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India Today, April 19, 1999
April 19, 1999



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FRATERNITY OF THE PURE
Contemporary Khalsa

300 Years of Khalsa
The Sikh contribution to national life is truly phenomenal. Some of those who make a difference--but perhaps not the front pages--speak on being part of the heritage of the Gurus.

 

Neelam Man Singh Chowdhury

"Sikhism is part of my racial memory. Sound patterns and images in my plays come from the Sikh kirtan and gurbani."

NEELAM MAN SINGH CHOWDHURY, 49, heads The Company, the troupe that is at the vanguard of the Punjabi theatre movement. In 1996, her The Mad Woman of My City was the first Indian production staged at the Avignon Festival in France.

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Party across the Globe
The overseas Sikh community's enthusiasm for the tercentenary is evident in the grand events planned in the United States, Canada and Britain

 

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