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Last week, American Idol said goodbye to five contestants, including Gurpreet Singh Sarin. (source: @AmericanIdol)

Thank you, Gurpreet Singh Sarin

March 5, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Last Friday, a friend and I were catching up with each other as we often do each week. We are a bit of an odd couple: he is a clean-shaven white man with no hair on his head, and I am a brown man with a turban, long hair, mustache and beard. Despite these differences, we have been good friends for almost eight years. During the course of our conversation, he shared with me one that he had with his […]

Categories: Art, Reflections, TV/Movies • Tags: American Idol, Gurpreet Singh Sarin

"Wheatfield with Crows" by Vincent Van Gogh, 1890. (source: Wikipedia)

The Aerogram interviews writer Preeti Kaur

February 27, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

On The Aerogram, Pavani Yalamanchili interviews poet and writer Preeti Kaur. In Part I of the interview, she talks about her early influences, including her grandmother: It felt like magic every time I would receive a dohra written just for me. My most memorable is one dohra she wrote in her last few years of life, where she talks about standing on the terrace drying her hair. A flock of crows flies by and she asks them to deliver a […]

Categories: Art, Literature, Profiles • Tags: Preeti Kaur, The Aerogram

Meet American Idol contestant Gurpreet Singh Sarin

February 21, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

As this year’s American Idol reality show proceeds through its current round in Las Vegas, the singing competition released short videos yesterday of its Top 40 hopefuls. The video above is a self-shot peak into the family and home life of Sikh contestant Gurpreet Singh Sarin. Gurpreet Singh is expected to appear next Thursday, when five of ten male contestants in his group are to be eliminated by the judges.

Categories: Art, Profiles, TV/Movies • Tags: American Idol, Gurpreet Singh Sarin, Las Vegas

American Idol's Top 40 contestants celebrate. (source: American Idol)

American Idol contestant Gurpreet Singh Sarin heads to Las Vegas round

February 15, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Last night, the rumor was confirmed as we learned that American Idol contestant Gurpreet Singh Sarin is among the Top 20 males headed to the next round of the competition which takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada, next week. In this phase, the top 20 male and top 20 female contestants begin performing in front of a live audience. In a recent interview, Gurpreet Singh talks about his experience thus far in the competition: It’s beautiful to meet so many […]

Categories: Art, TV/Movies • Tags: American Idol, Gurpreet Singh Sarin, Las Vegas, Nevada

Gurpreet Singh Sarin performs during Hollywood Week (source: YouTube)

American Idol contestant Gurpreet Singh Sarin advances through Hollywood Week

February 8, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Last night, American Idol contestant Gurpreet Singh Sarin sang Ray Charles’ “Georgia On My Mind” during the singing competition’s “Hollywood Week”. His soulful and crooning performance earned him an advance into the next round. You can view a sample of his performance below (via @TheAerogram):

Categories: Art, TV/Movies • Tags: American Idol, Georgia On My Mind, Gurpreet Singh Sarin, Hollywood, Hollywood Week, Ray Charles

Cover of "Guru Har Krishan - Eighth Sikh Guru" (source: Sikh Comics)

New graphic novel about Guru Harkrishan released by Gyan Khand Media

February 4, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

A few days ago, I received a copy of Gyan Khand Media’s new graphic novel about the eighth Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Harkrishan (1656-1664), entitled “Guru Har Krishan – The Eighth Sikh Guru”: He led the Sikhs for two and a half years and spent part of that time in Delhi tending to the sick and poor during an epidemic of smallpox. Thousands were healed by Guru Har Krishan. The disease subsided in Delhi but the Guru took the […]

Categories: Art, Literature, Resources, Sikhism • Tags: Bhupendra Singh Ahluwalia, Daljeet Singh Sidhu, Graphic novel, Guru Har Krishan, Guru Harkrishan, Gyan Khand Media, sikhcomics.com

The Power Of Belief by Kiran Kaur (source: YouTube)

A young Sikh artist talks about belief

February 4, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Kiran Kaur is a young Sikh artist from northern California. In the video above, she discusses the role that belief plays in her life as she paints a corresponding piece of artwork: The word, “belief”, has different connotations for each person. And for me, belief is such a beautiful word, because belief is optimism, strength, and will power. Belief allows us to be individuals in a community, celebrates diversity, and yet creates a sense of union. This film was also […]

Categories: Art, Profiles • Tags: Kiran Kaur, live painting, Sikh Family Center, The Power of Belief

2012 murder-suicide in Selma, CA, has origin in Kashmir human rights crimes

February 1, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

An article in Guernica by Shubh Mathur tells the story behind last year’s murder-suicide in Selma, California, of Avtar Singh, who murdered his wife and three sons before turning his weapon on himself. Prior to his murderous act, Avtar Singh was being confronted about his dubious past as a major in the Indian army: The story of his crimes and the manner in which he evaded justice for sixteen years is a grim chronicle of Indian crimes against humanity in […]

Categories: 1984, Art, Civil Rights • Tags: Avtar Singh, California, Decade of Disappearances, Ensaaf, impunity, Kashmir, Selma

Gurpreet Sarin (source: American Idol Net)

Reality show American Idol rumored to feature Sikh contestant

January 13, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Sometimes, a rumor is simply too juicy to pass up. The website American Idol Net — an unofficial website about Fox network’s popular American Idol singing competition — rumors that Gurpreet Sarin is among the Top 40 contestants for the 2013 iteration of the TV show (via @sepiamutiny): Gurpreet appears to be about 22 years old and lives in the Washington, DC area. This appears to be his first spin through the American Idol machine and if the rumors are true he’s made it […]

Categories: Art, Profiles, TV/Movies • Tags: American Idol, Gurpreet Sarin

Considering the experience of Sikhs in America.

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