The meaning of the word Kaur is princess. And the namesake film is the world’s first animation focusing on 18th century legendary Sikh warrior, Mai Bhago.
This March, for Women’s History Month, the Ms. Blog is profiling Wonder Women who have made history—and those who are making history right now. Join us each day as we bring you the stories of iconic and soon-to-be-famous feminist change-makers.
I have always been and am very proud to be a full keshdari Sikh and am very glad that the fashion industry is moving away from the stereotypical model look.
At Dodge, students learn about Sikhi and create scholarship films which are sponsored by Sikh Patrons, philanthropists and other donors. The non-Sikh students who make these films will one day be executives in the media, where they will avoid the stereotyping and misunderstandings that plague us today.
[VIDEO] According to Honda, it was during these years spent within the camp that he learned being of Asian descent carried with it negative connotations in the United States, and that minority citizens, even legal, law-abiding ones, face a constant struggle for equality.
Advocacy group Sikh Coalition voiced appreciation for those "who (respectfully) spoke up and called Joe Budden out on his racist comments."
"Not a kippa, hijab, cross or turban in sight. Religious symbols are, quite simply, not part of the TV news uniform; never have been,"
When the world’s largest media company, Comcast-NBCUniversal, approached SALDEF about producing and distributing a public service announcement for Sikh Americans—basically an ad for our community—we grew increasingly excited about the possibilities.

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In a free market, this could seem like a story of a company that could not manage its finances and had to close shop. But there is more here than meets the eye. ...the channel has been fighting a lonely battle to protect its freedom to reach its audiences. Finally, it lost the battle.
Sometimes we worry if the Web will even let the “paper culture” exist. But hope springs eternal and we remain optimistic. We just need to expand our idea of publications to include all the communication channels from paper to emerging media.
What kept the young sons of Guru Gobind Singh, ages 7 and 9, steadfast in their faith? So steadfast that they shook the Mughal regime by not giving an inch against all temptation and terror?
Her immediate response was one I should have expected: “Then where is my tiara?”
While Burgdoerfer may try to sell the notion that Victoria’s Secret is only responding to market demands for middle school lingerie, it was just a few years ago, that Victoria’s Secret claimed they would never try to appeal to a pre-adolescent market. “We don’t market to that age group,” said Anthony Hebron, a Victoria’s Secret spokesman.
When I was leaving the arena on Thursday night, I was moved to do the very same thing. In that unconscious motion, I encapsulated the indescribable chardi kala and sarbat da bhalaa I felt at the DNC which I hope to carry with me forever.
And so, today I’ve struggled with these developments as they affect my peace of mind. Our pursuit of justice that has been denied for decades now includes a media battle with national news outlets whose clear aim is to continue to tarnish our image as a people.
When did a dude shooting a gun at imaginary birds become the thing to do?
You are invited to Turbanology at Vaisakhi - a series of special events in London, April 10, 11 and 12.
When Indian-American Navroop Mitter responded to the White House Twitter challenge on what one can buy with USD 40, little did he know that his reply would give him the honour of sharing the dias with the US President and the Vice President.
With the SikhNet Gurbani Media Center app you will have the world's largest archive of Gurban Kirtan audio available to you wherever you go!
Congratulations to the 2011 SikhNet Online Youth Film Festival prize winners in all three categories, Junior, Intermediate and Senior! This year's winning films show more mastery than any previous year.
By giving the Sikh youth a "stage" and some prizes as encouragement, we have seen so many personal and creative stories. If we want to educate our own community and the world about what Sikhi is about, then we have to have the skills, tools and actually do it. No one is going to do it for us.
Clockwork Watch is an immersive story and participatory experience set in a retro-futurist vision of Victorian England. The narrative is played out across two graphic novels, interactive promenade theatre, live action role-play, online adventures, an interactive book and a feature film.
Sikhs and Hindus are featured prominently in the nationwide PBS public television documentary “The Asian & Abrahamic Religions: A Divine Encounter in America” which will be shown on over 300 public television stations nationwide in the USA.
There was a strong Sikh presence in Bollywood, but they never came to the fore-front as Sikhs, because of inherent taboos instilled and strengthened that somehow, movies are taboos for Sikhs. It also gave birth to an unfounded perception that persists that the Sikhs in Bollywood movies are presented as “buffoons”. Bollywood has been making caricature of minorities.
Despite the booming information technology industry that has made it "the back office to the world," India still lags far behind nimble China in the race to provide universal internet access to its citizens. But as prices for smart phones plunge and India's cost-slashing mobile service providers get ready to roll out broadband-ready 3G networks, India is poised to leapfrog the PC and take pole position in the mobile internet revolution, says McKinsey & Co.
“We appreciate the prompt response and apology from National Geographic acknowledging their error. This experience highlights the need for Sikh Americans to be vigilant against inaccurate portrayals of our community in the media. Such inaccuracies promote misconceptions and increase the challenges our community faces.”
SikhLens is proud to announce its annual Sikh Art and Film Festival (SAFF) to be held from November 19th-21st, 2010 at the prestigious Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University in Orange, CA.
Maybe it is time to take stock of where we are and where we’re heading, from a TV perspective. Today, there are many Muslim based channels, again defined by SkyTV as International? There is one Hindu channel and three Sikh Channels...
"It seems like they have tried to get the right people involved," he added. "It's a good opportunity to show a Sikh character with real Sikh identity." One of the differences between the show and the movie is the Sikh employee.

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