The capital has been witnessing protests since last Tuesday after a court acquitted Kumar in an anti-Sikh riot case.
The Rehat Maryada - Why do we have one? Do we even need it? Couldn’t we live without it? The questions are challenging. And provoking; the idea, however, is to start -- not a fight but a conversation, so put on your thinking caps and turbans...
It was an amazing experience to be teaching and inspiring kids. They seemed very happy about it. We had so much fun and we loved being with them.
We prayed for those who suffered the loss of loved ones, were injured, and to all those affected by the horrific attacks.
What makes a scholar? And what goes into the making of a Sikh scholar?
It was like switching a machine on an off: militancy on, militancy off. And this gave me a chilling realization that the internal chaos of the Sikhs, just like the external chaos of Punjab, had been, and continued to be, cynically exploited by powers much greater than them.
The greatest lesson was observing how the Sikh and other minority communities could be so easily manipulated and yet remain utterly oblivious of it.
In regard to Sikhi, lots of things grab me but I think that’s a conversation for another time. But if I had to pin-point one or two, what really motivates me is a desire to see the educational level of the community elevated by a significant degree.
"Hearts of all Sikhs are weeping over the judgment," Tuteja said.
So I decided to pick a location which was least visited by foreigners and the media in general. I contemplated in repeating the success of my last film with a subject that was primarily similar to the theme of my last film.