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The British Sikh Student Federation is student body registered with the National Union Of Students based in the United Kingdom. The organization was formed in late 2008, it is now one of the leading Sikh Student groups in the United Kingdom.
BSSF has held a number of Youth Kirtan Darbars at Gurdwaras across the UK and has held several events with other Sikh groups to bring Sikh youths in the UK together. Sikh camps have been key to bringing Sikh youths/students together across the UK with camps stretching Gurdwaras across the UK. [1]
BSSF also held the first ever Shaheedi Samagam, or religious Sikh gathering, in the United Kingdom in memory of Sikh leader Shaheed Sant Jarnail Singh Ji Khalsa Bhindranwale at the Dashmesh Darbar Gurdwara in Ilfrod East London from 18 to 20 June 2010. Shaheed Sant Jarnail Singh Ji Khalsa Bhindranwale, who was martyred defending the Golden Temple Harmandir Sahib in 1984, was declared as the "Greatest Sikh of the 20th Century" by Sikhism's highest authority Sri Akal Takht Sahib. [2]
Sikh Youth Football Tournament 2010, held in conjunction with Dal Khalsa UK, was one of the biggest Sikh youth gathering in the UK with over 1000 in attendance at Goals Hayes, London. [3]
In 2010, BSSF became a full member of National Union of Students (United Kingdom), and continues to be the voice of Sikh students within the Union across the country. BSSF has supported all major NUS events and gatherings such as the recent protests against tuition fees in London.
In January 2011, BSSF held a genocide and human rights lobby for South Asia at the British Parliament. The Lobby was supported by Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front UK, World Nepalese Student Organisation UK, British Tamil Forum, and Naga's based in the UK, who are being supported by the wider Christian Community. The event was supported by Sikh Federation, British Sikh Council, Council of Khalistan (UK), Dal Khalsa UK, SAD (Amritsar UK) and SAD (Panch Pardhani UK) to extend their support to this Lobby. [4]
Gagandip Singh, then the president of the organization, was murdered in south east London. [5]
The Khalistan movement is a separatist movement seeking to create a homeland for Sikhs by establishing an ethno‐religious sovereign state called Khalistan in the Punjab region. The proposed boundaries of Khalistan vary between different groups; some suggest the entirety of the Sikh-majority Indian state of Punjab, while larger claims include Pakistani Punjab and other parts of North India such as Chandigarh, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh. Shimla and Lahore have been proposed as the capital of Khalistan.
Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale was an Indian militant. He was the leading figure of the Khalistan movement, although he did not personally advocate for a separate Sikh nation.
The following outline is provides an overview of Sikhism, or Sikhi.
The Damdamī Ṭaksāl, also sometimes referred to as Giani Samparda, Jatha Bhindra(n), or Sampardai Bhindra(n) is an orthodox Khalsa Sikh cultural and educational organization, based in India. They are known for their teachings of vidya as well as gurbanisanthiya. Its headquarters are located in the town of Mehta Chowk, approximately 40 km north of the city of Amritsar. It has been described as a seminary or “moving university” of the Sikh countryside.
Tarn Taran Sahib is a city in the Majha region of the state of Punjab, in northern India. It is the district headquarters and hosts the municipal council of Tarn Taran district. Gurdwara Sri Tarn Taran Sahib, a prominent Sikh shrine, is located in the central part of the city.
Dal Khalsa is a radical Sikh organisation, based in the city of Amritsar. The outfit was formed in 1978 by Gajinder Singh, the hijacker of Indian Airlines Flight 423. It came to prominence during Insurgency in Punjab, India along with Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale in 1981. Members of the Dal Khalsa have also been accused of the assassination of Lala Jagat Narain. The primary aim of Dal Khalsa is to form a Punjabi Sikh nation state called Khalistan.
Shabeg Singh, PVSM, AVSM, was an Indian military officer. He had previously served in the Indian Army but later joined the revolutionary movement of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.
Jagjit Singh Chohan was a major Sikh leader of the Khalistan movement that sought to create a sovereign Sikh state in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. Chohan established the Council of Khalistan at Anandpur Sahib on 12 April 1980 and became its first self‐styled president.
Guru Nanak founded the Sikh religion in the Punjab region of the northern part of the Indian subcontinent in the 15th century and opposed many traditional practices like fasting, Upanayana, idolatry, caste system, ascetism, azan, economic materialism, and gender discrimination.
Amrik Singh was the President of the All India Sikh Students Federation. He was killed in the Indian Army's operation on the Golden Temple on June 6, 1984.
The Khalistan movement is a separatist movement seeking to create a homeland for Sikhs by establishing a Punjabi Sikh nation state called Khalistan in the Punjab and this is a page that depicts Khalistani militant and paramilitary groups.
Harchand Singh Longowal was the President of the Akali Dal during the Punjab insurgency of the 1980. He had signed the Punjab accord, also known as the Rajiv-Longowal Accord along with Rajiv Gandhi on 24 July 1985. The government accepted most of the demands of Akali Dal who in turn agreed to withdraw their agitation. Less than a month after signing the Punjab accord, Sant Longowal was assassinated by Gyan Singh Leel and Jarnail Singh Halvara.
Fauja Singh was one of 13 Sikhs killed at violence during a protest against the Sant Nirankaris in 1978.
The 1978 Sikh–Nirankari clash occurred between the Sant Nirankari Mission and Sikhs of Damdami Taksal and Akal Kirtani Jatha on 13 April 1978 at Amritsar, Punjab, India. Sixteen people—thirteen traditional Sikhs and three Nirankari followers—were killed in the ensuing violence, occurring when some Akhand Kirtani Jatha and Damdami Taksal members led by Fauja Singh protested against and tried to stop a convention of Sant Nirankari Mission followers. This incident is considered to be a starting point in the events leading to Operation Blue Star and the 1980s insurgency in Punjab.
Harnam Singh was a Brahmgiani known for his enlightenment teachings of the Sikh religion, through meditation of "Naam-Simran."
The Jathedar of the Akal Takht is the head of the Akal Takht and head of the Sikhs worldwide. The jathedar has the de facto power as the supreme spokesperson of the Khalsa to summon, trial and sentence any person who identifies as a Sikh from the Akal Takht.
Partap Singh was a Sikh priest and Panjabi writer. He served as the first acting Jathedar of Akal Takht from 19 December 1937 to 1948 and 19th Jathedar of Akal Takht from 1952 to 15 February 1955.
The Sarbat Khalsa of 1986 was one congregation of the Guru Khalsa Panth, including the Damdami Taksal, Akal Takht, Panthic Committee (Manochahal), Panthic Committee (Zaffarwal), Kharku Sikhs, Tarna Dal (Hariabelan), Tarna Dal, Bidhi Chand Dal and the Shiromani Budha Dal.
Surinder Singh Sodhi was a Sikh militant known for being the chief bodyguard, chief hitman, transport minister, and right-hand man of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.
Harnam Singh Khalsa is a Punjabi Sikh preacher and the 15th jathedar of the Damdami Taksal after Baba Thakur Singh.
Gagandip Singh, 21, the president of the British Sikh Student Federation and one of the owners of Sikh TV, a fledgling broadcaster, was said to be a leading light in the Sikh community and a "politician in the making".
