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Sonia Deol embarks on a journey to unravel the events of 1984, an iconic year for Sikhs.

What does it mean to be a Sikh? 11-year-old Simran explains all about her religion of Sikhism in this Learning Zone programme for primary school children.

A 9-Part BBC Series on the Partition of INDIA ~ ‘The Day India Burned’ August 1947

Sikh leaders accused the corporation’s Asian Network of displaying “irresponsible and misleading” attitude and suggesting that their religion was simply a “hotchpotch” of other faiths.

This documentary traces the history of the turban in the Sikh religion, from its roots in Moghul India, through the battlefields of Europe, to the fight for British Sikhs to wear it without fear.

A former factory worker from the British Midlands may be the last living master of the centuries-old Sikh battlefield art of shastar vidya. The father of four is now engaged in a full-time search for a successor.

The program aims to increase awareness of non-Sikhs about how Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji created a blueprint for a Sikhs’ distinctive and unique visual identity. The film explores themes, such as, tolerance, equality, humility, dignity and an active concern for others.

Poignant scenes show the heroism and suffering of Sikhs fighting in the trenches in Europe in World War 1 and Sikh soldiers being welcomed as heroes in France, a country that now denies Sikh children the right to wear a turban in schools.

The BBC One documentary, 1984: A Sikh Story, has many Sikhs, especially those settled in Britain, up in arms.

BBC film depicts Sikh leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale like Osama Bin Laden, provokes a furious response..