In Bani, the seeker finds their voice as a human-bride longing for union with the Divine-Husband, IkOankar—a tender and powerful metaphor that reaches beyond gender and invites all seekers into intimacy, humility, and love. Through this imagery, we are invited to step into devotion and vulnerability in our relationship with the One—to pursue connection with bravery and trust.
What might it mean that this relationship is so often sung in the feminine voice? How does this symbolism cause our ideas about binaries to fall away, and expand our understanding of identity, spirituality, and the self?
This webinar invites participants to reflect deeply on how the feminine voice—in its many tones, moods, and expressions—is woven throughout Bani. Together, we will listen to how these voices—uttered and lived—form a chorus of devotion that continues to reverberate in our present.
She is passionate about learning, public scholarship, and making knowledge more accessible to broader audiences. When she's not sewing, Sukhmann enjoys reading all genres of literature and listening to podcasts.
She hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in Gender and Women Studies and produce knowledge on, by, and for women like her.
