Amardeep Singh

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] 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]

Amardeep Singh
Born
Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Education
Occupation(s)Writer, 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.[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.

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
  • Lost Heritage: The Sikh Legacy In Pakistan - 2016
  • The Quest Continues: Lost Heritage - The Sikh Legacy In Pakistan - 2018

Filmography

Awards
  • The Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize - 2022[3]

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. Service, Tribune News. "Singapore-based Sikh researcher Amardeep Singh bags Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  4. Schuster, Karla (2022-11-09). "Punjabi Writer and Filmmaker Wins 2022 Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize". News | Hofstra University, New York. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. "Creative Team". thegurunanak.com. 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  8. Hermes (2016-01-11). "Preserving the Sikh heritage in print | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  9. Sharma, Anu (2022-06-15). "Punjabi Duo Releases a Punjabi documentary series on Guru Nanak Dev ji". Chandigarh City News. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  10. Service, Tribune News. "Borders don't matter". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  11. Hermes (2016-01-11). "Preserving the Sikh heritage in print | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  12. Service, Tribune News. "Sequel:Amardeep pens lost Sikhs' legacy in Pakistan". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  13. "Heritage found: New book recaps rich history of Sikhs". The Express Tribune. 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  14. Samachar, Asia (2018-02-05). "Our legacy has been forgotten". Asia Samachar. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  15. "Review: The Quest Continues; Lost Heritage - The Sikh Legacy in Pakistan by Amardeep Singh". Hindustan Times. 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  16. "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.
  17. "Allegory – A Tapestry of Guru Nanak's Travels". thegurunanak.com. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  18. "ਸੈਨਤ, ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇ ਪੈਂਡਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਰੂਹਾਨੀ ਛਾਪ". thegurunanak.com. 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  19. "Donate - Allegory". thegurunanak.com. 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  20. 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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