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]
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| Original languages | English, Punjabi (Gurmukhi) |
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| Animators | Datti Kaur (Visual Artist) Prashant Grover (Illustrator) |
| Editor | Muhammad Kamran Fazal |
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| Release | October 2021 – 24 March 2022 |
Production
editThe 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.[4]
The series has been produced in English and Punjabi (both Gurmukhi & Shahmukhi) languages with the production cost of approximately $2 million.[5] The Hindi version was released in March 2023.[6] There are plans to produce an Urdu version of the series as well.
Online release
editThe 24 episode series in English is available on the TheGuruNanak.com website. The episodes were released on a weekly basis starting from 14 October 2021.[4]
The Punjabi version titled Sainat, Guru Nanak Dey Paindeyan Di Roohani Chaap is also being released on the website on a weekly basis from 11 May 2022.[7]
Reception
editThe series received more than 500,000 views on the website from September 2021 till June 2022.[5]
References
edit- ^ 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 2022-07-06.
- ^ 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 2022-07-06.
- ^ a b "Tracing the footsteps of Guru Nanak Dev — in Punjabi". The Indian Express. 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ^ "Amardeep Singh and Vininder Kaur trace Guru Nanak's footprints". Tribune India. 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Guru Nanak Docuseries". thegurunanak.com. 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2022-07-06.