A 2011 Sikholarly Success
My apologies for a post that is far overdue. So Sikholars 2011 came and went. This year was an even greater success than last year with attendance of over 110+ and a growing number of presenters. This year’s Sikholars 2011 class – Kamal Arora, Amneet Singh Bali, Sonia Dhami, Amandeep...
Democratizing Academic Research
Guest blogged by Pataka
As a student interested in Sikhism, visiting the library can be a somewhat dismal affair. Searching for academic works on Sikhism leads to few results. Searching for specific topics within Sikhism – for example, gender and Sikhism, lead to even fewer results.
The elitist institutionalization...
Sikholars 2011 Agenda Announced
Posted by Jodha in Activism, Events on 02 10th, 2011 | Comments Off on Sikholars 2011 Agenda Announced
Visit the Sikholars website and choose to register for the entire weekend or just for the conference. There are a number of exciting presentations by leading scholars in the community. Mark down your calendars from February 25-27, 2011 as Sikh professionals, academics, and activists come together...
Sikholars 2011 Presenters and Abstracts Announced
Book your flight, complete your registration, and plan on attending Sikholars 2011 now. This wonderful event will be held at CSU East Bay (Hayward, CA) from February 25-27, 2011. Having attended last year, I can say that this is one of the few forums in the community to engage in critical thought,...
SIKHOLARS 2011 – Submission Deadline Extended
After the massively successful Sikholars 2010 conference in February of this year, graduate students will be congregating again next February for Sikholars 2011.
After speaking to organizers, I have been informed that the deadline for proposal submissions (due to massive requests as many students were...
Sikholars Papers are Now Available!
Posted by Jodha in California on 03 2nd, 2010 | Comments Off on Sikholars Papers are Now Available!
The young researchers that presented at last week’s Sikholars conference have made their papers available. Until March 15, 2010 they will be available at this link.
If you read the papers, we would love to hear your comments.
Sikholars Conference a HUGE SUCCESS!
Posted by Jodha in California on 02 24th, 2010 | 10 Comments
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This past weekend was the first annual Sikholars: Sikh Graduate Student Conference. From Toronto and Vancouver, from New York and Boston, some leading young researchers converged upon Stanford University.
Beginning with the topic of the scholar in Sikhi, Harinder...
Sikholars Conference – this weekend!
Posted by Jodha in Events on 02 15th, 2010 | 6 Comments
As previously announced, the Sikholars: Sikh Graduate Student Conference is OPEN to the general public. All members of the public are cordially welcome and invited to attend the conference.
The conference will be held at the Cypress Lounge in the Tressider Union on the Stanford University Campus. ...
Confirmed Participants Announced – Sikholars Graduate Student Conference
Months ago we announced the first Sikh graduate student conference – SIKHOLARS, being hosted by the Jakara Movement and Sikh Spirit Foundation.
Today, the confirmed participants have been announced:
Ajeet Singh Matharu, Columbia University, History, N/A
Arvinder Singh Kang and Amanpreet Singh...
SIKHOLARS: First Sikh Graduate Student Conference
Sikh scholars have a long and proud history from Bhai Gurdas to Giani Ditt Singh and Sardar Kapoor Singh with too many to name in between. Although in more recent times some academics have been seen as controversial in the community, a confident community celebrates academic conferences that provide...
