These Sabads (hymns) have been recorded based on the age old tradition of doing Sikh Kirtan, wherein the artists have sung Sabads from Guru Granth sahib with accompaniment of centuries old percussion instrument - Pakhawaj - and string instruments - Taus, Sarangi, Dilruba and Tanpura.
I admire these women for following their instincts and living by their values. They did what they felt and knew was right, whether that was what was right for the liberation of their people, or the liberation of their own soul and being by following a passion or dream. And they pursued it, often by breaking gender and class norms.
A unique but relatively unknown heritage site that stands out not only for its depiction of women in fresco art but also because of what it can teach us about the evolution of religious identities in Punjab over the last century.
History has now been made in California which featured an ad endorsing the farmer's protest, happening in India's capitol of Delhi, before the media extravaganza of the Super Bowl. The yearly football championship is an American past-time where multi-national companies spend 10's of millions of dollar to grab the attention of the public at one of the greatest viewed events in American culture.
Not only has he brought awareness about the plight of the farmers to his 1million+ twitter followers, his $10,000 will surely be welcome to the charity organizations like Khalsa Aid at protests sites.
I was immensely inspired by reading about Rani Sada Kaur, and one of my proof readers – a non-Sikh, non-Panjabi – actually said she had no knowledge about this history and was moved to tears while reading the novel!
For the past year I have been preparing a series of new paintings inspired by the upcoming 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh ji. The new work is focused on the principle of Khalsa consciousness....
Distinctive in style and scope, these three Sikh histories will fascinate any religion or history nerd.
"I encourage everyone to watch this short movie with their family and discuss the emotions and issues being portrayed. Send it in Whatsapp groups, upload your reaction videos, create the conversation - Let's talk about mental health."
Angels on the road. Benevolence on the road. Grace on the road. The road is unseen.