Diaspora Dispatches

Panjab’s Farmers and the ‘Delhi Chalo’ Protests

ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕਾਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ ॥ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕੀਫ਼ਤਹਿ ॥ We hope everyone has been keeping well during, what has been, a very unprecedented term. Despite all these new challenges, we hope you have all enjoyed your Michaelmas, and should take pride in being able to enjoy the holidays safely. We also hope that you have enjoyed our welfare packages, and […]

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Genocide, Panjab and Collective Healing

ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕਾਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ ॥ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕੀਫ਼ਤਹਿ ॥ CN: contains mentions of violence, sexual abuse, and other upsetting events We would like to extend our warm wishes to everyone during this time. As term gets into full swing, and the country goes into nationwide lockdown, as a Sikh Society, we still hope to connect and support one another. We

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Panjabi Farmers and their Resistance

ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕਾਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ ॥ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕੀਫ਼ਤਹਿ ॥ (c/n: mentions of suicide, drug abuse, political violence, genocide, and caste.) We’d like to wish everyone a warm welcome. Whether you’ve been with us from the start, or have recently joined us, it is great to see you all and we hope this will be a productive and enjoyable Michaelmas Term.

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The Role of Language in our Community and our “Maa Boli”

ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕਾਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ ॥ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕੀਫ਼ਤਹਿ ॥ We hope everyone is keeping well during this lockdown period. With less than a month to go before the start of the academic year, it is certainly an exciting time for us within the Sikh Society. The ongoing pandemic is, of course, providing challenges in both our day-to-day lives and the

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Sikhism and Caste

ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕਾਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ ॥ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕੀਫ਼ਤਹਿ ॥ We hope you are all well. With the end of the academic year, we are presented with a time to reflect on this tumultuous period. For those who have graduated and will no longer be with us, we’d like to wish you all the best with your future endeavours. Please let

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1984 and State Violence

ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕਾਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ ॥ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕੀਫ਼ਤਹਿ ॥ CN: Discussion of state violence, human rights violations, and genocide We would like to extend our best wishes to everyone during these uncertain times. Especially considering the intensity of the news and our social feeds, we would like to remind all of our members to make a conscious effort to take

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Sikhi and Science

ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕਾਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ ॥ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕੀਫ਼ਤਹਿ ॥ With the university announcing the format of the next academic year, we hope this email finds you all well. Whilst we as a committee are thinking ahead towards next Michaelmas, we would first like to hope everyone and their families are well and safe. As with previous bulletins, we would like

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Vaisakhi, Symbolism in Sikhi, and the Legacy of the Khalsa Panth

ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕਾਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ ॥ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕੀਫ਼ਤਹਿ ॥ As April ends, we would like to express our love and warmest regards to each and every one of you. We hope you are all safe and well during these trying times, and remain in the spirit of Chardi Kala. As Easter term starts to back up again, we’d like to

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Sikhs in Afghanistan

ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕਾਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ ॥ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕੀਫ਼ਤਹਿ ॥ CN: Discussion of violent and targeted attacks towards Sikhs First and foremost, we would like to send our sincerest love and support to each and every one of you during these uncertain times. We hope that you are all safe and imbued in the spirit of Chardi Kala. This is the

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