{"id":3754,"date":"2017-09-28T15:43:34","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T19:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/india\/?post_type=cu-events&#038;p=3754"},"modified":"2017-11-24T17:42:38","modified_gmt":"2017-11-24T22:42:38","slug":"symposium-on-sikhism","status":"publish","type":"cu-events","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/india\/cu-events\/symposium-on-sikhism\/","title":{"rendered":"Symposium on Sikhism"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Background<\/h4>\n<p>The Canada-India Centre for Excellence at Carleton University has launched an initiative to highlight diversity in Canada and India. As part of the initiative, and in honour of the 350th anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, the Centre is organizing the inaugural Symposium on Sikhism. Conferences on other major religions will be announced soon &#8211; stay tuned!<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Symposium on Sikhism<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In words of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, \u201cdiversity is Canada\u2019s strength.\u201d Canada has become an example of how immigrants from different backgrounds come together to bring peace and prosperity to the whole world. One immigrant community that is at the forefront of political discourse in this country is the Sikh community. Despite comprising of less than 0.4% of the world population, Sikhs have made tremendous contributions to businesses, academia and culture globally.<\/p>\n<p>As the Canadian electorate and businesses look towards the future, they must have a better understanding of Sikhism \u2013 its emergence (including its values, traditions and so forth) and its global cultural, political and economic impact.<\/p>\n<p>This symposium will bring together leading scholars, business executives and public figures to help Canadians better understand Sikhism and how it shares Prime Minister Trudeau\u2019s positive vision of Canada.<\/p>\n<h4 align=\"LEFT\">INVITED SPEAKERS<\/h4>\n<table style=\"width: 664px; height: 34px; background-color: #c7b9b9;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 654px;\">PUBLIC FIGURES<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/india\/registration-symposium-sikhism\/mr-vikas-swarup\/\">His Excellency Mr. Vikas Swarup, High Commissioner of India to Canada<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/india\/symposium-on-sikhism-2\/manjit-singh-gk\/\">Mr. Manjit Singh, President, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee and Communities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/india\/symposium-on-sikhism-2\/baljit-singh-chadha\/\">Honourable Baljit Singh Chadha, Balcorp Inc<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/india\/people\/barj-s-dhahan\/\">Mr. Barj Dhahan, Sandhurst Group<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/india\/symposium-on-sikhism-2\/mr-baltej-singh-dhillon\/\">Mr. Baltej Singh Dhillon, RCMP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/india\/registration-symposium-sikhism\/mr-suneet-singh-tuli\/\">Mr. Suneet Singh Tuli, Datawind<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/india\/registration-symposium-sikhism\/mr-raj-narula\/\">Mr. Raj Narula, InCa Synergies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/india\/symposium\/mr-surjit-babra\/\">Mr. Surjit Babra, SkyLink Group<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 662px; height: 32px; background-color: #c7b9b9;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 652px;\">ACADEMIC EXPERTS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/india\/symposium-on-sikhism-2\/anne-murphy-ph-d-associate-professor\/\">Dr. Anne Murphy \u2013 University of British Columbia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/india\/symposium-on-sikhism-2\/doris-jakobsh\/\">Dr. Doris Jakobsh \u2013 University of Waterloo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/india\/symposium-on-sikhism-2\/dr-jaswinder-singh\/\">Dr. Jaswinder Singh \u2013 Khalsa College, Delhi University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/india\/symposium-on-sikhism-2\/dr-nikky-guninder-kaur-singh\/\">Dr. Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh &#8211; Colby College<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/india\/symposium-on-sikhism-2\/dr-satwinder-bains\/\">Dr. Satwinder Bains &#8211; University of Fraser Valley<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/india\/registration-symposium-sikhism\/dr-gurcharan-singh\/\">Dr. Gurcharan Singh &#8211; Carleton University<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><div class=\"slideme\"><dl class=\"slideme__list\"><dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-agenda\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-agenda\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\">AGENDA<\/a><\/dt><dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-agenda\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><p><br \/>\n9:30 am \u2013 10:00 am\u00a0:\u00a0Welcome remarks<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Pradeep Merchant, Chair, Canada-India Centre for Excellence, Carleton University<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Alastair Summerlee, President and Vice-Chancellor, Carleton University<\/li>\n<li>H.E. Mr. Vikas Swarup, High Commissioner of India to Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">10:00 am \u2013 10:30 am\u00a0:\u00a0Plenary session<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mr. Suneet Tuli, CEO, Datawind<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">10:30 am \u2013 10:45 am :\u00a0Coffee break<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">10:45 am \u2013 12:15 pm :\u00a0Expert Panel \u2013 Emergence of Sikhism<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh, Colby College<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Anne Murphy, University of British Columbia<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Jaswinder Singh, Khalsa College, Delhi University<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Doris Jakobsh, University of Waterloo<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Gurcharan Singh, Carleton University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">12:15 pm \u2013 1:15 pm :\u00a0Lunch<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">1:15 pm \u2013 1:45 pm :\u00a0Plenary session<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mr. Baltej Singh Dhillon, RCMP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">1:45 pm \u2013 3:15 pm :\u00a0Expert Panel \u2013 Cultural, political, and economic impact of Sikhism<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Honourable Baljit Singh Chadha, Balcorp Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Barj Dhahan, Sandhurst Group<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Raj Narula, InCa Synergies<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Satwinder Bains, University of Fraser Valley<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Manjit Singh, DSGMCC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">3:15 pm \u2013 3:45 pm :\u00a0Plenary session<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mr. Surjit Babra, SkyLink Group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">3:45 pm \u2013 5:00 pm :\u00a0Networking<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><\/p><\/dd><dl><\/div><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"u-center-text\">\n\t<p>\n\t\t<a class=\"button__red button__red--solid\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/india\/registration-symposium-sikhism\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">REGISTRATION<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/india\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sikh-Symposium_brochure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Program Brochure for viewing\/download<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Acknowledgement<\/strong><br \/>\nWe would like to thank our sponsors:<br \/>\nPartner Sponsor: Ministry of Culture (Government of India)<br \/>\nPlatinum Sponsors: Infinity Convention Centre and Phoenix Homes<br \/>\n&#8220;Friends of the event&#8221; Sponsors: Richcraft Homes, InCa Synergies, CanAsian Times, &#8220;Buy and Sell with Realtor&#8221;, India Curry and Kebab House, Nirman&#8217;s Law, KAT Design and Construction, and MirchMasala.CA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"daevent-type":[44],"event-audience":[],"event-featured":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Symposium on Sikhism - Events - Canada-India Centre<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Background The Canada-India Centre for Excellence at Carleton University has launched an initiative to highlight diversity in Canada and India. 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