Tom Mulcair Responds: Tells India he won’t be bullied and stands firm on 1984 Statement
Guest blogged by ResistSingh
Every June and November, Sikhs in Canada (and globally) are curious to see what Canadian politicians will say about the tragedies of 1984.
Will they align themselves with the community and provide support and solidarity with the Sikhs as they come together to remember both...
India’s Foreign Interference: Telling Lies, Spreading Hate
Guest blogged by ResistSingh
As the month of June has passed, Canadian Sikhs, along with human rights activists and their allies, are recovering from yet another campaign of misinformation by the Indian High Commission and a recent wave of visceral and unfounded attacks.
Twenty-eight years after the...
Sikh Book Club – Uncle Swami – Part 1
Posted by Jodha in Book Club on 07 16th, 2012 | 8 Comments
Co-blogged by Jodha and Mewa.
See introduction here.
In order to give some format to this, I’ll attempt to summarize major points of each chapter and then conclude the post with a bit of my own thoughts, analysis, questions, and/or comments. Looking forward to your comments and thoughts! We’ll...
Akal Takht, Caste Gurdwaras, and Pledging Begampura
Posted by Jodha in Activism on 07 13th, 2012 | 11 Comments
My last post on the issue of Building Begampura: Confronting Caste raised much concerns and a host of opinions. I am personally committed to raise the voice against apartheid, discrimination, and humiliation that continues to occur in our community due to caste.
Since my last post, jathedar Gurbachan...
Decision-Making Amongst Sikhs
Posted by Mehmaan (Guest) in Events on 07 12th, 2012 | 24 Comments
Guestblogged by Harinder Singh
Harinder Singh is a co-founder of the Sikh Research Institute and the Panjab Digital Library. He is interested in anything Sikhi, esp. institutional development towards community building. His Twitter handle is @1Force.
I heard as recently as last Sunday at a Baltimore...
Turbans on the Runway: What does it mean for Sikhs?
By now, you have surely been inundated with Facebook posts and discussions expressing excitement, amazement, or maybe skepticism about French designer Jean Paul Gaultier’s recent showcase of (non-Sikh) models wearing colorful “Sikh-style” turbans.
Gaultier has a thing for India, it...
Sikh Book Club Announcement – Uncle Swami
Posted by Jodha in USA on 07 8th, 2012 | 13 Comments
It has been nearly four years since we last attempted this. Back then, we attempted TLH’s very first book club, by examining Gurharpal Singh’s and Darshan Singh Tatla’s Sikhs in Britain: The Making of a Community. This round we are suggesting Vijay Prasad’s Uncle Swami.
Although...
