It’s finally here! A revolution in Sikh media…a much awaited initiative…a beginning of an international project…the highly anticipated album by IM1313 has been released. IM1313 is a non profit organisation which is passionate about producing high quality film, animation and music aimed at taking Sikhi into the mainstream media. They have created, developed and launched […]
Following the success of the Anglo Sikh Wars exhibition, the Sikh Museum Initiative, in conjunction with Art Sikh, recently showcased their latest exhibition at the Leicester Adult Education College. The exhibition was open to the public from the 12th May to 31st July 2018 and had a strong focus on art. This exhibition was a first […]
Rooh…a powerful word which transcends borders, religion and culture. A word originating from an amalgamation of Panjabi, Urdu, Hindi, Arabic, Persian. A word which is more than a word. This word is the title for Rupinder Kaur’s debut poetry book, which essentially signifies freedom, liberation, ultimately an expression of one’s soul. Kaur, a Biomedical student […]
‘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 […]