What is the presentation about? The British transferred the power in 1947 and the Panjab was partitioned, and later truncated in India. Millions were butchered and displaced in the aftermath. Plundered and violated, the Panjab has been caught between the Indo-Pak politics ever since. The presentation revisits the partition through Toba Tek Singh, and asks who’s Panjab is it anyway and who owes reparations to it. It assesses the current state of Panth vis-à-vis SGPC, Akalis and the community, and contextualizes the current political struggle for rights with special reference to Bapu Surat Singh and Gurdarspur attack.
Who is the presenter?
Harinder Singh is CEO and co-founder of SikhRI. He is an interdisciplinary researcher and global orator, passionately learning, analyzing and sharing intricacies of Sikh and Panjabi culture. He contextualizes contemporary realities of genocide, theology and linguistics for heritage and language curriculums, consults on exhibitions and films, and frequently speaks at conferences and seminars across the globe, on TV and radio. He also co-founded Panjab Digital Library.
Des Panjab: Where are we today? – By Harinder Singh Saturday – 15 August 2014 |Worldwide 12:00 – 1:30 EST (GMT – 4:00) Register here for the webinar ~ https://goo.gl/OCCIQl