Event Details:

• Date: November 8, 2023
• Time: 7pm – 8:30pm
• Location: Brampton Library, Springdale Branch, 10705 Bramalea Rd, Brampton, ON L6R 0C1

To secure your spot donate any amount below. 100% of your daswand will go towards preserving historical materials. If you would like to register without donating please email info@sikhnationalarchives.com.

Presentation will begin promptly at 7pm so feel free to arrive early to settle and view some items from the Sikh National Archives Collection. Doors will open at 6.20pm.

About the Event

In this talk we will be exploring Guru Nanak Sahib's role as someone who gathered and safeguarded Divine wisdom, illuminating the importance of the written word. On his travels he collected the writings of various Bhagats and Sufis, while also carefully documenting his own revelations for future generations of Sikhs. Through Baba Nanak's example, we can explore the importance and need for archival work and why preserving the past can inspire and create pathways towards freedom and liberation for all.

About the Speaker

Santbir Singh is an avid student of Sikhi. He is currently doing his PhD in Sociology at York University, looking at social activism in Sikhi. He has served as an educator in the Canadian Sikh community for two decades. Santbir's work focuses on Sikh inspirations for social activism, feminism and human rights through a critical analysis using different schools of thought and tradition. Santbir is currently a project associate with the Sikh Research Institute. He is a historian and uses accessible platforms to create easily digestible and evidence-based content for young Sikhs. Born in Vancouver, he now lives in Toronto with his wonderful wife and three children. Santbir Singh will be presenting in real life at the Brampton Library Springdale Branch on November 8, 2023 at 7pm on the topic of Baba Nanak and his Pothi: Sacredness of the Written Word & the Path to Freedom.