LAUNCH AND KEYNOTE – I

• Book Trailer Launch of Sikhlens Publications “The Legend of 1972 – Life Hockey & Beyond”, “One of the productions of our forthcoming book The Legend of 1972- The book trailer of Kuldip Singh Bhogal, the former Olympian who played for Uganda in the 1972 Munich Olympics, will be being announced this year in Chandigarh festival. The trailer of the book shall unfold the daring and spirited journey of the former Olympian KS Bhogal.
• Book Launch of Sikhlens Publications “Jewels of Sikh Wisdom”
• Keynote by Caroline Rowett British Deputy High Commissioner
• Announcement for Sikhlens in UK Festival 2023 – next festival after Chandigarh, India will be held in England on Saturday – 17th June 2023 at Millennium Point, Curzon St, Birmingham.

2:30 PM to 5:00 PM —- FILMS SESSION – II (2)

8 Films will be showcased in Films Session – II.

Total Runtime of the Session will be 150 minutes.

• Book Trailer Sikhlens Publications “The Legend of 1972 – Like Hockey & Beyond” will be screened before the screening of the world premiere of Hidden Histories: The Sikh Migration Path to Canada, bearing the Canadian connection of the story.

LAUNCH AND KEYNOTE – II

• Experience on documenting and filming the Hidden Histories: The Sikh Migration Path to Canada by Karen Dosanjh.
• Launch of Sikhlens Calender 2023, Theme: Hidden Histories : Pioneer Sikhs in Canada by Patrick Hébert, Consul General of Canada in Chandigarh and Sikhlens.
• Keynote by Patrick Hébert, Consul Genera of Canada in Chandigarh for Sikhlens 2023 on shared culture and heritage between India and Canada pertaining to the Sikh Diaspora.
• Announcement for Sikhlens in Canada Festival 2023 – next festival after England in Toronto – East Coast and Vancouver – West Coast
• Announcement for next year’s focus of Calender 2024 from Canada based artist.

5:30 PM GATKA PERFORMANCE

The performance segment of the evening will be a phenomenal Gatka performance by Shaheed Baba Deep Singh Ji Gatka Akhara.

6:00 PM to 8:00 PM FILMS SESSION – III (3)

8:00 PM to 9:00 PM CLOSING

• Honoring OneBeat, United Sikh Mission, DGRLS – Hoshiarpur
• Honoring Hosts of the Festival
• Honoring Exhibitors of the Festival
• Honoring Participants and Keynote Speakers of the Cultural and Literary Symposium of the Festival
• Closing Remarks by Festival Founder and Festival Directorate
• the Date Announcement for next year’s date for Sikhlens India 2024 for 24th February, 2024 – Saturday

NARINDER PAL SINGH

An Antiquarian, Numismatist, Philatelist, Conchologist, Philuminist, Collecting Sikh Coins, Sikh Relics, Handwritten Manuscripts, Arms & Armour, War Medals, Postal Stationary and Stamp Papers of Sikh States. Founder Curator: Akal Sahai Museum, Ludhiana – World’s First private Sikh Museum.

• Coin Collections issued in the reign of Sikh Misls ( Khalsa Military Govt), Sikh Sovereign State of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh, Kharak Singh, Sher Singh, and Maharaja, Duldeep Singh – Last Coin of the Sikh Empire. From different mints I.e. Lahore, Multan, Peshawar, Kashmir, Amritsar, Dera jat, Dera Ghazi Khan, Anandgarh, Mankera, etc.
• Coin issued from Jaipur (Rajasthan) and Nijibabad ( U.P.) in the name of Guru Gobind Singh.
• Coins of various Sikh States, CIS Satluj States ( Nabha, Patiala, Jind, Kaithal )
• Handwritten Manuscripts of Sikhism, Hinduism, and Islam written in Gurumukhi, Persian (Farsi), Arabic, and Sanskrit.
• Arms and Armour of Sikhs from the Mughal period to the Anglo-Sikh Wars.
• War Medals of the Sikh Soldiers from WWI, WW2, and Post-independence wars in the Republic of India.
• Sikh Relics
• Stamps, First-day covers, Picture postcards, Spl covers, on Sikhism from 1935 till date issued by British India Govt., Republic of India, Canada and Pakistan
• Stamps, Postal Stationary, and Stamp Papers of the Sikh States, (Nabha, Patiala, Jind, Faridkot, Kapurthala, Kalsia, etc.) and pre-independence period of India.
• Ink Pots of various metals, from the Mughal period to the British period, which were used to write the Granths.

JAGWINDER SINGH

Cyclist & Foot Artist

Display of Art created with feet.

AMAN SINGH GULATI

Artist specializing in micro/miniature art – Guinness World Book Record Holder for the world’s largest puzzle portrait by an individual.

• Soul of Sikhism Volume 1: Almond Art work series dedicated to first Guru of Sikhism Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Chaar Sahibzaade Almond Art work series dedicated to four Sons of Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
• Soul of Sikhism Volume 9: Almond Art work series dedicated to 9th Guru of Sikhism Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. Customized collection of wallets & purses.

DEVINDERPAL SINGH SEHGAL

Kite Man of India – Limca World Book Record Holder for the World’s Smallest Kite

• Showcase of the World’s Smallest Kite
• Kite-Art on Social Messages on various Goals and days declared by the United Nations: International Peace and Brotherhood, Say No To Smoking, International Yoga Day, Teachers’ Day, Say no to fire-crackers, Anti-Child Labour Day, International Women’s Day, International Day of Sports, Nine-Eleven, Baisakhi, How to prevent COVID-19, World Heart Day, Environment Day and message Against Corruption

RAVLEEN KAUR

Artist of Calligraphy

• Showcase of Gurbani calligraphy, Sketches and Oil Painting

DISPLAY OF BOOKS BY

• ATAM PARGAS SOCIAL WELFARE COUNCIL 100+ Books on Primary and Secondary Education
• SIKH DHARAM GRANTH STALL 100+ Titles on literature, fiction and philosophy



HOSTS OF THE FESTIVAL

• Gurpreet Kaur & Bicky Singh (Founders – Sikhlens)
• Ojaswwee Sharma (India Head & Festival Director, Sikhlens – India Chapter)

About Sikhlens and the Organizing Team:

Sikhlens, The World’s Premier Sikh Film Festival, seeks to provide an outlet for sharing Sikh heritage and culture with the rest of the world by creating awareness for work that is “Sikh-centric,” showcasing our talent, and instilling pride in our community.

Sikhlens seeks work from artists in a variety of fields, including but not limited to movies, books, music, and art. It creates appropriate avenues for this work to be shared with the rest of the world with the aim of getting more exposure for the presenters; and at the same time creating awareness about Sikhs.

Sikhlens, through it’s ‘Destination S’ program, provides funding and filming scholarship programs for filmmakers both Sikh and non-Sikh, whose projects aim to bring inspiring stories about Sikh history and heritage into the world’s mainstream conversation on race, ethnic harmony, justice, and spirituality.

The journey of Sikhlens in India so far has been very promising truly. The festival is held every year at Tagore Theatre, which is attended by thousands of visitors from across India and visitors from other countries.

The festival in India is presented by Pinaka Mediaworks, Rolling Frames Entertainment and has been supported by Chandigarh Administration, Department of Cultural Affairs (U.T), Government of Canada, United Sikh Mission and many other generous donors and ecosystem partners who cherish and value the importance of film-making, creating next generation storytellers, artists and supporting scholarships in major film schools across the world.

Collectively in the festivals held so far in India, more than 70 films have been showcased having been produced on and submitted by the diaspora across 11 countries – such as India, USA, Canada, England, Scotland, Australia, Singapore , Pakistan, France, Italy, Kenya have been screened.

Festival History in India:

3rd Edition of Sikhlens held on 20th February, 2022 (Sunday)

2nd Edition of Sikhlens held on 21st February, 2021 (Sunday)

1st Edition Sikhlens held on 21st February, 2020 (Friday)

Ever year the festivals hosts world premiers to showcase Sikh-Centric Films, Documentaries, including World Premieres, Large Scale Interesting Art Display Exhibition, Book Launch, Poetry, Talks and Announcements.

The entry to the general public has been kept free.