The Sikh Cast

Explore Mundavani: Within the Guru Granth Sahib, the term 'mudavani' or 'mundavani' appears in two saloks: one by Guru Amardas Sahib and one by Guru Arjan Sahib. Collectively, these saloks serve as a key to understanding the core message of the Guru Granth Sahib.​ Featuring: Sukhmann Kaur ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sikhri.org/people/sukhmann-kaur⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) #GuruGranthSahib #Sikhi #Sikh...

A reflective book conversation on Guru Gobind Singh Sahib: Life, Vision & Wisdom, marking 350 years of Gurgaddi. In dialogue with author Harinder Singh and Amandeep Singh Sandhu, this session explores oneness (Ik), unity of the Ten Gurus, justice, freedom, and Guru Sahib’s relevance today. An invitation to reflect, reconnect, and listen deeply. Watch the full video: https://youtu.be/M5bAKN1PPa...

In this podcast, we are invited to pause and reflect:  What does Sikhi actually say about death? How are we meant to face it, understand it, and live in its awareness?  Drawing on translations, commentaries, and insights from The Guru Granth Sahib Project, as well as Sikh history and tradition, listen as we explore how Gurmat offers a distinct perspective—one that transforms not only our understan...

Explore Salok Sheikh Farid Ji: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/ssfj-p⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In saloks ninety-three through one hundred thirty, Sheikh Farid Ji reminds us that the entire world remains under the sway of death. Even the most well-nourished bodies cannot escape it; when old age arrives, even the once strong become weak. Despite this, people remain self-absorbed, accumulating possessions and seeking comfo...

Explore Salok Sheikh Farid Ji: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/ssfj-p⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In saloks sixty-six through ninety-two, Sheikh Farid Ji reminds us that with each day comes someone’s time to depart this world. All those here are like guests; yet they spend their lives oblivious, forgetting to prepare for the journey ahead. Featuring: Jasleen Kaur ( ⁠⁠⁠https://sikhri.org/people/jasleen-kaur⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) #GuruGr...

Inni Kaur reflects on how wind, rivers, and skies reveal Guru Nanak Sahib’s Presence. Through poetic narration, this inward journey explores Hukam, grace, and the jewel of Nam, guiding us closer to Divine love. https://sikhri.org/people/inni-kaur

Explore Salok Sheikh Farid Ji: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/ssfj-p⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In saloks thirty-seven through sixty-five, Sheikh Farid Ji describes the typical human life, where beings are drawn to glittery yet ultimately harmful transient things and relationships, spending their entire lives in pursuit of them. Featuring: Jasleen Kaur ( ⁠⁠https://sikhri.org/people/jasleen-kaur⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) #GuruGranthSahib #Sikhi...

Explore Salok Sheikh Farid Ji: ⁠https://bit.ly/ssfj-p⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ In saloks sixteen to thirty-six, Sheikh Farid Ji reminds us that humility is a noble virtue essential for life. A seeker in love with IkOankar (the Divine) perceives the Divine in all and remains ever humble. Even in the face of trials and hardships, they remain oriented toward the Divine, for their love is selfless. Featuring: Jasleen Ka...

Thirty years ago, famed human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra was abducted, tortured, and murdered by the Punjab Police, killed for his work exposing the Police’s crimes of extrajudicial killings and illegal cremations. Three decades after his death, what can we learn from his example? Join Harinder Singh and Jasleen Kaur as they reflect on the life and legacy of Jaswant Singh Khalra, popular...

Explore Salok Sheikh Farid Ji: https://bit.ly/ssfj-p ⁠⁠ The first fifteen saloks by Sheikh Farid Ji convey that the span of every being’s life is predetermined and finite. The being has come into this world to engage in devotion of IkOankar (the Divine) and to live a life of humility and non-attachment. Yet, burdened by the attachment to transient things and relationships, they wander, unaware of...

Read the article: https://social.sikhri.org/the-rivers-speak-pod In this evocative audio essay, Inni Kaur takes us on a contemplative journey along the sacred rivers that have borne witness to the lives and legacies of the Sikh Gurus. Through lyrical prose and deep spiritual insight, she explores how these flowing waters carry stories of devotion, resilience, and remembrance. Their currents speak...

Explore Bhagat Sadhna: ⁠https://bit.ly/bani-bhagat-sadhna-p Bhagat Sadhna is one of the fifteen Bhagat contributors to the Guru Granth Sahib and one of the saint-poets of the Medieval period in South Asia. He was a butcher by profession whose life and behavior changed when he became a devotee after realizing IkOankar (the Divine). Featuring: Sukhmann Kaur ( https://sikhri.org/people/sukhmann-kaur...

In this poetic reflection, writer and narrator Inni Kaur invites us into three quiet evenings she spent in 2025 at Harimandar Sahib—sitting in the parikrama, watching the sunset, listening to Rehras Sahib, and simply being. What unfolded was not just an experience of presence, but of transformation. This is not a historical account—it is a remembering. Read the article: https://sikhri.org/articles...

Explore Explore Bani Sheikh Farid Ji: https://bit.ly/bani-sheikh-farid-ji-p Sheikh Farid Ji is one of the fifteen Bhagat contributors to the Guru Granth Sahib. The Guru Granth Sahib contains four Sabads and one hundred and twelve saloks by him. Featuring: Muktnoor Kaur #GuruGranthSahib #Sikhi #Sikhism #Wisdom #Waheguru #TGGSPNewRelease25 #GuruGranthSahibJi

Explore Rag Asa: https://bit.ly/rag-asa ⁠ Rag Asa is a musical mode that evokes hope, yearning, and the desire to move from darkness toward light. In this composition, our attention is turned inwards, and we are offered not just a moment for reflection but the possibility of transcendence. Featuring: Jasleen Kaur ( https://sikhri.org/people/jasleen-kaur ) #GuruGranthSahib #Sikhi #Sikhism #Wisdom #...

Explore Bani Bhagat Beni Ji: https://bit.ly/bani-bhagat-beni-ji The Guru Granth Sahib Project has released annotations on all three Sabads (compositions) by Bhagat Beni Ji, one each set in Rags Srirag, Ramkali, and Prabhati. Each composition reflects unique emotions—serious reflection, compassion, and deep devotion. Featuring: Muktnoor Kaur #GuruGranthSahib #Sikhi #Sikhism #Wisdom #Waheguru #TGGSP...

2-time Sidaker Manmit Singh joins Jasleen Kaur to reflect on connection, community, and their deepening relationship with Asa ki Var, a guiding light through threads of hope and hopelessness. Sidak is a really beautiful experience, not to say that you won’t be challenged. But that’s the beauty of Sidak; it becomes a place that is insistent on the Sangat. “If you are wanting to cultivate that insis...

“1984 Lives in Me: 41 Years of Fire & Grace” is a poetic reflection on the enduring impact of the 1984 Ghallughara on Sikh spirit and memory. Blending mysticism, remembrance, and quiet resistance, the piece honors those who preserved sovereignty through silence, devotion, and truth. It does not dwell in sorrow—it rises in presence. It is not a commemoration of loss, but a sacred reawakening to...

Explore Rag Ramkali: https://bit.ly/rag-ramkali Explore Rag Maru: https://bit.ly/rag-maru Rag Ramkali evokes compassion, and Rag Maru is associated with enthusiasm and zeal. Rag Ramkali advises the mind to take the support of IkOankar through reflection on Nam (Divine-Identification) to gain freedom from flawed thinking. Rag Maru emphasizes the comfort and liberation found in Nam. Guru Teghbahadar...

In April, Indian National Congress (INC) party member Rahul Gandhi stopped at Brown University for a speaking engagement. During the Q&A, Sidak Alumni Gurpartap Singh asked him what the INC is doing to reconcile with the Sikhs, and their interaction went viral. Join Gurpartap Singh, Harinder Singh, and Jasleen Kaur as they discuss Gurpartap’s reflections on his interaction with Gandhi. How can...

SikhRI researcher, Jasleen Kaur discusses the value of Sidak with alumni, Poznma Kaur. Sidak seeks to provide young Sikh adults with a gift of Gurmat-centered leadership learning experience to secure—and transform—the Sikh future. Learn more about Sidak: https://social.sikhri.org/tsi-sidak Featuring: Jasleen Kaur ( ⁠⁠⁠https://sikhri.org/people/jasleen-kaur⁠⁠⁠ )

Explore Var Sat (Mahala 3) 2/2: https://bit.ly/var-sat-m3-2 In this composition, Guru Amardas Sahib highlights that IkOankar (the Divine) is the Creator of all existence. It portrays how individuals who cling to temporary possessions and relationships remain trapped in the cycle of birth and death. In contrast, those who remember and internalize the eternal Wisdom (Guru) come to recognize IkOankar...

In this contemplative reflection, Inni Kaur shares a deeply personal response to a Hukam from Guru Arjan Sahib. Interweaving the presence of Bhai Vir Singh Ji and the voice of a giani, she explores how shukrana (gratitude), simran (remembrance), and quiet presence awaken something within. This is a gentle invitation to return—to breath, to grace, to the Nam that stirs from within.

Listen as Inni Kaur takes you on a contemplative journey through the month of Vaisakh—a time of renewal, abundance, and quiet yearning. Amid blooming fields and vibrant celebrations, the seeker feels the ache of separation and the slipping away of remembrance. Guided by the voices of Guru Nanak Sahib and Guru Arjan Sahib, this reflection explores a longing and awakening and the call of the Beloved...

Explore So Purakhu: https://bit.ly/so-purakhu-podcast So Purakhu is a collection of four Sabads, the source of Infinite-Wisdom, out of which Guru Ramdas Sahib has revealed two Sabads, and one each by Guru Nanak Sahib and Guru Arjan Sahib. “So Purakhu” means “That Being,” “That Supreme Being,” refers to IkOankar who is formless, all-pervasive, beyond gender, existing in all and beyond. Featuring: J...