‘Without woman, there would be no one at all’ – Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Despite gender equality being a key part of modern day society, this is sadly not the case in many South Asian communities. Unfortunately, gender bias has been a predominant world view for many centuries. The issue of female foeticide due to […]
Poet and activist, Hussain Manawer releases the video for his recent work ‘Mamma’s Kitchen’ today, the third piece in his ‘Homemade’ poetry cycle. ‘Mamma’s Kitchen’ is one of Hussain’s most impressive combinations of music and poetry yet. The track itself sees Hussain finding the everyday paraphernalia of his home recalling memories of his mother as he deals with […]
The roots of modern bhangra music date back to at least the mid 20th century in Punjab, India. Do a search on google and you get 14,000,000 results! Over the years theres been a lot of bhangra music being produced on a daily basis which has given raise to numerous bhangra dance videos and bhangra classes. So […]
It’s back…the 5th International Sikh Research Conference! On Sunday 10th June 2018, 9:00am – 5:00pm, this year’s International Sikh Research Conference returns to the University of Warwick. With Sikh studies becoming increasingly popular in academia, the conference enables academic, scholars and researchers to present, showcase and deliver their papers to the public in order to […]
The power of Literature is immense. It is the one entity that has remained constant throughout history. Books, speeches, news…these are all different literary forms which have been used across the globe for centuries. But what is the prominence of Literature in modern day society? With significant technological advancements, does Literature still hold the power […]
Diljit Dosanjh’s Birmingham Confidential show…where do I begin? Electrifying, energetic, encapsulating…magical, marvellous, mind-blowing…inspiring, innovative, incredible. Out of this world for sure! On Saturday 19th May 2018 history was made; the one and only Diljit Dosanjh was the first ever Indian superstar to sell out a show with over 9,000 fans attending. A Sikh Panjabi icon […]