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When will the Kaur #MeToo Movement Come?
By Canadian Kaur Trigger warning: Sexual harassment. As the world (or at least the Western world) was engulfed in the #MeToo movement,…
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How One Kaur Claimed Her Rights at a Funeral
by Sarabjeet Kaur When my naniji, died in Kanpur, India on September 18, 2010, my mother, Gurmeet Kaur Saluja, was told to stay home from the…
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How this father loved his daughter before she was even born
by Simona Singh The following poems depict a hypothetical conversation between a father and his daughter, before her birth. It reflects the anticipation, excitement,…
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I am Banned from Harmandir Sahib Seva
The following article was written by high school student, Bani Kaur. Due to the lack of resources on the topic of women doing seva…
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Beyond Gender: A Mindset for Freedom
I am writing in response to Anonymous Kaur’s account of how her feelings, her mind, and her spirit were all treated in connection to…
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Duality Pulls
B.E. Kaur feels that the frequent opposition of Punjabi social expectations to the egalitarian values of Sikhi have torn at her from the inside….
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Women in Weddings
Many times at anand karaj ceremonies we see men, primarily granthis, officiating the union. Women’s involvement is rare and many people have never personally…
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Women’s Empowerment in Sikhi
South Asian cultures have had a diverse and, at times, contradictory attitudes towards women. Through the ups and downs of women’s empowerment in society, the…