The Sikh Cast
A podcast hosted by the Sikh Research Institute that will feature members of Sikh community to talk about issues relevant to Sikhs around the world
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Saturday Feb 20, 2021
Saturday Feb 20, 2021
Harinder Singh and Manpreet Singh talk about what happened 100 years ago at Nankana Sahib. Today it's known as Saka Nankana or Nankana Sahib Massacre. Why did the Sikhs protest, what happened and how does it relate to what's going on today with the Farmers Protest in India.
Harinder Singh (@1force)
Manpreet Singh (@mjassal)
Saturday Jan 30, 2021
Saturday Jan 30, 2021
Introducing Paigam-i-Goya: Expression of Love, new translations of a selection of ghazals from Bhai Nand Lal “Goya.” Today’s podcast begins with a recitation of Bhai Nand Lal’s ghazal in Persian, followed by a new English transcreation, the result of a unique collaboration between Dr. Fatima Fayyaz and Dr. Nadhra Khan of Lahore University of Management Sciences, Damanpreet Singh, writer, and graduate student, and Inni Kaur of SikhRI, followed by a discussion between Daman and Inni about the beauty of the ghazal and the transcreation process.
Follow Damanpreet and Inni as they discuss their learnings and challenges while engaging with the words of Bhai Nand Lal. The unique and symbolic meanings that these ghazals reveal are a treat for those who yearn to get a glimpse into the court of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib.
Author: Bhai Nand Lal “Goya”Collection: Divan-i-GoyaTranscreators: Fatima Fayyaz, Inni Kaur, Nadhra Khan, and Damanpreet Singh Persian Narrator: Gholamhossein SajadiEnglish Narrator: Ryan Gillis
Persianهوای بندگی آورد در وجود مرا وگرنه زوقِ چنین آمدن نبود مرا
خوش است عمر که در یاد بگذرد ورنه چه حاصل است ازین گنبدِ کبود مرا
در آن زمان که نیایی به یاد می میرم بغیر یادِ تو زیستن چه سود مرا
فداست جان و دلِ من به خاکِ مردمِ پاکهر آن کس که به سوی تو ره نمود مرا
نبود هیچ نشان ها ز آسمان و زمین که شوقِ روی تو آورد در سجود مرا
بغیر یادِ تو گویا نمی توانم زیست به سوی دوست رھایی دهند زود مرا
English TranslationI am brought into existence by the embrace of the winds of reverence-bondage.I would not have desired to come into this world, otherwise.
Joyous is the life spent in Your remembrance, and if not: What else do I gain from this blue vault?
I die when I do not remember You.Besides Your remembrance, what do I gain from living?
I surrender my heart-mind to the dust of those pious beingsWho guide me towards You.
When there was no sign of the sky or earth, It was desire for Your face that brought me into prostration.
Goya: I cannot live without remembering You.May I be freed quickly to meet the Beloved.
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Saturday Jan 30, 2021
Saturday Jan 30, 2021
ਮੀਰਾਂ ਦਾਨਾਂ ਦਿਲ ਸੋਚ ॥
mīrāṁ dānāṁ dil soc.
O Leader reflect in heart and mind on the Knower.
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This is a continuation of the Persian Voice of the Guru's featuring the Sikh Research Institute's Researcher, Asha Marie Kaur.
In this transcreation, the original Gurmukhi is followed by an English transcription to guide the Sabad’s pronunciation (Divine Word) in its original form. The Persian recorded in the Guru Granth Sahib, and standard Persian often have different pronunciations of words with the same meaning. The Perso-Arabic transcription is written with spellings that allow a modern-day Persian reader to understand the text.
This Sabad highlights the journey of becoming vast like IkOankar (1-Ness). We seek solace in becoming like IkOankar, and in doing so, we receive the assistance we yearn for. When we hold onto things that we believe to be “ours,” we take ourselves into an ecocentric place; we become entangled.
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Featuring: Asha Marie Kaur
Sabad Recitation: Parminder Kaur Chanana
#PersianVoice #Sabad #Politics #Poetics #SikhCast
Friday Dec 11, 2020
Friday Dec 11, 2020
Listen to this webinar with social entrepreneur and children’s book author, Deanna Singh, writer, scholar, and activist, Simran Jeet Singh, and author, poet, and artist, Inni Kaur. Together, they re-imagine storytelling for a new generation and tell stories that deserve to be told.
Friday Nov 06, 2020
Friday Nov 06, 2020
How do we remember? How do we advocate? How do we survive? In this episode we feature three leading voices in the November 1984 Anti-Sikh pogroms study.
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Dr. Ishmeet Kaur, a professor at the University of Gujarat, will help us explore the literary and artistic response to the Pogroms. Dr. Shruti Devgan, a professor at Bowdoin College, has researched in the diasporic, 1st, and 2nd generation response to the events of 1984 and how the events have been commemorated digitally. Finally, Mr. Ryan Singh Kohli, a leading public law practitioner in the UK, will share his work with Sardar HS Phoolka in the struggle for legal justice for the victims of November 1984.
Featuring:
Facilitator, Manvinder Kaur — https://sikhri.org/people/manvinder-kaur
Host, Santbir Singh
Panel:
Dr. Ishmeet Kaur — http://www.cug.ac.in/faculty/sllcs/ces/ismeet_kaur.php
Dr. Shruti Devgan — https://www.bowdoin.edu/profiles/faculty/sdevgan/index.html
Ryan Singh Kohli — https://twitter.com/ryanskohli?lang=en
#1984 #Genocide #Massacre #NeverForget1984 #Punjab
Friday Oct 30, 2020
Friday Oct 30, 2020
Our panel discusses the newly launched Guru Granth Sahib Project. The Project states that, although there are Gurbani translations available in Panjabi text belonging to the early twentieth century by many celebrated Sikh giants, and some in English from recent times, there is a need for a fresh perspective for contemporary audiences. The project aims to make the Guru Granth Sahib accessible to English speakers globally via technology.
Our lead Researchers discuss the challenges in creating this work, their transcreation process, and how these translations may differ from others.
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Featuring:
Harinder Singh — https://sikhri.org/people/harinder-singh
Jasleen Kaur — https://sikhri.org/people/jasleen-kaur
Jaswant Singh — https://sikhri.org/people/jaswant-singh
Ishmeet Kaur
Moderator:
Manvinder Kaur — https://sikhri.org/people/manvinder-kaur
#TheGuruGranthSahibProject #Sikhi #Transcreation #Gurbani #Research
Friday Oct 23, 2020
Friday Oct 23, 2020
This is the story of Hari Singh Nalua, a formidable general in the army of the Khalsa during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. From birth to death, what lessons can we learn from this figure from Sikh history?
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Featuring:
Pritpal Singh — sikhri.org/people/pritpal-singh
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#SikhHistory #HariSinghNalua #Khalsa #RanjitSingh #SikhEmpire #SikhPodcast
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
In this episode from the Persian Voice of the Guru Granth Sahib series, Asha Marie Kaur tells us of the Persian linguistic influences of a Sabad by Guru Arjan Sahib. She shares how this Sabad (Divine-word), revealed in Rag Bhairau, elaborates on orientating oneself with Nam and IkOankar.
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Listen at SikhRI's website
Featuring: Asha Marie Kaur
Sabad Recitation: Parminder Kaur Chanana
#PersianVoice #Sabad #Politics #Poetics #SikhCast
Friday Oct 09, 2020
Friday Oct 09, 2020
Sikh Research Institute (SikhRI) has released its sixth report in the State of the Panth series titled Sikhi & Sexuality, exploring how Sikhi has influenced the collective behavior of the Sikhs when it comes to sex, pleasure, and procreation.
Sexuality is not something that is frequently discussed in the Panth (Sikh Collective). The report clearly outlines Sikh perspectives on major topics like lust, marriage, homosexuality, and polygamy. What does Bani say about sexuality? How do we differentiate between sex and sexuality? How have colonialism, nationalism, and other historical processes influenced the Sikh understanding of sexuality? What role, if any, should institutions play in supporting Sikhs of all gender identities and sexual orientations?
Harinder Singh and Jasleen Kaur, with the Sikh Research Institute, explore how sexuality in the context of a Sikh worldview, from a Gurmat (Guru’s Way) perspective, as inferred from Bani (wisdom), Tavarikh (history), and Rahit (lifestyle). To read the full report: https://www.sikhri.org/sotp
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SikhRI Presenters:
Harinder Singh
Director of Innovation
https://sikhri.org/people/harinder-singh Jasleen Kaur
Researcher https://sikhri.org/people/jasleen-kaur
Manvinder Kaur
Moderator
https://sikhri.org/people/manvinder-kaur
About the Sikh Research Institute
SikhRI connects people with the teachings of Sikhi and strengthens the bonds of the Sikh community around the world by offering courses and seminars in a variety of mediums. Learn more at
http://www.sikhri.org
#podcast #sikh #sexuality #StateofthePanth
Friday Oct 09, 2020
Friday Oct 09, 2020
On September 20th, of this year, the Indian government passes a farming reform bill that makes sweeping changes in agricultural practices throughout the country. What has followed since then are mass protests by farmers alleging that the changes threaten their livelihood.
Manpreet Singh and Harinder Singh come together to discuss what and why this is happening now, what is in the bill and what this could mean for the future of farmers in India.
#Punjab #Congress #BJP #Sikhism
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Featuring:
Harinder Singh
SikhRI | Senior Fellow, Research & Policy
https://sikhri.org/people/harinder-singh
Manpreet Singh
SikhRI | Digital Marketing Lead
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