Amritpal Singh's controversial views and sudden rise to fame have sparked a political crisis in the north Indian state. He has now been declared a fugitive.
But his case raises important questions about the Khalistan notion, which calls for a separate homeland for Sikhs. What does the rise of amritpal singh, as a preacher of Sikhism and as Bhindranwale 2.0 mean?
And does Khalistan really exist as a romantic notion in the minds of Punjabis? Or is it that the huge Punjabi diaspora in Canada, the US, the UK, gets attached to the idea of a sovereign Sikh state, and those ideas find their way back home?
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