because the truth needs to be told
Justice Ajit Singh Bains, a former judge of the Punjab and Haryana high court who became, in retirement, the most prominent face of the human rights movement in Punjab, passed away on February 11 in Chandigarh, two months short of 100 years of age. His last hu... More »
After the Indian farmers’ movement achieved a historic victory in forcing the BJP government to repeal the three farm laws passed last year, Dr Pritam Singh, Professor Emeritus, Oxford Brookes Business School, Oxford, UK outlines three important dimensions, in... More »
Professor Sheila Bhalla (1933-2021), Professor Emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), an internationally renowned agricultural economist with special expertise in Haryana agriculture, and a scholar with deep engagement with progressive and democratic m... More »
In the death of Dr Darshan Singh Tatla on 4th July in Birmingham, the academic field of Punjab and Sikh studies has lost an internationally reputed scholar of unique talent, commitment and achievements. If I had to name one person whose thoughts, feelings, dre... More »
The people of Punjab and the Sikhs across the world live through June 1984 every June. It happened 37 years ago but it feels as if it was yesterday – the heart, body and mind still feel the tremors of the emotional earthquake it caused. The force of those trem... More »