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1 month, 3 weeks ago

“Important issue”: SC calls for sensitisation against jokes on Sikhs, Sardars

The Supreme Court on Thursday emphasised the need to sensitise children and communities against offensive jokes targeting Sikhs and Sardars, calling it an “important issue”. The PIL, filed by Sikh lawyer Harvinder Chowdhury, argues that jokes ridiculing Sikhs and Sardars violate the community’s right to equality and dignity, as enshrined in the Constitution. Chowdhury urged the court to direct the …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Jashn Kohli: Like Diljit Dosanjh, want to change how Sardars are shown in Bollywood

India Today

‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ actor Jashn Kohli, in an exclusive interview with IndiaToday.In, spoke about changing how Sardars are being portrayed on the big screen in the Hindi film industry. Today, Jashn feels proud that he got the chance to share screen space with Diljit in ‘Chamkila’, where he essays the role of Amarjot's brother. Talking about being part of ‘Chamkila’, …

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1 year ago

TMC faction feud takes life in WB

Deccan Chronicle

Kolkata: A Trinamul Congress worker was called out of his home and was hacked to death allegedly by his party on the road over an internal feud in South 24 Parganas on Saturday night. The victim, Sahidul Ali Sheikh, was a driver from Balaban at Madarat panchayat area in Baruipur West. He had a dispute with Baruipur East TMC MLA …

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2 years, 5 months ago

The Devil’s Advocate: Laal Singh Chaddha might unwittingly further the stereotyping of Punjabis

Firstpost

In an interview from 2017, Punjabi pop star and actor Diljit Dosanjh said “Bollywood has a lot of stereotypes about Sardars, but I will probably never do such a role”. That said with Laal Singh Chadha slated to hit theatres, it’s disappointing really that for a film that carries the soul of experimentation and whimsy the creators could not think …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Akal Farms: Welcome to this ‘mini-Punjab’ in Tamil Nadu

Firstpost

Hard-working farmers from Punjab have turned a ‘deserted or abandoned’ arid farm land into an oasis of lush green orchards in drought-prone Ramanathapuram in southern Tamil Nadu A small band of happy, hard-working Sikh farmers are growing a little Punjab deep inside southern Tamil Nadu’s backward and drought-prone Ramanathapuram. “The horticulture department officials brought these visitors to our farm today, …

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3 years, 3 months ago

'Sardars are now Khalistani, we are Pakistani, only BJP is Hindustani': Mehbooba Mufti's jibe at Centre

India TV News

PDP chief and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti launched a veilded attack at the Centre saying leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru, Atal Bihari Vajpayee had a vision for Jammu and Kashmir but this government creates a divide between Hindus and Muslims. On Sunday, Mehbooba accused the BJP of playing politics over the issues of Taliban, Afghanistan and Pakistan …

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5 years, 5 months ago

Diljit Dosanjh on portrayal of Sardars in Bollywood: People should not make fun of us

India Today

For the longest time Bollywood was known to use Sardars as comedy elements in the films. However, Diljit Dosanjh is working hard to turn trope around in his films like Udta Punjab and Phillauri. Diljit said that he will make sure that people will not make fun of the characters, he will be playing in the future. It is a …

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6 years, 2 months ago

Why the Sangh needs to bank on Sardar's legacy

Deccan Chronicle

There are two sub-themes to the argument of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party while appropriating Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s legacy. Second, Jawaharlal Nehru and his inheritors, premeditatedly undermined the Sardar’s memory because of being political pygmies and fearing his presence in the political discourse would hinder their project to eternalise the Congress. The first charge that history …

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