Rishabh Lassen

I have really enjoyed the Sikhsoc events so far and I would really love to be a part of organising future events. I have great communication skills and also have some experience in organising events when I was Head boy at my School. I’m outgoing and I would say I’m an extrovert, so I genuinely enjoy being and working with other people.

An initiative I would like to bring to this society would be to create an active collaboration strategy where we collaborate and cross-promote events with other religious societies at UCL(for example Hindu society and Islamic Society) or other South Asian societies. Not only could these events be educational where we can learn about each other’s religions/cultures, but it would also be a great opportunity to meet new people–and as a second-year, I can say that Covid has made this quite difficult. And of course, I will also continue to build the relationships we have with other universities.

One type of event I would love to organise–which we could do both in person or remotely would be Gatka lessons. I learnt Gatka for 2 years, and not only was it great for my physical health but it also really helped with my mental health and we all know uni can be stressful at times.