Harmeet Shah Singh
India Today
New Delhi, DL, India
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The journey of Sikh spiritual music – from rabab to Grammys
Gurujas Kaur Khalsa and Harijiwan Singh Khalsa won a Grammy for their album "Mystic Mirror." Here's a look at the journey of Sikh spiritual music, from the rabab to the Grammys. → Read More
He doesn’t owe it, but why should Rahul Gandhi still apologise for Operation Blue Star
Rahul Gandhi cannot be held accountable for all that happened during his childhood. But if does choose to apologise for Operation Blue Star, his apology may demonstrate a genuine commitment to change. → Read More
The steady march of Sikh political right in Punjab
With the Badals at their lowest point in their political career, their party reduced to a single digit in the Punjab assembly, the Sikh political right seems to be advancing slowly but steadily in the Sikh-majority state. → Read More
Explained | The legacy of Guru Teg Bahadar and its revisionism
From "Srishti ki Chadar", protector of humanity, to "Dharam di Chadar" to now "Hindi di Chadar" - that's how the Guru's legacy has undergone revisionism in 400 years. → Read More
Understanding the Dalit demography of Punjab, caste by caste
When percolated down to the caste level, Punjab's demography is strikingly heterogeneous. The Sikh-majority state is home to the highest concentration of SC communities in India. → Read More
Rahul Gandhi’s timely damage control in Punjab’s elite-versus-commoner theme
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi did have his finger on the pulse of Punjab when he named Channi as his party’s CM candidate. → Read More
Explained: The missing diaspora in Punjab 2022 elections
The alternative-politics factor is missing in Punjab in 2022 and so is the diaspora that just threw its weight, and quite emotively, behind the farmer agitation of 2020-21. → Read More
Punjab farmers: United in agitation, divided in elections
Balbir Singh Rajewal's Sanyukt Samaj Morcha has not been able to rope in the backing of Punjab's largest Bharatiya Kisan Union - Ekta-Ugrahan. → Read More
Chronicles of Punjab: Sifting through politics and grains
India Today's reporter travelled to different parts of Punjab and explored the state beyond its stereotypes. Read his second ground report here. → Read More
Chronicles of Punjab: Looking beyond stereotypes
India Today's reporter travelled to different parts of Punjab and explored the state beyond its stereotypes. Read his ground report here. → Read More
A line that redrew the South Asian map in 1947, and with it dismantled its eclectic culture
Looking the Partition straight in the eye holds the key to understanding how fragile humanity has been — and is — in the subcontinent. → Read More
Deep Sidhu -- and the many different hats/turbans he wears
Farmer leaders have accused Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu of instigating protesters and leading them to the Red Fort during the Republic Day tractor rally on Tuesday. Here's all you need to know about who Deep Sidhu is and how he became a part of the farmers' agitation. → Read More
The Punjab model of agitations in history
Aside from variations depending on political climate and state response, the model that unfolded in the ongoing Kisan Morcha draws heavily on history. → Read More
Can the Badals afford to snap ties with the BJP?
By announcing the resignation of Harsimrat Kaur Badal from the Union Cabinet, Shiromani Akali Dal, BJP's NDA ally registered its protest over three farm bills brought by the Centre. → Read More
How jingoism defeats the purpose of Kartarpur corridor from the word go
Will the Kartarpur corridor end up being a failed peace project much like the Lahore bus trip, Agra summit and other confidence-building measures we've seen before? → Read More
How UK declassifying Operation Blue Star files will help history
Thatcher's 'footprints' on Golden Temple raid merit a study. → Read More
Why India needs a Gagandeep Singh to save us from lynch mob
I changed my profile image on Facebook to the brave cop's as a tribute to his heroism. → Read More
How Dawood's D-Company taints Test cricket
Dawood Ibrahim's match-fixing operative in Mumbai revealed to Al Jazeera how the mafia syndicate had been corrupting Test cricket for years. → Read More
How Nanak Shah Fakir exposes institutional crisis in Sikhism
Excommunicating the filmmaker cannot gloss over the decline. → Read More
How Akalis buried Udta Punjab past with Diljit Dosanjh
Sikh religious bodies can very well honour non-Sikh celebs and dignitaries during their visits to sacred shrines but not Sikhs with shorn hair or beard. → Read More