ੴਸ੍ਰੀਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕੀਫਤਹ॥

Surrey , BC (4 Kattak, Nanakshahi 552 / October 20, 2020 CE) — With the support of the sovereign Khalsa collective, Sikh activists from around the world have come together to announce the official inauguration of the Khalistan Centre. 

The Khalistan Centre is dedicated to supporting and cultivating leadership committed to Sikh praxis to further the struggle for Khalistan. 

In order to develop the capacity of Sikh activists around the world, the Khalistan Centre will facilitate leadership development by engaging in critical research and dialogue, outlining strategic political initiatives, and offering insightful analysis of past and current affairs.

The Khalistan Centre will develop collective leadership in line with the Khalsa vision for justice, sovereignty, and sarbat da bhala (welfare of all). Our work will focus on mobilizing Sikhs who are committed to dismantling the sovereign power of the state over our land and bodies, and regenerating the Guru Khalsa Panth to exercise its patshahi (sovereign political agency) from the grassroots. 

In order to achieve these aims, the Khalistan Centre will focus on four key objectives:

Vichaar  - cultivating a Gurmat-oriented understanding of the Sikh sangharsh (struggle) and our vision for raj (sovereign rule).

Vidiya - developing future generations of effective Panthic leadership grounded in the values and institution of Miri-Piri.

Rann Neeti - assessing domestic and geopolitical strategic opportunities and threats.

Virsa - preserving our jujharoo (warrior) heritage as a reservoir of collective wisdom.

While much of the Khalistan Centre’s work will be available digitally worldwide, the Centre itself will be headquartered in Surrey, BC in a newly renovated space designed to facilitate education, training, and host public events. 

The Centre’s inaugural publication, Who Speaks for Khalistan: Narrating Sikh Liberation, provides an interpretative framework to understand common allegations made against the Sikh struggle within an ongoing pattern of Indian interference and the amplification of the Indian state’s targeted messages. This can be downloaded here.

The work of the Centre will be powered collectively by activists involved with many transnational organizations dedicated to furthering Sikh liberation, including the Sikh Liberation Front, National Sikh Youth Federation, Khalistan Activist Federation, and with the support of Gurdwara Sahib Dasmesh Darbar (Surrey, BC) and the Ontario Gurdwaras Committee. 

To connect with and follow the Centre’s work, sign up to our mailing list and connect with our social media:

For further inquiries, please contact fateh@khalistan.org.