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Jugo Jug Atal
WSN Bureau 

Each community has certain historical markers, the red letter days on its calendar of destiny. In contemporary history, Operation Bluestar was one such marker that signified to the Sikhs the hegemonic Indian nation state's inability to respond to an inspired and aspirational movement of the Sikh community. Twenty-four years later, irrespective of how much the debate has moved forward across the globe on the issue of human rights and political and social locations of ethnic communities in the mindscape of world citizenry, the Indian nationstate remains aloof and removed from any progressive idea.

The hard fought Democratic ticket race in the US has underlined the need to grant the space to those who are struggling to be heard, to recognize the courage of those who are refusing to be condemned as the unheard. This is a forward march. India is far behind. The WSN salutes the courage and will of the Sikh community and dedicates this edition to the martyrs of the aspirational struggle.

4 June, 2008
 

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