Amardeep Singh
Amardeep Singh | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Education | |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, filmmaker |
| Organization | Lost Heritage Productions |
| Website | lostheritage |
Amardeep Singh is an Indian researcher, writer, photographer and documentary filmmaker based in Singapore. Currently, he and his wife, Vininder Kaur, are the managing directors of Lost Heritage Productions, a media production house started by them.[1] He formerly worked in the financial sector as an executive.[2] He won the Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize in 2022 for retracing the journey of Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru, in his docu-series Allegory: A Tapestry of Guru Nanak's Travels.[3][4]
Biography
[edit]His family migrated from Muzaffarabad, Kashmir (now in Pakistani-administered Kashmir) to Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh in India (then British India) just before the Partition of India in 1947.[5] His father, Sunder Singh, was a goldsmith.[6]
After studying at the Doon School, he went on to study Electronics Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology. He later did a master's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago, U.S.[1]
He worked in the financial sector for 25 years,[7] during which he worked for the American Express for 21 years.[8] He moved from India to Hong Kong and eventually settled in Singapore in 2001. He became a Singaporean citizen in 2005. He resigned from his job in 2013.[8]
In 2014, he started researching on the visual ethnography of Sikh history and legacy.[9] He went to Pakistan to document the tangible and intangible remnants of Sikh legacy in the country.[10] In 2016, he published his first book Lost Heritage: The Sikh Legacy In Pakistan.[11] The book is based on his travels to 36 towns and villages of Pakistan.[12] The book highlighted the magnificence of hundreds of Sikh gurdwaras, architecture, forts, arts, and culture.[13][14]
He went on to publish his second book in 2017, The Quest Continues: Lost Heritage - The Sikh Legacy In Pakistan.[15][5] For this book, he traveled to another 90 cities and villages.[12]
In 2020, he published two documentary films; Peering Warrior and Peering Soul based on his experiences in Pakistan.[citation needed]
In 2019, he started working on Allegory: A Tapestry of Guru Nanak's Travels,[16] which is a 24 episode docuseries filmed across 9 different countries and 150 multi-faith sites. The English, Gurmukhi (Punjabi) and Shahmukhi (Punjabi) versions are available on TheGuruNanak.com.[17][18] Hindi and Urdu versions of the docuseries are expected to be published in the coming years[19] with the help of crowdfunding.[20]
Works
[edit]- Lost Heritage: The Sikh Legacy In Pakistan - 2016
- The Quest Continues: Lost Heritage - The Sikh Legacy In Pakistan - 2018
Filmography
[edit]- Peering Warrior - 2020
- Peering Soul - 2020
- Allegory: A Tapestry of Guru Nanak's Travels - 2021-22
Awards
[edit]- The Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize - 2022[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "About Us - Lost Heritage". 22 May 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Book On Sikh Heritage In Pakistan Launched In Singapore". NDTV.com. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ a b Service, Tribune News. "Singapore-based Sikh researcher Amardeep Singh bags Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ Schuster, Karla (9 November 2022). "Punjabi Writer and Filmmaker Wins 2022 Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize". News | Hofstra University, New York. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ a b Hermes (7 January 2018). "In Good Company: Ex-Amex exec Amardeep Singh is on a heritage trail | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ Amardeep Singh (2022). Lost heritage : the Sikh legacy in Pakistan. Nagaara Trust (6th ed.). New Delhi. pp. 1–2. ISBN 978-81-7002-115-5. OCLC 932592607.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Creative Team". thegurunanak.com. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ a b Hermes (11 January 2016). "Preserving the Sikh heritage in print | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Sharma, Anu (15 June 2022). "Punjabi Duo Releases a Punjabi documentary series on Guru Nanak Dev ji". Chandigarh City News. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Borders don't matter". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Hermes (11 January 2016). "Preserving the Sikh heritage in print | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ a b Service, Tribune News. "Sequel:Amardeep pens lost Sikhs' legacy in Pakistan". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Heritage found: New book recaps rich history of Sikhs". The Express Tribune. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ Samachar, Asia (5 February 2018). "Our legacy has been forgotten". Asia Samachar. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Review: The Quest Continues; Lost Heritage - The Sikh Legacy in Pakistan by Amardeep Singh". Hindustan Times. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "A legacy of unity and love: Amardeep Singh traces Baba Nanak's travels across nine countries". Firstpost. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Allegory – A Tapestry of Guru Nanak's Travels". thegurunanak.com. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "ਸੈਨਤ, ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇ ਪੈਂਡਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਰੂਹਾਨੀ ਛਾਪ". thegurunanak.com. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Donate - Allegory". thegurunanak.com. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Singapore-based Sikh couple comes up with docuseries on Guru Nanak's travels in Punjabi". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 15 July 2022.