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My Sikh Wedding to be aired
in Canada
 My Sikh Wedding, a
half-hour documentary by VisionTV, will offer a unique window on a
community and its customs. The documentary is the first of a planned
series on multicultural faith events.
In Sikh belief, marriage is the union of two souls into a single,
spiritually inseparable whole. The traditional Sikh wedding
ceremony, known as "Anand Karaj", has been practised for more than
400 years.
The documentary airs Wednesday, Nov. 21, at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT,
and again Saturday, Nov. 24, at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. ET.
The documentary airs in honour of the birthday of Guru Nanak,
founder of the Sikh faith, on Saturday, Nov. 24. It is a first-time
venture into documentary production by Iqbal Mahal, who hosts the
weekly VisionTV series Visions of Punjab.
My Sikh Wedding follows a young couple - bride Dishee and her groom
Bunty - through a whirlwind 24 hours: from preparations the night
before their wedding to the ceremony at the Gurdwara and on to the
grand reception afterward. Along the way, viewers will also get the
perspective of matchmakers Ranjit and Gurbax, a Sikh couple now in
their 63rd year of marriage.
Light-hearted and engaging, My Sikh Wedding offers a unique window
on the customs and culture of a community that forms an increasingly
important part of the contemporary Canadian mosaic.
The documentary represents the first in a planned series of VisionTV
documentary specials that will explore the meaning and traditions
associated with important faith events in Canada’s multicultural
communities. Gemini Award-winning filmmaker Cyrus Sundar Singh
(Painted Nation) will serve as the network’s creative consultant.
Mark Prasuhn, VisionTV’s Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice
President, Programming, said, "The initiative is strongly in keeping
with VisionTV’s 20-year tradition of building bridges of dialogue
and understanding among Canadians from different faith and cultural
backgrounds.”
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November 2007
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