Maple Leaf Sikh

Second Generation Sikh Canadian With Tightly Held Opinions On Random Topics

[Sikh Research Institute @SikhRI]

Amidst the current dynamics involving India, Canada, and Sikhs, SikhRI's co-founder, Harinder Singh (@1Force), will deliver an insightful talk on the global significance of these events for Sikhs. He'll share perspectives on how Sikhs have historically responded to similar challenges and draw inspiration from the Guru Granth Sahib.

Event Details
Friday, 13 October 2023 @ 6:30PM EDT
Brampton City Hall in West Brampton, Ontario

Register at https://t.co/ix7NgfIiqf

#SikhCommunity #CanadaIndia #Canada #India #CanadaIndiaRelations #GuruGranthSahib

[Sikh Research Institute @SikhRI]

Recap yesterday’s Women & Gender in Sikhi webinar where @1Force, @jasleenbawa, and @womanvinder discussed the framing of gender in Sikhi, the Sikh Gurus response to women’s issues, and more.

Don’t forget to download the latest State of the Panth report at https://t.co/cKtoW8cp0n

#Sikhism #Sikh #Women #Gender #SikhHistory #Wisdom

[Harinder Singh | ਹਰਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ @1Force]

Empire set out to punish us. To wipe away our memory.
It must pain you to see it like this after witnessing its beauty. What pains me is seeing our own kind fight one another time & time again. Killing each other for reasons too confusing to explain. It made us weak.
#Mandalorian

[Sikh Research Institute @SikhRI]

The new State of the Panth report, on Women & Gender in Sikhi, aims to understand and explore Sikh conceptions of women and gender, responses to gender-based inequality and oppression, and framings of masculinity.

How did the Sikh Gurus address women’s issues?
How did they frame or reframe gender?
Regarding women’s and gender issues within the Panth (Sikh collective) today, why is there a disparity between precept and practice, and how do we close that gap?

Download the new State of the Panth report on Women & Gender in Sikhi on April 25th, to read more!

#Sikhism #Women #Gender #Sikh #Community #Inequality #Research

[Historica Canada @HistoricaCanada]

The Paldi Heritage Minute is narrated from the perspective of Bishan Kaur. She was an important figure in the development of the community, along with her husband Mayo Singh. /1

[Sikh Research Institute @SikhRI]

@tggsproject is pleased to launch the annotation of five separate Sabads (compositions) on the theme of the Amrit (Initiation) Ceremony.

Amrit Ceremony is a fundamental and an essential rite for a seeker to join the Khalsa Panth. Through this the seeker is given ‘amrit’ and the core principles and values of Sikhi are explained to them. It is a unique and meaningful life-changing experience for the seeker.

Explore the Sabads: https://t.co/8WXCcRopOl

#Sikhism #Sikh #GuruGranthSahibJi #GuruGranthSahib #Guru #Wisdom #Khalsa #Amrit

[Historica Canada @HistoricaCanada]

We're proud to be releasing the new Paldi #HeritageMinute in Punjabi! This is the first Minute ever produced in Punjabi. #SikhHeritageMonth / Nous sommes fiers de publier la nouvelle #Minutedupatrimoine sur Paldi en punjabi! Elle s'agit de la première Minute publiée en punjabi.

[Sikh Research Institute @SikhRI]

"The initiation rites or ceremonies without a doctrine get reduced to mere meaningless rituals. Without the Nash doctrine, the Vaisakhi for the Sikhs can not be located as a transformative historical event. And it will not continue to be a revolutionary 1Force-1Ness paradigm to radically secure personal and public freedoms, from spiritual to political."

Author: @1Force

The article was recently featured in @darpanmagazine's Vaisakhi 2023 publication, as well as Harinder Singh’s profile feature.

View the release at: https://t.co/afH1aa7bLG

#Sikhism #Vaisakhi #Vaisakhi2023 #Baisakhi #Baisakhi2023 #Darpan #Sikhs #Community

[Historica Canada @HistoricaCanada]

WATCH: Our newest #HeritageMinute celebrates Paldi, BC, an inclusive and multicultural community founded by South Asian Canadians.

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

It is #SikhHeritageMonth and this is the story of the Gur Sikh Temple in Abbotsford!

The first Sikh pioneers arrived in Abbotsford around 1905, finding work on farms and in the lumber industry.
As they established a community for themselves, they wanted to build a temple

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[Ghee Bowman @GheeBowman]

Extraordinary photo from August 1945 of Indian POWs recovered from the Japanese Borneo. They had been taken at Singapore in Feb 1942. Thanks to @USI_CAFHR for the photo.

[Maple Leaf Sikh @MapleLeafSikh]

B.C. woman writes book and makes documentary about history of Sikhs in Canada | https://t.co/D4SC1JNVAg https://t.co/xpFatMCuhD

[Sikh Research Institute @SikhRI]

Today in #Sikh History:

Punjab and Sind Bank, the Sikh bank, was nationalized by the Government of India along with five other banks, effectively taking over its ownership.

The bank was established in Amritsar on 24 June 1908 by Bhai Vir Singh, Sir Sunder Singh Majitha, and Sardar Tarlochan Singh.

#TodayInHistory #India #Punjab #Panjab #SikhHistory #Amritsar

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

It is #SikhHeritageMonth and this is the story of Harnam Kaur!

Born in 1886 in present-day Pakistan, she married Bhag Singh who lived in a nearby village. Her husband came to Canada in 1906 where he protested the exclusionary immigration laws of Canada.

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[Harinder Singh | ਹਰਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ @1Force]

A brief on Jathedars of Akal Takht Sahib appointed by either SGPC or Sarbat Khalsa, their volatility and credibility, and a consistent interference by Sikh, Panjab, and Indian political parties. A crisis continues. Guru-granted Sikh governance model for 2023 realities needed!

[Panjab Digital Library @panjabdigilib]

Excited to announce that PDL turns 20 on April 14th, 2023! Grateful to our team, volunteers & community for their support. Over 2 decades, we've preserved & promoted Panjab's heritage through digitization. Here's to many more years of #PreservingPanjabHeritage! #PDLTurns20

[OMNI Punjabi @OMNIpunjabi]

#Caledon marked Sikh Heritage Month with a flag raising today. Observed each April in Canada since 2019, it allows for learning about and celebrating the history, and culture.
@Sukhpalsaulakh full report on our website- https://t.co/PSI5HuJDPZ

[Maple Leaf Sikh @MapleLeafSikh]

https://t.co/xXicFpdnaT

[Simran Jeet Singh @simran]

As tensions in Punjab escalate and human rights abuses continue unchecked, it's been troubling to see how one-sided the reporting has been. In my latest for @TIME, I challenge the standard state narrative and suggest journalists can and must do better.
https://t.co/0iqZYQ0Jzh

[Free Akal Takht @freeakaltakht]

Our landing page has the five-step process on how to get to #sarbatkhalsa it requires a lot of developmental work (years in our view) and support on a grand Panthic scale that will take for the Khalsa to do justice to it