Spring 2021 Abstract This paper provides insight into key aspects of the Punjabi poem, Khooni Vaisakhi, written byNanak Singh, who was present at the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre of 13 April, 1919, in Amritsar,Punjab. The poem was published in 1920, banned soon after, and was essentially lost for thenext 60 years. The current author translated the … Read more
Spring 2021 Abstract The 1947 Partition Archive is a crowdsourced oral history repository that trains and empowerscitizens to document life stories of those who witnessed the Partition of India and Pakistan in 1947.The novel methods for oral history documentation used by The 1947 Partition Archive aim todemocratize the telling of history by exploiting modern communication … Read more
Spring 2021 Abstract This paper provides excerpts from a new translation of noted Punjabi poet Surjit Sarna’s book,Vichode Ban Gaye Sadiyan, written after the death of her husband, Mohinder Singh Sarna, also anoted Punjabi writer. The excerpts are organized around important places from Surjit Sarna’s lifeand her relationship with her husband, and not necessarily by … Read more
Spring 2021 Abstract This paper presents field and desk research to give a Sikh perspective on the memorials ofBritish imperialists and Sikhs of the Indian Army found in the City of Westminster, a boroughlocated in Central London, United Kingdom. Given the concentration of sites of nationalimportance and heritage, the streets of Westminster contain a wealth … Read more
Spring 2021 The Legacy of Militancy in Punjab: Long Road to ‘Normalcy’ (Inderjit Singh Jaijee & Dona Suri) Reviewed by Gurshaminder Singh Bajwa Spatializing Popular Sufi Shrines in Punjab: Dreams, Memories, Territoriality (Yogesh Snehi)Reviewed by Nida Sajid Book Reviews – Click the PDF icon to view, right click to save as. Other papers in this … Read more
Spring 2021 Sikhs as Implicated Subjects in the United States: A Reflective Essay on Gurmat-Based Interventions in the Movement for Black Livesby Harleen Kaur & prabhdeep singh kehal – Volume 5 Number 2 Correction – Click the PDF icon to view, right-click to save as. Other papers in this volume Farmers’ Movement Part 1
Spring 2021 Introduction Special Issues on Farmers’ Movement in India – Part 1 The Sikh Research Journal (SRJ) is meant to build bridges between scholars inthe field of Sikh and Punjabi Studies, academics from other disciplines, membersof the Sikh community, South Asians and others. The farmers’ movement, just asit has catalyzed issues and concerns beyond … Read more
Spring 2021 Abstract This paper evaluates the actual state of agricultural markets and existing agricultural marketregulation in India. It contrasts this with the design of the new “farm laws,” and argues thatthose reforms may be misdirected in many respects. The paper makes a case for betterunderstanding of intermediation, the need for several kinds of public … Read more
Spring 2021 Abstract Agricultural markets are key to ensuring higher farmer incomes, but in India, agriculturalmarket reforms have been stuck for almost two decades as agriculture is a state subject. TheUnion Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare (MoAFW) framed two new Acts onagricultural produce wholesale markets and contract farming (besides amending the EssentialCommodities Act, 1955) … Read more
Spring 2021 Images of the Farmer Protests – Click the PDF icon to view, right-click to save as. More Papers in the Farmers’ Movement Part 1 Other papers in this volume