The Great Basanti Hype: Manpreet Badal and the Punjab People’s Party
Posted by Jodha in Politics on 05 31st, 2011 | 18 Comments
Call me a hater, but I am just not that excited. Despite the exuberance of some of my fellow langa(w)riters, I am not convinced.
Don’t get me wrong, one of the worst leeches that have siphoned the blood, resources, and morale of the Panth for far too long is the Family Badal.
While state coffers...
Stickhandling Singhs – Breakaway
Posted by Jodha in Film on 05 28th, 2011 | 24 Comments
Ummm, take the title, however you like….
While we often rely on Maple Leaf Sikh to keep us up to date on the happenings in the land up North (Canada!!), this information is brought to you (and us) by another (pagh salute: JusReign).
While Russell Peters needs no introduction in the diaspora due...
Longing for home, from Palestine to Punjab
Last week marked the 63rd anniversary of the Nakba, meaning catastrophe, when an estimated 700,000 Palestinians were displaced from their homes with the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. I, and others, have argued elsewhere why the Palestinian struggle for freedom and self-determination...
UPDATED: On BC Bud, Cocaine, and Balbir Dhami
UPDATED 5/23/11: This post has garnered renewed attention after the recent murder of Balbir Dhami. The Sacramento police does not believe it is a hate-crime and do to the circumstances, most in the community do not believe so either. I won’t make speculations, but will leave it to the law enforcement...
Happy Birthday Malcolm
Today marks the 86th birthday of the late African American activist Malcolm X. We’ve been hearing a lot about Malcolm X lately since the recent release of a new biography about him written by the great scholar Manning Marable, who just passed away a few weeks ago.
A controversial and often misunderstood...
One Village Tells the True Story of Panjab
Posted by Mehmaan (Guest) in Activism, Environment, India, Organizations, Punjab on 05 18th, 2011 | 44 Comments
Guest blogged by Satvinder Kaur Dhaliwal
Admin Note: After completing her undergraduate studies in Anthropology, the author traveled to Panjab to volunteer. She spent her time volunteering at Pingalwara and working with the Baba Nanak Education Society (BNES). Below is an article she wrote for BNES...
“My Headcovering is Downright Sikh” – Sikhtoons debut book released
As mentioned last month, New York City-based Vishavjit Singh released his first “Sikhtoons” book this Spring. Entitled My Headcovering is Downright Sikh: An Illustrated Intro to Turbans, the book “uses a collection of cartoons from Sikhtoons.com to create a visual narrative to...
Sikhs Wearing Things
Posted by Jodha in Musings on 05 14th, 2011 | 2 Comments
A friend of the The Langar Hall and a Sikholar in her own right has started a fascinating website, called “Sikhs Wearing Things.”
The purpose of the blog states:
sikhs wearing things around the world.
inspired by the “muslims wearing things” tumblr. this is dedicated to showing...
The Death of Bin Laden & the Soul of the USA
It’s been over a week now. I’ve been wanting to write, but have been on the road, my head spinning with newspaper headlines and the voices of cable news pundits. Navdeep posted some thoughtful reflections and questions here, and in the meantime, we’ve had the opportunity to see...
“I feel ashamed to call myself an Indian”: Farmer Suicide Every 30 Minutes
Posted by Jodha in Punjab on 05 12th, 2011 | 25 Comments
“I feel ashamed to call myself an Indian after seeing what has happened here.”
Few words could be more apt. They are not mine, but rather the Congress Party’s ‘heir-apparent’, Rahul Gandhi. Although he used them to criticize the Mayawati Government in UP’s autocratic moves to seize...
Canadian Election 2011 Analysis: On Context, Comments, and Critiques
And I was worried that no one was going to read my post J.
Over the past week, I’ve read through all the comments in detail and have had many conversations with people in person. The dialogue has been supportive as well as critical, eye opening, challenging but most importantly always respectful....
UPDATE: Canadian Election 2011 Analysis – Sikhs: Kingmakers in Our Own Mind
UPDATED: Picture added on bottom.
UPDATED 5/11 – Maple Leaf Sikhs responds! View here!
My fellow Sikh-Canadians, its the morning after the big party. How does it feel? You must be a little hung over? Why wouldn’t you be? You’ve been drunk on power over the last 5 weeks. You’ve had every...
Canadian Election 2011 Results – State of the Sikhs
Although this election season had seen the largest Punjabi field of candidates in Canada’s history, the number of MPs of Sikh background did decline.
The winners: The Tory party had a field night and can now claim an all-out majority in the Canadian parliament. The NDP had a very strong showing...
