| 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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| Original release | 14 October 2021 – 24 March 2022 |
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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[edit | edit source]
The docuseries was filmed in nine 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 was produced in English, Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu languages with a production cost of approximately $2 million.[5]
Online release[edit | edit source]
The 24 episode series in English, Gurmukhi, Hindi, Urdu and Shahmukhi is available on the TheGuruNanak.com website.[4]
Reception[edit | edit source]
The series received more than 500,000 views on the website from September 2021 till June 2022.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Shukla, Vandana (28 May 2019). "A legacy of unity and love: Amardeep Singh traces Baba Nanak's travels across nine countries". Firstpost. First Post.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Malhotra, Aanchal (10 November 2019). "On the trail of Guru Nanak Dev's travels from Tibet to Iran". The Indian Express. The Indian Express.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Service, Tribune News. "Author Amardeep Singh retraces travels of Guru Nanak on cam". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Tracing the footsteps of Guru Nanak Dev — in Punjabi". The Indian Express. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.