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The first thing that struck me is that there is no fixed time span given for the day on which the ceremony is to take place.

Yesterday, hundreds of Australian activists gathered in front of the Canberra Indian Embassy. Ottawa Sikhs completed day 22 of chain hunger strike outside Indian embassy in solidarity with Gurbaksh Singh and his movement.

In this moment, he has established himself in the kitchen. In doing so, he has given me the security to say I belong there too without feeling like I am falling into a prescribed gender role.

"...this year my family has decided that we will not indulge in any kind of extravagant celebrations on Lohri. Instead, we will collectively pray for the release of the Sikh prisoners and also for the health of Gurubaksh Singh Khalsa."

On Saturday, a doctor came for a medical checkup of Bhai Khalsa and asked oxygen was given to him. Just after half an hour another team of doctors arrived who said that Bhai Khalsa had to be admitted to hospital. As far as the health condition of Bhai Khalsa, it is reportedly stable now.