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Instead of taking us through an academic discourse, Mallika Kaur introduces us to three seminal figures – Justice Ajit Singh Bains, videographer Baljit Kaur, and author Inderjit Singh Jaijee – and lays out the stories of the time in their own poignant words and through their incisive eyes.

Mai Bhago grew up in a devout Sikh household where the Sikh tradition of valor was imparted early. As a young girl, she most likely heard about her family’s relationship with the Gurus, along with the martyrdom of Guru Arjan Sahib Ji, the wars of Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji, and Mughal injustices. 

This event also celebrated the proclamation of the State of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker for the month of February to be the “Punjabi Language Month” in the state of Illinois.

This story imparts this message simply and implicitly to children. For adults it invites us to contemplate the story behind the story. It invokes us to explore a moment of significant silence. A few pages can be written about the interaction of the cannibal with Mardana and Guru Nanak.... yet there are unknown volumes that can be written about the silence in the middle of the story.

Gurseerat’s sense of accomplishment for publishing in her mother tongue is exactly what the founding members of Rrooar had in mind when envisioning The Adventures of Daya and Daler... “Unless we do this [expand Punjabi literature],” Gagan warned, “we will lose the mother tongue, our culture, and our religion.” 

Love is meant to be a free gift. Give but don't expect. Love blossoms with faith, grows with gratitude, and is destroyed by demand. This may sound simple but it isn’t, because in those whom we love the most are hidden our greatest tests.

We salute all those who have lived and died, loving and honoring their mother tongues. The martyrs of 1952 Bangladesh who died for the Bengali language are in our hearts today. Hope you will celebrate this important week with us and do something profound to honor our beautiful and rich mother language - Punjabi.

In this book, I share stories as a window into life as a Sikh in America today – in my skin, in my shoes, in my turban. I also share how basic Sikh teachings, like oneness, love, and selfless service, have helped me navigate the challenges I’ve faced in ways that help me feel authentic, whole-hearted, and hopeful.

The Guru in Zafarnameh has dismantled that idea of racialized history of religion and reasserted the spirit of religion back into history....The process of the naming of God is therefore an essential element of Zafarnameh.