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1984, When The Sun Didn’t Rise is a 2018 documentary film directed by Teenaa Kaur Pasricha, [1] [2] that delves into the lives of women residing in Delhi's Widow Colony. [3] This colony provides a home to the widows of Sikh men who lost their lives during the 1984 Sikh Genocide. [ 4 ]
The Sikh Gurus and various Sikh saints did much to progress women's rights which were considerably downtrodden in the 15th century. To ensure a new equal status for women, [5] the Gurus [6] made no distinction between the sexes in matters of initiation, instruction or participation in sangat (holy fellowship) and pangat (eating together).
There is a sense of dignity, respect, power, and bravery which comes from gurus and Sikh warriors having historically worn the turban. By wearing the turban, Sikh women are able to present themselves as strong and faithfully proud. Wearing the turban allows Sikh women to be easily identified as Sikh and differentiates them from those of Hindu ...
Kaur is centred around Avani, a young British Sikh woman who tells her mother of the difficult decision she has made to commit to the baptism ceremony of Amrit Sanskar; this requires her to keep her head covered with a turban despite her father having long discouraged her from such a public declaration of faith. Three main scenes focus on the ...
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Maharaja Duleep Singh – Born in a Sikh family, but converted to Angilican Christianity as a ward of the British state. Rejoined as a Sikh in 1864. Rejoined as a Sikh in 1864. Max Arthur Macauliffe (1841–1913) – senior administrator of the British Raj who was posted in the Punjab; prolific scholar and author.
Sikhism's relationship to the caste system is a complex and controversial topic in the modern-period. [1] [2] Although the discriminatory practices derived from the Indian caste system is repudiated by the religion's tenets, which stresses upon humanity's oneness, castes continue to be recognized and followed by much of the Sikh community, including prejudices and biases resulting from it.
This film is based on the story of Suraiya, a Sikh woman, during the 1947 partition between India and Pakistan. [6] Suraiya had lost her parents, sister and brother during the 1947 partition. She stayed in Rawalpindi by taking shelter in a Muslim family's home. She converted to Islam from Hindu.