The Badal clan's recent drama at Akal Takhat Sahib is a long standing tradition for them. Do the deed and then apologize for round two.

But is this how the Khalsa leadership has always functioned? In this episode, we chart the devolution of the Akal Takhat from its primacy during the Guru era to its regression in the post-Dal Khalsa Maharajah Ranjit Singh era until now and what solutions can be devised to restore it to its pristine state.

Men are under pressure in today's world: to conform or die. It is only the exceptionally rare male who can withstand society's insidious pressures and remain true to his ideals.

In this episode, we explore the life of the legendary 18th century Sikh martyr Bhai Sukha Singh Shahid and discuss how he can serve as a positive role model for Khalsa men of today.

A retrospective analysis of the Sikh-Pakistan relationship and how Pakistan betrayed the 1984 Sikh armed struggle on religious grounds in Punjabi.

Amarjeet discusses the role of pain in life as per the Sikh purview and whether it matches with conventional dogma found in other faiths.

The conclusive stanza of Japji Sahib summarizes "the air is akin to the Guru, the water to the father..." But by 2020, water will be in dire straits and consecutively humans. In this short podcast we explore some fundamental problems and solutions.

Amarjeet and Navjeet discuss the relationship between faith and rationality; the role of science and faith in life, and Sikhi's relationship with science in this 58 minute 40 second segment.

In an era of divergent and often conflicting identities permeating the Punjabi social sphere, the upholders of Punjabi nationalism are unwilling to answer the question: which community is the true heir to Punjab's sanguinary tradition of standing for one's rights and slaying the imposers of tyranny? For us, the answer is simple; only Sikhs are worthy of being declared the true heirs to Punjab. Listen to find out why.

A brief analysis of our foreign-based western Sikh preachers and their agenda-based preaching.

A wake up call for Punjabi listeners regarding the recent events in an UK Sikh school and the ensuing fallout.

Irfan Habib- a controversial figure in subcontinental historiography. In early 2001, Habib captained the publication of Sikh History From Persian Sources. Though the text was praised by Sikh personalities at the time, its content reflected Habib's long term tendency of misinterpreting historical facts with convenient alterations to cast doubt on the history of non-Muslims. Listen to find out how Habib and his father were co-opted by the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty in altering Sikh history.

An analytical episode on what our forefathers exactly fought for and how modernity regresses their sacrifices.

Niccolo Machiavelli, the infamous author of the equally infamous The Prince. Contrary to the popular view of his immorality, Machiavelli argues that power is amoral and only its execution can be bifurcated into immorality or morality.

The Prince is highly relevant to the Sikhs today considering their unceasing pursuit of power. What can we learn from Machiavelli as Sikhs and is the man's reputation deserved? As we say, listen to find out.

The enforced regression of Sikh societal values as a political policy and its adverse impacts on Punjabi culture, overall, are unmissable today. From ludicrous stunts on tractors costing lives unnecessarily to high-handed caveman antics abroad, Sikh youth lack the foundational cornerstone of Sikhi: Responsibility. So then what is the solution if a lack of responsibility is the problem? Listen at your own peril.

Hate it or love it, but it is fast becoming a conspicuous fact that the smarter generation of Sikhs was finished off in the 80's and by some seeming design the incompetent were allowed to escape and spread abroad. These vestiges of a fallen generation now control Gurudwaras and Panthic institutes captaining the Khalsa ship to oblivion due to their lack of guile and an even more atrocious lack of vision. How did this situation arise and what are the cures, if any? Listen at your own peril!

Would you trust a serpent to repay its dues to you after you save its life? Or would you be realistic enough to acknowledge that the serpent is venomous by nature and strikes both friend and foe alike? If the latter is your answer and not the former, then ask yourself: why would you trust individuals or communities whose beliefs emphasize your eternal damnation in hellfire because you do not conform to their way of life? Why then would you help the arbitrators and disciples of such belief systems and philosophies when they have multiple nations of their own and we Sikhs have not a single one?

In this episode we explore:

(a) Why we allow the serpent of Bhaichara to strangle us.

(b) Why we seek validation from others.

(c) The consequences of Bhaichara.

(d) A brighter future without Bhaichara.

(e) How Bhaichara fanatics are usually seeking validation for their own inferiority complex.

Listen at your own peril.

The Dal Khalsa was the pinnacle of Khalsa governance. Its sanguinary rise in 18th century Punjab and dominance of its foes paved the way for the eventual rise of Ranjit Singh's Sikh Empire in the early 19th century. But why did the Dal Khalsa fade away? Listen to find out more.

Bhaichara, a term fast devolving into a pejorative for asinine solidarity in which Sikhs suffering from inferiority complexes splurge the community's precious resources on non-Sikhs whose religious ideology emphasizes that we will burn in hell for our non-conformism to their beliefs. We are joined by the legendary historian S. Inderjeet Singh in discussing the fate of Sikhs outside Punjab and how several sections of diasporic and Punjabi Sikhs whitewash the atrocities inflicted upon them for Bhaichara or one-sided brotherhood.

We are joined once again by the legendary Anmol Singh Rode, Ranneeti Punjab, for another exciting episode. This time we discuss the discipline of historiography, a field bordering on an art form in which academics and intellectuals study how and why history is formed in our minds. We delve deep into the fundamentals of historiography, its relation to Sikh academia and its implications for the future of the Panth. We are greatly indebted to Sirdar Anmol Singh Ji for taking the time out of his busy schedule to privilege our listeners with his priceless wealth of knowledge.

In this brief episode we look at a marvellous incident from the Sri Gur Sobha of the poet Sainapati, a contemporary of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Sainapati was an eyewitness to the Guru's destruction of a village called Alsoon in the vicinity of Anandpur Sahib after the 1691 battle of Nadaun. The Sikhs had triumphed and were returning home when the Guru passed near Alsoon. He immediately ordered it destroyed with his forces driving out all inhabitants and razing it to the ground. What had the inhabitants of Alsoon done to deserve such a fate and was it justified? Listen to find out.

This idea for this episode originated after a heated debate between a team member and an evangelical zealot. The zealot in question ,Shahi 1987, adopted the position that death could not be divine and was not brought into existence by God. Such fictional mythologizing runs against the grain of reality that Sikhs accept as being Hukam, divine will. In this episode we distill the gist of what this debate taught us but also how Sikhs can answer evangelical missionaries using their own baseless scriptures.

In 1781 the fanatical Mughals attacked the Punjab for the last time. Bested by the maverick general Baghel Singh of the KaroraSinghiyaa Confederacy they were effectively routed and beat a hasty retreat never to return. But the KaroraSinghiyaa was an unique body of Khalsa men who swore to get even and in 1783 launched a massive campaign which resulted in Delhi, the subcontinental capital, being raided by the major Sikh Confederacies. Who were the KaroraSinghiyaas and what made them unique? Listen to find out!

December, a month of remembrance for the Sikhs who pay tribute to the martyrdom of Guru Gobind Singh Ji's family and four sons while treading the path of Guru Nanak. However, do we still retain their militant spirit?

Bhai Bota Singh and Bhai Garja Singh are two of the most conspicuous Martyrs of 18th century Sikh history. In this episode we explore their lives and the relevance they hold for the Sikh world today.

Professor Audrey Truschke, the Hindu Right and Islamists-these three seemingly disparate entities are united in denying and disparaging the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur the ninth Sikh Guru. In this episode not only do we answer their allegation that no contemporary source exists to evince this martyrdom, but we also cite contemporary Persian sources written by those nearest to Aurangzeb substantiating the lead-up to the event and its aftermath. We are joined in this episode by eminent Sikh historian and researcher S. Inderjeet Singh (Afghan Hindus And Sikhs) who rediscovered these sources in the late 2010s.  

A Punjabi episode on how disparate gender ideologies and second wave feminism harm the Sikh nuclear family unit.

Life is cruel, so is reality. But what if we make this Cruelty our mentor like Guru Nanak emphasizes?

In this episode, we trace the history of the Dasam Granth and its purpose among the broader Sikh literary heritage. We answer allegations levelled against the Charitropakhyan by non-Sikh detractors of the Panth seeking to convert non-Sikhs to the falsity of their faith.

Knowledge is power, and it's high time we leverage it to defend our Sikhi and our heritage.

The Sri Gur Panth Prakash is a 19th century Sikh chronicle delineating the historic ascendance of Khalsa sovereignty in 17th-18th century Punjab. In this episode we explore all the information available on the text; discuss its history and compilation as well as refuting H.S. Chopra's specious allegations (made in 1988) that the polemic Bhai Vir Singh altered it. 

Society overtly favors professional victimhood. The Khalsa opposes this. Listen to how this war plays out today.

We are joined by eminent guest Dr. Joginder Singh Ji Tej Khurana who is the foremost historian of the Afghan Sikhs. An ex-serving member of the Afghan Grand Assembly, medical specialist and unrivalled intellectual-Dr. Tej Khurana charts the past, present and potential future of Afghanistan and its Sikh populace. Since the seeding of Sikhi among the Afghans, Sikhs have confronted hostility and sanguinary persecutions. Yet their unwavering faith in Sikhi has seen them surmount even the most titanic of obstacles. 

We appeal to the Sangat at large that Dr. Khurana's efforts to rescue the Afghani Sikh populace be further strengthened by contributing in any way and form to the Manmeet Singh Bhullar Foundation in Canada which is involved in all amnesty and refuge initiatives for this community whose glorious history is unheard of today. 

Sikhi is universal. Its moralistic aspect transcends borders, nations and territories. The Sikh faith was seeded beyond Punjab by its progenitor Guru Nanak. One of the fecund regions of the subcontinent which even today has a strong and growing Sikh population which Guru Nanak graced is this very same East India. The rich history of East Indian Sikhs has only now been revealed by eminent authority Professor Jagmohan Singh Gill who joins us to discuss the vanguard of Sikhi in the East of the subcontinent which has remained pristine and untouched since the advent of Guru Nanak and his successors. 

Misl Shahid was an 18th century Khalsa political Confederacy which was a precursor to the likes of the SGPC today. Its rise and fall encapsulates the internal strife which plagued the Misls after their heyday. By understanding the history of Shahid Misl we can unlock many enigmas of the Sikh past, particularly those of the modern Akali-Nihangs.

Maharajah Ranjit Singh-maybe the most Machiavellian ruler of them all. His meteoric rise to power belied a very cunning and Machiavellian persona which unfortunately the Sikh leaders of today lack. What can we learn from Ranjit Singh and how is it relevant to today? Listen to hear more.  

The Heart Of A Warrior is a leadership principle. Akin to the Warrior stepping onto the field of battle, preparing to make sacrifices, so too does the Leader step onto their field of battle. The Warrior steels his heart and stiffens his spine; resolute in the face of death. The Leader too must steel their heart and stiffen their spines; resolute in the face of the unknown. In this episode we discuss how the Heart of a Warrior principle can alter our futures and even lives for the better and make us transformative Leaders-an ingredient found wanting in Sikhs today. 

We are joined by savvy historian/historiographer Anmol Singh Rode (Ranneeti Punjab) in debunking the outrightly fallacious claim of right wing propagandists that the Marathas entered the Punjab in the mid-18th century to save Sikhi and rebuild the sacrosanct Sikh Darbar Sahib. Relying primarily on Maratha historians (Besam, Kulkarni, Sardesai, Gordon and Sarkar) as well as contemporary material we evince that the Marathas had:

(a) No interest in being in the Punjab and only arrived when lured by the substantial booty promised by the wily Adina Beg.

(b) Left token garrisons in the region to quieten an otherwise contumacious Adina who feared their return to Pune.

(c) Were summarily annihilated by a returning Ahmad Shah Durrani.

(d) Were viewed by Sikhs and non-Sikh Punjabis as foreign oppressors. 

We also expose the genesis of the aforementioned myth; the times in which it was made and the historic facts which arm the Sikhs to battle it. 

There has been much unnecessary academic controversy ignited over the 5 K's. McLeodian allegations have included denying their origination with the tenth Guru and accusing the Singh-Sabha Lahore of concocting them. On the other hand the modern Upgrade school ludicrously proposes that the priestly class invented the K's and all evidence related to them within the span of one century and that All Sikhs fell for the bait hook, like and sinker.

The truth is somewhat different as we establish. The K's emphasize a very unique comprehensive perception of Sikhi based on the SGGS. A perception which we tend to evade today in a bid to make Sikhi more palpable to our own misassumptions. 

Gurbani identifies fear as a contagion; an illness which rapidly proliferates and takes over its host society. What exactly is fear and how does one Master it? We argue that the vilification of fear is a matter of perception and just as the occasional exposure to pathogens strengthens our immune system similarly exposure to fear emboldens us to live life wholly by transforming it from a handicap into a fuel.

Operation Panja Sahib: Discover the untold story of the final effort for Sikh sovereignty in 1947. Led by Bhai Randhir Singh and the Nirban Khalsa Jatha, this daring plan aimed to restore Khalsa-Raaj post-British rule. Learn how historical mistakes from a century earlier sealed its fate. Watch to uncover the hidden history and lessons learned.

Decadence and decay-the two most relevant adjectives to describe the state of society today. But why is society atrophying and what can Sikhs learn from it? Will Sikh society, if ever restored, too perish similarly? Listen to find out. 

How should we approach the question of Sikh history? How should we comprehend our Ithiaasic Granths? Through the framework of blind Sharda (faith)? Through the application of common sense? Or through careful sifting of fact from fiction and applying Gurbani as the ideological touchstone to understand each and every facet of our physical and written heritage?

Covering vast historiographical topics from the unique testaments of E.H. Carr to the categories of historians devised by G.R. Elton and applying the principles of studying historians before their written histories we focus on several narrations of Sikh history to discover and underscore the truth. 

Why is the SGGS subjected to atrocious intellectual and physical attacks? It is high time that each and every professed Sikh look within it and comprehend its words to understand that its stance on liberating Sikhs from bondage and making them true Khalsas is antithetical to political, religious and social agendas ergo its repeated targeting. 

The Ghadar Party was a majority Sikh based anti-imperialist militant nexus of globally based Sikhs aiming to forge a coalition of subcontinental provinces to overthrow the British in India and establish a subcontinent wide commonwealth. Its failure removed it from history by default with Marxists, Nationalists and Socialists misappropriating and revamping its history for their own insidious aims. In this episode we make a strong defense of Ghadar's Sikh values and Khalsa ideals arguing that Sikhi influenced it predominantly and no other ideology. 

54 Laws of Khalsa Leadership-we do not intend this to be an exhaustive list. Rather, it is a nascent start detailing what we believe to be 54 of the Khalsa's fundamental leadership laws based on our reading of Sikh history and Sikhi in action. Join us as we kick off 2022 with an exploration of Leadership as a calling and as a principle. 

The age-old question of what is right and what is wrong, election or selection? The Ancient Athenians onwards, communities and societies have often favored selection over election with the crucial difference being that selections are done by a few for the many whereas elections are done by the many for a few. In this episode we get to the bare bones of both systems and make a case for selection given that this was the historic Sikh practice. 

Irrespective of its various historic manifestations, Cancel Culture is not a Sikh phenomena nor a Sikh oriented ethic. We explain why.

A general look at the Leadership principles enshrined within the Guru Granth Sahib and how best to live them today.

We explore how current Sikh academics betray the trust reposed in them by the Sikh masses to pander to distorted perceptions of Sikh doctrines and the Sikh past with a particular focus on the fallacy of Sanataan Sikhi.

Bhai Sukha Singh (1721-1753) was an eighteenth century convert to Sikhi who became synonymous with the Khalsa military ethos during his lifetime. Stoic in the face of pain, he was a man of high dynamism who straddled both the military and political spectrums effortlessly. Famed, and somewhat stereotyped, for his sterling role in the assassination of Massa Ranghar we revisit him to see what lessons his life can impart us for living in today's times.

From misappropriating the Sikh dastaar even though the Bible forbids head coverings for men to being unable to heal their own family members while claiming to heal others, Christian pastors have become a controversial aspect of the Punjabi religious landscape. Carrying on from our previous episode, in this sequel we continue exposing their tactics and the contradictions of the Bible.

The Guru Granth Sahib provides us with a template to raise our children; our future generations. The Guru expects us to raise our offspring as Sikhs. After all, we are not raising our own children in the sense we are giving them our own ideology to follow. Rather, we are aiming to raise GurSikhs and Khalsas of the future. However, we are also witnessing a digression in the current period where Sikhs themselves are not ensuring that their own children inherit Sikh values. Rather, they are giving them 'woke' idealism i.e. sheer disconnection from Sikh values. How do we rectify this? We discuss solutions.