The discussion was titled ‘Kark Kaleje Maahi’ (a sore in my heart), an expression which has been used in the Bani of Guru Nanak. Invoking the Sufi saint Bulleh Shah, who had famously exclaimed “Bura haal Punjab da,” eminent raagi and researcher Bhai Baldeep called for harmony and empathy. Similarly, poet and scholar Manmohan Singh also urged the audience to rise above the fault lines of the past to build a cohesive society, inclusive of mind and machine.