Why 1984 Still Matters – the furore around Sonia Deol’s BBC documentary
Posted by Mehmaan (Guest) in Film, Human Rights, Media, Sikhi, UK on 03 18th, 2010 | 70 Comments
Guest blogged by Harbakhsh Grewal At the start of this year BBC 1, Britain’s premiere tv channel, highlighted the importance of 1984 to the Sikh psyche with a film documenting the personal journey of a British Sikh woman, journalist Sonia Deol. The reaction from many Sikhs has been hostile and vocal....
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REVIEW – 1984: A Sikh Story on BBC
Posted by Mehmaan (Guest) in Media, UK on 01 10th, 2010 | 309 Comments
Guestblogged by Joo Kay Singh I’ve just spent the past hour watching 1984: A Sikh Story on BBC1 in the UK, and came away mildly disappointed, but not altogether surprised. The documentary was framed as a “personal journey” for the presenter, Sonia Deol, to  “unravel the events...
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