Tag: Sikh Community

  • Akal Takht gives ultimatum to Yogi Adityanath over rape and kidnapping of minor

    Lucknow: In Pilibhit, the kidnapping and rape case of a minor daughter of a granthi has caused the head of the Akal Takht to issue an ultimatum to UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath to expedite arrest of all the accused, also warning him that if the police fails, the Sikh community will be forced to take action at its own level.

    Out of three accused in the FIR and one unnamed accused, the police arrested two persons, including the prime accused and one unnamed accused. However, it has set aside investigation against the remaining two. However, the UP Sikh Sangat has alleged that the police is trying to help these “wealthy accused persons”. According to the police, the daughter of one Sahab Singh was kidnapped on April 28 by four persons, and a case was lodged under relevant sections. After the victim was recovered on April 30, charges of gangrape and sections 5/6 of the Pocso Act were also added. On May 10, the prime accused Sumit was arrested but based on electronic evidence recovered from the accused and the victim, statements and other evidence, it was discovered that no case was being made against the two more accused named in the FIR Hariom and Varun . Further, on the basis of investigation, the fourth unnamed person was identified as one Anup who was arrested on May 30.

    However, the Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee, a representative organisation of all Sikhs, on Thursday posted a statement by the Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib Giani Raghbir Singh who said that the UP Sikh Sangat has alleged that the local police was helping some “wealthy accused persons” and the police had stated that no action would be taken against them.

  • Probe have to be allowed to take its course: US envoy on India-Canada diplomatic row

    The US on Wednesday favoured a radical investigation into killing of a Khalistani separatist in Canada in June, two days after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegations of a “potential” involvement of Indian authorities brokers within the case kicked up a significant diplomatic row between New Delhi and Ottawa.

    US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti additionally described Trudeau’s allegations as “troubling” and underlined the significance of following rules of worldwide legislation, sovereignty and non-interference.

    In his assertion within the House of Commons on Monday, Trudeau stated that “any involvement of a foreign government in the killing of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil is an unacceptable violation of our sovereignty.”

    India on Tuesday strongly rejected Trudeau’s allegations as “absurd” and “motivated” and expelled a senior Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat transfer to Ottawa’s expulsion of an Indian official over the case.

    Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Canadian Khalistani separatist chief, was shot useless by two gunmen in Surrey on June 18.

    “Obviously, any allegations like this should be troubling to anyone. But with an active criminal investigation, I hope that we can make sure that the perpetrators are brought to justice,” Garcetti stated.

    “And that we all allow the space for that information and that investigation to occur before anybody leaps to judgment,” he stated.

    The US ambassador was talking at an interactive session on the Ananta Centre, a number one think-tank on strategic affairs.

    “To me, that’s the most important role I think each one of us can play. Sovereignty is a very important principle,” he stated whereas referring to feedback by the US National Security Council spokesperson in addition to the remarks by the State Department spokesperson.

    “We’ve been in regular communication. I’m the son of a prosecutor. So, I know when there are criminal investigations it’s best to leave things at that until we have more information,” he stated.

    Terming Trudeau’s allegations as “very serious”, US National Security Council (NSC) Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said Washington supports Ottawa’s efforts to investigate the matter and encourages New Delhi to cooperate.

    “We imagine a totally clear complete investigation is the proper method in order that we are able to all know precisely what occurred and naturally, we encourage India to cooperate with that,” Kirby said in an interview to CNN.

    Asked about his opinion on the case, Garcetti said he was not going to tell leaders of other countries what to do.

    “But I believe it is incumbent on all of us to recollect the rules of worldwide legislation, the rules of sovereignty, and non-interference. And that may be heard each instructions however must be heard appropriately,” the envoy said.

    “And it is one thing that we stand by for certain. America will not retreat ever from these values and that is why I believe it is crucial, as we have stated, that this investigation be allowed to take its course,” he said.

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    Garcetti also highlighted the close ties between the US and Canada.

    “We’re all the time in shut communication with Canada. Canada is a pricey good friend, ally and associate and neighbour. Not simply in moments like this. But on a regular basis we communicate commonly. We share data,” he said.

    Garcetti said the US-Canada relationship speaks for itself.

    “Canada is a pricey good friend, associate, ally. It is a buying and selling associate and occurs to be our northern neighbour. We care deeply for Canada simply as we care deeply for India and Indians,” he said.

    Questioned about Khalistani protests in the US, the ambassador said those responsible should be held accountable and hoped that “conventional mates and companions” could cooperate in getting to the bottom of this.

    “We’re engaged on this — on the safety of Indian diplomats and taking critical investigations of incidents like what we noticed in San Francisco,” he stated.

    Khalistani activists tried to burn down the Indian consulate in San Francisco on July 2.

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    Sep 21, 2023

  • Pakistan provincial govt offers compensation to household of murdered Sikh dealer

    By Press Trust of India: The authorities of Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province handed over a compensation of Rs 5 lakh every to the households of the Sikh dealer who was killed final week and one other who was injured in a separate incident, in what seems to be instances of targetted assaults towards the minority communities the nation.

    Caretaker Chief Minister of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Muhammad Azam Khan handed over the cheques to the households of slain Manmohan Singh and injured Tarlok Singh.

    Manmohan Singh, 35, was attacked by some armed males after which he was shifted to a hospital however was pronounced useless by the medical doctors.

    Khan directed the police to create a safety plan for the safety of members of the Sikh group within the province within the wake of rising incidents of killings and focusing on of members of the minority group.

    Foolproof safety preparations, together with CCTV cameras, needs to be put in on the residential areas of the Sikhs, their buying and selling and worship locations within the province, stated the caretaker chief minister.

    He condemned the killing and stated that Sikh group members are peaceable and patriotic residents and so they have a significant function within the nationwide growth.

    Targeting members of the minority communities means disrupting the prevailing spiritual concord in Pakistan, he stated, including that these parts won’t ever succeed of their nefarious agendas.

    The Islamic State terror group has claimed accountability for a few of the assaults on the Sikhs.

    The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa authorities will take each step to make sure the safety of the life and properties of minorities, he asserted.

    Separately, Additional Secretary Shrines Evacuees Property Trust Board Govt of Pakistan Rana Shahid Saleem and Pardhan Sahib Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee gave Rs 5 lakh cheque every to Sardar Diyal Singh, who was killed earlier and the household of slain Sardar Manmohan Singh. A cheque of Rs 3 lakh was given to the household of Tarlok Singh.

    India on Monday summoned a senior diplomat of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi and lodged a robust protest over the latest incidents of assaults on Sikh group members in that nation.

    The diplomat was instructed that Pakistan ought to guarantee the security and safety of its minorities who dwell in “constant fear of religious persecution”.

    Four incidents of assaults on Sikh group members have taken place between April and June and India has taken severe word of those incidents.

    About 15,000 Sikhs dwell in Peshawar, principally within the Jogan Shah neighbourhood of the provincial capital Peshawar.

    Most of the members of the Sikh group in Peshawar are concerned in enterprise, whereas some even have pharmacies.

  • Sikh boy carrying ‘kripan’ barred from getting into examination corridor in Bokaro district

    Express News Service

    RANCHI: The Sikh neighborhood in Jharkhand has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi searching for motion towards the varsity and its Principal for barring a Sikh scholar, Karandeep Singh, from getting into the examination corridor carrying a ‘kripan’on his sides.

    Though, the incident came about at Saraswati Vidya Mandir at Dugdha in Bokaro district on May 13,  the letter was handed over the Deputy Commissioner on May 15 after the matter was put to the discover of Sikh Welfare Society.

    Karandeep had his class tenth last examination centre at Saraswati Vidya Mandir at Dugdha in Bokaro. During checking on the door, he was discovered carrying a ‘kirpan’ following which he was requested to submit it exterior the examination corridor, for which, he was not prepared.

    After being pressurized by faculty administration, he determined to submit it exterior the examination corridor as he didn’t need to spoil his future. “Finally, Karandeep had to lay it down his ‘kripan’ and then allowed to enter the examination hall,” stated President of Sikh Welfare Society Seva Singh.

    After the matter was put to the discover of Sikh Welfare Society, it took the matter significantly and wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi searching for motion towards the faculty and the varsity and its Principal saying that the emotions of the Sikh neighborhood have been damage by the incident, he added.

    “It seems that the principal and school administration did this intentionally to hurt the sentiments of the Sikh student which is not only an insult to the Sikh Panth but also a violation of the fundamental rights of the constitution,”  acknowledged the letter written to PM Modi.

    Therefore, the Sikh neighborhood requested the Prime Minister to direct CBSE, Saraswati Shishu Mandir organizational head, Human Resource Development Department and State Government to take motion
    towards the varsity and it’s principal, it added.

    According to Seva Singh, hundreds of Sikh college students seem in Civil and Administrative Services and aggressive together with faculty and faculty examinations, however by no means objected to hold ‘kirpan’. Even in previous, Saraswati Vidya Mandir by no means objected to it, he added.

    “It is a serious matter. Sikh Welfare Society would wait for a response from PMO and do the needful for protection of Sikh Panths,” stated Singh. Principal of Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Dugdha, nonetheless, was not obtainable for feedback on the incident.

  • Sikh group a robust hyperlink in India’s relations with different nations: PM Narendra Modi

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Asserting that the brand new India is leaving its mark on the entire world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday mentioned the Sikh group has been a robust hyperlink in relations between India and different nations.

    Addressing a Sikh delegation at his residence, he mentioned your complete nation feels grateful to Sikhs for his or her contributions within the freedom battle in addition to within the post-independence period.

    The prime minister hosted the Sikh delegation which included folks from completely different walks of life.

    Modi mentioned the gurus impressed folks and the Sikh custom is certainly a residing custom of ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’.

    The new India is touching new dimensions and leaving its mark on the entire world, Modi mentioned, including that the interval of the coronavirus pandemic is the most important instance of this.

    “At the beginning of the pandemic, people of an old mindset were expressing concerns about India but now people are giving examples of the country,” he mentioned.

    “Earlier it was being said that with such a large population, from where will India get the vaccine, how will people’s lives be saved? But today India has emerged as the manufacturer of the biggest protective shield of vaccines,” the prime minister mentioned.

    Lauding the Indian diaspora throughout the globe, Modi mentioned he has all the time thought of them because the nation’s ambassadors.

    “All of you who are out of India are the loud voice of ‘Maa Bharati’, its lofty identity,” he mentioned.

    The folks of India went to completely different components of the world with none assets and achieved success via their labour, he mentioned.

    This is the spirit of the brand new India, he added.

    Modi additionally mentioned that going to gurudwaras, spending time in service, getting langar, and staying on the houses of Sikh households have been part of his life.

    “The feet of Sikh sants from time to time keep falling in the prime minister’s residence here. I keep getting the good fortune of their company,” he mentioned.

    Modi has met members of the Sikh group at frequent intervals.

    He had lately delivered an handle from the Red Fort at an occasion to mark the delivery anniversary of ninth Sikh guru Tegh Bahadur.

  • Kangana Gets Booked, Again!

    Kangana Ranaut newest controversy: A contemporary police criticism was filed towards actor Kangana Ranaut for allegedly hurting the feelings of the Sikh neighborhood by referring to them as ‘Khalistani terrorists’ in her publish on social media a couple of days again. The criticism was filed at Mumbai’s Khar police station by one Amarjit Singh Sandhu who accused Kangana of making an attempt to unfold hatred together with her statements and present disrespect to a neighborhood. Kangana has been booked below Section 295A of the IPC that’s about ‘deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs.’Also Read – Sansad Chalo: Farmers to March to Parliament on November 29, Mahapanchayat in Lucknow Today The criticism comes three days after Kangana’s publish in her Instagram tales wherein she talked about former Prime Minister of the nation, Indira Gandhi, and referred to her assassination and the riots that occurred thereafter. The National Award-winning actor referred to Operation Blue Star which was led by Mrs Gandhi and wrote “No matter how much suffering she caused to this nation, she crushed them like mosquitoes at the cost of her own life (sic).” Also Read – Union Cabinet to Hold Meeting on November 24, Likely to Approve Repeal of Farm Laws Her total assertion learn, “Khalistani terrorists may be arm twisting the government today. But let’s not forget one woman. The only woman prime minister ne inn ko apni jooti ke niche crush kia tha (The only woman prime minister crushed them under her shoe). No matter how much suffering she caused to this nation, she crushed them like mosquitoes at the cost of her own life. Lekin desh ke tukde nahi hone diye (but didn’t let the country disintegrate). Even after decades of her death, aaj bhi uske naam se kaampte hai yeh inko vaisa he guru chahiye (even today, they shiver at her name, they need a teacher like her)… (sic)” Also Read – Repeal of Farm Laws: Farmer Unions to Decide on Agitation Course Today; SKM Meeting Begins at Singhu Border

    The assertion got here a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi repealed the contentious farm legal guidelines that had prompted a nationwide protest by the farmers since final yr. After the actor wrote in her Instagram tales, the president of Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC), Manjinder Singh Sirsa, led a delegation to fulfill Maharashtra Home Minister, Dilip Walse Patil to demand a case to be registered towards Kangana for ‘intentionally’ and ‘deliberately’ portraying farmers protest because the ‘Khalistani movement.’ On Monday, the Sikh neighborhood protested exterior the actor’s Khar bungalow in Mumbai demanding police motion towards her for allegedly disrespecting the neighborhood. This is simply yet one more assertion made by the actor who was lately awarded a Padma Shri by the Modi-led authorities. Soon after receiving the honour, she attended an occasion the place she made one other controversial assertion and stated what India bought in 1947 was alms (bheekh) and the true freedom got here in 2014. The remark was understood as referring to Modi changing into PM in 2014 and thereby making the nation ‘free’.

  • In Pakistan’s Mansehra, a resplendent gurdwara to open for prayers once more quickly

    THE EVACUEE Trust Property Board (ETPB) has determined to take possession of the Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha, on Kashmir highway in Mansehra metropolis of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province of Pakistan, from the native authorities and open it for the native Sikh neighborhood to supply prayers.
    The gurdwara constructing — often known as an architectural masterpiece, is at the moment housing a municipal library for the general public, and has been within the possession of Mansehra’s Town Municipal Administration (TMA) since 1999.
    The transfer can be important for the native Sikh neighborhood in Mansehra as there isn’t a different gurdwara within the metropolis.
    Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara in Mansehra of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. (Express Photo)
    Speaking to The Indian Express over cellphone, Imran Gondal, deputy director, Shrines, ETPB, stated {that a} assembly was held on Wednesday at Civil Secretariat Peshawar during which ETBP raised the matter of taking possession of Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha with Mohtasim Billa, particular secretary, native authorities, KPK.

    “After thorough deliberation, they have accepted the stance of ETPB and showed willingness to give possession of the gurdwara to us after resolving some administrative issues. Gurdwara Singh Sabha Mansehra is a historical and magnificent gurdwara which is intact in its original architecture. It has been in possession of TMA Mansehra since 1999,” stated Gondal.
    “The beautiful frescoes inside the gurdwara are still intact and one of a kind,” he added.
    The gurdwara was constructed within the early 1900s. After Partition, Sri Guru Granth Sahib was by no means put in on this gurdwara, says Shahid Shabbir, a Pak-based Sikh historian. “But the paalki for Guru Granth Sahib prakash is still intact in its original glory.”

    Amardeep Singh, creator of two books on Sikh heritage in Pakistan — ‘Lost Heritage: The Sikh Legacy in Pakistan’ and ‘The Quest Continues’ — says, “Using the gurdwara building as a library was also a fine example of heritage being put to good use because it has helped in the preservation of the beautiful structure. It shows that if there is will, even abandoned gurdwara buildings can be maintained if used for constructive purposes and betterment of mankind…”
    Gondal stated that the native administration can be handing over the gurdwara constructing to ETPB after discovering an appropriate place to relocate the library. “The plan is to install Sri Guru Granth Sahib again at Mansehra’s Gurudwara Sri Singh Sabha,” he added.

  • Former Akali minister’s son arrested in medication case

    Former Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) minister Sucha Singh Langah’s elder son, Parkash Singh, was booked underneath NDPS act on Sunday
    Sucha Singh has two sons and he himself is excommunicated from Sikh group and stands ousted from celebration. His youthful son, Sukhjinder Singh Sonu Langah, was is halka incharge of Shiromani Akali Dal in Dhariwal meeting constituency.
    Arrest of his son, Parkash Singh, in drug case has come on the time when his household and supporters have been making makes an attempt to persuade Akal Takht to take again his excommunication.
    “We had information that some youth were involved in sale and consumption of drugs at Dhariwal. We raided the place after a tip-off. We found some youngsters taking drugs there,” mentioned SSP Nanak Singh.
    On the interrogation, police recovered 8 gm heroin from Aditya Mahajan, 2.5 gm from Kunal and a couple of gm from Sudhir Singh. Rajesh Kumar and Parkash Singh have been discovered consuming heroin. All have been booked underneath NDPS Act.
    On the arrest of his son, Sucha Singh Langah mentioned, “It is all a big drama by Punjab Police. My son had gone to a tailor in the morning. A false case has been slapped against him. Case has been registered only to increase my problems. We can never expect justice from Congress. It is a false case.”

    Langah, in the meantime, praised SSP Gurdaspur. “I am thankful to the SSP Gurdaspur that he took a stand and no recovery was shown from my son… He has helped us 50 per cent. I appeal DGP and Gurdaspur SSP, who is a good soul, that case should be quashed after proper investigation,” mentioned Langah.
    Akal Takhat Sahib had excommunicated Sucha Singh Langah for his alleged immoral conduct in public life again in 2017. Later, he was acquitted in a rape case by a Gurdaspur court docket. However, his excommunication was by no means taken again from Akal Takht.

    In the latest days, his household and buddies had intensified lobbying to make Akal Takht to take again his excommunication.
    Sucha Singh Langah isn’t formally a part of SAD since his excommunication. However, he’s usually seen in political actions of celebration.

  • Senior minister praises Sikh neighborhood’s contribution to Singapore

    A senior Singaporean minister on Friday highlighted the Sikh neighborhood’s contribution to all fields of life in Singapore and appreciated their serving spirit by stepping ahead to assist others through the Covid-19 peak, as he opened the first-ever exhibition devoted to Sikh heritage within the nation.
    The exhibition titled ‘Sikhs in Singapore – A Story Untold’ options greater than 450 artefacts from over 50 native and worldwide personal collections, institutional collections of 17 Sikh organisations in Singapore, in addition to Singapore’s National Collection and a few from the United States.
    “The Sikh community has always practised that ‘Seva spirit’. Seva is, of course, part of Indian tradition, but the Sikhs elevated it to a central tenet – contributing without any expectation of personal reward, to the community, to society,” Tharman Shanmugaratnam, senior minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies, stated on the exhibition organised by the Indian Heritage Centre (IHC).
    “We saw it last year during Covid as well, when the Sikh community stepped up in its efforts to help everyone in need. The Langar initiative, in particular, was an outreach initiative providing free food – in fact, at its peak during Covid-19, more than 10,000 meals a week were being provided. That is a very meaningful initiative as well,” Tharman stated on the occasion held nearly.
    The minister famous that ladies have performed a central function within the Sikh neighborhood, and made important contributions – initially in Punjabi schooling, in passing on the craft and oral traditions, however over time, similar to the lads of their professions and in different areas, they too have performed a vital function.
    “If we look at the Sikh community and its contributions across a whole range of activities and vocations in Singapore, it is that story of Chardi Kala,” he stated.
    Chardi Kala is a crucial expression utilized in Sikhism for a mind-frame {that a} Sikh has to just accept and follow. It loosely means a “positive, buoyant and optimistic” angle to life and the longer term.
    “Their contributions, of course in the military and the police, and in the professions, in sports and the arts, in all fields of life, have epitomised that spirit. And it has been both the women and the men,” he stated.
    “When we talk about Chardi Kala…it has not just been about individuals showing their resilience, it is also about how people support each other.”

    The Sikh neighborhood’s lengthy historical past in Singapore will be traced again to the late nineteenth century, with their arrival right here from Punjab, by way of the port of Calcutta, to hitch the Sikh Police Contingent underneath the British colonial administration on the time.
    The neighborhood firmly established itself right here over time, and its members have lengthy been recognised for his or her societal contributions as troopers, policemen, volunteers, athletes and extra.

    These identities solely scratch the floor of deep, wealthy historical past and tradition, which will probably be expounded and celebrated in Sikhs in Singapore – A Story Untold, the Indian Heritage Centre’s (IHC) first-ever exhibition devoted to the Sikh heritage, stated the IHC.
    The exhibition, being held March 27 to Sept 30, 2021, provides a deeper understanding of this small, about 15,000, however distinguished Singapore Indian neighborhood by telling its lesser-known tales.

  • Sikh fighter pilot memorial in UK to honour Indians who fought in World Wars

    The design for a sculpture of an early twentieth century Sikh fighter pilot, cricketer and golfer from Oxford University has been authorised for a brand new memorial to be erected within the England port metropolis of Southampton in reminiscence of all Indians who fought within the World Wars.
    Hardit Singh Malik first arrived within the UK in 1908 as a 14-year-old to Balliol College on the University of Oxford and went on to turn out to be a member of the Royal Flying Corps throughout World War I. As the primary Indian and turbaned pilot with a specialised helmet, he grew to become well-known because the “Flying Sikh”.
    “As such the statue to the legendary World War I hero, Hardit Singh Malik, the world’s first Royal Flying Corps (now the Royal Air Force) Sikh, turbaned fighter pilot will be emblematic for the broader Sikh contributions in the British armed forces of World War I and II, with Malik’s extraordinary accomplishments as a “touchstone’ for the whole Sikh community and other of its lesser-known heroes,” notes the One Community Hampshire & Dorset (OCHD) organisation behind the marketing campaign for the memorial, which was authorised by the Southampton City Council final yr.
    Malik additionally performed cricket for Sussex and was additionally the Indian Ambassador to France after an extended and distinguished profession within the Indian Civil Service. But it’s as a fighter pilot throughout 1917-19 that he’s finest recognized.

    “I am truly overwhelmed by the striking beauty and power of the exceptional design of the memorial, which captures the spirit and endeavour of this great RAF fighter pilot, Hardit Singh Malik, so well. It gives me great happiness to learn that the design is approved by the community,” mentioned Lord Rami Ranger, Chairman of the British Sikh Association and Chief Patron of OCHD.
    “This project certainly speaks for itself; strongly furthering community cohesion and integration, and testifying to the major contribution our Sikh and broader ethnic minority communities make to our country, as we live in such a vibrant multicultural society here in Southampton,” mentioned Pritheepal Singh, OCHD CEO and Director.

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    The memorial will probably be created by English sculptor Luke Perry, who’s related to different memorials such because the “Lions of the Great War” monument in Smethwick within the West Midlands area of England, which depicts a turbaned Sikh soldier to honour the sacrifices made by tens of millions of South Asian service personnel who fought for Britain within the World Wars. His design for the newest memorial was finalised earlier this month and likewise acquired the backing of the Council of Southampton Gurdwaras.
    “Monuments such as this are a vital part of the fight for equal representation. These artworks are long overdue thanks and recognition to the communities from around the world who have supported Britain in its past and continue to do so in vital roles, not just in the armed forces but our health care and every aspect of modern life,” mentioned Perry.

    “The public statue of Hardit Singh Malik embodies the spirit of inclusivity ” representing the desire to “breaking the glass ceiling’ at the intersection of two World Wars and minority enrolment in the RAF: a significant feat for an Indian at the time,” added Dr Sanjukta Ghosh, Artistic Director on the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) South Asia Institute and OCHD Advisor.
    An on-line Go Fund Me fundraiser can be inviting funds for the memorial, the revealing of which is anticipated to be accompanied by academic sources, a e book and a documentary masking a number of academic themes.