The Philosophy of Death and Dying in Sikhi with Professor Balbinder Singh Bhogal

Hi, I’m Sukhraj Singh from SikhArchive and welcome to the 68th episode of our Podcast series of conversations with historians, authors, academics, researchers, and activists on topics related to their areas of expertise on Sikh or Panjabi history. In this episode, we are joined by Professor Balbinder Singh Bhogal, who is a professor in Religion and the holder of the Chair in Sikh Studies at Hofstra University. His research interests include decolonization, modernity, philosophy, yoga and Sikh studies, to name but a few. He has been on the podcast twice before; the first time to discuss Sikhi and Buddhism, the second to discuss Sikhi and Yoga and now, in this episode, we will be discussing Sikhi on Death and Dying. This episode was inspired and named after chapter 18 from the book, “The Sikh World”, which was published two years ago and edited by Professor Arvind Pal Singh and Professor Pashaura Singh. Professor Bhogal’s chapter “Death and Dying: within the Guru Granth Sahib” explores the philosophical and spiritual understanding of life and death as presented in the Guru Granth Sahib, emphasizing the interconnection between existence, impermanence, and the illusion of the ego. We discuss this chapter in detail and more.

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This episode is 01:49:25 long.

This episode was published on Jul 16, 2025.

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