Speaker for July 9th: Sukhbir Singh

Sukhbir Singh has been a Jacksonville resident for twenty-one years. He practices Sikhism as a path to humanity and salvation. Sukhbir has been married to Sargum for twenty-six years. They are blessed with two sons. They have raised their sons in our community and they are now in college. Sukhbir’s family is probably the longest living Sikh family in Jacksonville. Sukhbir has a bachelor’s degree in Statistics and master’s in Computer Science. He is a small business entrepreneur. Sargum and Sukhbir are founders of the Sikh Society of North East Florida. Sukhbir has been an architect in creating awareness about Sikhism and Turbans in our community through lectures as well as presentations in schools, colleges, universities, temples, churches, hospitals, mayor’s and the Sheriff’s office. He has also engineered two Turban Days on the UNF campus as part of his continuous efforts to educate the Jacksonville community. Sukhbir has a passion to cultivate universal brotherhood and oneness, which are the tenets of Sikhism. Sukhbir is a strong believer of “Ek Pita Ekas Ke Hum Barik” which translates to “There is One Father and we are all his children.”