Allegory: A Tapestry of Guru Nanak's Travels
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| Animators | Datti Kaur (Visual Artist) Prashant Grover (Illustrator) |
| Editor | Muhammad Kamran Fazal |
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| Release | 14:00, October 2021 – 24 March 2022 |
Allegory: A Tapestry of Guru Nanak's Travels is a 24 episode multilingual docuseries, directed by Amardeep Singh and Vininder Kaur.[1] The docuseries documents various multi-faith sites across 9 countries which were visited by Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru, during his travels in the 16th century.[2][3]
Production
The docuseries was filmed in nine different countries; Sri Lanka, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tibet (China), Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh and India, and covered more than 150 multi-faith sites.[3] Initially, the docuseries was intended to be completed in one year[2] but it took more than three years to finish in English language and additional two years to edit in four additional languages.[4]
The series has been produced in English, Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu languages with a production cost of approximately $2 million.[5]
Online release
The 24 episode series in English, Gurmukhi, Hindi, Urdu & Shahmukhi is available on the TheGuruNanak.com website.[4]
Reception
The series received more than 500,000 views on the website from September 2021 till June 2022.[5]
References
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Following the Guru's path, Singapore-based couple, Amardeep Singh and Vininder Kaur, come up with a docu-series called Sainat, Guru Nanak Dey Paindeyan Di Roohani Chaap". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ a b Shukla, Vandana (28 May 2019). "A legacy of unity and love: Amardeep Singh traces Baba Nanak's travels across nine countries". Firstpost. First Post.
- ^ a b Malhotra, Aanchal (10 November 2019). "On the trail of Guru Nanak Dev's travels from Tibet to Iran". The Indian Express. The Indian Express.
- ^ a b Service, Tribune News. "Author Amardeep Singh retraces travels of Guru Nanak on cam". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Tracing the footsteps of Guru Nanak Dev — in Punjabi". The Indian Express. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.