The Sikh Cast

Damanpreet Singh reflects on the long history of shahadat (martyrdom) in the Sikh tradition through a reflection on a sabad revealed by Guru Arjan Sahib in Rag Suhi. What kind of love does martyrdom necessitate? Read the article: https://sikhri.org/articles/on-shahadat-sacrifice-witness-remembrance Featuring: Damanpreet Singh ( https://sikhri.org/people/damanpreet-singh )

Explore Savaiye (Mahale Pahile Ke): https://bit.ly/smpk-1-podcast In these savaiyas, Bhatt Kalya Ji draws us into a praise that transcends time, social status, caste, and religious identity. The virtues and persona of Guru Nanak Sahib are described as ever-new and eternal—worthy of remembrance in every age and by all across traditions and ways of life. Featuring: Trippat Singh ( https://sikhri.org...

Explore Bani Bhagat Pipa: https://bit.ly/bbpj-podcast In this Sabad, Bhagat Pipa inspires the seeker to experience the all-pervading IkOankar within oneself rather than searching for IkOankar outside in physical spaces. He states that he has experienced IkOankar within his own body, and thus, all blessings have been received. The all-Pervading IkOankar is the supreme essence. IkOankar, by Own-Self...

In Bani, the seeker often speaks in the voice of the human-bride longing for union with the Divine-Husband, IkOankar—a profound metaphor that transcends gender and invites all seekers into intimacy, humility, vulnerability, and love. Through this imagery, we are encouraged to enter a relationship with the Divine grounded in devotion and trust. But what might it mean that this longing is so often e...

Join Researchers Santbir Singh and Damanpreet Singh as they reflect on Vaisakhi and the principle of sovereignty. The two discuss Santbir Singh’s article, titled: “ Guru Angad Sahib: Cultivating the Sikh Mind, Body & Community” Listen in as they explore Guru Angad Sahib's vision of developing the early Sikh community through institutions that nurtured the whole person.  Read more: https://...

Explore Savaiye Sri Mukhbakya: ⁠ https://bit.ly/ssmii-podcast In the second set of savaiays, Guru Arjan Sahib gently awakens us to a difficult truth: our own forgetfulness. Caught in the waves of worldly attachments, we lose sight of our true purpose: the remembrance of the Nam of IkOankar. Distracted by fleeting pleasures and temporary gains, we drift away from this path of connection and ultimat...

In Bani, the seeker often speaks in the voice of the human-bride longing for union with the Divine-Husband, IkOankar—a profound metaphor that transcends gender and invites all seekers into intimacy, humility, vulnerability, and love. Through this imagery, we are encouraged to enter a relationship with the Divine grounded in devotion and trust. But what might it mean that this longing is so often e...

Explore Savaiye Sri Mukhbakya: https://bit.ly/savaiye-mukhbakya-i-podcast How do we cultivate devotion to IkOankar? Saviye Sri Mukhbakya (Mahala 5) I explores a kind of devotion that arises intuitively from love, awe, and lived experience—not from rigid intellectualism or empty ritualisms. In this composition, we are invited to move beyond merely knowing or hearing about IkOankar (the Divine) towa...

Explore Din Raini: https://bit.ly/din-raini-podcast In the Guru Granth Sahib, Din Raini is a poetic form, like Barah Maha, Ruti, Thiti, and Var Sat, structured around traditional Indic units of time. While Barah Maha draws on the months, Ruti on the seasons, Thiti on lunar dates, and Var Sat on the days of the week, Din Raini draws on the four quarters of the day and night to teach that every mome...

On December 3, 2025, twenty-two year old Vickrum Singh Digwa stabbed eighteen year old Henry Nowak four times on Belmont Road in Southampton in the UK. Nowak died. Digwa, an Amritdhari Sikh and member of the Nihang order, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life with a minimum of 21 years. In this episode, join Jasleen Kaur, Harinder Singh, and Santbir Singh for a reflective and nuanced conve...

Explore Thiti (Kabir Ji): https://bit.ly/thiti-kj-podcast As a poetic form, Thiti is based on the fifteen lunar days of the Indic calendar months. A ‘thiti’ refers to a lunar calendar day—a count from the first to the fifteenth day based on the moon's phases. The Guru Granth Sahib contains three such compositions, one each by Guru Nanak Sahib, Guru Arjan Sahib, and Bhagat Kabir Ji. Speaker: Tr...

Beadbi  is back in the news, and this time, the Panjab government has passed a new law. But is a state-legislated solution what the Panth needs? What are the implications of a law written without the input or consent of the Akal Takht Sahib, the political seat of authority for Sikhs? Join Harinder Singh and Jasleen Kaur as they return to the question of ‘sacrilege,’ Sikh governance, and what it me...

Explore Bani Bhagat Jaidev Ji The Guru Granth Sahib Project is pleased to announce the annotation of two Sabads by Bhagat Jaidev Ji, one of the fifteen Bhagat contributors to the Guru Granth Sahib. The first Sabad is under Rag Gujari, a devotional musical mode associated with the aesthetics of compassion. The second Sabad is under Rag Maru, which evokes a spirit of enthusiasm and zeal. Featuring:...

Recorded in Vancouver, the dialogue features Harinder Singh — author of the book, educator, and co-founder of SikhRI — alongside author, psychiatrist, and advocate Dr. Shimi Kaur Kang. Together, they invite seekers, thinkers, and readers to reflect on how the Guru’s sovereign spirit calls us to stand for universal justice and human dignity. The conversation explores what it means to remain grounde...

Sidak alum Navnit Kaur chats with Sidak facilitator Jasleen Kaur, reflecting on her past Sidak experience—becoming more open-minded, meeting a diverse sangat from around the world, discovering the beauty of taking a Hukamnama for the first time, and ultimately becoming softer with herself and with others. Sidak seeks to provide young Sikh adults with a gift of Gurmat-centered leadership learning e...

Join Harinder Singh for a thoughtful and reflective conversation exploring Guru Gobind Singh Sahib: Life, Vision & Wisdom . Moderated by Dr. Sukhbir Kaur Nijher, this episode delves into the life, vision, and enduring wisdom of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib, offering insights through the lens of this powerful publication. Featuring: Harinder Singh ( ⁠https://sikhri.org/people/harinder-singh⁠ ) Dr. S...

Inni Kaur is the Creative Director at the Sikh Research Institute, where she leads content, branding, and communications. A longtime contributor since 2009, she is also an author, poet, and artist whose work brings Sikh teachings into meaningful, accessible dialogue, rooted in reflection, creativity, and lived experience across diverse communities. Vaisakhi invites us to reflect on what was given...

Sirdar Kapur Singh, one of the leading Sikh thinkers of the twentieth century, developed one of the clearest arguments for a Sikh homeland within postcolonial India. Across speeches, interviews, and essays, he argued that such a homeland was inalienable from the Sikhs, historically inevitable, and politically necessary. His theory emerged from the violence and dislocations of the 1947 Partition an...

Explore Anjuli: ⁠https://gurugranthsahib.io/bani/ANJL Explore Anjulia: ⁠⁠⁠ https://gurugranthsahib.io/bani/ANJ The word ‘anjuli’ refers to the gesture of cupping or folding the hands. It can signify prayer, supplication, seeking blessings, acceptance of the Divine will, or a gesture of salutation. In the Hindu tradition, a palmful of water offered to ancestors or deities is also called anjuli. The...

In this episode of the Sikh Cast, join Researchers Santbir Singh and Damanpreet Singh as they reflect on Vaisakhi and the principle of sovereignty. The two discuss Santbir Singh’s article, titled: Sovereignty in Motion: Sikh Governance Models. Listen in as they explore Sikh sovereignty as it manifests in four political forms across the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and reflect on the...

Sidak alum Ikroop Singh chats with Sidak Facilitator, Jasleen Kaur and reflects on his past Sidak experience—from moving through initial discomfort to having deep conversations, forming meaningful bonds, and becoming more compassionate. 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 Si...

Explore Birhare: https://bit.ly/birhare-podcast The word ‘birhare’ comes from ‘birha,’ meaning separation, or the pain of separation. ‘Birhare,’ meaning ‘songs of separation,’ is a poetic form that gives voice to this pain of separation. These three Sabads powerfully convey the experience of separation and express a yearning for union with IkOankar (the Divine). Featuring: Sukhmann Kaur

Recorded in Chandigarh, the dialogue, featuring Harinder Singh — author, educator, and co-founder of SikhRI — and Journalist & Author Roopinder Singh, invites viewers to engage deeply with the life, vision, and the eternal wisdom of the Tenth Sovereign. Through history, poetry, Gurmat-centered reflection, and lived experience, the conversation explores Guru Gobind Singh Sahib not only as a his...

A meditative journey into the meaning of Nam, drawn from Guru Arjan Sahib’s Hukam, the sakhi of Murari, and inherited wisdom. Inni Kaur reflects on longing, purification, and the timeless prayer: “Grant me the gift of Nam.” Read more Featuring: Inni Kaur ( https://sikhri.org/people/inni-kaur )

Explore Babarvani: https://bit.ly/babarvani-podcast Guru Nanak Sahib (1469-1539 CE) witnessed the destruction caused by Babur with his own eyes and vividly depicted the scenes of destruction in his Bani. These revolutionary Sabads revealed by the Guru that depict pain and empathy are known as ‘Babarvani’ in Sikh tradition. Featuring: Param Singh