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Saka 1984 discussed at Harvard
University
WSN Network
 BOSTON:
At a function held at the world famous
Harvard
University
regarding the 1984 attack by Indian forces on Sri Darbar Sahib,
engaged analysis of the attack in historical and ideological
paradigm was undertaken.
Young Sikh
scholar Prabhsharandeep Singh said in order to present the correct
picture of the 1984 tragic saka, it was essential to deeply analyze
the Sikh history for the last 150 years and also to explore the
so-called secular and democratic notions of the Indian
establishment.
He said while
the Indian government carried out the attack on Sri Darbar Sahib
under the flimsy excuse that some people sheltered inside were a
threat to the country's unity and integrity, the fact remains that
the Anandpur Sahib Resolution, under which the Sikhs had been
fighting their battle, made no demand or mention of separating from
India.
The real reason
behind this attack was the fundamental difference between the Indian
establishment and the Sikh ideological position.
The foundation
of the Indian establishment was also based on the same terrorizing
thought process on which the British administration was based
earlier. The Sikhs were the only power in the region which had posed
the British a challenge they had to reckon with. Following the
Partition in 1947, the Indian establishment started suppressing the
Sikhs after adjudging them to be some sort of a threat.
That the entire
country could have a process of state formation on linguistic basis
that was denied to Punjab proves such a theorization.
 The
scholar said the 1984 attack was not just to suppress the political
demands of the Sikhs but to end the unique and distinct identity of
the quom.
The participants
heard in rapt attention the three hour exchange of views and the
lecture was followed by much discussion. Organised with the
initiative of Tarunpreet Singh studying at Harvard, the function
also saw a presentation on the 1984 Saka Akal Takht Sahib.
5
August 2009
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