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Vatican´s Rules For ´Good Cinema´
2
July, 2008
The Vatican in Rome has said that it is working on postulating rules
for what it considers 'good cinema'. The rules would include a list
of guidelines... |
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Raj Babbar launches TV soap on Maharaja Ranjit Singh
25
June, 2008
Amritsar:
Bollywood actor Raj Babbar began shooting of a television soap opera
based on the life and times of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the Sikh ruler
of Punjab... |
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Komagata Maru -- The Film
25
June, 2008
Indo-Canadian
director Deepa Mehta is planning a big-budget feature film about the
Komagata Maru tragedy. And Amitabh Bachan is playing a high-profile
character in... |
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Sandeep Caberwal Is
America’s First Sikh Model
18
June,
2008
MANHATTAN: A Sikh model peering down from Manhattan
bill boards? Well, if you happen to be sauntering along the 5th or
the 6th Avenues between 48th... |
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Zed cries off, but frankly, what's wrong with Love
Guru?
18
June,
2008
“The
Love Guru” has got the goat of Indo-American leader Rajan Zed who is
leading some Hindu protests against the film, and is being backed
‘mind-body’... |
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Jatinderpal Singh
11
June, 2008
Jatinder Pal Singh
from Mumbai is perhaps the only Sikh Bharatnatyam exponent, who at
47 has been dancing his tha-thai steps for the last 18 years... |
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Britain’s first Sikh-Mulsim duo dance
to fame
4
June,
2008
Have you seen a Sikh and Muslim artiste dance together? Have you
seen a Muslim performing a Michael Jackson tribute act? Have you
come across... |
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Belting Out In Down Under The Tinku
Effect
28
May,
2008
When
the Tinku Band played the Spectrum club in Darlinghurst on Saturday
night, people were asking what does a teetotaller Sikh priest have
in common... |
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Sundri attracts over 5000 in Toronto
28
May,
2008
"Sundri: The
Brave Kaur" produced by Vismaad opened a record weekend in
Toronto. This was first time any movie on Sikh subject was presented
as mainstream... |
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Sukhdeep Singh Bhogal
28
May,
2008
Take
Sukhdeep Singh Bhogal. Called LFresh, he writes and sings music for
his generation in a genre that they can easily relate to - rap!
Sydney-born... |
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Emmy Goes to ‘Sikhs in America’ documentary
21
May,
2008
Media Factory's
Marissa Aroy and Niall McKay garnered an Emmy award for their
documentary, "Sikhs in America," at the Northern California region of the
National... |
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‘One Light’ shares the message of Guru Nanak with students at Atlanta Film
Festival
21
May,
2008
As the Bradley
Central High School and Walker Valley High School students in the
broadcast media programs took a trip to Atlanta on April 18 to visit
CNN... |
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Spinning Wheel Film Festivals-NYC Announced
21
May,
2008
The
Sikh Art and Film Foundation has announced hosting of the Fifth Annual New
York Spinning Wheel Film Festival at Asia Society and Museum... |
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Stand-up comics share stage to battle
intolerance
14
May 2008
WASHINGTON:
A Muslim, a Christian, a Jew, a Hindu and a Sikh walk into a
hotel ballroom. The opening line of a joke? No, but in this case it
was the start... |
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Before the
Rains
14
May 2008
What makes
“Before the Rains” so touching is that it isn’t what it seems to be
about. It seems to be about a quietly good Englishman, a planter in
south India... |
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Sohna Munda
Manpreet Singh
30
April 2008
Jo Bole So Nihal'
could not sustain on the silver screen as it was conceived in sin. It
was meant to use the Sikh greeting and slogan and cash... |
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'Khuda Ke Liye' An
engrossing watch
23 April 2008
Pakistani
film 'Khuda Ke Liye' tells an engrossing, multi-layered story that
pits the opinion of the moderate, tolerant Muslims against the
fundamentalist ones... |
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A New Rendering of The Legend
16
April 2008
The
legend of Heer Ranjha is the most popular cultural narrative
of Punjabi ethnos. The events associated with this romance are
supposed to have occurred... |
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A Dream in Doubt
2
April
2008
The
journey from Punjab
to USA is
a long one. The journey from hate to hope and then hate and then
again hope is a painfully tiring and trying journey... |
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Manpreet Singh refuses to
mar Sikh
image for TV roles
19
March 2008
In the last issue (March 12-18, 2008) of the World
Sikh News, a Special Report titled "Pride and Prejudice" has come in
for much appreciation by many readers... |
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Prince of Patiala falls short of becoming
King
5
March 2008
The
singing verve has fully gripped the Punjabis and the Sikh community.
One after the other, talent shows are churning talent for the music
industry... |
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Time to tune into a Punjabi French Canadian
melody
27
February 2008
An Indo-Canadian Sikh musician and a French Canadian folk singer
have launched the world's first Punjabi-French Canadian... |
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Film on Sikh massacre plays out at Harper
27
February 2008
Harper College this week was the focus of many in the local Sikh
community as the Palatine campus hosted the Chicago-area... |
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R-rating
for Shah Rukh’s smoking creative liberty
20 February 2008
Shah Rukh Khan says that he
accepts the advice of India’s health minister Dr. Ramadoss not
to smoke, but only in private life. He does not want a ban... |
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Celeb
status for Rohanpreet L'il Champ
13 February 2008
The chubby kid, desirous of setting up a health club for his father
is now amongs the three twinkling stars in the L’il Champs sky... |
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Jatinder Pal Singh is Mr Singh pageant
champion
13 February 2008
MUMBAI:
A tall strapping Sikh at the Mr Singh contest put it succintly when,
after struggling to find work as a television actor for a year, he
found... |
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Prince of Patiala moves closer to becoming Darling of
India
6 February 2008
Now
it is a fight to the finish. Voting lines are getting jammed and
supporters from Punjab are going agog to vote for Rohanpreet
Singh... |
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Documenting “Sikhs in America”
6 February 2008
'Sikhs In
America', the half-hour documentary, has been produced by the US
Public Broadcasting System (PBS) on American Sikhs with an aim... |
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Model tells America how Sikhs are different
6 February 2008
Washington: They have gained a reputation as fearless
fighters and fabulous farmers. They have a genius with things
mechanical and they... |
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Lil Champ
Rohanpreet goes the Star way; aims the sky
30 January 2008
The
witty, enigmatic, energetic, foot-thumping, patka-clad guy,
popularly known as the Prince of Patiala on the sets of Lil’ Champs,
Rohanpreet... |
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Man Who Documents Real India
16 January 2008
It is common to criticise the huge
Bollywood musical churning industry for its lack of grey matter. Most
productions challenge only the dimwits... |
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'Akhiyan Waleo' touches issues common to India, Pak
9 January 2008
Amritsar: Aiming to encourage people-to-people interaction between
India and Pakistan, Punarjyot Centre for Preservation.... |
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Mahima back in role as Sikh Widow in 9/11 related
movie
9 January 2008
Missing for sometime from the silver screen, Mahima Chaudhry will
be back on screen early this year. In Tanuja Chandra's Hope.... |
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Film on Maharaja Duleep Singh releases in NY
2 Januuary 2008
New York: A DVD film
on the life of Maharaja Duleep Singh, the last emperor of the sovereign Sikh
state, entitled....
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Chak de phatte! Queen honours Bhangra singer
Malkit Singh
2 January 2008
LONDON: What will it be? Chak De Phatte or Balle Balle? That is a
million tune question now for B h a n g r a singer Malkit Singh
who... |
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Elvis dons a turban
26 December 2007
It's going to be a rocking good Christmas if
Swansea's very own Singing Sikh has anything to do with it. Peter Singh is
already... |
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Elvis Presley In A Turban
26 December 2007
It's going to
be a rocking good Christmas if Swansea's very own Singing Sikh has anything
to do with it. Peter Singh is already... |
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Kite Runner attracting attention
19 December, 2007
LOS ANGELES: In a year in which most films dealing with
conflicting world cultures have failed to excite moviegoers,... |
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In God's Name
19 December, 2007
New York -
A major television program, ‘In God’s Name’, addressing some of the most
challenging and profound questions of our time, will be broadcast on Sunday,
Dec 23rd between 9pm to 11pm... |
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Rubaai goes Punjabi
12 December, 2007
The Rubaiyat reaches us Punjabis, in
our language and our own elements... |
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Watch this Khuda Ke Liye
12 December, 2007
Last Saturday, I had the privilege to
view Shoaib Mansoor’s widely acclaimed Pakistani movie “Khuda Kay Liye”
or... |
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Spinning Wheel Must Spawn Too
28 November,
2007
If only we read the self-description on the
official website of the festival, www.nyadff.org, we will realise how many
similarities exist between the way the Black communities... |
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Go Spinning Into The Sikh Experience at Toronto Film
Fest
21
November, 2007
TORONTO: The annual Spinning Wheel Film Festival
will celebrate its fifth anniversary, kicking off another year of
showcasing films... |
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My Sikh Wedding to be aired in Canada
21
November, 2007
My Sikh Wedding, a half-hour documentary by
VisionTV, will offer a unique window on a community and its customs. The
documentary... |
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Jim's new gay jibe at Brian
7 November, 2007
Comic Jim Davidson has again insulted
gay Hell’s Kitchen co-star Brian Dowling – but what has rattled the
Sikh community is his irresponsible... |
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Amu's just released DVD includes deleted
scenes too!
7 November, 2007
If you missed it in the theaters, here’s
your chance to see this groundbreaking and controversial film based
on the 1984... |
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Celebrity Speak On Amu
7 November, 2007
“Having lived through the experience I can say this film is a MUST.”
Khushwant Singh |
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French parliament approves immigrants’
DNA-testing bill
31
October, 2007
PARIS: The French parliament has
passed a bill tightening immigration rules, including the
introduction of language assessments and optional DNA tests to
verify family... |
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Aakrosh - Cry of Anguish
31 October,
2007
India's Central Board of Film Certification banned the documentary
Aakrosh (Cry of Anguish), a 20-minute Hindi-language documentary
that... |
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'Amu' tells the price of forgetting
31 October,
2007
"I don't want to know. But I can't help it," says the protagonist of
"Amu", Kaju, after the scorching skeletons of her past
come... |
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Bradford Riots
31 October,
2007
Bradford Riots tells the story of Karim,
a young Pakistani student, his family and community in the aftermath of the
disturbances which took place in Bradford in... |
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FILMS ON 1984 and on RIOTS
31 October,
2007
Amu (2005), a film by Shonali Bose Amu is the story of Kaju,
a 21 year-old Indian American woman who returns... |
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Censor board couldn't stand Final Solution
31 October,
2007
Award-winning
documentary Final Solution, which looks at religious rioting between Hindus
and Muslims, was banned in India. The film follows... |
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Hawayein - The real story
31 October,
2007
Hawayein is a film
about the aftermath that shook the Sikh community following the
assassination of Indira Gandhi on... |
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Parzania
31 October,
2007
Directed and produced by Rahul Dholakia and written by David N.
Donihue, parzania starred.... |
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Vilapangalku Appuram
31 October,
2007
National award
winning director T.V. Chandran made "Vilapangalku Appuram"
based on the aftermath of the... |
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Harmonious heritage
24 October, 2007
The
erstwhile princely state of Kapurthala reverberated with honed
classical renditions at the 6th Baba Jassa Singh Heritage Festival
with the artistes performing at... |
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Mile Punjabi Char Yaar!
24 October, 2007
Pinky Basrao's Yaariyan starring Gurdas Maan, Om Puri, Gulshan
Grover, Bhoomika Chawla, Rana Jung Bahadur, with Asrani, Farida
Jalal in... |
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Masti 2007 promises to be a grand show
24 October, 2007
NnJ Dance Company brings you yet another extravaganza, the second
annual production – Masti 2007. The firm's founders Nilu and Jay,
share... |
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Renowned musicians enthrall at Kapurthala heritage
fest
24 October, 2007
Kapurthala: Enthralling the audience at the 6th Baba Jassa Singh
Kapurthala Heritage Festival, the renowned artistes set the tone of
the night with... |
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Spinning
the Sikh Story on Screen
17 October, 2007
CALIFORNIA:
The clock is
ticking fast and the Sikh community is particularly waiting with
excitement for the star-studded extravaganza when the Spinning
Wheel... |
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Mummy-ji,
She Rocks!
20 September, 2007
(Hayward, CA):
Mummy-Ji She Rocks opens in theatres worldwide on Sept.21, 2007.
This film is uniquely focused on the character of a mother, played
by the inimitable Kirron Kher, who is joined by an ensemble cast
including Jackie Schroff, Divya Datta... |
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The spirit of Sikhi in festival mode, online
20 September, 2007
NEW YORK: Aimed at disemminating awareness about the community to a
wider global audience and enable the Sikh youth to express their
faith to not just fellow Americans but to all nationalities, the
celebration of the Sikh cinema, the Youth... |
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Praise for Amu's Shonali and Shonali's Amu
20 September, 2007
“A bold and
heartrending film, extremely well made and deeply moving. It’s an
important film as it is very relevant to our times.” -- Aamir Khan.
Actor “Having lived through the experience I can... |
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Just 2 Live Another Day
20 September, 2007
Filmmaker
Sukhdeep Singh's video "Just 2 Live Another Day" featured in the
Second Annual SikhNet Youth Film Festival. He says he wanted to
write a song that would reach... |
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Sikh boy sings Maori songs, steals show
5 September, 2007
CHRISTCHURCH:
Interesting the mix that cultural fusions create, and wonderful
these are as long as we know and understand our own culture... |
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Wait almost over for Ahluwalia’s The Darjeeling
Limited
5 September, 2007
Waris Ahluwalia, jeweler, Hollywood actor and
Sikh fashion icon, who accidentally won... |
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Samosa Politics lands in libel soup as Sikhs resolve
to make a point
11 July, 2007
OTTAWA: Reacting strongly to the
reputation-tarnishing documentary 'Samosa Politics' aired by the CBC, the
World Sikh Organization... |
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Amu opens in NY on May 25, then in LA
16 May, 2007
New York/ AT News:
Acclaimed at the Toronto and Berlin film festivals, the internationally
award winning film ‘Amu’ opens .... |
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Manjinder Pal Singh wins photography honour
2 May,2007
Los Angeles: Last month International Society of
photographers held a convention in Las Vegas. More than 4,500
photographers... |
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Finally, A Punjabi Film Fest
25
April, 2007
AMRITSAR: Seven decades after its
inception, the Punjabi cinema witnessed its momentous moment with the
unveiling of world’s first Punjabi... |
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Jaspal Bhatti’s next venture: Spreading awareness
about Sikhism
4 April,
2007
Well known Punjabi comedian Jaspal Bhatti
said he plans to make serious efforts alongwith Jasvir Singh Gill, known for
his achievements... |
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First Ever Photo Exhibition on Sikhs to Show in New
York March 3 to March 31
7 March 2007
New York, NY: "Fighting Prejudice with Votes:
Sikhs in New York", a photo exhibition is nopw open at the Queens Museum of
Art by... |
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Wheel to spin in Washington DC
7 March 2007
WASHINGTON: The Spinning Wheel Film Festival
moves to Washington DC. A celebration of films by and about Sikhs... |
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Deepa Mehta to make film on the Sikhs of
Komagata Maru
21 February 2007
Baba Gurdit Singh, the hero of the
Komagata Maru incident, will have a befitting tribute in a film by
Oscar-nominated.... |
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Sikh NGOs can benefit from India's community radio
scheme
21 February 2007
New Delhi: With the advent of technology come
new resources, and one of these new resources is something that the various
Sikh forums can possibly.... |
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Amu Opening in Toronto on Friday February 16
14 February 2007
What starts out seeming like a standard "back to
the roots" story, becomes a mystery of both personal and political
implications in Shonali... |
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Chandigarh gets a creative film forum
7 February,
2007
Chandigarh:As the city beautiful of Chandigarh
has become a business hub and a point of attraction for the Film Makers and
stars in the recent years, the much awaited... |
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Sikh film festival raises awareness
7 February,
2007
STANFORD: Over 11
hours, in 13 movies, Sikh culture was highlighted in Cubberley Auditorium.
The movie marathon was the second-annual Spinning Wheel... |
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Joginder Kalsi’s The City of Amritsar screened at PAU
31 January 2007
Ludhiana: The City of Amritsar, a documentary
film, was screened for a selected gathering at Punjab Agricultural
University here on January 25. The film... |
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Spinning Wheel Film Fest
begins Feb 3
24 January 2007
Palo Alto: The Spinning Wheel
Film Festival of Sikh themed cinema marks its second annual... |
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HOUSE OF WARIS
17 January 2007
He is 32 years old with long slender
fingers, neatly tied dastaar, short bushy open beard and a New York hipness.
He became... |
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The Widow Colony In Fremont on Feb 3
10 January,
2007
Award winning movie The Widow Colony in being
shown in Fremont on Feb 3rd 2007 Saturday. There will be two shows 3pm - 5pm
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Post-911 stories, as captured by a California
Sikh-American
22 November 2006
Sacramento, CA. Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante,
in collaboration with the Asian Pacific Islander, Latino, Black and LGBT
Caucuses... |
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The Widow Colony
4 October 2006
Only a
regime most apathetic will name a colony “Vidhwa Colony”. Only a ruler most
apathetic will utter the words that “the earth shakes... |
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Finally, a movie on a great Sikh martyr
27 September,
2006
Every
Sikh, or for that matter any non-Sikh, who goes to the Golden Temple to pay
obeisance passes in front of..... |
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It’s official: Khushwant Singh is Punjab Rattan
6
September 2006
Punjabi writer Khushwant Singh, who
turned 91 this year, was handed over the Punjab Rattan award — a
memento and a pen — by Punjab... |
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Sardar’s speaking, get your earplugs
6 September
2006
Some of the prudes among the audience were watching
with horror, but trust Khushwant Singh to find some way for using an
expletive and get... |
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Creative Vision Films presents…Maharaja Duleep Singh:
Monument of Injustice, A DVD Documentary
LONDON: The film on the life and times of
Maharaja Duleep Singh was released in its DVD version in Southall at the
Mata Sahib Kaur hall of Sikh... |
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