Educator: Associate Professor Jasjit Singh, CSGB (Central Sikh Gurdwara Board) Visiting Chair of the Sikh Studies programme at NUS South Asian Studies

Associate Professor Jasjit Singh served as inaugural CSGB Visiting Professor in Sikh Studies from August through December 2023. He taught an undergraduate course titled "Introduction to Sikhism", and delivered guest lectures on the Sikhs for undergraduate courses such as "South Asian in Singapore" and "World Religions", as well as led research on digital Sikhism – the study of the impact of the digital online environment on the religious lives of Sikhs and specifically how Sikhs in Singapore engage online – at NUS. He also presented a workshop to the local Sikh community and a public lecture organised by the CSGB and NRaUS.

Assoc Prof Singh is a Sikh Studies expert from the School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science at the University of Leeds, Britain.

Key points in this episode, hosted by Associate Professor Rajesh Rai (Head of NUS South Asian Studies):-

1:00 Discovering and entering the field of Sikh Studies

2:20 The nature of the Sikh community in Britain and the rest of the world

4:25 Current interests in research

7:45 The experience of teaching in Singapore

12:00 Engagement with the local Sikh community

14:45 Thoughts on the Chair, serving again, and the NUS South Asian Studies Programme