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Maharani Bumba Duleep Singh (source: Punjab Heritage News)

Picture of the Day: Maharani Bamba Duleep Singh

January 11, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

An upcoming exhibition at the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture will feature a portrait of Maharani Bumba Duleep Singh, the wife of Maharaja Duleep Singh, the last recognized Sikh monarch after the British annexed the Sikh empire in 1849. From wikipedia: Maharani Bamba Duleep Singh born Bamba Müller (July 6, 1848 – September 18, 1887) was the wife of Maharaja Duleep Singh. Brought up by Christian missionaries, she married Duleep Singh and became Maharani […]

Categories: Art, Events, Picture of the Day • Tags: Africans in India: From Slaves to Generals and Rulers, Bumba Mueller, Maharaja Duleep Singh, Maharani Bumba Duleep Singh, New York Public Library, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Decade of Disappearances Art Contest first place winner by Priya Handa (source: Ensaaf Facebook page)

Picture of the Day: Winning artwork from Ensaaf’s “Decade of Disappearances” contest

December 21, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Ensaaf, a human rights organization focusing on state crimes that were perpetrated in Punjab and India, has announced the winning entries into their “Decade of Disappearances” Art Contest. The evocative artwork above, by artist Priya Handa, was selected as the winning piece: This painting represents the disappearances and the injustice Sikhs have had to suffer. In this painting nothing is still or concrete. Everything is either moving or blurred, just like history and time. I use an infusion of my […]

Categories: 1984, Art, Civil Rights, Events • Tags: Decade of Disappearances, Ensaaf, Priya Handa

Cover of "Guru Nanak Vol. 1" from Gyan Khand Media.

Sikh Comics releases Guru Nanak graphic novels

December 10, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Back in February, I had the opportunity to review two graphic novels published by Gyan Khand Media (http://www.sikhcomics.com), a publishing house that creates comics based on Sikh history. The two I reviewed were stories of Guru Tegh Bahadur and Baba Deep Singh. The author behind Sikh Comics, Daljeet Singh, was also good enough to share the story behind the project as well. Recently, I was contacted by Daljeet Singh who indicated that two new novels have been released. I was […]

Categories: Art, Literature, Resources, Sikhism • Tags: Daljeet Singh Sidhu, Guru Nanak, Gyan Khand Media, Sikh Comics, sikhcomics.com

Gurmeet Sodhi (left) interviews Dr. I.J. Singh (right) on stage at the SikhLens Sikh Arts and Film Festival.

Thoughts on the SikhLens Sikh Arts and Film Festival

November 30, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Two weeks ago, I attended the third annual SikhLens Sikh Arts and Film Festival in Orange, California (held during November 16 to 18). It was my first time attending this event, and I enjoyed the showcase of artistic talent presented. Newspapers India Journal and India-West provide thorough summations of the festivities from the opening night gala to the closing showcase concert and the scholarship projects behind the films (in collaboration with Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts), […]

Categories: Art, Events, TV/Movies • Tags: Bicky Singh, California, Dr. I.J. Singh, Orange, SikhLens Sikh Arts and Film Festival, Singh Twins, Waris Ahluwalia

A rendition of "Captain America" as a Sikh, by cartoonist Vishavjit Singh (source: Seattle Times)

Cartoonist Vishavjit Singh speaks about backlash to Sikh superheroes

November 23, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

In an interview on NPR, editorial cartoonist Vishavjit Singh, of sikhtoons.com, discusses the backlash he received after he wrote an opinion piece proposing the concept of a Sikh superhero that fights hate crimes: I did not expect – I mean, I am used to critique. As an editorial cartoonist, I’m used to that. I’m actually even used to threats to my life at times, because I do very hard-hitting political cartooning. But this piece, I think what happened is people […]

Categories: Art, Hate Crimes • Tags: Captain America, cartoons, comics, hate crimes, NPR, Vishavjit Singh

Ensaaf Decade of Disappearances Art Contest

Ensaaf’s “Decade of Disappearances” art contest

November 19, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Ensaaf (meaning justice) is a non-profit organization that works to document and bring justice to those involved in state-sponsored crimes perpetrated in India, particularly in Punjab during the 1980s and 1990s when human rights violations were rampant as part of a counterinsurgency. To bring more awareness to this issue, Ensaaf is hosting the “Decade of Disappearances” art contest: We are calling on artists to create print media pieces that shed light on human rights abuses and state-sponsored disappearances in Punjab, […]

Categories: Art, Civil Rights, Events • Tags: Decade of Disappearances, Ensaaf

NBC Bay Area news footage of the Sikh Coalition's 5K for the 5Ks fundraising event on Saturday, September 22, 2012 (source: NBC Bay Area)

Thoughts on attending the Sikh Coalition’s “5K for the 5Ks” event

September 25, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Last Saturday, I was in the Bay Area to attend the Sikh Coalition’s “5K for the 5Ks” fundraising event in Sunnyvale, California. It was a very enjoyable event, and I was happy to meet in person many people I’ve seen online or in other forums. It was friendly atmosphere among the participants and organizers. I was particularly taken by the display of the variety of talent in our community during the event. Many thanks to the Sikh Coalition, their staff, […]

Categories: Art, Events, Reflections • Tags: 5K for the 5Ks, California, Chardi Kalakari, Kalakari Collective, Sikh Coalition, Sunnyvale

Editorial cartoonist Vishavjit Singh tells his story

September 11, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Editorial cartoonist Vishavjit Singh (of Sikhtoons) writes about his experiences as a turban-wearing Sikh in America, and the events that led him to take up creating cartoons: A real-life video game of targeting men with turbans and beards spread across the nation. Like every other Sikh man, my goal was to live my life without falling victim to ignorance. But that was a near impossible task. As flags went up on homes, cars and businesses in patriotic fervor, so did […]

Categories: Art, Profiles, Reflections • Tags: Post-9/11, Salon.com, Sikhtoons, Vishavjit Singh

Picture of the Day: Interfaith rainbow in Sacramento, CA

September 6, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

A reader sends in this photo of a new mural on the side of a business in a main thoroughfare in Sacramento, California. The large painting features a depiction of Guru Nanak (far left), the founder of Sikhism, alongside representations of figures from other faith traditions all on a rainbow background (the color pattern could also be representative of times of day and night).

Categories: Art, Interfaith, Picture of the Day • Tags: California, Guru Nanak, interfaith, mural, Sacramento

Considering the experience of Sikhs in America.

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