Farmer Lives Matter
As the global community commemorates Shaheedi Diharaa of Char Sahibzadaas (martyrdom of four young sons of tenth master Guru Gobind Singh) we want to shine the light on some of our amazing volunteers and donors who right now are serving the Farmers movement for economic justice in India.
As of now, 30 people have lost their lives in the struggle against the three “black laws” passed by the Indian Parliament in September 2020. Leading to one of the largest protest movements around the globe, the enacted laws have the potential to lead millions into starvation. We stand in solidarity with the families who have lost their loved ones.
Dr. Bhupinder Kaur has been part of the UNITED SIKHS family since 2014. Her great grandfather was a Risaldar (commander of a cavalry unit) in Maharaja Ranjit SIngh’s army. Her father, Nanak Singh Nishter has been a big inspiration for her leading by example. He is the author of many books on Gurbani and Sikhism. He founded an educational trust supported by family funds to sponsor higher education needs of underprivileged students. Dr. Bhupinder Kaur followed in his footsteps running free medical clinics in her native Telangana state. She now serves as our Medical Director in India.
She spent three months during our relief mission in Bangladesh, Rohingya refugee crisis in 2017 treating hundreds of patients traveling 40 kilometers daily.
In 2018 she was leading our medical missions during devastating floods in Kerala, India. Right now she is leading our medical sewa on the border of Indian capital Delhi for Farmers in India, while they take part in the movement for economic justice.
Despite having stage 4 progressive osteoarthritis in both knees she stays active and inspires us to go the extra mile in our commitment to serving fellow humans in need across the globe.
Parminder Singh joined the UNITED SIKHS family in 2017. He is from Barnala district in Punjab. His inspiration for sewa (community service) comes from his paternal grandmother. Anywhere she went to do sewa, she took Parminder along. That laid the groundwork for his professional dedication to serve humanity. He also traveled to Bangladesh during the Rohingya refugee crisis to be part of our months long relief mission. During the 2017 Kerala Floods relief mission his son fell sick. Parminder initially decided to stay home caring for his ailing son
In Parminder’s words, “My 9 year old son said dad, I have Chacha and Dada at home. Who is there for those who are stuck in the floods? You go help them.”
Parminder decided to head down to join the relief mission in Kerala. Right now Parminder is one of our most active volunteers serving Farmers in India. He has led langar services across many relief missions. “Farmers make the langar possible through their hard work. For me serving farmers is a way to give back to the hands who feed the entire human family”.
One Step Closer (OSC) is a nonprofit organization based in the Greater Toronto Area. It is an outreach program hosting initiatives to give back to the community. OSC started an initiative to support Farmers in India. We got a sizable donation from them recently for our relief mission supporting farmers. That is when we first got to learn about their initiative. They decided to offer 100% of the profits from their creative initiative, selling clothing with slogan supporting farmers, to UNITED SIKHS. We are deeply appreciative to donors like OSC whose support makes it possible for us to purchase supplies like medicines, winter clothing, tarps, medical monitoring equipment in service of farmers.
Our volunteers and donors are the bedrock of our mission to Recognize the Human as One. Join our family of Donors in supporting the Fallen Farmers Fund by donating through one of the links below.
