GNFC school – rishiknots

Um, what?

rishiknots blog — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 23:21:00 +0000

How insulting is this: Hey. Assholes. RIGHT NOW there are 3HO Sikh Dharma children who are thousands of miles apart from their parents–children who have been separated because Yogi Bhajan told their parents to do it. Told their parents that their “children don’t love them”. Told their parents that “distance therapy” is a thing. And …

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Separating children from parents is wrong. Very wrong.

rishiknots blog — Wed, 04 Jul 2018 19:43:00 +0000

What’s happening now–Children being torn from their parents at the US border–might feel all-too personal. It can trigger a lot of unhappy memories. I have a clear memory of how I felt in my body and in my mind when I was really young and separated from my parents. I remember not feeling, and just …

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There’s no deadline for grief

rishiknots blog — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 17:05:00 +0000

…Meaning, it might take a while. After years of keeping this blog, I have had the opportunity to speak with a number of ex-classmates, talk to people, and have real conversations about growing up in 3HO Sikh Dharma. When I do take time out of ordinary life to reconnect or have a conversation, what usually …

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Can someone regret something even if they’ve never apologized for their role?

rishiknots blog — Sun, 23 Aug 2015 19:08:00 +0000

Last week, Dr. Dre issued a public apology to the women he beat up back in the N.W.A. times. While it reeks of PR, it’s still a step in the right direction. Perhaps now he can put his money where his mouth is and donate to causes that prevent domestic violence, and to those that …

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And so, here ends a senseless chapter

rishiknots blog — Sun, 15 Feb 2015 16:05:00 +0000

Nanak Dev Singh, the notorious tormentor of the 3HO children at G.N.F.C. boarding school, has died. Cause of death was apparently a massive heart attack. My initial reaction to news of his death was “I hope it was neither quick, nor painless“. But vindication does not come in the act of dying. Nevertheless, there are …

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Indiakids: Are we “Third Culture Kids”?

rishiknots blog — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:54:00 +0000

I was spending time recalling the many boarding schools in Mussoorie (Waverly, Wynberg-Allen, Woodstock, Mussoorie-Modern just to name a few) and came across this term on Wikipedia: “Third Culture Kid” Third Culture Kids or Trans-Culture Kids, (abbreviated TCKs or 3CKs,) whom are sometimes also called Global Nomads, “refers to someone who, as a child, has …

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On punishment

rishiknots blog — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:51:00 +0000

We were punished a lot. Even before India, at children’s camp, we were often given very unreasonable and bizarre punishments. I’ll go into those children’s camps again soon… Sometimes I think GNFC was actually a haven from those camps – once we were sent off to school, we didn’t have to go to camp anymore. …

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