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Associate Editor at The Sikh Anthology Blog, contributing to content development, editorial refinement, and original writing aligned with the publication’s vision.

Community Leadership: Beyond Gurdwara Politics

Sikh volunteers wearing turbans and masks distribute aid boxes to local residents in a street lined with damaged brick buildings, showing community service and humanitarian relief in action.

When conversations about Sikh leadership come up today, they often circle back to gurdwara committees—elections, disputes, and questions of control. Gurdwaras are, without doubt, the heart of Sikh spiritual and social life. But reducing leadership to committee politics alone risks…