The Punjab Pulse

Centre for Socio-Cultural Studies

Jaibans Singh

Concept of secular and minority calls for redefinition in new age India

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Jaibans Singh The recent agitations in various parts of the country in the wake of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, (CAA) passed by the parliament have taken the country by surprise. Communal peace and harmony has been witnessed for quite some time now, to the extent … [Read more...] about Concept of secular and minority calls for redefinition in new age India

Sikhs for Justice: A flawed, contradictory, ideology rejected by people of Punjab

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Jaibans Singh In the year 2007, Gurpatwant Singh Panun, a New York based attorney providing legal services to asylum seekers in the US decided that he would create a new country.  The region he chose for his bizarre dream was Punjab, a small landlocked state of India that … [Read more...] about Sikhs for Justice: A flawed, contradictory, ideology rejected by people of Punjab

Political subterfuge at its best in Madhya Pradesh: Devastated Sikh families on a limb

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Assisting the few families and earning the ire of the local people who are coveting the land because of its high value would not serve the electoral prospects of any party; hence, the proclivity to make a lot of noise and then leave the victims to their sorry plight. Jaibans … [Read more...] about Political subterfuge at its best in Madhya Pradesh: Devastated Sikh families on a limb

Will Madhya Pradesh give justice to the devastated Sikh families of Karahal?

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Jaibans Singh Karahal is a Tehsil in the Sheopur District of Madhya Pradesh; it is about 400 km north of Bhopal on the Madhya Pradesh-Rajasthan border and the nearest big town is Gwalior which is at a distance of about 160 kms. The Tehsil has under it about 114 villages and a … [Read more...] about Will Madhya Pradesh give justice to the devastated Sikh families of Karahal?

Nankana Sahib Incident: Mob violence highlights minority suppression in Pakistan

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Jaibans Singh The incident of mob violence at Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan on Friday, 03, January has raised deep concern worldwide and especially amidst the Sikh community. Reports suggest that, post the afternoon Friday prayers, a mob comprising of hundreds of Muslims … [Read more...] about Nankana Sahib Incident: Mob violence highlights minority suppression in Pakistan