Anaik’s family was hit hard by the virus. After a spring break visit to New York his mother Anjleen Gumer became ill. His grandmother soon followed, and she required hospitalization but ultimately pulled through. Anaik’s dad got the virus next.
Preetinder Singh is a renowned musician, researcher and educator in the field of Sikh Music and a lead tutor at Raj Academy.
VALARIE KAUR is a seasoned civil rights activist and prophetic voice "at the forefront of progressive change." She burst into American consciousness after the 2016 election when her Watch Night Service address went viral with 30+ million views. Her question "Is this the darkness of the tomb – or the darkness of the womb?" reframed the political moment and became a mantra for people fighting for change. As a lawyer, filmmaker, and innovator, Valarie has helped win policy change on multiple fronts and now leads the Revolutionary Love Project to champion love as a force for justice. She founded Groundswell, the Yale Visual Law Project and Faithful Internet. A daughter of Sikh farmers in California, Valarie earned degrees at Stanford University, Harvard Divinity School, and Yale Law School. Valarie's new book, See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love, expands on her "blockbuster" TED Talk and hits the shelves June 2020.
Sikh religion has a different approach with no such separation. Religion and state go together(Miri Piri), and balance between the two is essential for healthy and just society and state.
At least two gurdwaras had objected to women participation in Amrit Sanchar Jatha. At one gurdwara, the objection came from some of the ablakhis (persons coming for initiation). In the second incident, it involved an opening ceremony of a new gurdwara. How did Naujawan Sabha respond?
With tremendous courage, Kalbir Bains breaks through taboos. She has transcended from victim to advocate for those suffering from domestic abuse, including honour-based violence, girl abortion, and dowry abuse.
“A lot of doctors, residents and medical students who reached out to us are really concerned about retaliation and workplace hostility if they make a stink, or publicize the fact they had to go through this process and reach out to a civil rights organization in order to make the accommodations happen,” said the Sikh Coalition’s Aakre.
Live-streaming of religious programmes, Kirtan and discourses, through Webinars and WhatsApp in addition to daily TV religious programmes, is becoming popular.
Gurpreet from The Kaur Movement joins us again with Bishamber Das Kaur, the first South Asian plus size model and youngest magistrate judge at 22 in the UK.
Together, let's raise awareness and break the silence to put an end to sexual abuse and the shame and blame game.
"They actually need an intellectual Sikh face to head the university which will be known exclusively for Sikh studies, Punjabi, Sikh religious affairs etc to gain help..."