
Shinder Thandi
Shinder Thandi is a prominent economic and social scientist known for his research on the political violence and socio-economic issues surrounding the Sikh community in India. His recent work has focused on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, where he concluded that the violence was not spontaneous but rather organized and politically motivated, highlighting the failure of the state to protect its citizens and the long-term impacts of this violence on community relations in India.
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Shinder Thandi is a scholar who studied the events surrounding the violence against Sikhs after Indira Gandhi's assassination.
Auslöser für Pogrome an SikhsNeue Zürcher Zeitung·
Switzerland· 2026-07-26











