Browsing Tag: Prabhjot Singh

In 2012, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation named him one of ten Young Leaders, people under forty who've made exceptional contributions to improving the nation's health.

After being brutally beaten professor Prabhjot Singh did not wish any ill will to his attackers. Instead he saw the situation as an opportunity for spiritual reflection. No an attacker has been arrested after the police doggedly followed several leads. Karma?

Recently, my close friend Dr. Prabhjot Singh was assaulted in an apparent hate crime near his home in New York City. Although many headlines prominently feature the word “victim,” this is not how most Sikhs would view it.

Even more important to me than my attackers being caught is that they are taught. My tradition teaches me to value justice and accountability, and it also teaches me love, compassion and understanding.

The term “mistaken identity” is problematic. When a reporter says that an incident was a case of “mistaken identity,” they are suggesting the idea that someone else should have been attacked instead of a Sikh.

In the wake of an attack on a Sikh man near Columbia University, Sikh community leaders are calling for more education about their religion.

Prabhjot and I are steadfast in our belief that our work in community health as well as continuing to share this story will help build awareness of Sikhs’ contributions as American citizens, and how we share American ideals.

Press Conference video recorded on Sept. 23, 2013 _ Prabhjot Singh, Sikh Columbia Professor