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    In an era marked by war, displacement, and inequality, Sikh traditions offer enduring guidance for navigating crisis with courage and clarity. Moderated by Stanford professor Anna Bigelow, this conversation features Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh, Mark Juergensmeyer, and Mallika Kaur exploring how Sikh ethical, spiritual, and political commitments can inspire resilience and justice today. Details Speakers Nikky-Guninder […]

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  • Sikh Ethics in an Age of Crisis

    In an era marked by war, displacement, and inequality, Sikh traditions offer enduring guidance for navigating crisis with courage and clarity. Moderated by Stanford professor Anna Bigelow, this conversation features Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh, Mark Juergensmeyer, and Mallika Kaur exploring how Sikh ethical, spiritual, and political commitments can inspire resilience and justice today. Details Speakers Nikky-Guninder […]

  • Sound, Sovereignty, and Sikh Scholarship: A Conversation Across Traditions

    On May 22, the Sikh Foundation welcomed nearly fifty participants to an online gathering titled “Sound, Sovereignty, and Sikh Scholarship: Bridging History, Culture, and Contemporary Engagement.” Hosted by Professor Anna Bigelow of Stanford University, the event invited us to pause amid what she called “the barrage of calamities we are confronting” and to reflect on […]

  • Sikh Foundation Punjabi Classes 2024

    This fall, the Sikh Foundation partnered with UCSC Professor Arshinder Kaur to launch our first series of online Punjabi classes—and the response was inspiring. Over the course of the program, students aged 11 to 67 came together each week to learn the basics of Punjabi. From the Gurmukhi script and grammar to everyday vocabulary, the […]

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