EP-348 | Jinnah, Nehru & Indira, Rajiv, Sikh Diaspora, Modi & Punjab Politics | Tarlochan Singh

ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash

Sardar Tarlochan Singh is a former Rajya Sabha member and ex-Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities. He has spent his life fighting for Sikh causes, human rights, and keeping the Punjabi language alive, while promoting Sikhism around the world. At 92, Tarlochan Singh has seen it all, from India’s Partition to the rise of India as a major power in South Asia.

In Part 2 of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, Tarlochan Singh talks about Rajiv Gandhi’s Cold War with President Giani Zail Singh and the Bofors scandal. He also shares how Operation Blue Star changed India, and speaks on Hindu-Sikh unity, the farmers’ protest, Punjab’s drug crisis, and the role of the Sikh diaspora in shaping politics today.

00:00 - Coming Up

01:55 - Introduction

03:13 - Bofors Scandal Stories

17:57 - Sikh Diaspora After Rajiv’s Assassination

19:14 - Sikh-Hindu Unity

19:56 - Attempts to Break Sikh-Hindu Unity

24:06 - BJP & Akali Alliance

27:24 - Farmers’ Protest

36:42 - Punjab Unemployment Fuels Drug Crisis

38:00 - How Vajpayee Valued Punjab & Sikhs

42:21 - Dr. Manmohan Singh Beyond Sikh Identity

49:01 - Parkash Singh Badal’s Political Legacy and Life

54:53 - Partap Singh Kairon and Indira Gandhi

59:00 - Role of Sikhs in Modern Delhi

1:04:06 - Khushwant Singh’s Contribution to Sikhs

1:29:10 - Message to Young Sikhs in India & Abroad