A longer, unedited version of our conversation can be found wherever you found this podcast. With a rich history of resistance against oppression, Sikhism, the religion and philosophy founded in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent in the late 15th century, offers its followers a unique devotional relationship with the divine through acts of radical service and love. Its foundational text, The Guru Granth Sahib is a masterwork of devotional poetry. It spans more than 1400 pages and contains the actual words spoken by the founders of Sikhi, the 10 gurus. Sikh poet, culture, critic and content creator Navpreet Singh has been fundamentally changed by these traditions of love, service and poetry, having become a prolific artist and speaker who shares poignant expressions of being in his work. As a Sikh who keeps the practice of dastar, wearing a turban among other articles of faith, I felt like he would be able to offer you a point of view that's often overlooked in discussions around religious covering, and provide some poetic balm along the way.
REFERENCES:
Nav’s Socials:
https://www.instagram.com/navthepoet/
https://www.tiktok.com/@navthepoet
https://twitter.com/navthepoet
General Sikh Learnings:
Learn about the Guru Granth Sahib:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZDpeqZ0z_c
Learn about dastar:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dastar
Learn more about Sikhism on Let’s Talk Religion (another awesome Religion channel!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr4-fuUJsEc
More Sikh History:
India-Pakistan Partition History:
https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/december-2017-india-pakistan-partition?language_content_entity=en
2020 Indian Farmer Protests:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-61912110
1984 Sikh Massacre
https://www.sikhcoalition.org/blog/2021/remembering-1984-2/
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Closing music is “Little Tongues Chattering” by Ryan Webber, available on Onomatopoeia via the Katuktu Collective.