Birendra Kaur


Birendra Kaur, a devout Sikh, a social and religious activist, writer and outstanding academician, was
born on 27th August 1956 at Ludhiana, Punjab, India. She was a brilliant student in school and college and
always obtained high positions in her exams. She ended her education with M.Sc. (Honors) (1978), M.Phil.
(Zoology) (1982), Ph.D. (Entomology, Zoology) (1984) all from Panjab University, Chandigarh, lndia. She
worked as Senior Lecturer, Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, Chandigarh from 1991 to 2004. During that
period, she had the professional membership of Environment Society, and Sexual Harassment & Grievance
Cell, SGGS College. She has been actively serving the community through her writings and participation in
numerous seminars & symposia. She has authored two books Hail Hair and On Sikh Identity. She has also
compiled articles/ editorials written by her father Dr Kharak Singh: Turn of the Century – Sikh Concerns
& Responses.

In addition, she has published numerous research papers and articles on contemporary
Sikh issues. Presently, she is a member of Institute of Sikh Studies; and Executive Committee Member,
International Sikh Confederation [ISC], Chandigarh, and Member of Religious Affairs Advisory Council,
ISC, Chandigarh. She has served as President of Institute of Sikh Studies and Associate Editor of its
quarterly journal, Abstracts of Sikh Studies. In the course of these associations, she held an Interfaith
Meeting (Dialogue of Scriptures) in collaboration with an international organization from South Korea
[HWPL]; also, participated in their meetings at Delhi; Co-authored articles for UNESCO & Tudor Rose
publications: Agree to Differ & A Better World; Organized conferences in collaboration with International
Sikh Confederation on Panthic issues. She is also the settler of Dr Kharak Singh Trust [www.drkharaksingh.
org] which deals with issues of public interest, in general, and Sikh issues, in particular, with the concerned
authorities, from time to time. For example, the issue of Independent Identity of Sikhs is one such crucial
issue. Birendra Kaur filed an SLP in the Supreme Court of India related to the issue of Independent Identity
of Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains. It has been admitted as CA [civil appeal] No 4188 of 2014. The valuable
services which Birendra Kaur has rendered to the Sikh community show her interest and dedication and
make her a real role model in this regard. Her email id is: birendrakaur@yahoo.com.