Here is Daljit Ami’s recent column on the Sikh protest in Punjab and how it is shaped, where it is headed. Translated by me.
We need more and more voices to articulate the two independent protests in Punjab: farmer-worker Unions and the intra-community Sikh struggle against the hegemony of the SGPC. Both are against the same Akali government.
Tags: Badal, Punjab, sacrilege, SGPC, Sikh protest
It means a lot in this country that the non-violent character of a protest stays intact as the Punjab farmer-worker ‘rail roko’ enters Day 7 when talks with the government failed last evening. Overall the protest is more than a month long. This is a ground up movement and all political parties stand discredited. How far will the government push the protestors?
My ground report from Day 4 detailing the issues.
Here is the translation of Daljit Ami’s column on the Dera Sachha Sauda Head being given general pardon by the high priests of the Sikh faith. It talks about the current reality of Punjab and traces how vote-bank politics has dictated the decision.
Tags: Akal Takht, Daljit Ami, Dear Sachha Sauda, SAD, Sikh
Friends, a very positive review of the Punjabi translation of Roll of Honour.
It talks about how the book captures the thoughts and feelings of a whole generation that witnessed the turbulent 1980s in Punjab and the generation stepping out of adolescence into youth in that period.
‘Daljit Ami has gifted a unique book to Punjabi literature.’ Thank you Binder Pal Fateh.
Tags: Binder Pal Fateh, Blue Star, Daljit Ami, Gwah de Fanah hon to Pehlan, Roll of Honour