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Amardeep Singh is a Singapore-based Punjabi researcher, writer, photographer and documentary filmmaker. 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]

Amardeep Singh
Born
Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Education
  • Manipal Institute of Technology
  • University of Chicago
OccupationWriter, filmmaker
OrganizationLost Heritage Productions
Websitelostheritage.info

Biography


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.[3] His father, Sunder Singh, was a goldsmith.[4]

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,[5] during which he worked for the American Express for 21 years.[6] 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.[6]

In 2014, he started researching on the visual ethnography of Sikh history and legacy.[7] He went to Pakistan to document the tangible and intangible remnants of Sikh legacy in the country.[8] In 2016, he published his first book Lost Heritage: The Sikh Legacy In Pakistan.[9] The book is based on his travels to 36 towns and villages of Pakistan.[10] The book highlighted the magnificence of hundreds of Sikh gurdwaras, architecture, forts, arts, and culture.[11][12]

He went on to publish his second book in 2017, The Quest Continues: Lost Heritage - The Sikh Legacy In Pakistan.[13][3] For this book, he traveled to another 90 cities and villages.[10]

In 2020, he published two documentary films; Peering Warrior and Peering Soul based on his experiences in Pakistan.

In 2019, he started working on Allegory: A Tapestry of Guru Nanak's Travels,[14] which is a 24 episode docuseries filmed across 9 different countries and 150 multi-faith sites. The English version is available on TheGuruNanak.com[15] while the Punjabi version is being released on a weekly basis.[16] Hindi, Urdu, and Shahmukhi versions of the docuseries are expected to be published in the coming years[17] with the help of crowdfunding.[18]


Works



Filmography



References


  1. "About Us - Lost Heritage". 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  2. "Book On Sikh Heritage In Pakistan Launched In Singapore". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  3. Hermes (2018-01-07). "In Good Company: Ex-Amex exec Amardeep Singh is on a heritage trail | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  4. 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.
  5. "Creative Team". thegurunanak.com. 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  6. Hermes (2016-01-11). "Preserving the Sikh heritage in print | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  7. Sharma, Anu (2022-06-15). "Punjabi Duo Releases a Punjabi documentary series on Guru Nanak Dev ji". Chandigarh City News. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  8. Service, Tribune News. "Borders don't matter". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  9. Hermes (2016-01-11). "Preserving the Sikh heritage in print | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  10. Service, Tribune News. "Sequel:Amardeep pens lost Sikhs' legacy in Pakistan". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  11. "Heritage found: New book recaps rich history of Sikhs". The Express Tribune. 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  12. Samachar, Asia (2018-02-05). "Our legacy has been forgotten". Asia Samachar. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  13. "Review: The Quest Continues; Lost Heritage - The Sikh Legacy in Pakistan by Amardeep Singh". Hindustan Times. 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  14. "A legacy of unity and love: Amardeep Singh traces Baba Nanak's travels across nine countries-Living News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  15. "Allegory – A Tapestry of Guru Nanak's Travels". thegurunanak.com. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  16. "ਸੈਨਤ, ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇ ਪੈਂਡਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਰੂਹਾਨੀ ਛਾਪ". thegurunanak.com. 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  17. "Donate - Allegory". thegurunanak.com. 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  18. Service, Tribune News. "Singapore-based Sikh couple comes up with docuseries on Guru Nanak's travels in Punjabi". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2022-07-15.




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