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Hi, I’m Sukhraj Singh from SikhArchive and welcome to the 55th episode of our Podcast series of conversations with historians, authors, academics, researchers, and activists on topics related to their areas of expertise on Sikh or Panjabi history.
In this episode, we are joined by Harjeet Singh Grewal, who is a professor of Asian Religion and Sikh Studies at the University of Calgary and Comparative Literature courses at MacEwan University and his PhD thesis was titled, “Janamsakhi: Networks of interpretation.
And so today we will be discussing Janamsakhis, their origins, their significance and their role in Sikhi today. In addition to that, we also explore what purpose they served, their mythical dimension and the role of Bhai Veer Singh in modern Sikh reading practices.
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The University of Calgary is currently expanding Sikh Studies by creating an endowment fund. Find more information about Sikh Studies at https://www.ucalgary.ca/giving/campaign-success/featured-stories/sikh-studies-program
Hi, I’m Sukhraj Singh from SikhArchive and welcome to the 66th episode of our Podcast series of conversations with historians, authors, academics, researchers, and
activists on topics related to their areas of expertise on Sikh or Panjabi history.
In this episode, we are joined by Sangeet...
Published 07/24/24
Hi, I’m Sukhraj Singh from SikhArchive and welcome to the 65th episode of our Podcast series of conversations with historians, authors, academics, researchers, and activists on topics related to their areas of expertise on Sikh or Panjabi history.
In this episode, we are joined by Jaspal Singh...
Published 07/15/24