Jakara History
Year Jakara was founded
What is 2000?
Early Sikh immigrants to the U.S. worked primarily in this industry.
What is agriculture/farming?
This 18th-century confederacy system allowed Sikh groups to govern Punjab collectively through autonomous units while coordinating defense and revenue.
What is the Misl?
This actress is one of the most recognizable faces of modern Punjabi cinema, frequently appearing opposite major male leads.
Who is Neeru Bajwa?
This late artist fundamentally reshaped Punjabi lyrical themes by centering authenticity, regional pride, and political identity in mainstream music.
Who is Sidhu Moosewala?
One of Jakara’s programs helps students with college and graduate school applications and supports mentoring through successful Sikh professionals.
What is Sikhiya?
This 1923 Supreme Court case denied citizenship to Sikhs and others from South Asia
What is United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind?
Before British annexation in 1849, this administrative language was used across much of Punjab for governance and court records, despite Punjabi being widely spoken.
What is Persian?
This 2006 film is widely credited with reviving modern Punjabi cinema and launching a new wave of commercial success.
What is Jee Aayan Nu?
This debut album introduced Babbu Maan as a major lyrical voice focused on social issues and Punjabi pride.
What is Saaun Di Jhadi?
Name of program to support Hurricane Katrina relief efforts?
What is JKorps?
This organization founded in 1913 played a key role in anti-colonial resistance.
What is the Ghadar Party?
This child ruler, installed on the throne of the Sikh Empire after the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, was later exiled to Britain following annexation of Punjab.
Who is Dalip Singh?
This 1979 Punjabi film, directed by Harjit Singh, is considered a cultural landmark for its portrayal of rural Punjab and is still referenced in Punjabi popular culture today.
What is Laung Da Lishkaara?
Jazzy B's ustaad and who he has largely shaped his style of singing after.
Who is Kuldip Manak?
Jakara’s mission engages community-building and organizing with a Gurmat-inspired commitment that explicitly includes working against these two forms of social inequality mentioned on their site.
What is gender inequality and caste abolitionism?
3rd Gurdwara built in California after Stockton and El Centro.
What is Vermont Gurdwara in Los Angeles?
This 1950s–60s constitutional demand sought greater federal autonomy for Punjab and later became central to Sikh political discourse.
What is the Anandpur Sahib Resolution?
This 2020 Punjabi film starring Ammy Virk highlighted the emotional and bureaucratic challenges faced by undocumented Punjabi immigrants abroad.
Chal Mera Putt 2 or Afsar
This pre-Partition Punjabi poet is considered one of the greatest Punjabi literary figures and wrote timeless works on love, loss, and spirituality.
Who is Shiv Kumar Batalvi?
This long-distance advocacy march organized by the Jakara Movement covered roughly 350 miles to raise awareness and call for recognition of a major event affecting the Sikh community.
What is the “Fearless for Justice March” / Nirbhau & Niyaa Morcha?
In this year the first Yuba City Nagar Kirtan was organized
What is 1980?
This 1966 political reorganization created a Punjabi-speaking state but also reduced Punjab’s territorial size, reshaping its economic and political power.
What is the Punjabi Suba movement / the creation of Punjab (1966)?
This is the highest-grossing Punjabi film of all time at the box office.
What is Carry On Jatta 3, featuring Gippy Grewal and Sonam Bajwa?
This lyricist-producer duo is credited most with helping define the mature 2000s UK Punjabi sound, blending traditional Punjabi lyrics with Western beats.
Who is Bally Sagoo?