how this was not an isolated event. It tries to explore the links behind theo-political status of Akal Takhat Sahib and repeated aggression of the State on it, a visible pattern consistent throughout Sikh history.
This presentation will focus on the basics of community organizing and how we as Sikhs can organize for justice for our community and in society at large. Taking inspiration from our Guru's vision of equality and freedom, we will delve into how we can all be Sikh community organizers.
Though the Sikh qaum has successfully faced down significant external threats to our way since 9/11, the current external threats to our identity outweigh our victories. The legal system does not all Sikhs to freely carry their Kakars (articles of faith) in all segments of U.S. society and most Americans still associate Sikhs with terrorism and Al Qaeda. This presentation will discuss these threats in detail as well as opportunities to address them going forward.
This liv discusses about understanding what it takes to spearhead long and tortuous legal crusade to gain justice for the victims of 1984 anti-Sikh pogroms and fight political leaders despite the government cover-up.
Consciousness needs expression in the physical self as ideology needs expression in social practice. Both are interdependent and causal. From its origins, the Sikh world has remained steadfast against an onslaught of denigrating forces, while simultaneously embracing the right to rational egalitarian thought. However, today there are undeniably disruptive tremors within the Sikh world— destructive energies which inject a character that is both essentially "Brahminical" in theory and praxis. In this context the Sikh must transform both his or her inner and outer world so as to preserve the teachings of freedom for society as enunciated in the Guru Granth Sahib, as well as his or her own freedom in its most pure and sacred form. About the Presenter: Dr. Manisha Bangar is a practicing Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. She is an Executive Committee Member of the Research & Development Wing of BAMCEF India and serves as National Vice President of Mulnivasi Sangh, a frontal off shoot of BAMCEF India. She is a frequent public speaker on political and social topics, with a special interest in the role of women and gender in Indian history and contemporary culture.
