even khalsa aid, a nonprofit, is run by sikhs. what is it about the sikh community? effort of service? why is it important to you to serve? >> we can help. it's more like in our dna. w have to send, when there is some situation, when you have to deal with such situations, when you have to feed the poor, when you have to deal with economic crisis. the poor, the sikh community has always been there. >> reporter: throughout india's modern history, the hindu majority has frequently persecuted this community. lailon sikhs had been front and center in what's been dubbed the largest protest in world history. farmers descended on the capital to protest new laws they felt would hurt their ability to farm successfully. but when the most recent crisis hit, priorities changed. the sikhs stepped up to help. >> it as lot more a drive to divide people on lines of religion and caste, but what this pandemic has at least shown is that people can rise above it very quickly. >> the pandemic is sometimes a great equalizer? >> yeah. i think the -- what the pandemic -- people shouldn't for

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