Understanding Sikh Praxis
The theory and praxis of Sikh being has been developed and deployed by Guru Granth-Panth for centuries. In this context only is armed resistance justified for self-defence, but also expected of a Sikh to ensure the protection of the poor, destruction of the tyrants and sarbat da bhala - the welfare of all elements of Akaal Purakh’s creation. This is not limited to humans alone, but includes everything within this biosphere and beyond.
Keeping the Panth’s sovereign hond- hasthi (being/existence) at the forefront of our response and actions, our political consciousness and praxis must be centred around Guru Granth-Panth by developing the Panth’s political power through our own institutions.
Therefore our political solutions will come from self-empowerment and sovereign infrastructure; not submitting to the whims of electoral politics or representation through systems of borrowed power.
Sikh praxis is understood through Miri-Piri which represents the indivisibility of the spiritual and temporal realms and their manifestation in Sikh praxis by intertwining the pursuit of sovereignty and justice with the spiritual experience of merging with Akaal Purakh.
To understand these ideas in more depth we’ve collated different resources that approach the subject of Sikh praxis for different lenses.
ਇਸ ਦਸਤਾਵੇਜ਼ ਦੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਤਿੰਨ ਖੇਤੀ ਕਾਨੂੰਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਮਾਰੂ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਾਂ ਦਾ ਸੰਖੇਪ ਵਿਸ਼ਲੇਸਣ, ਇਹ ਹਾਲਾਤ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧਾਂ ਦਾ ਮੁਲਾਂਕਣ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਘਰਸ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਪਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਕੁਝ ਠੋਸ ਸੁਝਾਅ ਪੇਸ਼ ਕੀਤੇ ਗਏ ਹਨ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਆਪਾਂ ਮੂਹਰੇ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਸੰਘਰਸ਼ ਲੜਨ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਵੀਰਾਂ-ਭੈਣਾਂ ਦੇ ਸਹਿਯੋਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਿੱਤਰ ਸਕੀਏ। ਭਾਰਤੀ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰਵਾਦ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਸਿਰਜੇ ਬਿਰਤਾਂਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਰੱਦ ਕਰਦਿਆਂ, ਪੰਥਕ ਨੌਜਵਾਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨੇ ਵੱਲ ਵੱਧਦਿਆਂ ਯਾਦ ਰੱਖਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਮੌਕੇ ਦਾ ਸੰਘਰਸ਼ ਸਾਮਰਾਜਵਾਦ ਅਤੇ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਸਟੇਟ ਦੀ ਹਿੰਸਾ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਚਲ ਰਹੇ ਸ਼ਾਨਾਮੱਤੇ ਸਿੱਖ ਸੰਘਰਸ਼ ਦਾ ਹੀ ਇੱਕ ਪੜਾਅ ਹੈ।
Jang Hind Punjab: From Dilli Chalo to Liberation provides an analytical framework to engage with the current Morcha that is resisting the Indian state’s recent agriculture laws. The purpose of this resource is to provide a basic overview on the immediate impacts of the laws, identify key root causes, and offer tangible suggestions for panthic naujawan to support those on the frontlines. Despite the disinformation being spread by Indian sources, it is important to remember that this conflict sits within an ongoing context of imperialism, state violence, and revolutionary Sikh struggle.
One thing that is clear to every observer of the Delhi Morcha is that Sikh spirit and the Khalsa Panth are the heart and soul of this mobilization. We speak with Kanwaljit Singh to better understand why Sikhi has been the driving force of revolutionary uprisings and various conflicts with Delhi throughout Punjab’s history. We will also explore what this tangibly looks like in the current moment and why some commentators are so determined to erase Sikhi from the narrative.
Glimpses of Liberation: Moving Beyond Elections and Reform
“Why, then, do we continuously set our coordinates for organizing against and resisting the Indian state to elections, NGOs, fundraisers and other forms of institutional building that only reform and reify the state and these regimes that are in direct antagonism to our existence?”
The Next Phase of Jang Hind Punjab
This special Panth-Punjab Project Editorial: Kisaan Morcha, Indian's Place in a Shifting Global Order, Internal and External Threats, Containing the Sikh "Threat", and Preparing for the Next Morcha.