This endearing village makes a conscious effort to save girl children and the green cover at the same time, by planting 111 trees every time a girl is born. A brilliant exercise in eco-feminism, this should inspire India and the rest of the world.
Oftentimes, women’s contributions are overlooked because, for the most part, it is men who write history. In India, women of the Sikh faith have fought, ruled, taught and served for centuries.
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The British broadcaster aired the documentary hours later. It said in a statement that it had brought forward the telecast from Sunday given the "intense level of interest."
Mai Bhago became the Guru’s personal body guard and an important military leader for the Sikh armies of the day. I shared her inspiring story with my children through a short animation called “Kaur.”
It seemed that humanistic values were imbibed in him very well. He was working in the same building. His presence made me feel safe and the reason behind this was his turbaned identity.
The magic, the meaning and the measure of a life - indeed of history - are found not in the celebration of an individual or an event, but in the interpretation. History is a narrative. What does it tell us about the time that Guru Nanak trod this earth, particularly about the place of women?
As we worked on the script for KAUR, being a stickler for details, I wanted to actually chart on a map the journey that they took. The more we charted the history, the less the story most people know made sense.
I’m ordinary. But, I feel special. There is always glee in my heart, and that’s because I’m a Kaur. A princess. Being a Kaur makes me feel proud. I feel like I can do anything once I put my mind to it.
Our future togetherness was something I sensed. None of it was spoken; it wasn’t revealed in a clever chat over coffee; it was in the squeeze of his hand, and the lifetimes I saw in his eyes, which also expressed how much he valued himself, his roots, and his love for the world.