US Sikhs collect $1 lakh for documentary on Guru Nanak

Tribune News Service

Bathinda, March 20

Sikhs from various parts of New York City area have raised $1,00,000 for the first-ever documentary on Guru Nanak Dev. The documentary will be shown on 200 TV stations all over America during 2019, when the Sikhs will be celebrating the 550th birth anniversary of the founder of Sikhism.

As per a release, members of Gurdwara Baba Makhan Shah Lobana in New York showed their enthusiasm for this cause and they backed the plan presented by the National Sikh Campaign (NSC). The NSC is spearheading this national project of the Sikhs in America and will be organising premier shows of this film in the US and other parts of the world. It has hired Auteur Productions to make this documentary to be shown on TV stations.

The fund raising event started with a gatka show by children. Second generation US-born Sikh youth expressed their enthusiasm and support for this project. Tarlok Singh Chugh, an internet sensation on Punjabi jokes, came from Calgary, Canada, and made every one laugh. Over 20 youth members displayed their gatka skills.

Dr Rajwant Singh, senior adviser, NSC, who gave a detailed presentation on the documentary’s plan, said, “The goal is to reach out to Americans. We are trying to make sure that we go beyond the traditional way of celebrating this important occasion.”