Documentaries on Sikh heritage screened

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 14

The screening of two documentaries based on the lost Sikh heritage was organised in a series of ongoing programmes to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev at Panjab University here.

The documentary films, made by Amardeep Singh, are based on the traces of Sikh gurdwaras and forts situated in Pakistan.

The event was held at the evening auditorium with a documentary based on the forts built by the Sikh generals during the ‘Khalsa Raj’, followed by a series of questions. The second documentary carried detailed information about the gurdwaras in Pakistan.

Amardeep said today the entire Sikh community talked about the main gurdwaras, including Sri Nankana Sahib, Punja Sahib and Kartarpur Sahib, but there were hundreds of such gurdwaras present in Pakistan.

The interesting thing in the film was that Amardeep and his associates were fully supported by residents while shooting in Pakistan. In addition, the documentary sheds light on Nanakpanthis living in large numbers in Pakistan’s Mirdan and Mangora area.