The One with Shabd

In this episode, Shabd interviews Tegh Singh about his experience as a Black Sikh in the community. Tegh Singh is originally from Southern California. He enlisted in the US Army at age 18 and served for over 6 years imbedded in infantry platoons as a Fire Support Specialist - a multi-faceted occupation centred around calling in mortars, artillery, and attack aircraft. After deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan, he married his long time best friend Rusveer Kaur in 2010, which is also when they began studying Sikhi together. As an interracial couple in the Sikh community, Tegh and his wife have faced many challenges before and since having their daughter (now age 4). They currently live in Calgary, Alberta; striving to make Seva the center of their lives; serving veteran and homeless communities, and speaking to youth about Sikhi, overcoming life’s challenges, and developing important life skills.
Find Tegh Singh - twitter.com/TeghSinghCA

Hosted by Shabd Singh (twitter.com/ShabdSingh)

Produced by Rishwajeet Singh (twitter.com/leftclicktv)
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Shabd interviews Sonny Singh who is a trumpet & dhol player, singer, songwriter and a social justice educator. He is also the original member of red baraat - a band out of Brooklyn, New York.

They talk about Sonny’s experience with racism growing up, learning to play tabla and harmonium as a young SIkh kid, finding ska music, discovering and attending social justice movements and more - all of which go into his work as a musician and an educator today. His first single as a solo artist, ‘Mitar Pyare Nu’ comes out on August 18.

Find Sonny Singh - https://sonnysingh.com/ and https://twitter.com/iamsonnysingh
Find his single - https://fanlink.to/sonnysingh-mitar

Hosted by Shabd Singh (https://twitter.com/ShabdSingh)

Produced by Rishwajeet Singh (https://twitter.com/leftclicktv)

In this episode, Shabd interviews Harkaran or Hark1karan as he’s known online, about his photo-book, ‘PIND: Portrait of a Village in Rural Punjab’ which shows a specific culture, rooted in Indian Punjab, in a village called Bir Kalan, in the district of Sangrur, Malwa. It captures brilliantly the daily life of this village, its residents and the changing rural landscape without romanticising it.
They talk about the story behind the book, the creative process and interactions with people of the village, Harkaran’s life being a creative person in the Punjabi community, and dealing with and capturing through photos, the questions of personal expression and changing ideas of normality in a community which is continuously evolving.

Order the book - https://www.hark1karan.com/

View the photos - https://www.hark1karan.com/the-one-with-shabd/

Find Hark1karan - https://www.instagram.com/hark1karan/

Hosted by Shabd Singh (https://twitter.com/ShabdSingh)

Produced by Rishwajeet Singh (https://twitter.com/leftclicktv)

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This is Part 2 of History of Yogi Bhajan and 3HO with Philip Deslippe. The discourse between Philip, who has dedicated years to studying this story, and Shabd who was born and raised in the community, provide a unique perspective on the oft-misunderstood community.

They finish up the history of the community and use them to talk about contemporary developments. They cover the relationship between gurus and students, 3HO’s corporate wing, ideological roots of the community, recent revelations and more.

Part 1 - https://anchor.fm/theonepodcast

Find Philip Deslippe at https://philipdeslippe.com and https://twitter.com/PhilipDeslippe

Hosted by Shabd Singh (https://twitter.com/ShabdSingh)

Produced by Rishwajeet Singh (https://twitter.com/leftclicktv)

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Shabd interviews historian Philip Deslippe on the history of the community known as 3HO and its founder Yogi Bhajan. The discourse between Philip, who has dedicated years to studying this story, and Shabd who was born and raised in the community, provide a unique perspective on the oft-misunderstood community.

They talk about the context of early American yoga, and gurus, Yogi Bhajan’s arrival in LA, 3HO’s teachings, the emergence of a business, exploitation and control, relationship with Sikhi and more.

Find Philip Deslippe at https://philipdeslippe.com and https://twitter.com/PhilipDeslippe

Hosted by Shabd Singh (https://twitter.com/ShabdSingh)

Produced by Rishwajeet Singh (https://twitter.com/leftclicktv)

Support the show and get exclusive perks at www.patreon.com/TheOnePodcast