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JVALA SINGH

ACADEMIC. AUTHOR. LAWYER.
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Passionate about South Asian Studies with emphasis on the Sikh tradition.  Currently lecturing Punjabi Studies at UC Berkeley.  Concurrently completing PhD at the University of British Columbia in South Asian Studies.  Trained under traditional scholarly lineages via mentor-protégé pedagogy in India.

Previous lifetime includes being a practicing lawyer with an emphasis on taxation and corporate governance.  Holistic legal education provides innumerable transferable skills to scholarly analysis.

Part time author to promote cultural and philosophical works to an English audience with a focus on the Punjabi diaspora.

PROFESSIONAL 
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HIGHLIGHTS

2021

UC Berkeley
Berkeley, California

Lecturer, Institute for South Asian Studies

Lecture students in introductory and intermediate Punjabi classes with focus on language proficiency and classical poetry.

2020

CBC
Vancouver, Canada

54 Punjabi Proverbs and Community Outreach

Interview with Gloria Macarenko regarding a proverb from my book speaking to the tradition of "Langar" in Sikh Community. 

2020

Suraj Podcast
All Streaming Platforms

Launched Podcast on all mediums

This podcast utilizes an English format to convey an unfiltered, uncensored, and authentic provision of Sikh history for the Sikh diaspora worldwide based on the famed Suraj Prakash written by Santokh Singh.  The Podcast has a global audience with over 280,000 plays thus far. 

2019

BBC
London, United Kingdom

54 Punjabi Proverbs London Launch

Guest on the Sunny and Shay Show (Aug 2019), where I discussed Punjabi proverbs and their relevance in a multi-cultural society. 

2018-2019

Sikholars
Stanford University, Palo Alto CA

Annual Presenter at Sikholars

Presented on the story of headless heroics from the Dasam Granth (2018) and the Braj literature epic the Suraj Prakash (2019).

2021

Yogic Studies
Berkeley, California

Instructor, Sikh Studies and Yoga

Instructor on Sikh Studies and Yoga class YS116.  Created entire course syllabus, materials, and pedagogy.

2019-2020

54 Punjabi Proverbs
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Launched Podcast on all mediums

This podcast utilizes an English format to convey an unfiltered, uncensored, and authentic provision of Sikh history for the Sikh diaspora worldwide based on the famed Suraj Prakash written by Santokh Singh.  The Podcast has a global audience with nearly 200,000 plays thus far. 

2019

Esker Foundation
Calgary, Canada

Speaker at Nep Sidhu's: Divine Form Exhibition

My presentation focused on the Divine Feminine, exploring how the Sikh martial tradition was linked to seeing Divinity in the Feminine.

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CREDENTIALS

SCALING THE MOUNTAIN

PhD Student, University of British Columbia

2017-2018

Toronto, Canada

Focus on Sanskrit, with final project focusing on Ramayana comparative analysis between Sanskrit and Braj manuscripts from varied literary canons 

Participated in PANDiT project transliterating Sanskrit works

JD, University of Ottawa

2013-2016

Ottawa, Canada

Focus on litigation, oral advocacy, and comparative analysis

Specialized in taxation and corporate governance

Traditional Scholarly Studies

2010-2012

near Chandigarh, India

Focus on textual literacy of Sikh scripture

Study of Vedanta literature as per curriculum 

Pedagogy via mentor-protégé model

BA, Carleton University

2006-2010

Ottawa, Canada

Major in Political Science

Minor in Religion, South Asian philosophy (Sanskrit Epics)

2018-Present

Vancouver, Canada

Focus on Braj literature (incorporating Sanskrit and Persian vocabulary, tropes, and devices) and precolonial historiography 

MA, University of Toronto

CREDENTIALS
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Jvala Singh

@jvalaaa (Twitter)

@jvalaaa (Instagram)

jvalasingh@gmail.com

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Suraj Podcast

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54 Punjabi Proverbs

54punjabiproverbs.com

Purchase via Paypal or Amazon

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Manglacharan

Patreon

Support for all projects undertaken may be provided via Patreon

Sincere gratitude extended to all who support projects undertaken!!

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Bitcoin Patronage

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Sincere gratitude extended to all who support projects undertaken!!

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