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Emigration to apostasy

September 21, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Harjant Gill, filmmaker behind the documentary Roots of Love, talks about the role that emigration has played in Sikh men proactively abandoning articles of faith — such as the turban and uncut hair — before leaving India: Migration is a significant factor in the process of Sikh self-fashioning. Harjant notes, “…the idea of what it means to be a successful man in Punjab today frequently entails migrating abroad and becoming transnational/diasporic citizens. So many of these guys I spoke to […]

Categories: TV/Movies • Tags: emigration, Harjant Gill, Roots of Love, Sikh diaspora

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