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Last time we spoke about the beginning of the Battle of Hong kong. Japan's rise as a threat to British interests accelerated through the 1920s and intensified after invading China. Britain's response remained contradictory—diplomatically conciliatory yet militarily apprehensive. While Singapore and Malaya received substantial reinforcements, Hong Kong was acknowledged indefensible, yet the 1936 Defence Scheme attempted to fortify it as an island fortress. Governor Northcote urgently advocated evacuation, recognizing the futility of defense. London rejected this, fearing it would demoralize China and forfeit sovereignty claims. Reinforcement requests from commanders like Grasett fell on deaf ears until Grasett independently lobbied Canadian leaders. This persistence finally convinced Churchill to dispatch two additional battalions. On December 8, 1941, Japanese forces attacked across three fronts with overwhelming force. Within hours, the RAF was destroyed on the ground, demolitions proved ineffective, and British units rapidly retreated toward the Gin Drinkers Line, facing an enemy that outnumbered and outmaneuvered them from the opening moments.   #217 The Battle of Hong Kong Part 2: the Island Aflame Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. Around 1500 hours on 9 December, Colonel Doi of the 228th Regiment arrived at Needle Hill, just north of the Gin Drinkers Line, ahead of his main force. For two hours he studied the British defensive positions through binoculars, noting trenches and bunkers—and to his surprise, washing lines fluttering with white clothes. The sight spoke volumes about the 2 Royal Scots' lax discipline. Then fog descended, reducing visibility to barely twenty meters, and heavy rain obscured the landscape. Doi sensed a fleeting advantage but lost radio contact with his battalions. Worse still, the Shing Mun Redoubt lay outside his regimental boundary, making an unauthorized attack a serious breach of protocol. When his units finally arrived, supporting artillery remained unavailable, held up by demolished roads. Doi chose to attack anyway. Doi ordered the 2nd Battalion to scout the eastern approach while the 3rd Battalion spearheaded the main assault. Major Nishiyana commanded the 3rd, sending Lieutenant Wakabayashi and Kasugai with 150 volunteers to lead. The Shing Mun Redoubt itself comprised five concrete pillboxes and an artillery observation post, connected by underground tunnels named after London landmarks—Piccadilly, Haymarket, and others. The whole complex sat on small rises above Jubilee Dam, then the British Empire's tallest. Defending the redoubt was A Company, 2 Royal Scots, under Captain Jones—just three officers and 39 men. One platoon of 25 soldiers under 2nd Lieutenant Thompson held the forward positions. Against this stood 150 Japanese attackers, with another 1,500 troops in reserve. Battalion orders forbade using the concrete works as fighting positions; they were meant for the Vickers machine-gun team and artillery protection. No mines could spare the redoubt's perimeter. On the night of the 9th, roughly half the defenders sheltered in the observation post while the remainder manned pillboxes 401b and 402. At 2000 hours, Thompson led a nine-man patrol northward to check Needle Hill and Shing Mun Valley. Despite two and a half hours in the field, the patrol returned at 2220 hours without detecting the Japanese force massing just 500 meters away. By that time, Lieutenant Kasugai's assault group had crossed Jubilee Dam undetected, bypassed unmanned Post X, and assembled below Pillbox 401b. At 2200 hours, Japanese sappers cut through two lines of wire. At 2300—H-Hour—Lance Corporal Laird heard movement in the bushes and opened fire. The Japanese answered with grenades and rushed the pillbox lines. One team entered the tunnel system; another hurled grenades through the air vents. Corporal Campbell swung his Vickers toward Pillbox 401, catching Japanese headquarters personnel in the open. Sergeant Robb mustered a counter-attack force of thirteen men. Five fell as casualties—Laird, Basnett, Coyle, Casey, and Jardine. Casey was killed; only Jardine escaped. The alert triggered gunfire from the observation post's defenders, and Forward Observer Wilcox called down 4.5-inch and 6-inch artillery fire. Without strong reinforcement and leadership, four Royal Scots and an Indian sentry abandoned the northern positions and withdrew to the observation post. Captain Jones received orders from Brigade to counter-attack, but delegated the task to Thompson. As Thompson attempted to leave the observation post, he found the gate locked from outside. This calamity had a backstory: just before the attack, Thompson had admitted a civilian at the request of Force 163 (SOE's sabotage unit in Singapore). Private Wylie had taken the observation post key from Lance Naik Kishan Singh and, upon exit, locked the gate behind him. The three officers were now literally locked out of the battle. Second Lieutenant Mochizuki and his platoon infiltrated through open trenches and began attacking the observation post from above, attempting to breach the hatches. The defenders held for three hours before Japanese sappers forced explosives down the air vents. At 0230 hours, the blast killed two Indian signallers inside. Thompson sustained a severe eye wound from grenade shrapnel; Jones and Warrant Officer Mead were both wounded. The remaining fifteen defenders surrendered; eleven became casualties. Meanwhile, a Rajput patrol engaging Japanese forces in the river valley managed to drive them back toward the redoubt. One final pillbox endured for another eleven hours before suffering the same sapper treatment. By 0400 hours on 10 December, the entire redoubt was lost. For just two killed, the Japanese had achieved a decisive victory—the breakthrough that would shift the entire campaign's trajectory. By dawn, a Japanese flag flew triumphantly from Point 255.   Major-General Maltby's assessment was stark: "This was calamitous, for Shing Mun was the key to the whole of the left position." Yet the Japanese perspective differed sharply. Having achieved a breakthrough, Colonel Doi received astonishing orders to withdraw—his success had transgressed into the 230th Regiment's sector and violated the meticulously prepared war plan. Doi refused. After heated confrontation with Major-General Ito and Lieutenant-General Sakai, his insubordination was later censured, though a divisional staff officer, Oyadomani, bore the scapegoat's burden of rebuke for failing to restrain Doi's initiative. With Shing Mun secured, Doi methodically fed reinforcements into the position. Throughout December 10th, the Japanese remained uncertain of their advantage and adopted a cautious strategy, probing British lines to exploit the evident disorder. Brigadier Wallis ordered the Royal Scots to mount an immediate dawn counterattack supported by the Rajputs and artillery. Lieutenant-Colonel White demurred; his battalion lacked any reasonable prospect of success. The resulting counterattack proved half-hearted at best. At first light on December 11th, the Japanese pressed Golden Hill forcefully, only to be repulsed by Captain Newton's Rajputs and gunfire from HMS Cicala. White positioned D Company in shallow shell scrapes and rusted wire—inadequate defenses against Japanese assault. Captain Pinkerton led a desperate bayonet charge that morning, temporarily clearing the Japanese and enabling the evacuation of wounded. Yet B, C, and D Companies absorbed devastating losses; Captains Rose and Richardson fell commanding their positions. With the Royal Scots collapsing, X Company of the Winnipeg Grenadiers and armored support rushed westward to seal the widening gap along Castle Peak Road. Meanwhile, Maltby grappled with alarming reports: Japanese landings on Lantau Island southwest of Hong Kong. Heavy artillery drove them back. A second probe at Aberdeen, where Special Naval Landing Forces approached within 300 yards of the naval base, was repelled by Canadian machine-gun fire. In hindsight, these were mere feints—never intended as the primary thrust. The stratagem succeeded. Maltby retained his island reserves—the Middlesex and two Canadian battalions—precisely where they would be needed. Had Wallis executed a forceful counterattack on December 10th with the Royal Scots and brigade reserves, the Rajputs might have retaken Shing Mun while the Japanese remained disorganized. Instead, Colonel Doi faced a furious Sakai, who had flown down from 38th Division headquarters at Taipo for what amounted to a pre-court-martial examination. The moment passed. After only 48 hours of combat, Maltby concluded the mainland was indefensible. The three battalions would withdraw intact to Hong Kong Island to assume their fortress defense roles. The naval commodore objected—demolitions, supply transfers, and troop ferrying required more time. The evacuation order was deferred 24 hours until noon on December 11th. At that hour, the decision was finalized: the mainland would be abandoned under cover of darkness. Further demolitions followed—the China Light and Power Station, the cement works on Tsing Yi Island, the docks. Yet Brigadier Wallis believed this merely a precautionary measure; he anticipated holding the mainland for at least another week. The withdrawal avoided Kowloon's congested streets, where street fighting and fifth columnists might have entrapped the British—a calculation that proved prescient, as an IJA advance column of 350 men from the 3/230th infiltrated Kowloon on the morning of December 12th to cut off the retreating garrison. The Royal Scots and Canadians retired south to Shamshuipo Barracks and Jordan Road Pier in western Kowloon; the Rajputs and supporting gunners withdrew eastward to Ma Lau Tong, which anchored the fortified Devil's Peak Peninsula. Maltby intended to hold this commanding position permanently—it was easily supplied across the narrow Lyemun Strait. The evacuation proceeded largely as planned. The Canadians and Royal Scots embarked on the afternoon and evening of December 11th under Punjabi covering fire. The Punjabis faced a harder journey—a moonlit scramble along steep Kowloon hills laden with supplies but critically short of mules. One group lost its way at a crucial junction, splitting into two columns. One proceeded toward Devil's Peak as planned; Battalion Headquarters descended into Kai Tak Airport, threaded through Kowloon City, and was evacuated by Star Ferry at Tsim Sha Tsui, fighting until the final moment as the last man boarded. The Rajputs' commander, unable to reach his Punjabi counterpart, abandoned Ma Lau Tong for the closer Hai Wan line near Devil's Peak. By 0400 hours on December 12th, the Punjabis and one Rajput company, accompanied by the gunners of the 25th Medium Battery, crossed Lyemun Strait to Hong Kong Island. Morning evacuations continued with minimal Japanese interference—a surprising restraint. Naval support proved crucial. The withdrawal completed by the morning of December 13th, though 170 mules were lost to the desertion of Chinese laborers—a deprivation that would haunt the subsequent campaign. During this passage, the IJN attempted shore bombardment. The Japanese cruiser and supporting vessels found themselves outranged by the defenders' 9.2-inch guns. The damage inflicted proved sufficient to discourage future naval adventures; for the remainder of the battle, the IJN maintained a cautious distance and played only a peripheral role. The speed and execution of the withdrawal apparently caught the Japanese unprepared. Their most probable expectation had been a full-scale assault on Devil's Peak accompanied by heavy bombardment—a day earlier, an assault without artillery preparation had been driven back with severe losses. The British appeared stronger than anticipated. The defense of the mainland had lasted only five days. With the mainland secured, the Japanese pivoted toward Hong Kong Island. The first move was diplomatic rather than military. At 0900 hours on December 13th, a small boat bearing a white flag crossed the harbor. It carried Colonel Toda, Lieutenant Mizuno, Mr. Othsu Dak, and two European women—the prominent and heavily pregnant Mrs. Macdonald and Mrs. C. R. Lee, wife of the Governor's secretary, accompanied by her two dachshunds. The surrender terms were flatly rejected. Major Boxer delivered the written refusal personally. Mrs. Macdonald remained in Hong Kong to give birth; Mrs. Lee and her dogs returned to Kowloon. The Japanese commenced systematic shelling of selected targets. On December 13th, a 9.2-inch gun on Mt. Davis was silenced; Belcher's Fort sustained damage. The following day, a 3-inch mount on Mt. Davis was hit, killing Chinese gunners and triggering morale collapse; some deserted. On December 15th, the barrage shifted to the northern shoreline, deliberately targeting pillboxes. At 2100 hours that night, approximately three Japanese companies attempted crossing the harbor in rubber rafts toward Pakshawan but were driven off by machine-gun fire. Fifth columnists intensified their operations—signaling with mirrors, sniping from concealed positions, spreading propaganda to encourage Chinese desertion. Their impact might have been catastrophic had not Rear-Admiral Chan and Colonel Yee, armed with tommy guns and grenades, systematically eliminated many of these saboteurs. By December 16th, half the pillboxes between the racecourse and Lyemun Strait lay destroyed. The intended crossing site was unmistakable. On December 17th, the Japanese dispatched a second peace mission—Colonel Toda's team now accompanied by Mrs. Lee with her dachshunds and a pregnant Russian woman. Again, the overtures were rebuffed. On December 18th, the bombardment reached new intensity. Oil storage tanks ignited, sending dense black smoke cascading across the northeast corner of the island—perfect concealment for what was to come. All signs pointed to imminent assault.  I want to note something here, you sometimes hear about how race played a role in the Pacific War and indeed it did. Racist attitudes were found on both the western and Japanese side of the war. There is a fantastic book dedicated to this by the way called, War without Mercy by John Dower, highly recommend it. What is interesting is how these racial attitudes actually affected decision making during the war. Take General Sakai's night amphibious assault for example. Western soldiers such as the Canadians in Hong Kong reported they were told by their commanders that quote "Don't worry about the Japanese, they can't see at night, they all wear glasses" another Canadian soldier wrote in a diary "They don't see well, especially at night we knew this as a matter of fact." Indeed the week before the outbreak of the battle of Hong Kong, Canadian officers attending a briefing by a British officer were informed that "Japan's aircraft were mostly obsolete, its air force had little practice in night flying, and its pilots were myopic and thus unable to carry out dive-bombing attacks". You might be asking yourself, why did they think the Japanese were myopic? The scientific explanation of the day was this "That the Japanese suffered widespread inner-ear damage. What caused this? Japanese motherhood, the practice of strapping babies to their mothers backs, it was explained caused their heads to bounce about, like when they harvested rice and permanently impaired their sense of balance". I particularly love this quote, one of my professors dedicated an entire class to the bizarre racial attitudes before and after the pacific war. There was a belief the Japanese could not see well at night, many western air force commanders actually believed there were times of day like at dawn or dusk where Japanese pilots would not operate because of this hindrance. American military commentator Fletcher Pratt in 1939 analyzed Japan's military strengths and explained it had four major weaknesses. The first was scarcity of resources such as iron, and steel. The second was that the Japanese "can neither make good airplanes nor fly them well" as a result of " the Japanese as a race have defects of the tubes of the inner ear, just as they are generally myopic. This gives them a defective sense of balance, the one physical sense in which an aviator is not permitted to be deficient.". The third was that the Japanese were short-tempered and were inclined to waste men unnecessarily when operations did not go well. The fourth was that the Japanese would simply never date to provoke a war with the US. Again Mr Pratt was an American military commentator whose information came from multiple accounts given by high ranking military officials! The British military maintained that the Japanese avoided night operations on land because they were simply incapable of caring them out well, while they avoided nighttime aerial attacks, as well as dive-bombing for the same reasons Pratt said quote "their pilots were poor and their aircraft inferior.". So take this all to mind when I talk about how certain ranking officers go about making their decisions. By the evening of 14 December, evacuated mainland units had regrouped on Hong Kong Island. The defensive structure was restructured into two brigades: Brigadier Wallis commanded the East Brigade from Taitam Gap, while Brigadier Lawson headed the West Brigade from Wongneichong Gap. This reorganization placed the 5/7 Rajputs across the north-east perimeter, defending over 3,500 metres of coastline with B Company positioned on the hills behind Taikoo Docks. The Royal Rifles of Canada held the north-east corner from Stanley to points south, with reserve positions at Lyemun. Two HKVDC companies supported from Taitam Valley and Pottinger Gap, while the veteran Hughsiliers manned the North Point power station. British and Canadian artillery provided fire support across the northern approaches. The West Brigade held the north-western and south-western shores. The 2/14 Punjab stretched from Causeway Bay to Belcher's Point, protecting Government House and General Maltby's headquarters, with battalion headquarters at Mid-Level. The Winnipeg Grenadiers covered the south-west from Wanchai Gap, with one company detached to the brigade headquarters at Wongneichong Gap. The 2 Royal Scots, severely mauled at Shing Mun, were held in reserve with fresh replacements from the HKVDC. The Middlesex Regiment's companies were dispersed along 72 pillboxes encircling the entire shoreline, while an improvised Z Company of clerks, musicians and cooks defended battalion headquarters at Leighton Hill. Supporting artillery included 9.2-inch and 6-inch guns on Mt Davis and 4.7-inch guns at Belcher's Point. As darkness fell on 17 December, Japanese reconnaissance swimmers reached Taikoo, confirming the crossing site despite detection. Reinforcements arrived: 18 additional heavy bombers from Guangzhou and 26 fighters from Taiwan joined the aerial assault. The crescendo of artillery fire on the 18th, combined with masses of small craft gathering across the harbour, signalled the imminent invasion. Japanese divisional headquarters shifted to Ma Tau Wei near Kai Tak Airport; the 23rd Army moved to Taipo. The invasion force disposed itself with the right flank embarking from east and west of Kai Tak, the left from Devil's Hill area. At 1800 hours, the invasion order was issued; by 1930 hours Sakai himself arrived in Kowloon to oversee the crossing. At precisely 2000 hours, the 2/228th Regiment silently paddled their collapsible craft toward Taikoo Docks and the nearby sugar factory as artillery support commenced. Colonel Doi embarked with 80 headquarters personnel aboard a large barge, leading the second wave. The conditions favoured the invaders—a moonless night, sporadic showers, and thick black smoke from burning oil tanks obscured their movement. They reached the midpoint undetected before searchlights and machine-gun fire scattered the small boats, separating commanders from their units. Despite this chaos, the assault pressed forward. At 2140 hours the artillery shifted to deeper targets; at 2145 hours the first wave of 3/230th landed at North Point, followed minutes later by 2/228th and then 2/229th. Three red flares signalled a successful landing. All six Japanese battalions were ashore by midnight, though wire fencing delayed their advance and Bren carriers added to the confusion on the beach. General Sano arrived at Taikoo one hour later. The 5/7 Rajputs bore the initial brunt of the assault. Despite days of preliminary shelling, the Rajputs mounted a stubborn defence; Japanese casualties mounted rapidly. The anti-tank company suffered so grievously that only a single gun remained operational. The Japanese plan was tactical rather than frontal—bypass isolated positions for later elimination and push rapidly toward high ground. Overwhelmed by numerical superiority and losing most of their officers, Rajput resistance gradually crumbled. Contradicting all evidence, Maltby remained convinced the main Japanese assault would strike directly at Victoria from Kowloon. He therefore withheld the counter-attack, instead dispatching a platoon of Middlesex troops, Royal Marines, naval personnel, and the Rajputs' reserve company—supported by artillery—to establish a defensive line blocking the Japanese advance toward Central District. Three HKVDC armoured cars were sent to protect East Brigade headquarters; two more reinforced the Middlesex battalion headquarters. It was manifestly inadequate against six Japanese battalions. In post-war dispatches, Maltby conceded his grave miscalculation: he believed he faced at most two battalions, not a full division. As the 3/230th broke through D Company of the 5/7 Rajputs, the 2/230th came ashore nearby and wheeled westward toward Victoria. Their advance halted abruptly at the North Point power station, held by an extraordinary force: four officers and 36 men of the HKVDC Hughsiliers Platoon—alongside 39 civilian volunteers from China Light & Power and Hong Kong Electric, including the station manager Vincent Sorby—plus eight Free French soldiers commanded by Captain Jacques Egal, a Shanghai businessman turned soldier. Without exception, these men were World War I veterans, many aged 55 or older. Some had fought in the Boer War. Major J. J. Patterson, the Hughsiliers' commander, had served with Allenby's Camel Corps and been mentioned in dispatches six times; he was chairman of Jardine Matheson and a legislative councillor. Private Sir Edward Des Voeux, 8th Baronet, a millionaire bullion trader and secretary of the Hong Kong Club, had enlisted as a private when deemed too old for mobilization. Private T. A. Pearce, 67 years old, was chairman of J. D. Hutchison & Company and secretary of the Hong Kong Jockey Club. Captain Bruch, the second-in-command, aged 60, chaired a major trading house. The list extended through Hong Kong's business elite, each choosing to fight rather than flee. These old men held an entire regiment at bay. When Patterson called for aid, Maltby dispatched an HKVDC armoured car with a platoon from Z Company, 1 Middlesex, but the reinforcement was ambushed before reaching the station; only nine soldiers, including 2nd Lieutenant Caruthers, broke through. Unable to dislodge the defenders by assault, the Japanese resorted to bombardment. By 0145 hours on 19 December, surrounded and ammunition exhausted, the defenders withdrew to King's Road behind a disabled bus. The Japanese deployed three machine guns, killing or mortally wounding all but Private Geoghan. A Japanese officer, believing all dead, cautiously approached—only to have Geoghan, despite his wounds, surge from cover and charge. He killed the officer and four soldiers before collapsing from wounds. Somehow Geoghan survived. Those old men—civilians and reservists, businessmen and veterans—held the entire western Japanese advance for 18 hours, buying Maltby precious time to withdraw forces and establish a new defensive line. Their stand at North Point became one of the campaign's most improbable acts of defiance. As the 2/229th Regiment advanced southward toward Mt Parker, the 3/229th landed at Aldrich Bay and turned eastward toward Lyemun, where they seized an HKVDC 6-inch gun. Major Bishop of the Royal Rifles of Canada, unaware of the landings, dispatched 15 Platoon under Lieutenant Scott to check on A Company of the Rajputs. Unexpectedly, they encountered armed men in civilian clothes at Lyemun's gate—the first indication of the Japanese presence on the island. Yet senior officers dismissed initial reports of landings and lost positions as exaggerated, a critical miscalculation that proved catastrophic. At Lyemun Fort, the 5th Anti-aircraft Battery of the HKVDC was caught completely unaware and surrendered after minimal resistance. The Japanese then committed one of many atrocities that would characterize the battle, bayoneting 29 survivors. Alerted by 15 Platoon's report, Bishop attempted a counter-attack with two platoons to retake the fort, but the defenders could not scale the six-meter wall and withdrew with nine men killed. As the 2/229th pressed southward toward Mt Parker, they overran the Salesian Mission, which had been converted into an Advance Dressing Station. No. 8 Company of the 2/229th systematized a massacre of medical personnel and the wounded—an atrocity that would later become pivotal evidence at Colonel Tanaka's war crimes trial. Yet amid the chaos, several medical staff and wounded survived to testify: Gunners Y. K. Chan and Martin H. C. Tso of the 5th Battery, Captain Osler Thomas of the HKVDC, Captain Martin Banfill of the Royal Canadian Medical Corps, and Corporal Norman Leath of the Royal Army Medical Corps. C Company of the Royal Rifles, reinforced with captured Japanese machine guns abandoned by fleeing Rajputs, inflicted heavy casualties on the attackers, with one Japanese company suffering over 65 percent losses. Yet overwhelmed by superior numbers and suffering nearly two platoons worth of casualties themselves, the Canadians were forced to withdraw, leaving only a reinforcement platoon under Lieutenant Blaver on Mt Parker. When Captain Clerke arrived at dawn with 16 Platoon to reinforce the position, he found over 100 Japanese already entrenched. With no artillery support and only two platoons available, Clerke had no choice but to withdraw, abandoning Mt Parker to the enemy. By dawn on the 19th, the East Brigade faced catastrophe. Infantry strength had been halved, and losses of artillery were equally devastating. A series of misunderstandings and misinterpreted orders led coastal gun crews at Capes D'Aguilar and Collinson to destroy their own guns in confusion or lose them to the advancing Japanese. Of the entire artillery complement, only one 18-pounder and two 3.7-inch field guns remained operational. Wongneichong—literally "yellow muddy creek" in Chinese—occupies the center of Hong Kong Island, a valley separating the eastern hills (Mt Parker, Mt Butler, Jardine's Lookout) from the western massif (Mt Nicholson, Mt Cameron, Victoria Peak). This narrow gap formed the critical artery linking northern and southern Hong Kong, making Brigadier Lawson's decision to place West Brigade Headquarters there strategically sound yet tactically vulnerable. Recognizing the exposed position after the landings, Major Lyndon had located an alternative site south of Mt Nicholson, scheduled to open the following day. In response to the Japanese landings, Lawson dispatched three platoons of Winnipeg Grenadiers to block the advance. Lieutenant C. D. French took 18 Platoon to Mt Butler, Lieutenant G. A. Birkett's 17 Platoon moved to Jardine's Lookout, and Lieutenant L. B. Corrigan's platoon took the north-west approach to the Gap. As on Mt Parker, both French and Birkett were killed almost immediately, their small forces overwhelmed by battalion-strength enemy forces with artillery support. By morning on the 19th, two battalions each of the 230th and 228th Regiments were pushing for the high ground. The 2/230th rapidly occupied Jardine's Lookout while the 3/230th moved to Mt Nicholson and the 2/228th advanced toward the Gap itself. No. 3 Company of the HKVDC under Major E. Stewart held pillboxes around Jardine's Lookout, while No. 1 Company under Captain Penn defended Taitam Valley with forward positions at Quarry Gap. The pillboxes, despite heavy bombardment, held longer than anticipated—some for as long as 24 hours. Stewart maintained his company headquarters until the 22nd, four days of continuous fighting without adequate ammunition, food, or water. No. 3 Company suffered 80 percent casualties and ceased to exist as a cohesive unit. Realizing that the enemy had penetrated to Mt Butler, Brigadier Lawson decided counter-attack was essential. Major A. B. Gresham of A Company, Winnipeg Grenadiers, was ordered to retake Mt Butler and clear Jardine's Lookout. The Canadians initially succeeded, with Warrant Officer 2 J. R. Osborne leading a bayonet charge, but a strong counter-attack by three Japanese companies drove them back by 2200 hours. The Canadians held firm until 1500 hours, when Gresham attempted surrender despite waving a white flag—the Japanese shot him regardless. In the chaos that followed, a Canadian killed a Japanese officer in response, triggering a grenade barrage. Warrant Officer Osborne caught the grenades and hurled them back as fast as they came, but one landed in an impossible position. Without hesitation, Osborne threw himself on the grenade to save his comrades. This act of supreme self-sacrifice earned him a Victoria Cross—the first Canadian VC of World War II. At dawn on the 19th, Maltby dispatched A Company of the 2 Royal Scots under Captain K. J. Campbell to reinforce the Gap, but they lost all their officers with only 15 men reaching Lawson's headquarters. A group of sailors under Commander A. L. Pears came from the south, but were ambushed en route; only a few reached the Postbridge—a house just south of the Gap—which became an isolated strongpoint. The 3/230th captured the police station perched on a mound at the southern point of the Gap, then swept eastward to seize the anti-aircraft guns of 7th Battery (barely 250 meters from brigade headquarters) and continued uphill toward Taitam Hill to capture additional 6-inch and 3.7-inch guns. Maltby's response was to call down final protective fire from the HKSRA in Happy Valley, inflicting massive casualties on the 3/230th. At 1000 hours on the 19th, Lawson reported that his headquarters was surrounded and he was about to "go outside and shoot it out." Captain H. A. Bush provided covering fire as Lawson and his entire staff, including Middlesex signallers, were cut down by machine-gun fire across the Gap. Lawson's body was discovered two days later halfway up the hill behind his headquarters, dead from a gunshot wound to the thigh. Lieutenant Kerfoot of the 2/14 Punjab with his three Bren carriers arrived minutes too late to save him. IJA who saw the fight made a note stating "he died heroically". At 1330 hours on the 19th, Maltby issued "Operation Order No. 6" calling for a massive counter-attack to commence 90 minutes later. The plan was ambitious: A and D Companies of the 2/14 Punjab were to attack east from Victoria to North Point to relieve the Hughsiliers, while HQ Company of the Winnipeg Grenadiers and the 2 Royal Scots were to attack the Gap and Jardine's Lookout. Eight field guns were promised but never materialized. There was no reconnaissance, no proper orders, and minimal coordination. The Canadians were to rendezvous with the 2 Royal Scots at Middle Gap at 1530 hours, but the Scots were late; the Canadians advanced without them. Captain Pinkerton of D Company, 2 Royal Scots, was ordered at the last minute to attack up Wongneichong Gap Road—the same route A Company had taken only seven hours earlier and been decimated—because it was reported as "lightly held." Captain A. M. S. Slater-Brown led the advance with three Bren carriers and attached engineers, followed by D Company of the Winnipeg Grenadiers. Just as the carriers reached the burnt-out trucks of A Company, they too were ambushed. Mortars and machine-gun fire rained down from Jardine's Lookout, where the Japanese occupied captured HKVDC pillboxes. Slater-Brown and 2nd Lieutenant Bell, the battalion intelligence officer, were killed instantly. The Royal Scots waited in the roadside ditches until 0200 hours before launching an attack on the police station, reaching the steps before Pinkerton was severely wounded. Captain Ford's composite company attack at 0300 hours also failed. Simultaneously, C Company under Lieutenant F. L. Stanier attacked Jardine's Lookout—also unsuccessfully. This series of piecemeal assaults cost the Royal Scots eight officers and 68 soldiers. Growing increasingly desperate, Maltby ordered Major Hodkinson, Officer Commanding HQ Company of the Winnipeg Grenadiers, to attack the Gap and proceed to Mt Parker. Requesting reinforcements from A Company and the Royal Scots, Hodkinson launched his assault with covering fire from Lieutenant Corrigan on Mt Nicholson. The Grenadiers managed to reach Mt Nicholson with only five unwounded men, though Corrigan's group advanced to within 300 meters of the Gap road. Then came an unexpected stroke of fortune: while skirting Mt Nicholson, Hodkinson's group stumbled upon approximately 500 Japanese—probably from the 3/230th—eating lunch without posting sentries. The Winnipeg Grenadiers unleashed devastating fire, inflicting heavy casualties. By 1745 hours, Hodkinson's force was only 100 meters from Repulse Bay Road. With four men and a 2-inch mortar, Hodkinson worked his way to the abandoned brigade headquarters, bringing 20 walking wounded with him. He established a foothold at the Gap, receiving orders to attack the police station at 2200 hours. Two HKVDC armoured cars with Vickers machine guns came in support, but accurate enemy fire disabled both. Like Pinkerton before him, Hodkinson reached near his objective before being severely wounded. For this action of determination and courage, Hodkinson was awarded the Distinguished Service Order. By the morning of the 20th, the Japanese had consolidated control of the Gap, but elements of D Company, Winnipeg Grenadiers, still held various pillboxes north of the position. Initially, 17 and 18 Platoons occupied forward positions with Company Headquarters and 16 Platoon in reserve, positioned across Wongneichong Road almost directly opposite brigade headquarters. Forward positions were rapidly overrun and cut off from the company. They fought without officers until withdrawal to battalion headquarters became necessary. With Captain A. S. Bowman killed and Captain R. W. Philips wounded, command fell to Lieutenant T. A. Blackwood. An attempt by B Company to relieve D Company on the evening of the 20th failed catastrophically, killing all officers and 29 men. With fewer than 50 men remaining—all wounded—Lieutenant Blackwood continued inflicting heavy casualties on the Japanese until 22 December, when exhaustion and the complete absence of ammunition, food, and water forced surrender. D Company killed over 200 Japanese soldiers. Post-war Japanese reports refused to believe that a single company had held the Gap for so long. For their stubborn defense, Philips and Blackwood were awarded the Military Cross, and three enlisted men received the Military Medal. The battle of Wongneichong Gap was characterized by fragmented planning and poor coordination. On the night of the 19th-20th, no fewer than three separate companies attacked the police station, with another company assaulting Jardine's Lookout—all within five hours, all independently organized by local commanders. Had these disparate actions been coordinated into a single simultaneous assault, fortress headquarters' objectives might well have been achieved. By the end of the 20th, the British had lost the vital ground of Wongneichong, though Postbridge House remained as an isolated holdout. For the Japanese, Wongneichong became the single costliest engagement since the invasion began, with over 800 casualties and the regimental commander of the 3/230th seriously wounded. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me.   Japanese landings on 18-19 December overwhelmed the East Brigade. Brigadier Lawson died defending the vital Gap. Desperate, uncoordinated counter-attacks by British and Canadian troops failed to dislodge the enemy. D Company Winnipeg Grenadiers held the position for four days against overwhelming odds before surrendering. The Japanese suffered 800 casualties but secured this critical strategic ground.

With Dr. Kirby looking after the kid at the Henley Regatta, Malik and Editha follow up on clues gathered at the murder scene aboard the train and meet a certain David Smythe and his Punjabi friends. Featuring Kenny as Malik Abdul Qadir al-Sayf Jen as Editha Wilson

‘Are you sure you are a female?' Australia's first turban-wearing Sikh woman in the Australian Defence Force, Amritpal Kaur, says she has repeatedly been asked about her gender because she wears a turban. A national-level athlete and the first initiated Sikh woman to qualify as a national-level athletics referee in Australia, Kaur says greater awareness is needed about turban-wearing Sikh women. - ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਪਾਲ ਕੌਰ ਦਾ ਕਹਿਣਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਅਨ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਬਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੇਵਾ ਨਿਭਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਪਹਿਲੀ ਪਗੜੀਧਾਰੀ ਸਿੱਖ ਔਰਤ ਹੈ। ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ ਤੋਂ ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ ਆਈ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਪਾਲ ਦੱਸਦੀ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਤੋਂ ਹੀ ਕੁਝ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਜਜ਼ਬਾ ਸੀ, ਪਰ ਆਪਣੇ ਸੁਫਨਿਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਹ ਆਪਣੀ ਪਛਾਣ ਛੱਡਣਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੀ ਸੀ ਤੇ ਆਪਣੀਆਂ ਜੜ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਨਾਲ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਸੁਫਨਿਆਂ ਤੱਕ ਪਹੁੰਚਣ ਦਾ ਉਸਦਾ ਸਫ਼ਰ ਆਸਾਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੀ। ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਪਾਲ ਮੁਤਾਬਕ, ਇੱਕ ਕੇਸਕੀ ਸਜਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਸਿੱਖ ਔਰਤ ਹੋਣ ਦੇ ਨਾਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਈ ਵਾਰ ਪੁੱਛਿਆ ਗਿਆ, “ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਸੱਚਮੁੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਔਰਤ ਹੀ ਹੋ? ਪਗੜੀ ਤਾਂ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਆਦਮੀ ਸਜਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ?”

Gurdas Maan's "Ki Banu Duniya Da" isn't just a song — it's a mirror held up to society, questioning where we're headed as values fade and materialism takes over. In this episode, I break down the lyrics line by line in English, unpacking the deeper meaning, the cultural context, and the Punjabi vocabulary and idioms Gurdas Maan uses to deliver his message.Whether you're learning Punjabi or just want to finally understand what this iconic song is really saying, this breakdown will help you connect with the words — not just the tune.This podcast is for people who want to learn real, conversational Punjabi and understand Punjabi culture.Here, you'll learn the difference between textbook Punjabi and the Punjabi people actually speak in daily life. I explain words, sentences, and expressions step by step, so even beginners can follow easily.If your goal is to speak Punjabi confidently, not just memorize grammar rules, this podcast is for you.Subscribe or follow to keep learning regularly.If you want to support my work or get extra Punjabi lessons and content, you can check out my Patreon.1 on 1 private classes/Patreon membership ⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/amrinder69 Get my Punjabi pronouns ebook ⬇️https://mailchi.mp/40bd16240e52/untitled-pageSupport through PayPal⬇️https://www.paypal.me/amrinder69Check out my Punjabi Roots & Routes podcast ⬇️https://open.spotify.com/show/033uSIpdkis1U4Zq6PHOd5?si=WUsmaGsuRt6SfefvfEVT1wCheck out The Amrinder Singh Podcast (Punjabi podcast)⬇️https://open.spotify.com/show/46YPbbiIk0BDhnO6QDSxVC?si=JBgiZf9rQMaWBnN0aM1LuA&dd=1Youtube ⬇️https://youtube.com/amrindermkInstagram ⬇️https://instagram.com/colloquial.punjabi?igshid=MDE2OWE1N2Q=Contact with me⬇️Email: amrinder.s.shergill@gmail.com Telegram : Amrinder_mk#Punjabi #LearnPunjabi #Gurdasmaan #kibanuduniyada #PunjabiPodcast #PunjabiSongs

In the latest episode of the SBS Punjabi program, experience Australia's biggest Indigenous cultural celebration, the Garma Festival, through the eyes of Australian-Punjabi youth Manpreet Singh Sidhu; explore the controversy surrounding the proposed ‘Little India' precinct in Melbourne's Docklands; catch the latest updates from Punjab in Pakistan in our weekly Pakistan Diary; and hear an exclusive conversation with the star cast of Yaar Jigree Kasooti Degree, the popular web series now turned motion picture. Plus, enjoy lively conversations and the latest Punjabi songs, only on SBS Punjabi. - ਐਸ ਬੀ ਐਸ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦੇ ਇਸ ਪ੍ਰੋਗਰਾਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੁਣੋ, ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ ਦੇ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡੇ Indigenous ਸੱਭਿਆਚਾਰਕ ਸਮਾਗਮ 'ਗਾਰਮਾ ਫੈਸਟੀਵਲ' ਵਿੱਚ ਸੇਵਾ ਨਿਭਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਨੌਜਵਾਨ ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਸਿੱਧੂ ਨਾਲ ਗੱਲਬਾਤ। ਜਾਣੋ ਕਿ ਮੈਲਬਰਨ ਦੇ ਡੌਕਲੈਂਡਸ ਖੇਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਸਤਾਵਿਤ 'ਲਿੱਟਲ ਇੰਡੀਆ' ਬਾਬਤ ਕੀ ਹੈ ਵਿਵਾਦ, ਅਤੇ ਸੁਣੋ ਲਹਿੰਦੇ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੀਆਂ ਮੁੱਖ ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ, ਸਾਡੇ ਹਫ਼ਤਾਵਾਰੀ ਸੈਗਮੇਂਟ 'ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਡਾਇਰੀ' ਰਾਹੀਂ। ਇਸ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ-ਨਾਲ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਗੱਲਾਬਾਤਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਗੀਤਾਂ ਦੇ ਸਫ਼ਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੁੜੋ ਐਸ ਬੀ ਐਸ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ।

Host Gautam Bhattacharyya welcomes Jasbir Dhillon KC of Brick Court Chambers for this episode of Spotlight on… Jasbir reflects on swapping a childhood dream of becoming a footballer for a career in law, drawn not by any personal connections to the profession but by the eloquent barristers of a television courtroom drama. The conversation covers the mentors who have inspired him, his commitment to encouraging young people to pursue a career at the Bar, how he built his practice, and some of his recent significant cases. Jasbir also shares what his Sikh and Punjabi heritage means to him and how it has shaped his openness and sensitivity to other cultures in understanding disputes with an international dimension.

In the latest episode of the SBS Punjabi program, catch up on all the latest happenings in the Punjabi community across Australia and around the world. From the latest news to a new investigation revealing how many users of offset accounts, originally designed to reduce interest costs, ended up paying extra instead. Don't miss our exclusive interview with ‘dubbing wizard' and Pakistan-based comedian Sajjad Jani. This episode also features successful restaurateur and chef Amar Singh, who shares the secrets behind running a thriving business. To enjoy all this and some fun banter in Punjabi, click the audio button. - ਐਸ ਬੀ ਐਸ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦੇ ਇਸ ਪ੍ਰੋਗਰਾਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਤਾਜ਼ਾ ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ-ਨਾਲ ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ ਅਤੇ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਭਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੱਸਦੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜੀਆਂ ਦਿਲਚਸਪ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਸੁਣੋ। ASIC ਦੀ ਨਵੀਂ ਰਿਪੋਰਟ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਜਾਣੋ ਕਿ ਲੋਨ ਦਾ ਵਿਆਜ ਘਟਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਵਰਤੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਆਫਸੈੱਟ ਅਕਾਊਂਟ ਦੀ ਸਹੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਨਾ ਹੋਣ ਕਾਰਨ ਕੁਝ ਲੋਕ ਲੋੜ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਵਿਆਜ ਕਿਉਂ ਦੇ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ। ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਇਲਾਵਾ, ਸਾਡੇ ਹਫ਼ਤਾਵਾਰੀ ਸੈਗਮੈਂਟ ‘ਅਖਾਣ ਕਹਾਣੀ' ਵਿੱਚ ਭੁੱਲੇ-ਵਿਸਰੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਖਾਣਾਂ ਦੇ ਪਿਛੋਕੜ, ਅਰਥ ਅਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜੀਆਂ ਕਹਾਣੀਆਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਜਾਣੋ। ਲਹਿੰਦੇ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਮਸ਼ਹੂਰ ਕਾਮੇਡੀਅਨ ਅਤੇ ‘ਡੱਬਿੰਗ ਦੇ ਜਾਦੂਗਰ' ਸੱਜਾਦ ਜਾਨੀ ਨਾਲ ਖ਼ਾਸ ਗੱਲਬਾਤ ਸੁਣੋ ਅਤੇ ਮੈਲਬਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਈ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਰੈਸਟੋਰੈਂਟ ਚਲਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਸ਼ੈੱਫ ਅਮਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਤੋਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਸਫਲਤਾ ਦੇ ਸਫ਼ਰ ਅਤੇ ਗੁਰਾਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਜਾਣੋ। ਨਾਲ ਹੀ, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸੰਗੀਤ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਦਿਲਚਸਪ ਗੱਲਬਾਤਾਂ ਦਾ ਆਨੰਦ ਲਓ।

Want to talk about fitness, exercise, and the gym in Punjabi? In this episode, you'll learn useful Punjabi gym vocabulary and everyday phrases that native speakers actually use. From lifting weights and doing cardio to talking about workouts, muscles, and fitness goals, you'll expand your Punjabi in a practical, real-life way. Perfect for Punjabi learners who want to speak naturally and confidently—inside and outside the gym!This podcast is for people who want to learn real, conversational Punjabi and understand Punjabi culture.Here, you'll learn the difference between textbook Punjabi and the Punjabi people actually speak in daily life. I explain words, sentences, and expressions step by step, so even beginners can follow easily.If your goal is to speak Punjabi confidently, not just memorize grammar rules, this podcast is for you.Subscribe or follow to keep learning regularly.If you want to support my work or get extra Punjabi lessons and content, you can check out my Patreon.1 on 1 private classes/Patreon membership ⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/amrinder69  Get my Punjabi pronouns ebook ⬇️https://mailchi.mp/40bd16240e52/untitled-pageSupport through PayPal⬇️https://www.paypal.me/amrinder69Check out my Punjabi Roots & Routes podcast ⬇️https://open.spotify.com/show/033uSIpdkis1U4Zq6PHOd5?si=WUsmaGsuRt6SfefvfEVT1wCheck out The Amrinder Singh Podcast (Punjabi podcast)⬇️https://open.spotify.com/show/46YPbbiIk0BDhnO6QDSxVC?si=JBgiZf9rQMaWBnN0aM1LuAⅆ=1Youtube ⬇️https://youtube.com/amrindermkInstagram ⬇️https://instagram.com/colloquial.punjabi?igshid=MDE2OWE1N2Q=Contact with me⬇️Email: amrinder.s.shergill@gmail.com Telegram : Amrinder_mk#learnpunjabi 

What happens when Sikhi dissolves caste and two men from opposite ends of the social hierarchy unite to build an empire? In this episode of The Sikh Renaissance we explore the forgotten alliance between a Khatri and a Jatt that gave rise to a Misl and helped shape the Khalsa Raaj. From the legacy of Guru Nanak and Guru Gobind Singh to the rise of Gulab Singh and Tara Singh Ghaiba, this episode traces how Sikh philosophy created the conditions for an alliance that Hindu caste hierarchy would have made impossible. Statecraft, brotherhood and empire building: This is Sikh history unfiltered.

ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੯ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ਕਚਾ ਰੰਗੁ ਕਸੁੰਭ ਕਾ ਥੋੜੜਿਆ ਦਿਨ ਚਾਰਿ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਭੁਲੀਆ ਠਗਿ ਮੁਠੀ ਕੂੜਿਆਰਿ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਸਚੇ ਸੇਤੀ ਰਤਿਆ ਜਨਮੁ ਨ ਦੂਜੀ ਵਾਰ ਜੀਉ ॥੧॥ ਰੰਗੇ ਕਾ ਕਿਆ ਰੰਗੀਐ ਜੋ ਰਤੇ ਰੰਗੁ ਲਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਰੰਗਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਸੇਵੀਐ ਸਚੇ ਸਿਉ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ ਚਾਰੇ ਕੁੰਡਾ ਜੇ ਭਵਹਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਭਾਗਾ ਧਨੁ ਨਾਹਿ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਅਵਗਣਿ ਮੁਠੀ ਜੇ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਬਧਿਕ ਥਾਇ ਨ ਪਾਹਿ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਗੁਰਿ ਰਾਖੇ ਸੇ ਉਬਰੇ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਤੇ ਮਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਜੀਉ ॥੨॥ ਚਿਟੇ ਜਿਨ ਕੇ ਕਪੜੇ ਮੈਲੇ ਚਿਤ ਕਠੋਰ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਤਿਨ ਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਊਪਜੈ ਦੂਜੈ ਵਿਆਪੇ ਚੋਰ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਮੂਲੁ ਨ ਬੂਝਹਿ ਆਪਣਾ ਸੇ ਪਸੂਆ ਸੇ ਢੋਰ ਜੀਉ ॥੩॥ ਨਿਤ ਨਿਤ ਖੁਸੀਆ ਮਨੁ ਕਰੇ ਨਿਤ ਨਿਤ ਮੰਗੈ ਸੁਖ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਕਰਤਾ ਚਿਤਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਫਿਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਲਗਹਿ ਦੁਖ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਸੁਖ ਦੁਖ ਦਾਤਾ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਤਿਤੁ ਤਨਿ ਕੈਸੀ ਭੁਖ ਜੀਉ ॥੪॥ ਬਾਕੀ ਵਾਲਾ ਤਲਬੀਐ ਸਿਰਿ ਮਾਰੇ ਜੰਦਾਰੁ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਲੇਖਾ ਮੰਗੈ ਦੇਵਣਾ ਪੁਛੈ ਕਰਿ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਸਚੇ ਕੀ ਲਿਵ ਉਬਰੈ ਬਖਸੇ ਬਖਸਣਹਾਰੁ ਜੀਉ ॥੫॥ ਅਨ ਕੋ ਕੀਜੈ ਮਿਤੜਾ ਖਾਕੁ ਰਲੈ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਬਹੁ ਰੰਗ ਦੇਖਿ ਭੁਲਾਇਆ ਭੁਲਿ ਭੁਲਿ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਨਦਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਤੇ ਛੁਟੀਐ ਨਦਰੀ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥੬॥ ਗਾਫਲ ਗਿਆਨ ਵਿਹੂਣਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਨ ਭਾਲਿ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਖਿੰਚੋਤਾਣਿ ਵਿਗੁਚੀਐ ਬੁਰਾ ਭਲਾ ਦੁਇ ਨਾਲਿ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਬਦੈ ਭੈ ਰਤਿਆ ਸਭ ਜੋਹੀ ਜਮਕਾਲਿ ਜੀਉ ॥੭॥ ਜਿਨਿ ਕਰਿ ਕਾਰਣੁ ਧਾਰਿਆ ਸਭਸੈ ਦੇਇ ਆਧਾਰੁ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਸੋ ਕਿਉ ਮਨਹੁ ਵਿਸਾਰੀਐ ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਦਾਤਾਰੁ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਨਿਧਾਰਾ ਆਧਾਰੁ ਜੀਉ ॥੮॥੧॥੨॥Here is an English summary of the provided Sikh scripture and Punjabi translation (Suhi Mahala 1, Ang 751):This hymn by Guru Nanak Dev Ji highlights the transience of worldly attached pleasures versus the eternal value of divine connection.Key MessagesThe Illusion of Worldly Pleasures: Materialistic attachments and worldly pleasures are temporary, like the fleeting color of the safflower dye (kasumbha). Getting lured by them leads to spiritual loss and deceit.True Devotion: When a soul is truly immersed in the love of the Eternal Creator, it achieves lasting fulfillment and breaks free from the cycle of birth and death.Inner Purity vs. Outer Show: True spirituality requires inner transformation. Merely wearing white, clean clothes or engaging in outward religious rituals while harboring a hard, polluted heart holds no value before God.Grace and Spiritual Guidance: Spiritual wealth (Nam) cannot be acquired through mere wandering or worldly efforts; it requires good fortune, divine grace, and following the teachings of the Guru.Accountability: Everyone is held accountable for their deeds (Karma). Those who neglect the Creator suffer continuously, while those who anchor themselves in God's remembrance find peace and are saved by His grace.

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In this episode, you will learn a lot of vocabulary through my prime song's explanation. This podcast is for people who want to learn real, conversational Punjabi and understand Punjabi culture.Here, you'll learn the difference between textbook Punjabi and the Punjabi people actually speak in daily life. I explain words, sentences, and expressions step by step, so even beginners can follow easily.If your goal is to speak Punjabi confidently, not just memorize grammar rules, this podcast is for you.Subscribe or follow to keep learning regularly.If you want to support my work or get extra Punjabi lessons and content, you can check out my Patreon.1 on 1 private classes/Patreon membership ⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/amrinder69  Get my Punjabi pronouns ebook ⬇️https://mailchi.mp/40bd16240e52/untitled-pageSupport through PayPal⬇️https://www.paypal.me/amrinder69Check out my Punjabi Roots & Routes podcast ⬇️https://open.spotify.com/show/033uSIpdkis1U4Zq6PHOd5?si=WUsmaGsuRt6SfefvfEVT1wCheck out The Amrinder Singh Podcast (Punjabi podcast)⬇️https://open.spotify.com/show/46YPbbiIk0BDhnO6QDSxVC?si=JBgiZf9rQMaWBnN0aM1LuA&dd=1Youtube ⬇️https://youtube.com/amrindermkInstagram ⬇️https://instagram.com/colloquial.punjabi?igshid=MDE2OWE1N2Q=Contact with me⬇️Email: amrinder.s.shergill@gmail.com Telegram : Amrinder_mk#learnpunjabi 

This latest episode of the SBS Punjabi radio program brings you the latest issues and inspirations concerning the Punjabi community. From the New South Wales Civil and Criminal Tribunal finding the Punjabi-origin doctor Sunny Singh Sammy guilty of giving illegal prescriptions, to Punjabi dentist Keshav Dhawan being honoured with the 'Practice Manager of the Year' award by the Australian Association of Practice Management (AAPM). This program covers all the highs and the lows. Do not miss our weekly segment, Punjabi Diaspora, to catch up on the latest about Punjabis from around the world. Enjoy all this, fun banter, and lively music via this podcast - ਐਸ ਬੀ ਐਸ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦੇ ਇਸ ਰੇਡੀਓ ਪ੍ਰੋਗਰਾਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੁਣੋ ਮਾਂ ਬੋਲੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ, ਭਾਰਤ ਅਤੇ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਭਰ ਦੀਆਂ ਤਾਜ਼ਾ ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ। ਇਸ ਐਪੀਸੋਡ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਿਊ ਸਾਊਥ ਵੇਲਜ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਮੂਲ ਦੇ ਡਾਕਟਰ ਸਨੀ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੈਮੀ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜੇ ਟ੍ਰਿਬਿਊਨਲ ਦੇ ਫ਼ੈਸਲੇ ਅਤੇ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ ਤੋਂ ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ ਤੱਕ ਦਾ ਸਫ਼ਰ ਤੈਅ ਕਰਕੇ AAPM ਦਾ 'Practice Manager of the Year' ਐਵਾਰਡ ਜਿੱਤਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਕੇਸ਼ਵ ਧਵਨ ਦੀ ਕਾਮਯਾਬੀ ਬਾਰੇ ਜਾਣੋ। ਨਾਲ ਹੀ, ਹਫ਼ਤਾਵਾਰੀ ਸੈਗਮੈਂਟ 'ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਡਾਇਸਪੋਰਾ' ਵਿੱਚ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਭਰ ਦੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜੀਆਂ ਅਹਿਮ ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ ਵੀ ਸੁਣੋ।

Welcome back to the Kaka Balli Punjabi Podcast, where we go beyond the headlines and discuss the stories shaping Punjab, India, Sikh politics, current affairs, history, geopolitics, media narratives, and society. This is an open conversation intended to encourage critical thinking, respectful debate, and deeper understanding of complex issues affecting our communities today.In today's episode, Ajay and I dive into one of the most controversial periods in recent Punjab politics and discuss the events, narratives, and questions that many people are asking but few are willing to explore in depth.In this episode we discuss:

On this week's Neutralizing Workplace Racism, we confront a devastating surge of economic warfare, structural negligence, and physical violence targeting Black and non-white employees. As the summer heat intensifies, corporate entities and state actors are shifting liabilities directly onto the backs of non-white workers. We break down the explosive new legal filings and news reports that track the systematic destruction of safety and security on the clock: 1. The Milwaukee Garbage Truck Explosion: We dissect the horrific incident where a city sanitation worker suffered severe eye injuries after improperly disposed oxygen tanks exploded during the truck's compacting process. We look past the administrative public relations to analyze the extreme, unpredictable physical hazards shifted directly onto laborers on the ground. 2. The Wisconsin DWD Fake Hearing Scam: We expose a sophisticated multi-state fraud campaign targeted primarily at Spanish-speaking injured laborers. Fraudsters staged elaborate, fake online workers' compensation "hearings"—complete with fake judges and bailiffs—to steal over $30,000 in bogus legal fees, demonstrating the ruthless victimization of non-white workers navigating administrative systems. 3. The Punjabi Immigrant Trucker Purge: We scrutinize President Donald Trump's aggressive proposal to explicitly replace 130,000 undocumented immigrant truck drivers—heavily consisting of Punjabi and Sikh workers—with American military veterans. We deconstruct this economic warfare to reveal how the state manipulates labor pipelines to strip independent livelihood away from targeted non-white communities. 4. The Nursing Shortage Gender Initiative: We evaluate a university's targeted campaign rolling out a "welcome mat" to actively recruit men into the nursing field amid a structural healthcare staffing shortage. We look at the systemic maneuvers that prioritize gender-balancing corporate initiatives over addressing the hyper-exploitative working environments on the floor. 5. The North County Restaurant Citation: We break down the camera footage and subsequent citation of a local establishment after an employee exploitation probe. We analyze the transactional mechanics of customer-facing environments where small businesses cut corners on safety and wage compliance, trapping non-white staff in volatile conditions. 6. The DeKalb County Sheriff Hostile Environment Verdict: We examine the federal jury verdict finding DeKalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox guilty of creating a sexually hostile work environment for female jailers. We deconstruct the toxic institutional defense narrative that told female guards being subjected to sexual acts and rape threats by inmates was just "part of the job," highlighting the complete failure of management accountability. 7. The Ignored Shooter Warning Logs: We dissect unsealed email records revealing that a workplace shooter explicitly warned corporate management about escalating, volatile friction long before opening fire. This tragedy stands as a grim validation of our thesis: corporate management will willfully ignore everyday hostility and unaddressed HR complaints until they boil over into bloodshed. Between infrastructure explosions, fraudulent legal proceedings, structural economic purges, and unheeded workplace warnings, survival remains your only valid metric of success. Your absolute priority on the clock is no longer corporate validation or climbing a rigged ladder—it is implementing a strict "Workplace Matters Only" code, maintaining absolute silence on personal affairs, and limiting your daily footprint to survive your shift alive and in one piece. #SurviveYourShift #SafetyFirst #TheCOWS17Years #CounterRacism #WorkplaceViolence INVEST in The COWS! PayPal: [http://paypal.me/TheCOWS](http://paypal.me/TheCOWS) Cash App: [https://cash.app/$TheCOWS](https://cash.app/$TheCOWS) CALL IN NUMBER: 720.716.7300 CODE: 564943# #EndStageWhiteSupremacy #TheCOWS17Years #CounterRacism #MediaLiteracy #NolanWells #SadeRobinson #DanielErving

Punjab is not just a geographical region. It is the spiritual and martial homeland of the Khalsa, built through centuries of Sikh blood, sacrifice and sovereignty.This episode draws on Rattan Singh Bhangu's Prachin Panth Prakash and other primary Sikh sources to establish why Punjab belongs exclusively to the Sikhs and what Baba Gurbaksh Singh Shahid's final stand tells us about the Khalsa's true purpose.From Guru Nanak's vision to Guru Gobind Singh Ji's declaration of Sikh supremacy, from the sacrifices of the Sikh martyrs to the final speech of Baba Gurbaksh Singh Shahid, this episode makes the historical and spiritual case for Khalsa sovereignty over Punjab that boomers, traitors and foreign aggressors have tried to erase.This is The Sikh Renaissance.

The Voice of GO(r)D podcast is very happy to bring you a discussion with one of Canada's finest investigative journalists, an endangered species if there ever was one, Mr Sam Cooper. His reporting at The Bureau often highlights the dark undersides of many issues which are dragging Canada down, including the penetration of Chinese Communist Party operations into many facets of the black market in Canada, and how the results of those operations are detrimental to the lives of Canadians. One of those operations is the trafficking of narcotics in, out, and through Canada, and on today's show, Sam and I discuss this problem, and bad actors in the trucking industry who are moving all of that gear.We recorded this episode on July 1, and in the three weeks since, Sam has released a couple of excellent pieces on the subject over at The Bureau. Other media platforms in Canada are also finally catching up with the rest of us on this subject, and you can read a number of articles listed over at the home of this podcast on Substack.https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/on-punjabi-narcotrafficking-in-canadaSam can be found on Twitter - https://x.com/scoopercooperhttps://www.thebureau.news/As always, questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and strongly encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com

What happens when God calls a physical chemistry scientist to become a world-class soprano — and she says yes?In this episode of Live Your Best Life, Liz Wright sits down with Saira Peter — British-Pakistani soprano, world's first Sufi Opera singer, founder of NJ Arts London and the Saira Arts Academy, and recipient of the She Leads the Nations Award at the US Congress, February 2026.Saira shares her extraordinary journey from science to song, her experiences performing in conflict zones, her commitment to using music as a tool for peace and cultural understanding, and what it means to live in total obedience to God's call. She is currently working on a Sufi opera and New Testament songs in Punjabi with a vision to reach millions.Connect with Saira Peter: Website: https://www.njarts.co.uk Saira Arts Academy: https://www.sairaarts.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SairaPeterRelated MaterialsJoin the International Mentoring Community IMC, to facilitate a safe environment where like-minded people at any stage of their walk can enter into a deeper experience of Jesus. Liz Wright will mentor you each week through revelatory teaching, powerful testimonies and the grace to step into life-changing encounters with Jesus.https://www.jointheimc.com/

This SBS Punjabi radio program brings you all the updates related to the Punjabi community living in Australia and across the world. From small businesses in Victoria struggling to stay afloat during the cost-of-living crisis to the latest laws related to photography in Australia, listen to the latest happenings in this program. Do not miss the updates from the FIFA World Cup in your mother tongue, Punjabi. Click on the audio button to enjoy all this and fun banter in Punjabi. - ਐਸ ਬੀ ਐਸ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਰੇਡੀਓ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰੋਗਰਾਮ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਲਈ ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ ਅਤੇ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਭਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਈਚਾਰੇ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਢੇਰ ਸਾਰੀਆਂ ਅਪਡੇਟਸ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ ਭਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਿਣ-ਸਹਿਣ ਦੇ ਸੰਕਟ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਛੋਟੇ ਕਾਰੋਬਾਰਾਂ ਸਾਹਮਣੇ ਆਉਂਦੀਆਂ ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨੀਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ ਵਿੱਚ ਫੋਟੋਗ੍ਰਾਫੀ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਨਵੀਨਤਮ ਕਾਨੂੰਨਾਂ ਤੱਕ, ਸਾਡੇ ਆਲੇ ਦੁਆਲੇ ਵਾਪਰ ਰਹੀਆਂ ਤਾਜ਼ਾ ਘਟਨਾਵਾਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਵੇਰਵੇ ਸੁਣੋ। ਆਪਣੀ ਮਾਂ-ਬੋਲੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਫੀਫਾ ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਕੱਪ ਦੇ ਅਪਡੇਟਸ ਵੀ ਸੁਣਨਾ ਨਾ ਭੁਲਣਾ। ਇਹ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੀਆਂ ਮਜ਼ੇਦਾਰ ਗੱਲਾਂਬਾਤਾਂ ਸੁਣਨ ਲਈ ਆਡੀਓ ਬਟਨ 'ਤੇ ਕਲਿੱਕ ਕਰੋ।

Can a Punjabi course really make you fluent? Not by itself.In this episode, I explain why learning grammar rules and vocabulary isn't enough to speak Punjabi confidently. Just like reading a workout plan won't build muscle, knowing a language doesn't mean you can use it. Fluency comes from consistent practice—listening, speaking, making mistakes, and using Punjabi every day.If you've ever felt stuck despite studying, this episode will show you what actually works and how to make real progress toward speaking Punjabi like a native.This podcast is for people who want to learn real, conversational Punjabi and understand Punjabi culture.Here, you'll learn the difference between textbook Punjabi and the Punjabi people actually speak in daily life. I explain words, sentences, and expressions step by step, so even beginners can follow easily.If your goal is to speak Punjabi confidently, not just memorize grammar rules, this podcast is for you.Subscribe or follow to keep learning regularly.If you want to support my work or get extra Punjabi lessons and content, you can check out my Patreon.1 on 1 private classes/Patreon membership ⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/amrinder69 Get my Punjabi pronouns ebook ⬇️https://mailchi.mp/40bd16240e52/untitled-pageSupport through PayPal⬇️https://www.paypal.me/amrinder69Check out my Punjabi Roots & Routes podcast ⬇️https://open.spotify.com/show/033uSIpdkis1U4Zq6PHOd5?si=WUsmaGsuRt6SfefvfEVT1wCheck out The Amrinder Singh Podcast (Punjabi podcast)⬇️https://open.spotify.com/show/46YPbbiIk0BDhnO6QDSxVC?si=JBgiZf9rQMaWBnN0aM1LuA&dd=1Youtube ⬇️https://youtube.com/amrindermkInstagram ⬇️https://instagram.com/colloquial.punjabi?igshid=MDE2OWE1N2Q=Contact with me⬇️Email: amrinder.s.shergill@gmail.com Telegram : Amrinder_mk#learnpunjabi

What makes someone run towards places most people are desperate to escape?Long before Ravi Singh became one of Britain's most remarkable humanitarian figures, he was a child caught between worlds: born in Singapore, raised in a Punjabi village, and brought to Britain at 11, where he encountered racism, loss and dislocation almost as soon as he arrived. Years later, he would go on to found Khalsa Aid, the international relief organisation known for delivering aid in some of the most dangerous and devastated places on earth.In this episode of Full Disclosure, James O'Brien sits down with Ravi to trace the experiences that shaped his lifelong commitment to service - from a childhood marked by community, faith and hardship, to the moment he realised that compassion could become a form of action in the face of injustice.Ravi reflects on growing up in a village shared by Sikh, Muslim and Hindu families, losing his father at a young age, and arriving in Britain unable to speak English, where he was confronted almost immediately by racism and exclusion. He describes the values instilled by his mother, the discipline and belonging he found in the Air Cadets, and the personal and political awakening that followed news of atrocities in Punjab.They discuss faith, identity and activism; the Sikh principles of seva and Sarbat Da Bhala; the founding of Khalsa Aid during the Kosovo crisis; and what it means to deliver practical help in places devastated by war, displacement and disaster - from Iraq and Syria to Somerset and Slough.Passionate, reflective and deeply moving, this is a conversation about loss, service, solidarity and the moral courage required to see other people's suffering as your own.Find out more about Khalsa Aid here Full Disclosure is a Global ProductionListen or watch every Friday on Global Player, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.

In 1914 the British-built and Japanese-owned steamship Komagata Maru left Hong Kong for Vancouver carrying 376 Punjabi migrants. Chartered by railway contractor and purported rubber planter Gurdit Singh, the ship and its passengers were denied entry into Canada and two months later were deported to Calcutta. In Across Oceans of Law: The Komagata Maru and Jurisdiction in the Time of Empire (Duke University Press, 2018) Renisa Mawani retells this well-known story of the Komagata Maru. Drawing on "oceans as method"—a mode of thinking and writing that repositions land and sea—Mawani examines the historical and conceptual stakes of situating histories of Indian migration within maritime worlds. Through close readings of the ship, the manifest, the trial, and the anticolonial writings of Singh and others, Mawani argues that the Komagata Maru's landing raised urgent questions regarding the jurisdictional tensions between the common law and admiralty law, and, ultimately, the legal status of the sea. By following the movements of a single ship and bringing oceans into sharper view, Mawani traces British imperial power through racial, temporal, and legal contests and offers a novel method of writing colonial legal history. The conversation also covers how the book, published in 2018, has shaped the author's more recent work as well as how historical methods and approaches have evolved in the years since publication. Helen Dewar is an historian of the Atlantic World and French colonization in North America in the 17th and 18th centuries. She is a professor of history at the Université de Montréal (Québec, Canada) and the author of Disputing New France: Companies, Sovereignty and Law in the French Atlantic, 1598-1663 (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2022). Helen's institutional website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In 1914 the British-built and Japanese-owned steamship Komagata Maru left Hong Kong for Vancouver carrying 376 Punjabi migrants. Chartered by railway contractor and purported rubber planter Gurdit Singh, the ship and its passengers were denied entry into Canada and two months later were deported to Calcutta. In Across Oceans of Law: The Komagata Maru and Jurisdiction in the Time of Empire (Duke University Press, 2018) Renisa Mawani retells this well-known story of the Komagata Maru. Drawing on "oceans as method"—a mode of thinking and writing that repositions land and sea—Mawani examines the historical and conceptual stakes of situating histories of Indian migration within maritime worlds. Through close readings of the ship, the manifest, the trial, and the anticolonial writings of Singh and others, Mawani argues that the Komagata Maru's landing raised urgent questions regarding the jurisdictional tensions between the common law and admiralty law, and, ultimately, the legal status of the sea. By following the movements of a single ship and bringing oceans into sharper view, Mawani traces British imperial power through racial, temporal, and legal contests and offers a novel method of writing colonial legal history. The conversation also covers how the book, published in 2018, has shaped the author's more recent work as well as how historical methods and approaches have evolved in the years since publication. Helen Dewar is an historian of the Atlantic World and French colonization in North America in the 17th and 18th centuries. She is a professor of history at the Université de Montréal (Québec, Canada) and the author of Disputing New France: Companies, Sovereignty and Law in the French Atlantic, 1598-1663 (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2022). Helen's institutional website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/south-asian-studies

In 1914 the British-built and Japanese-owned steamship Komagata Maru left Hong Kong for Vancouver carrying 376 Punjabi migrants. Chartered by railway contractor and purported rubber planter Gurdit Singh, the ship and its passengers were denied entry into Canada and two months later were deported to Calcutta. In Across Oceans of Law: The Komagata Maru and Jurisdiction in the Time of Empire (Duke University Press, 2018) Renisa Mawani retells this well-known story of the Komagata Maru. Drawing on "oceans as method"—a mode of thinking and writing that repositions land and sea—Mawani examines the historical and conceptual stakes of situating histories of Indian migration within maritime worlds. Through close readings of the ship, the manifest, the trial, and the anticolonial writings of Singh and others, Mawani argues that the Komagata Maru's landing raised urgent questions regarding the jurisdictional tensions between the common law and admiralty law, and, ultimately, the legal status of the sea. By following the movements of a single ship and bringing oceans into sharper view, Mawani traces British imperial power through racial, temporal, and legal contests and offers a novel method of writing colonial legal history. The conversation also covers how the book, published in 2018, has shaped the author's more recent work as well as how historical methods and approaches have evolved in the years since publication. Helen Dewar is an historian of the Atlantic World and French colonization in North America in the 17th and 18th centuries. She is a professor of history at the Université de Montréal (Québec, Canada) and the author of Disputing New France: Companies, Sovereignty and Law in the French Atlantic, 1598-1663 (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2022). Helen's institutional website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law

Preparations for the 17th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) are in full swing, with the event set to take place in Melbourne from 13 to 23 August 2026. This year, over 130 films in over 30 languages will be showcased, with Sitaare Zameen Par, Kantara: A Legend – Chapter 1, and Saiyaara receiving the highest number of nominations. Notably, Punjabi cinema will also have a special representation at this year's festival, including Anmolveer Sidhu's film "Kikkran De Phull" featured in the lineup. - 17ਵੇਂ ਇੰਡੀਅਨ ਫਿਲਮ ਫੈਸਟੀਵਲ ਆਫ਼ ਮੈਲਬਰਨ (IFFM) ਦੀਆਂ ਤਿਆਰੀਆਂ ਪੂਰੇ ਜ਼ੋਰਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਹਨ, ਜੋ 13 ਤੋਂ 23 ਅਗਸਤ 2026 ਤੱਕ ਮੈਲਬਨ 'ਚ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ। ਇਸ ਸਾਲ 130 ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਫ਼ਿਲਮਾਂ 30 ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਭਾਸ਼ਾਵਾਂ 'ਚ ਪੇਸ਼ ਕੀਤੀਆਂ ਜਾਣਗੀਆਂ, ਜਿੰਨ੍ਹਾਂ 'ਚ ਸਿਤਾਰੇ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਪਰ, ਕੰਤਾਰਾ: ਅ ਲੇਜੰਡ ਚੈਪਟਰ ਵਨ, ਸੈਯਾਰਾ (Saiyaara) ਵਰਗੀਆਂ ਫ਼ਿਲਮਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਨਾਮਜ਼ਦ ਹੋਈਆਂ ਹਨ। ਖਾਸ ਗੱਲ ਇਹ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਇਸ ਵਾਰ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਿਨੇਮਾ ਦੀ ਵੀ ਖਾਸ ਨੁਮਾਇੰਦਗੀ ਹੋਵੇਗੀ, ਜਿਸ 'ਚ ਅਨਮੋਲਵੀਰ ਸਿੱਧੂ ਦੀ ਫ਼ਿਲਮ "ਕਿੱਕਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਫੁੱਲ" ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੈ।

In 1914 the British-built and Japanese-owned steamship Komagata Maru left Hong Kong for Vancouver carrying 376 Punjabi migrants. Chartered by railway contractor and purported rubber planter Gurdit Singh, the ship and its passengers were denied entry into Canada and two months later were deported to Calcutta. In Across Oceans of Law: The Komagata Maru and Jurisdiction in the Time of Empire (Duke University Press, 2018) Renisa Mawani retells this well-known story of the Komagata Maru. Drawing on "oceans as method"—a mode of thinking and writing that repositions land and sea—Mawani examines the historical and conceptual stakes of situating histories of Indian migration within maritime worlds. Through close readings of the ship, the manifest, the trial, and the anticolonial writings of Singh and others, Mawani argues that the Komagata Maru's landing raised urgent questions regarding the jurisdictional tensions between the common law and admiralty law, and, ultimately, the legal status of the sea. By following the movements of a single ship and bringing oceans into sharper view, Mawani traces British imperial power through racial, temporal, and legal contests and offers a novel method of writing colonial legal history. The conversation also covers how the book, published in 2018, has shaped the author's more recent work as well as how historical methods and approaches have evolved in the years since publication. Helen Dewar is an historian of the Atlantic World and French colonization in North America in the 17th and 18th centuries. She is a professor of history at the Université de Montréal (Québec, Canada) and the author of Disputing New France: Companies, Sovereignty and Law in the French Atlantic, 1598-1663 (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2022). Helen's institutional website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1914 the British-built and Japanese-owned steamship Komagata Maru left Hong Kong for Vancouver carrying 376 Punjabi migrants. Chartered by railway contractor and purported rubber planter Gurdit Singh, the ship and its passengers were denied entry into Canada and two months later were deported to Calcutta. In Across Oceans of Law: The Komagata Maru and Jurisdiction in the Time of Empire (Duke University Press, 2018) Renisa Mawani retells this well-known story of the Komagata Maru. Drawing on "oceans as method"—a mode of thinking and writing that repositions land and sea—Mawani examines the historical and conceptual stakes of situating histories of Indian migration within maritime worlds. Through close readings of the ship, the manifest, the trial, and the anticolonial writings of Singh and others, Mawani argues that the Komagata Maru's landing raised urgent questions regarding the jurisdictional tensions between the common law and admiralty law, and, ultimately, the legal status of the sea. By following the movements of a single ship and bringing oceans into sharper view, Mawani traces British imperial power through racial, temporal, and legal contests and offers a novel method of writing colonial legal history. The conversation also covers how the book, published in 2018, has shaped the author's more recent work as well as how historical methods and approaches have evolved in the years since publication. Helen Dewar is an historian of the Atlantic World and French colonization in North America in the 17th and 18th centuries. She is a professor of history at the Université de Montréal (Québec, Canada) and the author of Disputing New France: Companies, Sovereignty and Law in the French Atlantic, 1598-1663 (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2022). Helen's institutional website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies

APEX Express is a weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. This Thursday APEX Express proudly presents “South Asians and The Labor Justice Movement.” This episode highlights Sandhya Jha, a pastor, founder and former Executive Director of the Oakland Peace Center, and racial, housing, and labor justice activist. In the first half of the episode, we discuss Sandhya's life, their path into organizing, and what they're up to now. The second half is dedicated to their recent project with the South Asian American Digital Archive's Archival Creators Fellowship Program. This episode was interviewed, produced, and edited by Swati Rayasam   Follow @Sandhya Jha on Facebook and check out Sandhya's website https://sandhyajha.com/    APEX Express is a weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. Listen to the episode live on KPFA 94.1 in San Francisco, 89.3 in Berkeley, and online at KPFA.org.  References throughout the Show and Links: Without Fear Consulting Interfaith Alliance Oakland Peace Center Book – Blueprint for a Revolution Book – The Selected Writings of Eqbal Ahmad Podcast – Bending Toward Justice: Avatar the Last Airbender for the Global Majority The Alliance of South Asians Taking Action – ASATA Bay Area Solidarity Summer South Asian American Digital Archive Archival Creators Fellowship Program Sandhya Jha's project, you can listen to all of the oral histories here. Solidarity Forever Online Exhibit Arab Resource and Organizing Center Block the Boat No Tech for Apartheid  University of California Labor Center Equality Labs California Trade Justice Coalition NAFCON – National Alliance for Filipino Concerns Filipino Community Center Madhvi Trivedi Patak Transcript ​[00:00:00]  Miata Tan: Hello and welcome! You are tuning in to APEX Express—a weekly radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. I'm your host, Miata Tan. Tonight we're revisiting an episode from our archives, first aired January 5th, 2023. We're bringing it back this week in honor of South Asian American Heritage Month. This one centers Sandhya Jha — a pastor, organizer, and founder of the Oakland Peace Center — in conversation with APEX producer Swati Rayasam. The first half traces Sandhya's path into organizing, from a labor campaign at Johns Hopkins to two decades of interfaith and racial justice work. The second half digs into Sandhya's project with the South Asian American Digital Archive, where she spent a year interviewing South Asian workers inside the labor movement — collecting stories that don't usually make it into the archive. Here's Swati Rayasam in conversation with Sandhya Jha. [00:01:00] Swati Rayasam: I'm really excited actually today to talk to Sandhya Jha, who is a really close friend of mine. Hi Sandhya. Hi there. Sandhya is, a Pastor is a consultant and has been working on this really amazing project with the South Asian American Digital Archive that will get into later in the episode. But yeah, Sandhya I'm just really excited to learn more about you and to hear more of your story and, let's just dive in. [00:01:26] Swati Rayasam: Absolutely. [00:01:27] Swati Rayasam: We should first talk a little bit about how we know each other, you have this long organizing background. I've been in the Bay Area for the past seven years and I would be totally lying if I said I have not historically been, or I'm not even currently an active fangirl of yours. You are literally a pastor. You are a movement worker, how did you get involved in organizing? [00:01:53] Sandhya Jha: Yeah. So I am the product of my parents who were generous, compassionate [00:02:00] people who thought about the world beyond themselves, but were never involved in organizing or activism or anything like that. I think for anybody who comes from immigrant backgrounds, it's hard to tell our stories without naming who we come from. Right. And so my father was Sunil Kumar Jha from the village of Tildanga in West Bengal. My mother, who is still alive is Jeanette Campbell Jha. She is from Glasgow. So I come from a mixed religion and mixed race home. My parents chose not to name me Sandhya Campbell Jha not to give me that kind of grounding, but I was called Sandhya Rani Jha, which is a lot to live up to, well, yes, Rani does mean Queen. But it was actually handed down to me, part of the reason they wanted that middle name was it was my aunt's name, Durga Rani Upadhyay and she was the one who really [00:03:00] brokered my mother's acceptance into the Indian family and I think that there was something about being accepted on the Indian side of the family and not for many, many years on the Scottish side. That caused my parents and particularly my mother to double down on making sure I knew who I came from and who I came from was my people in the village of Tildanga. [00:03:23] Sandhya Jha: I grew up in Akron, Ohio, so we immigrated to this country when I was a toddler, in the late 1970s, which was a complicated time for Asian immigrants to be in the Midwest because it was a time that the rust belt was rusting and there was a growing sense that we were the reason. But also I grew up alongside folks who were trying to figure out how to put food on the table. So I think that landscape shaped me in a lot of ways. And I also come from people who grew up in poor working communities. And[00:04:00] when I went off to college, there was an organizing campaign. The board of directors of the university had created a for-profit corporation with the exact same board. [00:04:15] Swati Rayasam: Oh wow. [00:04:16] Sandhya Jha: So that the universities could subcontract all of their catering, all of their custodial work to this… basically Shell corporation. [00:04:28] Swati Rayasam: Are we telling on the university? [00:04:29] Sandhya Jha: Mm, Yeah. Why not? It was Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and I think that's relevant because the tension between Black communities next to Johns Hopkins Medical School and the school itself were very real because this was part of a very long history of exploiting community members. So the workers were organizing, and you know, I had read about activism, I cared about it. I paid as much attention as I could for a high school student. But when I got to college, this organizing [00:05:00] campaign was going, and the workers were really clear, Hey, college kids who are excited about this, we do have a role for you. It's to fill the crowd. It's to cheer us on. It's to when we ask you communicate to the university that our well-being matters to you because they will listen to you in different ways. But the campaign centered the workers and was really clear with us about what our role was because we were the folks with all the privilege by getting to be there, right? We had tons of privilege and it was a really good lesson for me. I am so grateful. The first organizing campaign I was a part of was a labor campaign that understood what it meant to center the people who were the most impacted by injustice and I think that shaped the rest of my career. [00:05:46] Swati Rayasam: And that's so special too because I think for many people who come into organizing, and I will definitely cop to this myself, like coming up and organizing through high school and college level organizing. When you are a student, nobody ever [00:06:00] tells you that actually you are the least useful kind of organizer that exists. Right. You are in this incredibly enclaved community. Your oppressor, the university, all they have to do is wait for you to graduate institutional memory will not keep you. Yeah. Right. And I think that it is, it's this perfect storm of, you have actually sometimes cool ideas, sometimes very rudimentary ideas, but you also have this turnover issue and you have this sense of self import, which often comes with your teens, early twenties. Yep. As you're just figuring all of that out. So Yeah, self differentiation, right? It's a narcissistic phase in our development. . [00:06:46] Swati Rayasam: It absolutely is and I think that's so important, and I can't imagine how my life would be shaped if I didn't have to spend a lot of time unlearning the self import and narcissism that I had gained through student [00:07:00] organizing. [00:07:00] Sandhya Jha: Yeah. No, I am really, really grateful for it. [00:07:02] Sandhya Jha: My first job outta college was working for a member of Congress, which sounds super fancy and pretentious, but, a member of congress from Akron, Ohio. So put that all in perspective. His name, believe it or not, was Tom Sawyer. Oh, wow. What I loved about Tom was back in those days, he believed very strongly that 80% of legislation was nonpartisan and that was the part that he spent most of his time on. He would weigh in with his party, when they were dealing with that 20% pretty consistently. But he was more interested in the stuff that everybody could agree on and I remember for about 15 years after I worked for him, I looked back and found myself thinking that was so naive. How did he not understand where we were about to head with the divisions between the political parties? But at this point in my life, I realize the people I respect most in organizing work keep pointing out that the binary of [00:08:00] left and right actually doesn't serve us very well. One of my biggest heroes in the movement right now is the Reverend Dr. William Barber, [00:08:07] Swati Rayasam: Hometown hero of mine. Yes. [00:08:09] Sandhya Jha: Poor People's campaign from North Carolina. And he always talks about how it's not about right and left. It's about right and wrong. And it turns out that when we engage in organizing with the awareness that there are huge swaths of things that most of us are well served by, we can do better organizing. And that was actually how Tom was legislating. And at a certain point I realized that my deep passion was around racial justice, but the distinct experience I had in a multi religious household was an awareness of how religion was being used as a weapon. I had an obsession. Every paper in college I wrote was about the Christian coalition, this right wing, organizing body in the nineties. So a friend of mine [00:09:00] said, You know, there's an interfaith organization working against the Christian Coalition. And it was called the Interfaith Alliance. Her mom had been a superintendent in Washington state in eastern Washington and was a pretty conservative person by my standards. [00:09:18] Sandhya Jha: But, Dr. Chow believed in multiculturalism and believed in teaching evolution. And the Christian coalition had organized to push her out of her position as superintendent and the Interfaith Alliance of Washington State had supported her in that time. [00:09:38] Sandhya Jha: And so Liz said, you know, they've got a national chapter, a national office. And that's where I ended up, cutting my adult organizing teeth which was great because talk about learning lessons for our current moment where religion is being weaponized in ways that are anti-trans, that are anti-queer, that are anti-women, that [00:10:00] are anti reproductive rights, that are anti-immigrant and refugee. I am really grateful to have experienced the power of multi-faith organizing, around a lot of those same issues. So that was what I did in the early two thousands and then I went to seminary and public policy school, and then I ended up out here pastoring a congregation of 10 people in a building of 40,000 square feet. [00:10:29] Sandhya Jha: And long story short, that's how the Oakland Peace Center was born, was out of this dream of cultivating deeper collaboration among nonprofits who were dedicated to a shared cause. The Oakland Peace Center, which is a collective of 40 different nonprofits committed to dismantling the root causes of violence in our community. I was the founder of that organization and it was when I was pastoring First Christian Church of Oakland that I asked the handful of folks who were members of that church, what they wanted to [00:11:00] contribute to the community, and they said they wanted to contribute peace in the midst of violence. And for a dozen folks to have given birth to a space that in non pandemic years, saw over a hundred thousand people do things like the Lawyers for Black Lives Conference and to do Kingian non-violence training and to be a part of food and clothing distribution, to participate in all the very diverse ways that we can create peace is pretty impressive. [00:11:30] Sandhya Jha: And a couple of years ago, I left the Oakland Peace Center because a colleague of mine said, Anybody can run a non-profit. We need you to do what you're actually good at, and what she meant by that was we need more people of color doing diversity, equity, and inclusion work that is actually grounded in power analysis. That isn't just how do we be nicer to each other in the workplace, but how do we recognize the ways that systems of white supremacy [00:12:00] unconsciously often shape the culture of our workplaces? And what do we do to dismantle that white supremacy culture so that we can be building nonprofits and institutions of higher education and faith organizations, and even corporations that are dedicated to our full liberation, our liberation, the lands liberation. [00:12:23] Swati Rayasam: I mean coming, especially from the place that you come in grassroots organizing and in faith based organizing, what is it actually to transition into this kind of consulting space around racial justice and really interface with a lot of people that I feel like as organizers, we don't really talk to? [00:12:42] Sandhya Jha: One of my favorite things about this shift in my work is I love getting to work with folks who don't think of themselves as organizers, who, it turns out are organizers, Right. I think we sometimes create a cult of here's what an organizer looks like, you [00:13:00] have to be a Martin Luther King or a Cesar Chavez and what I love is getting to work with moms and with teenagers and with folks who think of themselves as caring, compassionate, individuals, and when I go into an organization and work with their handful of folks who care about this issue, the DEI team, I get to teach them how to strategically organize. I get to teach them how do you create culture shift over time? I get to teach them how do you figure out who your allies are? How do you figure out how to move people who are neutral? It turns out that there are a lot more organizers out there than we realize if we don't create one definition of what an organizer needs to look like. [00:13:45] Swati Rayasam: I have been reading this political scholar Eqbal Ahmed, who really talks about the way the burden is on those of us who are deeply committed to movement work, narrow definition people, the burden is really on us to try and [00:14:00] create a liberatory future that feels both achievable. Mm-hmm. and safe for everybody. Because when people engage in mass struggle and in revolution, there are people who are a hundred percent willing to put their lives on the line. People who are willing to die for the cause. And we absolutely need those people. And there are many people along the spectrum who, if you can create a future that feels like it's within their grasp, they will come with you. [00:14:30] Sandhya Jha: Yep. I teach a lot of organizing classes and have gotten a chance to teach alongside my beloved colleague BK Woodson at Allen Temple Baptist Church, they have a leadership institute there. And one of the books we use is Blueprint for a Revolution by Srđa Popović. And I feel like I learned a lot as we read that book together and thought about how to apply it to the work we're doing in Oakland. They talked about how by engaging in nonviolent direct action, [00:15:00] they created space for elders to be a part of their work and youth to be a part of their work and families to be a part of their work. By making the movement playful. They gave people hope and gave people courage because dictators are terrified of being mocked. [00:15:17] Swati Rayasam: Yeah, exactly. And I think by being really restrictive or narrow about who we view as actually valuable organizers. And I think labor movements teach us this a lot, right? We really cut ourselves off at the knees on our ability to build a network or to be in touch with the general population, many of whom are more connected than we ever give them credit for. [00:15:41] Sandhya Jha: Yeah. Yep. it's part of why I love labor organizing. I talk with a lot of people who are disenchanted with organizing who ask me how I can have stayed involved for the past 25 years. And why I've been able to stay in it is cuz I'm organizing alongside workers and they have [00:16:00] full lives. And the work that they're doing in the movement is so that they can live their full lives. And there's something about having that perspective and recognizing the why all the time instead of getting lost in the weeds of the what. Is so important in this work. I think that has been a big theme of my organizing life is how do we build to the greatest common denominator? As my friend BK often says how do we build towards those shared values that often get erased when we are engaged in the right versus left debate. [00:16:39] Swati Rayasam: Yeah. I think that it is so important and I also think that it's really hard in this moment of what feels like constant trauma and re trauma. [00:16:51] Swati Rayasam: And to some extent especially when we're talking about the left right dichotomy there are real concerns [00:17:00] about safety. Yep. And there are real concerns about security and who you are in community with and who you can find even the smallest level of acceptance from to ensure that you won't have violence visited upon you. And I think that these conversations of united front organizing, Right. trying to bridge across difference mm-hmm. for a shared goal, for a shared liberatory future Yep. Are really important. And they feel kind of impossible to achieve right now. [00:17:31] Sandhya Jha: It's interesting cuz I think that in many ways that is true. There are a lot of conversations that I think people with privilege expect, people who are marginalized to engage in. And those expectations are unfair, what I found very frustrating was the number of people with a lot of privilege who would be like, Ugh, I just can't talk to those people. And I'm like, Then who's going to? Exactly. and so I do think that some of this is about being willing to have [00:18:00] hard conversations in the places where we have privilege and recognizing who's at actual risk and showing up in ways that are protective of who is at risk. But that doesn't mean walking away from people who aren't where we are. Right. Because the fact of the matter is everybody's on a journey. And I have watched at the same time some of the disposability culture in movements write off people without giving them any way to address harm, repair harm, and find a pathway back into community. [00:18:41] Swati Rayasam: Yeah. And I think that's why, at least I am feeling really hopeful about, what I've seen over the past couple of years, this really important track into transformative justice and restorative justice, to acknowledge that there is harm that has happened, there are harms that happen every day between people. [00:19:00] And also we are all on our own journey to unlearn the things that we have been taught either directly or indirectly by our upbringing, by our environment and that you cannot easily dispose of people and that people are able to come back into community. Now that comes with a very important caveat that like they recognize the harm. Mm-hmm. that. They have done or how they've been party to it, that they acknowledge that there is healing work that needs to be done both with the person that they harmed and also probably in internally. [00:19:35] Sandhya Jha: Well, and the community, folks who don't do RJ on a regular basis tend to skip the community aspect. Yeah. That there is actually repair that needs to be done with community and there's work community needs to do to figure out how to re-embrace reabsorb people who have done harm in ways that still protect the person who's been harmed. [00:19:55] Swati Rayasam: Exactly. In ways that do not erase the harm that has happened, but [00:20:00] acknowledge, contextualize it and say, Okay, we are patching this and we are working to move forward in step with each other. Absolutely. [00:20:09] Sandhya Jha: Can I just say that one of the other things that I think you and I have in common is a real passion for bringing joy back into the work of Justice I quote Fabiana Rodriguez a lot on this particular thing, because I was at an event she was doing eons ago, and she looked out at us and most of us were activists and she said, Listen, y ‘all you keep inviting people to a struggle. I'm on your side and I don't wanna join a struggle. I want to join a party. And that was like a call to arms for me when I heard her say that. I was like, Oh my gosh, you're right. We are so much more fun. Like, I've hung out with people who are anti-trans and anti queer and anti-immigrant and anti refugee. They are not fun people. No, no. We have all of the best parties. So I don't know why we don't [00:21:00] capitalize on that more. So I think the role of joy and justice is so important. And this is why I was so excited to have you on the podcast that I launched recently. [00:21:11] Sandhya Jha: Right. Bending Towards Justice Avatar the last Airbender for the Global Majority. [00:21:15] Swati Rayasam: So literally like bringing it together. Two of my favorite things right, is like TV shows, wholesome TV shows like Avatar, The Last Airbender that I deeply love and organizing. Yes. All the work that I love. And I think it's true You know, what is actually really the important work is to work to build toward a future that is desirable Yep. That people want to be a part of. Yeah. That people can see happen. Yeah. And I think that is a lot of the difficulty that I have seen in some organizing circles. We are so well versed in what we are against and all of the things that are bad that so many people have a really hard time seeing or visioning or communicating [00:22:00] what it is that we are fighting for. Yeah. Right. And it's not enough to say, I'm fighting for a world where we can all be safe. Right. Yeah. I'm not, I'm fighting for a world where we can all take long naps in the middle of the day if we'd like to do that. Right. Yeah. But like really building and visioning that future of like, in this world in which we are all safe, there will be harm that happens. How do we deal with that? Yeah. What do we do with that? How do we make sure that it is able to keep everybody safe and also able to account for the times in which it is not able to keep everybody safe. [00:22:38] Sandhya Jha: Visionary does not have to mean naive. And we need it to be visionary. And sometimes I forget to do the visionary stuff. I've got a colleague, Dave Bell, he's a farmer who is also an anti-racism trainer and we do a lot of work together. He's a white guy who lives in White Swan, Washington, on the reservation and I remember being at a training with him and I [00:23:00] was all fired up and I was so excited about the conversations we were having and the people were really ready to do the hard work and roll up their sleeves. And Dave says to them, I would like to not have to do this work. And I'm like, What is he talking about? This is amazing. We're doing such good work. And he says, I would like for us not to have to talk about racism all the time. I would rather be farming. I would rather be, taking care of the cows in my field. [00:23:26] Sandhya Jha: I would rather be talking about my pottery work that I'm doing badly but learning how to do, I would rather be doing anything than have this conversation. But I don't get to be on the farm with the wheat, with the cows, with my bad pottery until we figured out how to do this anti-racism work. And it was a really humbling moment for me because I also get into that like I'm an organizer, that's my identity space. And it was this reminder of Dave's doing this. So he gets to live in a world where he gets to hang out in the fields and he [00:24:00] gets to, love on the cows. There's something about being reminded that we're doing this so that eventually we don't have to do it. That I think is actually visionary in its own way and it's important. [00:24:12] Swati Rayasam: Moving into a little bit more of the grit of like why I asked you to be on the show today. I met you originally when I moved to the Bay Area when you were the executive director of the Oakland Peace Center because At that time I was doing organizing work with the Alliance of South Asians Taking Action, which is a 20 year old bay area based organization, that was really founded around the Laki Reddy Bali Reddy sex trafficking. Yep. Caste and labor exploitation case that happened in Berkeley in 1999. And I was just so thrilled to be around and have in community so many rad desis. And you also did work with ASATA, right. Historically and are actively doing work with us. [00:24:56] Sandhya Jha: Absolutely. One of the places I think I invested the most [00:25:00] energy in where we got to spend a lot of quality time in the kitchen was one of the projects, Bay Area Solidarity Summer, an organizing institute, camp, however you wanna refer to it. [00:25:10] Swati Rayasam: Political education, Summer camp. [00:25:12] Swati Rayasam: Yeah, exactly. For young South Asian Americans who are committed to activism. What I think was the most beautiful part of that program when I was involved in it, and it's still the case today, is for young South Asians who think that they're the only ones who care about justice issues, who haven't met other people, who are South Asian, and identify as justice seekers first to meet each other and realize that there are people just like them. Then to look around and realize that those of us who are usually 10, 15, 20 years older than them are also committed to the work and have been doing it for decades. And then for them to get exposed to the long history of radical visionary organizing and activism of South [00:26:00] Asians here in the US and also in the homelands of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and diasporic countries all over the world. [00:26:13] Sandhya Jha: There's something about realizing, Oh, you have contemporaries, oh, you have elders, oh, you have ancestors. Mm-hmm. Especially in the face of the model minority lie that so many of us have had imposed on us, this lie that all we are all we're supposed to be is cogs in this larger capitalist machine that are non disruptive, which is why we're allowed to survive. And if we are non disruptive enough, we might even be able to be comfortable. And to discover that there's more to our story than that is so exciting and I love, love, love being a part of that. [00:26:52] Swati Rayasam: Yeah. I think that is like fundamentally one of the most important kind of activities that [00:27:00] happens in the ASATA universe, I was a kid who also grew up thinking that there were no other South Asians like me, or there were no other folks who were interested in justice. I spent a lot of time doing, reproductive and queer justice in the south; I always think about what would it have meant if I came in, BASS for 18 to 24 year olds. Yep. what would it have meant if I had come in at a fresh 18 and been able to basically be apprised of the fact that I have this history Yeah. That it's not just me. And that actually, immigration and white supremacy and neo-colonial culture has created this project of assimilation that all of our parents have been in on, in a way to survive Yeah. And to be safe. And I tell my, I tell my mom that a lot because she's always a little surprised about the organizing work that I do. And I was just like, Your job was to survive. My job is to liberate. Yeah. [00:28:00] You know? Yeah. And I could not do that if you were not so focused on creating that environment for me. [00:28:07] Swati Rayasam: I love that. [00:28:07] Swati Rayasam: we'll drop in the show notes, but, BASS – Bay Area Solidarity Summer is solidaritysummer.org. So we'll put that in the show notes as well as ASATA, the Alliance of South Asians Taking Action is ASATA.org. And yeah, I think that is a really good segue into how we got involved in this amazing project. [00:28:31] Swati Rayasam: You're tuned in to APEX express at 94.1 KPFA and 89.3, KPFB in Berkeley. And online@kpfa.org. [00:28:43] Swati Rayasam: I think it was Fall 2021 that you and I were talking. Yep. And you were telling me that you were involved in this amazing archival fellowship project. Is run by the South Asian American Digital Archive and [00:29:00] that you were going to do your project about labor. Mm-hmm. and South Asians. Yep. And my immediate, incredibly naive response was, how many South Asians are there in labor? [00:29:12] Sandhya Jha: Exactly. And it's not naive. It's interesting cuz I think that this project actually emerged out of my favorite part of BASS, which was when the young adults would ask what their opportunities were in the world of justice. And I would say, you know, there's a place for us in labor justice. It had never crossed most of their minds. Right. We don't think of ourselves as having a role especially in formalized unions. And so SAADA, the South Asian American Digital Archives has an archival fellows project. And the whole purpose of it is to diversify their archives and collect the stories that are usually overlooked in the telling of South Asian American stories. [00:29:56] Sandhya Jha: And they have done a great job over the years of collecting the [00:30:00] stories of informal organizing, like the Punjabi Taxi Drivers campaign, the Bangladeshi Nail Workers Campaign. Those were informal labor organizing campaigns. That have been really well archived and they're amazing stories. I wanted to make sure that the next generation of South Asian activists knew about the South Asians who were actually part of the formal organized labor movement. [00:30:30] Sandhya Jha: And so I spent this past year interviewing, maybe a half a dozen or so South Asian American workers. Generally, not always, but mostly what would be classified as low wage workers who found a pathway into formal organizing bodies, unite here or the building trades or any number of the formal unions that keep [00:31:00] the labor movement alive across the country today. And I'm really proud of the fact that we do have South Asian workers who have moved up the ranks to be official organizers or to be at negotiating tables. And so that's part of the story I thought it was worth us telling. [00:31:19] Swati Rayasam: And I am, I'm so excited that we get to dive deeper into this project and I really love your framing too, around the three large bins that you have, solidarity, spirit and struggle. [00:31:34] Swati Rayasam: Right? Yeah. Yeah. [00:31:35] Sandhya Jha: I started out with certain assumptions about what I was going to learn, partly because I've been doing labor solidarity work for 25 years at this point. I really thought I knew what I was gonna hear. And what I discovered was there were these consistent themes across, the interviews. that there were these notions of, Oh, what's meaningful to me is [00:32:00] getting to organize across cultures, getting to organize with people who, on the surface and even deep down are very different than me, but we share this vision of what our lives can be. And so that solidarity message I found really powerful. Also, and admittedly because I come out of a spiritual background, was probably looking for it. I was really struck by how many of the interviews ended up talking about the role of spirituality and shaping people's values. And in a couple of instances, organizers said, what my religion taught me was that religion needs to be challenged. And building up that muscle was what helped me challenge systems of injustice in other places. But others said that their journey with their faith tradition was what guided them into the work of labor organizing. [00:32:52] Sandhya Jha: And then that third bucket of struggle, I think is the lived experience of how [00:33:00] hard it is to take on oppressive systems of capitalism, how hard it is to take on decks that are stacked against us and what it means to have somewhere to turn in the midst of those struggles. I will say there were also a couple of lessons I was surprised by because my South Asian identity is so central to my organizing work, I was expecting to collect stories of people who were proud South Asians, who were also proud to be involved in the labor movement. And I assumed that they would see connections between those things because I certainly do. But what I discovered is for the most part, they were like, Yeah, I'm South Asian. I'm not saying that doesn't matter, but it's not super relevant to my organizing work. My organizing work is about [00:34:00] our cross-cultural solidarity. And that was something I hadn't been expecting that emerged as I did those interviews. Interesting. And I'm really grateful that the South Asian American Digital Archives likes telling all of the stories because I think I promised them that what they were going to get was, we're proud to be South Asian organizers. And what I got was, yeah, we're South Asian, we're proud to be organizers. And the that SAADA is like, yeah, that's part of our story too. [00:34:28] Swati Rayasam: Yeah. And I think that's, that I think is incredibly important. We have this really, amazing series of audio clips from your SAADA interviews that really represent a lot of the themes that you were highlighting about solidarity, spirit, and struggle. And I'm just really excited to play them as we talk through these larger themes in your larger project and the experience of South Asian labor organizers. [00:34:55] Swati Rayasam: This clip is from somebody that you and I both know, which [00:35:00] is Prem Pariyar. I was so thrilled that Prem was a part of your project. I think Prem is an incredible organizer, so yeah tell our listeners a little bit about Prem. Prem [00:35:09] Sandhya Jha: It was pretty exciting to get to work with him you know, he moved here from Nepal and in Nepal he had been a Dalit activist and he came to the United States and had this notion that in the United States there is no caste and he was disabused of that notion very quickly as a restaurant worker dealing with anti Nepali bias in Indian restaurants, dealing with caste bias in Nepali restaurants, well dealing with Caste bias in all the restaurants. [00:35:35] Swati Rayasam: Hey, everyone, Narrator Swati here, I just wanted to put in an explanatory comma, a la W Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu to talk about some terms you just heard. Sandhya referenced that Prem was a Dalit activist and also talked about Caste bias. For those of you who don't know, Caste is a violent system of oppression and exclusion, which governs social status in many south Asian countries, although it is [00:36:00] most commonly associated with India. It works on an axis of purity and pollution, and it's hereditary. At the top of the caste system are Brahmins, by the way Sandhya and I are both Brahmin, and not even at the bottom, but completely outside of the system are Dalits who were previously referred to by the slur untouchable and Adivasis who are indigenous to South Asia. [00:36:25] Swati Rayasam: Despite being “illegal” Caste bias, Caste Oppression, Caste apartheid, are still prevalent, both in South Asia and as Sandhya references, in the United States. It manifests in many ways that people experience racial injustice, via socioeconomic inequality, systemic and interpersonal violence, occupation, and through the determination of marriage and other relationships. You can learn more at EqualityLabs.org and APEX currently has a show in the works that delves into this more deeply. Now. Back to Sandhya [00:36:58] Sandhya Jha: What is [00:37:00] delightful to me is Prem went on to get an MSW and is building out amazing mental health resources for Dalit communities for the Nepali community. Seeking to build out a program where there are more and more people in Nepal who are trained with MSW skills. [00:37:21] Sandhya Jha: I met with one of his professors from CSU East Bay where he got his degree and she said, You know, that the entire Cal State system is adding caste to its anti-discrimination policies thanks to the work he started at CSU East Bay. And it was really beautiful to hear that because the focus of my conversations with him were more around how his experiences in the restaurants led him into the solidarity work with nail salon workers. [00:37:53] Swati Rayasam: To just, kick back to the caste abolition work that Prem has been doing, that caste abolition work [00:38:00] at CSU East Bay has been such critical work in these ongoing conversations around caste that have been in the South Asian community primarily, but have been percolating elsewhere. [00:38:13] Swati Rayasam: You know, the state of California filed a lawsuit against Cisco systems Yep. For caste discrimination in their workplace and there have been all these conversations around caste and tech work and interplay that with the no tech for apartheid work. Right. That has been happening in Palestinian liberation circles. Yeah. And really building that solidarity movement. So I think that Prem is an absolute powerhouse Yeah. In that regard. But yeah, let's listen to this clip. [00:38:42] Prem: During that time, I got connected with other community organizer, like workers group. I got connected and so I was connected with nail salon workers, who were exploited at their workplace and with them, [00:39:00] I got to go to the capital in Sacramento. And so I thought I need to advocate for the restaurant workers. that was my first experience, like working with other workers and with the assembly members and like other other policy makers I shared what is happening what kinds of discrimination happening at the workplace. So I advocated for the restaurant workers at that time. I shared my stories and I supported the rights of nail salon workers. I was there to support them and they supported me as well, and it was wonderful. And finally that advocacy worked. And the bill was drafted and it was passed finally. And so it was huge achievement at that time. [00:39:49] Swati Rayasam: I love that. I think that is such a perfect story of when you win, we all win. [00:39:56] Sandhya Jha: And what I also love about it is he goes on [00:40:00] to talk about how he has remained in relationship with those nail salon workers. That they show up for each other, that they take each other food, that they show up to each other's baby showers and birthday parties, and there's this sense of community that emerges out of this shared struggle. And so that's a cross-cultural campaign. They were mostly Vietnamese. There were some Bangladeshi nail salon workers, but it was mostly people from a different culture than his. [00:40:27] Sandhya Jha: But somebody at the Asian Health Services program that he was at, saw his gifts, saw his passion, and he really responded to that in exactly, the most powerful way. I can imagine. [00:40:38] Swati Rayasam: And I think one of the nice things as well about that is that person at Asian Health Services connected Prem in and the Nail Salon Worker group, California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative, Prem came from Nepal, I'm not sure, but the extent to which his organizing background and how comfortable he was in the US organizing space around labor [00:41:00] issues was probably significantly less that worker group took it upon themselves when they saw Prem come in to say, Oh, you are advocating on behalf of restaurant workers. Great. Why don't you join us? Let's help support and so the nail salon workers saw Prem, saw solidarity with Prem and said, It is our responsibility mm-hmm to bring you into this space to connect you in and to move in, struggle together. Yeah. Toward our shared goals of safety, of health, of rights. Yep. [00:41:35] Sandhya Jha: Exactly. [00:41:36] Swati Rayasam: So, we have this clip from Daljit, tell me a little bit about Daljit. Daljit [00:41:42] Sandhya Jha: Yeah. Daljit was an attorney who now reads tarot for people because she needed a break from the toxicity of that career and how it was taking her away from her family. Daljit is a deeply spiritual person and, [00:42:00] as I mentioned before, this theme of spirit showed up in some really beautiful ways in some of the interviews. I loved the way she understood her Sikh tradition as foundationally being connected with the land and foundationally connected with the people who work the land. [00:42:15] Daljit: Agriculture is our culture and the religion that I was born into, Siki, the founder of that faith was a farmer. And so a lot of the scripture, the analogies, the metaphors, the poetry, the music, the songs, the boon, the traditional folk songs, that can be taunting and teasing banter, all that stuff the land is the framework for that. And my most favorite line from the Guru Granth Sahib, our holy book, is, [speaks Punjabi] and that basically means that, the waters our guru, the airs our father, but our mother is Earth. And that's the greatest of all , and that's adherence to ecosystem. That's the [00:43:00] indigenous Cosmo vision that should be paramount. And that's what I try to teach my children. And so I think that's what I was taught as a kid without necessarily being able to pinpoint it, but it was just infused throughout our songs, our music, our food, the Harvest, there's two times a year that our celebrations, whether it Baisakhi or Lohri. It's so connected to the harvest and what is coming out of the soil or not. And you're connected to the cycles of nature. [00:43:28] Swati Rayasam: The connection between nature land, spirituality the way that it shows up in so many faith backgrounds and so many faith organizers, I think is really, really beautiful. [00:43:41] Sandhya Jha: And I love that Daljit Kaursoni who was raised in this tradition, has found her way to Buddhism and is raising her kids with those connections, but without ever losing this grounding in the liberation of the land, the liberation of the [00:44:00] people. [00:44:00] Sandhya Jha: And for that to be a key element of her spirituality, even as her spirituality evolves, I think it's pretty powerful. Tafadar [00:44:08] Sandhya Jha: One of the other people I got to interview ,Tafadar, he's a Bangladeshi American in the building trades and is a deeply committed Marxist. For me, this was a particularly exciting interview because I'm Bengali, so from West Bengal, before partition, Bangladesh and what's now West Bengal, were one state. And so it was fun to get to talk with him and to say, Hey, this is our legacy as Bengalis is radical worker organizing. [00:44:40] Sandhya Jha: And I remember saying to him, Some people in the building trades are not super excited to be working with brown people. And some people in the building trades are a little biased against women. And as a very, very progressive South Asian? How do you navigate that [00:45:00] space? [00:45:00] Sandhya Jha: And he said, Here's the thing is, yeah, I organize alongside some moderate to conservative white folks from New Jersey and he said, but in the building trades, if that moderate to conservative white guy from New Jersey decides he doesn't like my feminist politics, or he doesn't like my brown skin, if he decides that's a reason not to train me, he might die. And it was really interesting because even though I've been doing labor justice work for a long time, it was one of those moments I was like, Oh, right. Your work is very dangerous and you all have to rely on each other whether you like each other or not. That is the magic of organizing that no one ever talks about. This is why we can do cross class, cross-cultural work because literally you have to trust each other with your lives. Right. That was a really clarifying moment for me. And it was one of those interesting moments where I was like, [00:46:00] Solidarity is not a romantic thing. Uh, it is very much a matter of life and death. [00:46:05] Sandhya Jha: And I think that is really important and that exact thing that you brought up, you don't even have to necessarily trust somebody. Right. But you do need them. Yep. Right. And like that really clear understanding that like your fates are intertwined and it is truly in everybody's best interest. If you are trained well, irrespective of whether or not at lunch, I'm interested in sitting anywhere near you. I think that's really great. [00:46:32] Sandhya Jha: One of the things that was really exciting about talking with Tafadar was the reminder that labor organizing and formal union organizing at its best can be in solidarity with other movements really worker justice and housing justice and racial justice are inseparable, on some level. And so, one of the most inspiring stories I got to hear across all of these interviews [00:47:00] was a campaign that brought together folks across the anti- gentrification, the immigrant rights, and the labor justice movement. [00:47:14] Tafadar: It's ironic, building affordable housing with deadly exploitation. And, um, to do this, the de blassio administration, they embark on massive major rezonings of poor areas to relax the local zoning laws to be able to bring in these developments. And a couple of years ago, my, my union in local 79's. Took a very sharp turn towards a community organizing approach because labor can't win on our own, and that's the perspective that all of labor should adopt. In order to fight against the sweatshops in our industry. We united with a lot of community organizations in the South Bronx. [00:47:53] Tafadar: We formed the South Bronx, Safe Southern Boulevard Coalition. And along with these groups, we [00:48:00] protested and did a whole lot of activism, lobbying, community organizing to stop the rezoning of Southern Boulevard, which is a massive stretch in the South Bronx, while the De Blassio administration had succeeded in another part of the Bronx where there's like massive displacement still underway right now. And we were determined to stop it there. And it was a beautiful thing that we can unite because on our end as labor, we had to prevent all these trash companies from coming in and exploiting workers. And we were working with these tenants who are afraid of being displaced. And people generally, we do need revitalization of our neighborhoods. We do need investment. We do need things to be changed and made better. For us. If it's not for us, if it's done without us, then eventually we're not even gonna be here anymore. So we had that alliance going on and not only did we manage to stop that rezoning, we also educated the local city councilman on why his position was wrong and supporting the rezoning. And he eventually completely flipped this [00:49:00] position. And now chairs the land use committee of the city council from the perspective that we educated him on, which it's just been a very interesting dynamic. But, there's a lot of rezoning battles all over the city that's like the main front of anti gentrification struggles. And I've been watching those kinds of campaigns go on since I began organizing about 15, 16. I've seen very different approaches to them, but I've never seen any model really work until that one kicked in where Labor and the community came together. So that was one of my favorite campaigns because of that lesson that we were able to concretely put into practice and set as an example for not only for community movements all over New York City, but also for Labor. [00:49:43] Sandhya Jha: I think this hit me in particular because I've done so much work around antis displacement in Oakland, and my experience has been. [00:49:53] Sandhya Jha: That while for most of us on the ground, the connection between housing justice and labor justice is really clear. When you [00:50:00] start getting into the technical policy issues and the funding issues, the folks who are running labor and housing justice or affordable housing, struggle to find ways to collaborate. And it's been one of my consistent heartbreaks for at least a decade at this point because I work at the intersection of those things and sometimes I despair of us being able to find ways to move forward together. And so to hear a story like this one and to be reminded at core, those justice issues can and must be we already knew, must be, but actually can function together to build a better community. That was actually really life giving for me to hear. [00:50:45] Swati Rayasam: Yeah. I a hundred percent agree. And I think the point that Tafadar as well brings in the clip of just saying we knew that we could do this, but we knew we couldn't do this without community organizing. Right? Yeah. That labor couldn't do this alone. Yeah. [00:51:00] And I think that is a lot of what, when we talk about solidarity politics, it's not just a backdoor way of inclusion for inclusion's sake, we have to all do this. Actually, it is integral that all of us are involved in any of these campaigns because it impacts all of us. And because we are not going to win with only a single constituency and in the very same way that, Tafadar was identifying that labor couldn't do that alone. in community organizing spaces that you and I have been in mm-hmm. , like we are constantly talking about how we cannot do any of this without labor. Yep. And I think a beautiful example of that is the Block the Boat campaign yeah that the Arab Resource Organizing Center, started back in 2014 and then again during 2021 to block the Zim ship from the port of Oakland. And like this community organization [00:52:00] AROC could not do that without working with the longshoreman to collaborate with the port workers. And I think that when we see the marriage of community organizing and labor organizing, that is when we get the power of grassroots organizing. [00:52:16] Sandhya Jha: Something I wanna mention about the SAADA Fellowship that I was really grateful for: two things. First off, they did a really good job of making sure we got trained in grassroots oral history. So they took really seriously what it meant for this to be justice work. And they made sure we had exposure to methodology that was gonna lift up and honor and foster the voices of people whose stories don't get heard often enough. And that was a really big deal to me. The other thing is they made sure that we had an advisory board, people who are in this [00:53:00] work who could help us, figure out who to talk with, who could help us build out an event strategy. And you helped me build out my advisory committee. Anibel Ferris-Comelo who is with the University of California Labor Center, [00:53:14] Swati Rayasam: Prem Pariyar, a Nepali Dalit restaurant worker, organizer pushing for Caste as a protected category with Equality Labs, a Dalit feminist organization, and a social worker supporting the mental health needs of his and many other South Asian communities in Alameda county. [00:53:31] Swati Rayasam: Will Jamil Wiltchko with the California Trade Justice Coalition, Terry Valen who I did a lot of organizing with at the beginning of the pandemic, around the struggles that seafarers were facing with the onset of COVID-19. And he's the organizational director of the Filipino Community Center in San Francisco. The president of NAFCON which is the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns and just an all in all amazing organizer [00:53:57] Sandhya Jha: the last thing I wanna mention [00:54:00] is SAADA also helped me set up a digital exhibit with Art by Madhvi Trivedi Patak and I wanted to give them a shoutout because they're an incredible artist, but also they grew up in a working class family and didn't get exposed to what it looks like to do labor justice. And so as they developed the artwork to go with the digital exhibit, they got to experience the possibilities of labor solidarity that they hadn't gotten to experience as a child. And so I really loved that Madhvi was a part of this project as well [00:54:38] Swati Rayasam: All of the clips that you shared really identifying, again, these like huge fundamental pillars of solidarity and spirit and struggle. these clips were amazing. They are so rich and so layered with all of these people's varying and different experiences. Really showing in [00:55:00] all of these different walks of life at all of these ages with all of these experiences, that all of these people have this unified and shared identity in struggle, in spirit, and in solidarity for liberation. [00:55:14] Sandhya Jha: And one of the things that I think is worth celebrating is whether they see it as part of their South Asian identity or not. People who do identify as South Asian now have this resource that says there's a home for you in the labor movement. Yes, there are. There is a value to your voice. There is a value to your wisdom, there's a value to your experience in the labor movement. [00:55:36] Swati Rayasam: I think it's a beautiful project. Sandhya, I think it has been an amazing amount of work I've watched you do over the past year. These stories are so wonderful. I really encourage people to check it out. Where can they find your project? [00:55:49] Sandhya Jha: The website's www.saada.org/acfp [00:56:00] /exhibit/solidarity-forever. We'll put that in the notes. We'll definitely put that in the show notes. [00:56:05] Swati Rayasam: I just wanna make sure that we replug your podcast Bending Toward Justice Avatar, The Last Air Bender for the Global Majority and you can find that at tinyurl.com slash ATLA podcast, Capital P (tinyurl.com/ATLAPodcast). And then the last thing that I also wanna make sure that we plug is Without Fear Consulting. [00:56:27] Sandhya Jha: I love working with folks who know that their organization could be a little more liberative, and are, just not quite sure where to start. I love working with a team of folks who want to be about the work of incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion into the DNA of their organization and I love setting them up so that they can keep doing that long after I'm working with them. So please do find me withoutfearconsulting.com. If you're interested in that. [00:56:58] Swati Rayasam: Amazing. Sandhya [00:57:00] Jha, Pastor, Racial Justice consultant, podcast host, archivist, singer songwriter, amazing cook. You can do it all. I think you deserve a nap. it has been amazing talking to you. I am so glad to be able to hear about your project and also to hear a lot more about your life. [00:57:23] Sandhya Jha: Yay. Thank you so much. [00:57:25] Miata Tan: That was Swati Rayasam in conversation with Sandhya Jha. As Swati mentioned, you can learn more about her work in the show notes at kpfa.org/program/apex-express. Speaking of Swati — she's currently working on an episode marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11, out in early September. It'll cover the work of the South Asian Coalition, a national network of organizations working together on South Asian American movement building. Keep an eye out for that one. This episode originally aired January 5th, 2023 — we're re-airing it this week in honor of South Asian American Heritage Month. This is APEX Express on 94.1 KPFA, airing every Thursday evening at 7pm. Thank you for tuning in tonight. APEX Express is a proud member of Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality. A network focused on long-term movement building, capacity infrastructure, and leadership support for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders committed to social justice. Learn more at AACRE.org This program produced by Ayame Keane-Lee, Anuj Vaidya, Isabel Li, Jalena Keane-Lee, Miko Lee, Miata Tan, Preeti Mangala Shekar and Swati Rayasam. Tonight's episode was produced by Swati Rayasam. Get some rest y'all. The post APEX Express – 7.16.26 – South Asians and The Labor Justice Movement appeared first on KPFA.

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Saade Aala Radio | Punjab vs Himachal? Punjab vs Uttarakhand? Or Just Stupid People?Every time a fight breaks out involving people from different states, social media does what it does best...It stops looking for facts and starts looking for teams.In this episode, we discuss how individual crimes and clashes are quickly transformed into State vs State or Community vs Community narratives, making the situation far worse than it actually is.We begin with the recent clash involving Nihangs in Uttarakhand.Within hours, social media had already decided the story.Some called it Punjab vs Uttarakhand.Others turned it into Sikhs vs Uttarakhand.But was it really?We discuss how a dispute involving a few individuals suddenly becomes a battle between millions of innocent people who had absolutely nothing to do with the incident.We've seen this pattern before.Whenever an incident happens between Punjabis and locals in Himachal Pradesh, social media immediately turns it into Punjab vs Himachal.Instead of discussing what actually happened...People begin defending "their side."Facts disappear.Logic disappears.Only emotions remain.One of the biggest points we make in this episode is simple:If someone commits a crime...They should face legal action.Not become the representative of an entire state, religion or community.Crime belongs to individuals.Not geography.We also discuss a worrying trend seen in several incidents.Instead of informing the police or allowing the legal system to work...Groups of people decide to punish others themselves.Public beatings.Mob justice.Instant verdicts.We ask a simple question:When did ordinary citizens become the courts of India?Justice cannot exist if every crowd starts making its own law.Today people don't wait for investigations.They wait for someone to blame.One video...One headline...One viral clip......and suddenly millions of people start fighting online over something they know almost nothing about.This episode is about breaking that cycle.Because every incident deserves facts—not hashtags.At Saade Aala Radio, we believe stupidity has no religion, no state and no nationality.When someone does something wrong...Call out the individual.Not an entire community.That's how societies stay united.

Environment Canada has issued alerts for at least five provinces and one territory. Extreme heat, wildfires, and tornadoes are making for more volatile weather across the country. And: Public health experts in the U.S. are trying to track the source of an outbreak of cyclosporiasis. It's usually food- or water-borne. The outbreak has spread to 30 states, and while it's not usually fatal, it can be very unpleasant. Also: President Donald Trump backtracks on his plan to charge transiting ships a fee, as the U.S. and Iran each claim control of the Strait of Hormuz. Plus: The Assembly of First Nations criticizes the prime minister's major projects plan, Canadian connection to the murder of a Punjabi singer, the campaign to free a Palestinian doctor, home insurance costs rise in Canada, and more.

This episode dismantles the Bhaichara myth by exposing centuries of Hindu-Muslim alliances against Sikhs, from the Mughal era to 1984 and beyond. Drawing on Gurbani, Sikh historical sources and geopolitical analysis, it argues that Sikh survival requires strategic clarity not interfaith sentimentality. Click to listen to more!

While discussing Main Vaapas Aaunga:Abhinandan: I couldn't understand why Diljeet's love interest is played by Banita Sandhu. Now she is British born. She is playing an Indian but from there. So she has this British accent. Rajyasree: A Welsh actress of Punjabi descent.Abhinandan: I don't know whether she is Welsh or not Welsh, she was…Rajyasree: Welsh! Abhinandan: She is speaking Hindi in an accent like people who would have never spoken Hindi and it's not like Diljeet is a pendu. He can also speak English. Either make her speak English or make her speak Hindi in an accent which is not so off the charts. And why is she speaking it in the first place?Rajyasree: But she is Welsh. Poor thing ya…Abhinandan: Arey, then make the dialogue in English na, aunty!This and a whole lot of awful and awesome in this special episode as Abhinandan and Rajyasree discuss Main Vaapas Aaunga and Project Hail Mary.Timecodes0:00: Celina Jaitly marriage updates on Primetime2:25: Headlines6:52: Chauhan Teaser14:12: Reading Emails18:44: Mai Vaapas Aaunga 29:31: Reading Emails 33:10: Project Hail Mary52:16: Reading EmailsRecommendationsBorat BrunoAliG IndaHouseBeautiful Girl by INXSProject Hail MaryClick here to download the Newslaundry app on Android. And here for iOS.Produced and edited by Tarun Sahu and Hassan Bilal. Recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

MUSIC: KULSTARR SINGER: AJAYPAL AULAKH LYRICS: HARMAN RANDHAWA MIX & MASTER: KULSTARR & TOM LOWRY LABEL: LIVE PROUD RECORDS VIDEO: LIVE PROUD FILMS Wolverhampton-based music producer Kulstarr is set to launch his new independent label, Live Proud Records, with its first official release, "Reckonize", featuring Ajaypal Aulakh, on 10 July 2026. More than just a new single, Reckonize marks the beginning of a long-term vision to create a platform for original music, authentic storytelling and emerging talent across the UK Punjabi music scene and beyond. Accompanied by a cinematic visual, Reckonize draws inspiration from a defining chapter in Kulstarr's life. Set against the backdrop of lockdown, the project reflects a period that reshaped his creative direction and laid the foundations for what would eventually become Live Proud Records. Speaking about the release, Kulstarr said: "Live Proud Records has been years in the making. This isn't about chasing trends or overnight success. It's about creating music that means something, building opportunities for artists and staying true to the vision. 'Reckonize' is the first chapter, and there's much more to come." Having spent years working across music production, recording, mixing and visual storytelling, Kulstarr sees Live Proud Records as the next step in bringing music, visuals and artist development together under one banner. Following the release of Reckonize, Live Proud Records plans to unveil a series of original projects, alongside future collaborations, live performances and new releases. Reckonize by Kulstarr featuring Ajaypal Aulakh will be available on all major streaming platforms from 10 July 2026.

In this episode, you'll learn essential FIFA World Cup vocabulary and everyday football phrases in natural, conversational Punjabi. Whether you're watching matches with Punjabi speakers or simply want to expand your Punjabi vocabulary, this episode will help you understand and talk about the beautiful game with confidence.This podcast is for people who want to learn real, conversational Punjabi and understand Punjabi culture.Here, you'll learn the difference between textbook Punjabi and the Punjabi people actually speak in daily life. I explain words, sentences, and expressions step by step, so even beginners can follow easily.If your goal is to speak Punjabi confidently, not just memorize grammar rules, this podcast is for you.Subscribe or follow to keep learning regularly.If you want to support my work or get extra Punjabi lessons and content, you can check out my Patreon.1 on 1 private classes/Patreon membership ⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/amrinder69 Get my Punjabi pronouns ebook ⬇️https://mailchi.mp/40bd16240e52/untitled-pageSupport through PayPal⬇️https://www.paypal.me/amrinder69Check out my Punjabi Roots & Routes podcast ⬇️https://open.spotify.com/show/033uSIpdkis1U4Zq6PHOd5?si=WUsmaGsuRt6SfefvfEVT1wCheck out The Amrinder Singh Podcast (Punjabi podcast)⬇️https://open.spotify.com/show/46YPbbiIk0BDhnO6QDSxVC?si=JBgiZf9rQMaWBnN0aM1LuA&dd=1Youtube ⬇️https://youtube.com/amrindermkInstagram ⬇️https://instagram.com/colloquial.punjabi?igshid=MDE2OWE1N2Q=Contact with me⬇️Email: amrinder.s.shergill@gmail.com Telegram : Amrinder_mk#learnpunjabi

This SBS Punjabi radio program is a special edition for NAIDOC Week. Learn about Australia's First Nations peoples, understand the significance of a Welcome to Country, and hear firsthand accounts from members of the Stolen Generations, sharing their experience. The program also features an interview with Melbourne's Satinder Sanghera, who has dedicated more than four decades to football, along with the latest news, Punjabi music, and engaging conversations. - ਐਸ ਬੀ ਐਸ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦਾ ਇਹ ਰੇਡੀਉ ਪ੍ਰੋਗ੍ਰਾਮ, NAIDOC ਹਫ਼ਤਾ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਪ੍ਰੋਗਰਾਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ ਦੇ ਮੂਲ ਵਾਸੀਆਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਜਾਣੋ। ਸਮਝੋ ਕਿ ਵੈਲਕਮ ਟੂ ਕੰਟਰੀ ਕੀ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ? ਅਤੇ ਸੁਣੋ ਫਸਟ ਨੇਸ਼ਨਜ਼ ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਜ਼ਬਰਦਸਤੀ ਵੱਖ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੀ 'ਸਟੋਲਨ ਜਨਰੇਸ਼ਨ' ਨੀਤੀ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰ ਹੋਏ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੀ ਕਹਾਣੀ, ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਜ਼ੁਬਾਨੀ। ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਇਲਾਵਾ ਚਾਰ ਦਹਾਕਿਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਫੁੱਟਬਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਸਮਰਪਿਤ ਮੈਲਬਰਨ ਦੇ ਸਤਿੰਦਰ ਸੰਘੇੜਾ ਨਾਲ ਮੁਲਾਕਾਤ, ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਗੀਤ-ਸੰਗੀਤ, ਅਤੇ ਗੱਲਾਂਬਾਤਾਂ, ਇਸ ਪ੍ਰੋਗਰਾਮ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਸੁਣੋ...

Growing up, we didn't see enough people who looked like us on screen and the representation we did get was often stereotypical and wasn't one we recognised ourselves in which is why this episode means a lot to me as I sit down with the cast and director of a new British South Asian film called Never Had a Chance. Never Had A Chance is an award-winning British Asian film set in the heart of the Punjabi community in Hounslow, West London. It is directed by Jazz Bhalla and stars Tina Sharma and Amar Chaggar. The film follows Ravi (Amar Chaggar), a young man navigating the weight of his past while trying to build a future. When a new connection offers a glimpse of something more stable and meaningful, he finds himself at a crossroads but those closest to him threaten to pull him back into the life he's trying to leave behind.In this episode we talk about:

From being fascinated by cartoons as a child to editing blockbuster Punjabi music videos, Jalandhar-born Dilpreet Singh is the creative force behind some of the most imaginative visuals on Punjabi pop culture screens. His notable work includes Karan Aujla's 'Ink', 'Admirin' You', 'Mexico', along with several hit videos for Tegi Pannu, Parmish Verma, Mani Sandhu and many other Punjabi music stars. Now based in Australia, the post-production professional credits his wife as his biggest source of strength. Listen to this podcast to hear Dilpreet's journey from a curious teenager to one of the Punjabi music industry's most renowned VFX artists. - ਦਿਲਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਨੇ ਕਦੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੋਚਿਆ ਸੀ ਕਿ ਬਚਪਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਾਰਟੂਨਾਂ ਲਈ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਸ਼ੌਕ ਇੱਕ ਦਿਨ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਮਿਊਜ਼ਿਕ ਇੰਡਸਟਰੀ ਦੇ ਮਸ਼ਹੂਰ VFX ਕਲਾਕਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕਰ ਦੇਵੇਗਾ। ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤੀ ਦੌਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਈ ਵਾਰ ਰਿਜੈਕਸ਼ਨ ਦਾ ਸਾਹਮਣਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਦਿਲਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਦੀ ਕਿਸਮਤ ਉਦੋਂ ਬਦਲੀ ਜਦੋਂ ਡਾਇਰੈਕਟਰ ਰੂਪਨ ਬੱਲ ਅਤੇ ਗਾਇਕ ਕਰਨ ਔਜਲਾ ਨੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਭਾ ਨੂੰ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ। ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਕਰਨ ਔਜਲਾ ਦੇ 'Ink', 'Mexico', 'Admirin' You' ਸਮੇਤ ਤੇਗੀ ਪੰਨੂ, ਪਰਮੀਸ਼ ਵਰਮਾ, ਮਨੀ ਸੰਧੂ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਕਈ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਿਤਾਰਿਆਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਹਿੱਟ ਮਿਊਜ਼ਿਕ ਵੀਡੀਓਜ਼ 'ਤੇ ਕੰਮ ਕੀਤਾ। ਐਸ ਬੀ ਐਸ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦੇ ਇਸ ਪੌਡਕਾਸਟ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੁਣੋ ਦਿਲਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੇ ਸੰਘਰਸ਼, ਸਫਲਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਰਚਨਾਤਮਕ ਸਫ਼ਰ ਦੀ ਦਿਲਚਸਪ ਕਹਾਣੀ।

Why does your Punjabi still feel unnatural, even after weeks or months of learning? In this episode, I share the five most common mistakes Punjabi learners make and, more importantly, how to fix them. Avoid these mistakes, learn more efficiently, and start speaking Punjabi with greater confidence.This podcast is for people who want to learn real, conversational Punjabi and understand Punjabi culture.Here, you'll learn the difference between textbook Punjabi and the Punjabi people actually speak in daily life. I explain words, sentences, and expressions step by step, so even beginners can follow easily.If your goal is to speak Punjabi confidently, not just memorize grammar rules, this podcast is for you.Subscribe or follow to keep learning regularly.If you want to support my work or get extra Punjabi lessons and content, you can check out my Patreon.1 on 1 private classes/Patreon membership ⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/amrinder69  Get my Punjabi pronouns ebook ⬇️https://mailchi.mp/40bd16240e52/untitled-pageSupport through PayPal⬇️https://www.paypal.me/amrinder69Check out my Punjabi Roots & Routes podcast ⬇️https://open.spotify.com/show/033uSIpdkis1U4Zq6PHOd5?si=WUsmaGsuRt6SfefvfEVT1wCheck out The Amrinder Singh Podcast (Punjabi podcast)⬇️https://open.spotify.com/show/46YPbbiIk0BDhnO6QDSxVC?si=JBgiZf9rQMaWBnN0aM1LuAⅆ=1Youtube ⬇️https://youtube.com/amrindermkInstagram ⬇️https://instagram.com/colloquial.punjabi?igshid=MDE2OWE1N2Q=Contact with me⬇️Email: amrinder.s.shergill@gmail.com Telegram : Amrinder_mk#learnpunjabi 

What happens to tradition, personal identity, and creative freedom when an artist decides to completely rewrite the rules of the musical game in real time?  In this episode of TRUST ME I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING, I sit down with the phenomenal award-winning Indian singer and musician, Rashmeet Kaur. Known widely for her boundary-pushing fluid artistry, Rashmeet has carved out a completely unique sonic footprint by effortlessly bridging centuries-old traditional Punjabi root music with contemporary house, techno, hip-hop, and Afro beats.  Rashmeet pulls back the curtain on her creative philosophy and what keeps her deeply in love with the limitless nature of music. She explains why she actively practices spiritual detachment from her studio work to protect her creative sanity, and why chasing safe commercial "hit records" is a dangerous trap that completely kills artistic experimentation.  We also dive deep into what the modern music industry must urgently unlearn to create safe and empowering spaces for independent creators, the divine raga-driven origin story behind her debut hit "Kahaan," and how she is fiercely connecting with her live audiences to genuinely live in the moment.  Rashmeet shares insights on:• The Power of Detachment: The harsh realities of Bollywood playback singing and why learning to let go of creative attachments anchors her independent career.  • The "Hit Song" Trap: Why she refuses requests for sequels to hits like "Ishq Nachaawe" or "Bajre Da Sitta" in order to keep her artistic intimacy fresh.  • The Divine Roots of "Kahaan": How she channelizes Sarang Raag to build an emotional environment that transforms a deeply personal journey into a live pop community.  • Vocal Cord Preservation: Bouncing between high-energy stage extroversion and entering a strict, isolated "mute mode" to protect her instrument.  • Unlearning the Hustle Trap: Why industry gatekeepers need to stop replicating past hardships and instead build safe, accessible community spaces for the next generation.  Whether you're an aspiring artist trying to navigate the modern digital music landscape, a fan of cutting-edge global fusion, or someone looking to practice deep mindfulness in a hyper-connected world, Rashmeet's masterclass in creative conviction provides an invaluable blueprint.  If you enjoyed this deep dive, please hit that subscribe button, leave a comment, and share this video with someone looking to scale their own vision!  --------------------------Chapters00:00 Introduction and Welcome02:35 Backstage Rituals and Introversion/Extroversion05:29 The Early Training: Learning from the Gurus and Finding Endless Limits07:55 Unlearning Playback Attachments & Finding Independence in Songwriting10:17 What the Music Industry Must Unlearn to Provide Free, Safe Spaces12:11 Escaping the "Hit Song" Trap: Embracing Imperfection and Experimentation15:02 Sponsor Break: Lotus Lane Coffee and Travelopod16:01 Preserving Musical  Intimacy 21:12 Storytelling, On-Stage Comedy, and the Heavy-Light Balance22:46 The "What's Next" Mindset & Reimagining the Kaura Live Sessions23:32 Singing for Her Pets: The Eager Listeners and Longest Companions24:52 Allowing Your Audience to Live in the Moment26:51 Conclusions and Shout Outs

Wolf Hall composer Debbie Wiseman and boogie-woogie pianist and singer Tom Seals are Jeffrey and Anna's final guests of the current series as they add the final five tracks, taking them from a Prince classic via the First Lady of Song to Bob Geldof's ticking clock and a Punjabi bhangra megahit.Add to Playlist will be back on air on 14 August.For details of the Crossed Wires podcast festival in Sheffield and for free tickets for the recording of Add to Playlist and other Radio 4 shows, visit https://crossedwires.live/fringeProducer Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:When Doves Cry by Prince Slap That Bass by Ella Fitzgerald La Valse by Maurice Ravel Like Clockwork by The Boomtown Rats  Mundian To Bach Ke by Panjabi MCOther music in this episode:West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys Billie Jean by Michael Jackson Africa by Toto In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins L'Enfant et les Sortilèges by Maurice Ravel Time by Pink Floyd Hung Up by Madonna Knight Rider theme by Stu Phillips & Glen A. Larson Turn It Up/Fire It Up by Busta Rhymes

In this episode you will learn useful Punjabi sentences for a shocking or a dispointed situationsThis podcast is for people who want to learn real, conversational Punjabi and understand Punjabi culture.Here, you'll learn the difference between textbook Punjabi and the Punjabi people actually speak in daily life. I explain words, sentences, and expressions step by step, so even beginners can follow easily.If your goal is to speak Punjabi confidently, not just memorize grammar rules, this podcast is for you.Subscribe or follow to keep learning regularly.If you want to support my work or get extra Punjabi lessons and content, you can check out my Patreon.1 on 1 private classes/Patreon membership ⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/amrinder69 Get my Punjabi pronouns ebook ⬇️https://mailchi.mp/40bd16240e52/untitled-pageSupport through PayPal⬇️https://www.paypal.me/amrinder69Check out my Punjabi Roots & Routes podcast ⬇️https://open.spotify.com/show/033uSIpdkis1U4Zq6PHOd5?si=WUsmaGsuRt6SfefvfEVT1wCheck out The Amrinder Singh Podcast (Punjabi podcast)⬇️https://open.spotify.com/show/46YPbbiIk0BDhnO6QDSxVC?si=JBgiZf9rQMaWBnN0aM1LuAⅆ=1Youtube ⬇️https://youtube.com/amrindermkInstagram ⬇️https://instagram.com/colloquial.punjabi?igshid=MDE2OWE1N2Q=Contact with me⬇️Email: amrinder.s.shergill@gmail.com Telegram : Amrinder_mk#learnpunjabi

Diljit Dosanjh has become the face of a global Punjabi music wave. From the Met Gala to the Billboard charts, he's taking the language, culture, and sound of Punjab to the biggest stages in the world. In a rare English conversation, Diljit joined Tom Power to reflect on his journey from singing hymns at his local gurdwara in Punjab to becoming the first Punjabi artist to sell out Madison Square Gardens. They talk about his ambition, faith, and how he always knew he'd be famous.

Learn Punjabi through one of the most popular Punjabi songs!In this episode, we're exploring "Morni" by Diljit Dosanjh and breaking down the lyrics step by step. You'll learn what the song really means, pick up useful Punjabi vocabulary, and hear how native speakers use Punjabi in real life.Instead of memorizing grammar rules, you'll learn Punjabi through authentic music, culture, and everyday expressions.In this episode: • Meaning of the lyrics explained in English • Important Punjabi words and phrases • Cultural context behind the song • Real conversational Punjabi examples • Tips for improving your Punjabi listening skillsIf you want to understand Punjabi songs without constantly looking up translations, this episode is for you.

Over the last several years, God has been saving thousands of people in one state in South Asia - all glory to God! Glenn and Rhonda have led out in this work, and have some helpful keys that contributed to this growth. Two keys in particular are easy access to the Scriptures (in audio form on SD cards) and extraordinary prayer. Also listen in to hear how simple tracking methods are not primarily used to "count churches," but in order to provide a road map for believers, and a symbol of their significance in God's Kingdom. Ordinary believers are empowered to know God's Word well, mature in their faith (including practice and theology), and lead many others to faith in Jesus Christ. Praise God for how HE is working to seek and save the lost. Glenn and Rhonda have some excellent resources to share (in English, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Gujrati, and Nepali). For access to their Ek Rasta materials (story set from Creation to New Creation), and to learn more about their reporting technique using simple church circles, visit their website: https://southasiansands.wixsite.com/ekrasta 10-minute video of Rhonda explaining the simple church mapping tool:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IFnYlwYiO3UPxY3s92brEN5leejdNYm_/view?usp=drivesdk Free Ek Rasta app downloads for your Apple or android devices:https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ek-rasta/id1517191653 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.rajasthan.ekrasta.multi   Connect with us: The Coworkers Podcast website Email: coworkersstudy@gmail.com

The Noahic Covenant - Genesis 9:8-17 Chris Moore The Noahic Covenant Genesis 9:8-17Message SlidesFor the bulletin in PDF form, click here. A covenant (berit) is “a relationship between two parties involving permanent and serious commitments of faithful, loyal love, obedience, and trust” (Gentry and Wellum). The Noahic Covenant reminds us of God's commitment to His good creation. -Enjoy Creation! -Enjoy Marriage! -Enjoy Food! -Enjoy People! The Noahic Covenant reminds us of the seriousness of sin. The Noahic Covenant reminds us of our need for something more. Resources:Kingdom Through Covenant by Gentry & Wellum (900 pages)God's Kingdom Through God's Covenants by Gentry & Wellum (300 pages)Theology for the Church Podcast (especially episodes on 7/7/25-8/25/25)Pray for the Unreached: The Tarkhan in IndiaThe Tarkhan are a Punjabi-speaking people group in India, traditionally known as carpenters, with many now working in construction or the military. Most follow Sikh traditions, seeking closeness to God through good works, equality, and devotion, yet few have heard the gospel clearly. Though Scripture and resources are available, there are no known believers among them. Pray for a spiritual hunger to grow, for the message of Jesus to be clearly understood, and for the first believers to boldly share Christ within their communities.FinancesWeekly Budget 34,615Giving For 05/31 19,095Giving For 06/07 76,526YTD Budget 1,696,154Giving 2,007,079 OVER/(UNDER) 310,925 Men's Fellowship Smoke OffNothing brings men together like BBQ! Join us for the Men's Ministry Smoke-Off on Saturday, June 20, from 5–8 PM at The Venue at Fellowship — great food, baggo, board games, and conversations that matter with men worth knowing. Want to compete? Sign up when you register. RSVP today. Register at fellowshipconway.org/men.New to Fellowship?We are so glad that you chose to worship with our Fellowship Family this morning. If you are joining us for the first time or have been checking us out for a few weeks, we are excited you are here and would love to meet you. Please fill out the “Connect Card” and bring it to the Connection Center in the Atrium, we would love to say “hi” and give you a gift. Father's Day Slide ShowWe will share a slide show of Fellowship fathers during both services on June 21. Please send one high-resolution photo (per family) to Lisa at lgerdes@fellowshipconway.org by tomorrow June 15. Automate the ImportantWe understand that the summer months can be a whirlwind of new schedules and travel. To ensure the continuous growth of Fellowship's ministry, we encourage you to simplify your giving process by automating it. It's a straightforward and hassle-free process. Just visit fellowshipconway.org/give, click “Ready to Give?” then “Recurring,” and fill out the necessary information. If you need any assistance, feel free to reach out to John in our office at 501-327-3444 between 8:30 and 4:30, Monday through Thursday. Fellowship Women's Watercolor NightPut Wednesday, July 29th at 6 pm on your calendar! Please bring yourself and a friend. All materials are supplied. We will all be practicing different watercolor techniques and participating in some fun watercolor activities! This will be fun for participants of all levels of experience. Remember: it's about the process, not the product! Register at fellowshipconway.org/register. RSVP to Shanna at 501-336-0332 for childcare.Fellowship Women's Recipe SwapSunday, July 12th, at 6 pm, join us at the home of Gale Allen: 63 Moseley Lane, Conway, for a fun evening of sharing favorite recipes, delicious food, and great fellowship! Tara Brown will be there to do a cooking demo! Bring a dish to share and a copy of your recipe. Feel free to invite a friend! Register at fellowshipconway.org/register.Help us Bless our VBS Volunteers!We're looking for people to sign up to provide snacks and treats throughout the week to keep our amazing volunteers energized as they serve. If you'd like to help please contact Ashley, Aoverstreet@fellowshipconway.org or Heather, Hfulmer@fellowshipconway.org Thank you for supporting those who are investing in the lives of our children! Widows' America 250 Luncheon Wear your red, white, or blue as we enjoy our special guests Colonel C. Jason Carter, USA Retired and Rebecca Carter Thursday, July 16 at noon, 3680 Gresham Dr. RSVP by July 2 to Judy, 501-329-3535 or Ambra, 501-730-6795.