While the dream of an independent Sikh homeland in northern India enjoys some support in the Sikh diaspora, that’s not the case in the Indian state of Punjab, where much of the Sikh population feels as though the push for independence is far from their reality. Not so in Punjab, where much of the Sikh population feels as though the push for independence is far from their reality, with the state dealing with high unemployment and a crippling drug crisis.
