00:00 - Why is Vickrum Digwa in the news?
02:10 - What is a Kirpan?
03:56 - Are you covered under the law if you're not Amritdhari (baptised)?
06:15 - Defence vs Exemption examples
07:25 - Did Vickrum Digwa use a Kirpan or a Shastar, and what's the difference?
10:22 - Why should we carry multiple Shastars living outside of India?
12:46 - How do we know if someone's responsible enough to carry a Kirpan?
14:45 - The Sikh Community are being collectively punished
17:06 - Wearing the Kirpan as an 'act of resistance' within the youth
18:59 - Introducing mental health checks when taking Amrit (being baptised)?
21:54 - Are there any preventative checks the Sikh community can make?
24:03 - How would the community feel if the Kirpan was changed to necklace form?
26:05 - Legally, a Kirpan cannot be used for self-defence
28:40 - Is carrying a Kirpan on your wedding day covered under the law?
30:21 - Could we standardise the Kirpan to be blunt in the UK?
32:47 - There is no link between carrying the Kirpan and knife crime
34:39 - A Kirpan stops being a Kirpan when you draw it
38:14 - Banning the Kirpan will not stop knife crime
40:07 - Why doesn't the UK follow the same laws as other European countries?
43:58 - Why did the UK accommodate carrying the Kirpan?
47:22 - How do we respond to people saying carrying the Kirpan is now redundant?
50:31 - If it's just a symbol, is it still needed?
51:43 - The difference between Sikhi and Abrahamic beliefs
53:38 - What was Vickrum Digwa's motive to attack Henry Nowak?
57:36 - Vickrum admitted he had no defence if there were cameras
59:22 - Was Vickrum Digwa's Dastaar actually knocked off?
01:06:53 - Where did the incident take place?
01:09:08 - Was Vickrum kicked out of his local Gurdwara for stealing Shastars?
01:10:46 - Will this have an effect on Nagar Kirtans, Gatka displays etc?
01:13:18 - Where do Sikh Tommy Robinson supporters stand now?
01:16:16 - What does the future look like for the Sikh Community?
01:18:41 - Could there be a mass exodus of Amritdhari Sikhs from the UK?
01:20:38 - There might be further accommodations rather than restrictions
01:22:02 - Potential outcomes for future Kirpan laws in the UK
01:23:57 - Has the Sikh community represented themselves well to justify why we should carry the Kirpan?
01:28:33 - Who would have been best to educate on behalf of the Sikh community?
01:32:39 - This is a historic turning point in history
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