Amardeep Singh

Director, Executive Producer, Host

Amardeep Singh, a resident of Singapore was educated at The Doon School (Dehradun, India), Manipal Institute of Technology (India) and pursued Masters in Business Administration at the University of Chicago, USA. Before becoming an Independent Visual Ethnographic Researcher, Amardeep worked in the Financial Services sector for 25 years and was the Head of the Asia Pacific Region at American Express for Revenue Management. He has authored two books, ‘Lost Heritage, The Sikh Legacy in Pakistan’ and ‘The Quest Continues: Lost Heritage, The Sikh Legacy in Pakistan’. He has also produced and directed documentary films.

Vininder Kaur

Director, Script Writer, Music Coordinator

Vininder Kaur, a resident of Singapore was educated at Convent of Jesus and Mary (Dehradun, India). She pursued a degree in fashion designing and thereafter taught the same at ONGC College of Vocational Studies. She also worked as a fashion designer in an international buying house in India. She is the editor of the two books, entitled, ‘Lost Heritage, The Sikh Legacy in Pakistan’ and ‘The Quest Continues: Lost Heritage, The Sikh Legacy in Pakistan’.

Salman Alam Khan

Cinematographer

Salman Alam Khan is an independent Photographer and Filmmaker from Pakistan. His photography work has been published in different International Photo Festivals and national dailies. He has filmed in many countries for TV commercials and international documentary films. His own film “Knitted Beliefs” has won multiple awards and has been screened in many countries.

Deepak Verma

Cinematographer

Deepak Verma is a well-experienced Cinematographer from India. He has expertise in a variety of genres of film-making. He has worked with renowned production houses.

Pramod Vishwakarma

Cameraman

Pramod is a well-experienced Cameraman from India. He has been associated with reputed production houses like Hotstar and Netflix.

Fahad Maqbool

Assistant Cameraman

Fahad Maqbool is a documentary Filmmaker from Pakistan. He got his MSc degree in Film and TV Production from University of the Punjab, Lahore. He is currently working as a director and producer at Filmosure Studio.

Muhammad Kamran Fazal

Post-Production & Video Editor

Kamran Fazal is an experienced Post-Production & Video Editor from Pakistan. He has worked in renowned news channels, documentary production houses and social media agencies. He has expertise working on a variety of genres i.e., feature films, documentaries, music videos and advertisments. His work has garnered international recognition by winning numerous awards at film festivals across the globe.

Datti Kaur

Visual Artist

Datti Kaur, a resident of Singapore was educated at the United World College of South East Asia. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a B.Ed teacher’s degree from the University of British Columbia, Canada, and a Master's Degree from The Prince's Foundation, School of Traditional Arts, London. Datti's artworks are inspired by the Indic philosophies and imagery, re-contextualizing events from the past through a contemporary perspective. Her works have been showcased in several exhibitions across Canada, USA and India.

Prashant Grover

Animator & Illustrator

Prashant Grover is an Animation Film Designer based in Karnal, India. He graduated from Birla Institute of Technology in 2014 from Animation Program and since then has been engaged in a variety of animation and illustration projects, including feature films, documentaries, TV commercials, web series, cartoon series etc.

Satninder Singh Bodal

Music Director, Vocalist

Satninder Singh Bodal lives in Bodal, Punjab, India. He attained classical musical training under (Late) Ustad B.S. Narang of the Shamchurasi Gharana. He is a leading exponent of Hindustani Classical Vocalist and all the Raags of the Guru Granth Sahib. He has performed worldwide and is a recipient of many prestigious awards.

Saleema Khawaja

Vocalist

Saleema J. Khawaja from Lahore, Pakistan is a lawyer by profession. She has been involved with learning music since the age of seven. Her main focus has been Punjabi folk. In the year 2007 she started learning Gurbani Sangita Sabadritas (compositions of Sikh tradition) from Bhai Ghulam Muhammad Chand belonging to the Rababi tradition and remained his student till shortly before his death in April 2015.

(Late) Ustad B.S. Narang

Vocalist

(Late) Prof. B.S. Narang was an eminent educationist and a versatile Classical Vocalist from Punjab, India. He is also the author of ‘Punjabi Khayal Rachnawali’. He dedicated his life to creating pioneering works on indigenous Punjabi classical music.

Ajay Tiwari

Vocalist

Ajay Tiwari from India is an engineering graduate. He followed his passion for music and decided to turn it into a career. Currently, he is working as a music mentor and Vocal Coach in various TV reality shows under reputed names of the Bollywood Industry.

Bhai Kanwarpal Singh

Vocalist

Bhai Kanwarpal Singh was born at village Buggawala in Haridwar, India. He was trained in Gurmat Sangeet by Gyani Dyal Singh of Gurmat Sangeet Vidyalay at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj in Delhi. He has performed worldwide and released many Shabad (verse) tracks.

Mahabeer Singh

Musician

Mahabeer Singh received his education in Rabab and vocal at Jawaddi Takshal, Ludhiana, India from Ustad Inderjeet Singh Bindhu Ji. He has performed worldwide and released many tracks. His Rabab was recorded for Virasat-E-Khalsa Museum at Anandpur Sahib and Art Gallery Museum, Amritsar, India.

Niaz-U-Din Hunzai

Musician

Niaz Hunzai is a renowned professional Rabab player hailing from Hunza, Pakistan. He is a multi-instrumentalist and can play over 20 instruments. He is a disciple of Ustad Homayoun Sakhi, a legendary Rabab Player and Ustad Ahsan Papu, a legendary Flute player.

Zohaib Hassan

Musician

Zohaib Hassan lives in Lahore, Pakistan. He is the only exponent and torchbearer of centuries-old 'Amritsari Sarangi Gharana' in Pakistan. He has performed all across the globe and is determined to preserve the legacy of his Gharana.

Shubham Sahota

Sound Engineer

Shubham Sahota is a sound engineer based in Dehradun, India. He is also a well-versed Singer, Recordist, Composer and Music Programmer. He started his journey of music at the age of 5 and is currently learning from Shri Utpal Samant Ji. He holds a Diploma in Sound Engineering and B.A. Honours (Vocal Music) from Kheragarh University.

Muhammad Ahsan

Sound Engineer

Muhammad Ahsan is a Sound Engineer, Producer and Musician from Lahore, Pakistan. He is associated with production houses for composing music for films.

Davwinder Singh Sheena

Sound Engineer

Davwinder (Dindae) Sheena from Singapore is an Audio Engineer from with a passion for the science that goes behind the creation of music and acoustics. He has lived and worked in China, Europe and USA. Dindae has been involved in many world-class audio installations at churches, mosques, gurdwaras and commercial facilities. He has also been instrumental in audio design and consultancy for many documentaries, movies and stage plays.

Sat Gosal

Script Editor & Narration Reviewer

Satwinder is a seasoned Canadian Lawyer who has participated in and written about leading cases that established the rights of Sikhs to wear articles of faith. He was a board member of the Peel Police and the Sikh Foundation (Canada). Sat is a frequent presenter on Sikh Art and history.

Tarni Kaur

Script Reviewer

Tarni Kaur, a resident of Singapore was educated at the United World College of South-East Asia before obtaining her Bachelor's of Art in Psychology and South Asian Studies and Bachelor's of Education in the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program, respectively, from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. She has worked as a special needs educator and is currently pursuing her Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychology.

Dr. Rishi Singh

Content Advisor

Dr. Rishi Singh is Canada based prominent Scholar and alumnus of the Jawaharlal Nehru University, University of Delhi and SOAS, University of London. He is the author of ‘SIKH HERITAGE: A History of Valour & Devotion’ and has co-authored ‘Maharaja Ranjit Singh’. He has managed Canadian Sikh Heritage project at University of Fraser Valley, Abbotsford and has been involved with the prestigious National Institute of Panjab Studies, New Delhi.

Apinder Singh

Content Advisor

Apinder Singh is a Sikhi Lecturer and Researcher at the Central Sikh Gurdwara Board (CSGB) Singapore. He holds a M.Phil. degree in Comparative Religions. He has worked as a Research Scholar at the Sikh Reference Library, Amritsar. He contributed to the movie Chaar Sahibzaade by Harry Baweja as a Script Editor and The Saint Soldier Bhai Maharaj Singh by Uptake Media as a Researcher.

Daljit Ami

Translator (Punjabi & Hindi)

Daljit Ami from Chandigarh, India is a Journalist, Researcher, Translator and Documentary Filmmaker. He writes and makes films in English, Hindi and Punjabi. He runs the multi-lingual media company Awwal Sahafi. He has previously worked with BBC, Day and Night News and The Punjabi Tribune. His translations from English to Punjabi include Arundhati Roy's ‘The Ministry of Utmost Happiness’ and Nivedita Menon's ‘Seeing Like a Feminist’ apart from columns and commentaries by national and international journalists like the late Khushwant Singh and Robert Fisk.

Dr. Uzma Azhar

Translator (Urdu)

Dr. Uzma Azhar holds a Ph.D. in Sociology. She has teaching and research experience in institutes such as Jamia Millia Islamia, Jawaharlal Nehru University, South Asian University and Indira Gandhi National Open University. She has published several academic textbooks and is a writer for journals and news media. She has curated “Exploring Shahjahanabad in Old Delhi” an audio-visual module for Sahapedia (2018). She has carried out an original study on the Art Market and the Growth of Private Galleries in Delhi for IFA. Presently, she is teaching as a visiting faculty at the School of Planning and Architecture-Delhi. She is also working as an editor with Routledge on an Anthology on ''Students Movements in India''. Simultaneously she is leading the project “Archiving Living Residue of a Lost World: Medieval City’s Pre-Modern Occupations in Post Modern Time’’.

Dr. Asma Qadri

Translator (Shahmukhi)

Dr. Asma Qadri is an Associate Professor of Punjabi at the University of Punjab, Lahore with a teaching experience of more than two decades. She has also taught Punjabi at the University of California, Santa Barbara as a visiting Research Scholar in 2013. She has done her Post Doctorate from the University of California. Dr. Qadri has published various books in Pakistan and India. She has also published her research articles in different research journals. She has delivered lectures and talks on her works in the US, Canada, UK and Pakistan. Her major works are on interfaith, Sufism and Punjabi philosophy, focusing on the poetry of Baba Farid, Baba Guru Nanak and Najm Hosain Syed. Her work on the literature and poetry of Guru Granth Sahib is very unique and thought provoing.

Taman Deep Singh Bindra

Website Designer

Taman Deep Singh Bindra is an experienced Website Designer & Developer from New Delhi, India. Before embarking on an independent path, he has worked with media houses like ETC Punjabi, Zee Network, Channel Siti and Indian Media Group.