Amardeep Singh is an Independent researcher, writer, photographer and documentary filmmaker based in Singapore. Currently, he and his wife, Vininder Kaur, are the managing directors of Lost Heritage Productions, a media production house started by them.[1] He formerly worked in the financial sector as an executive.[2] He won the Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize in 2022 for retracing the journey of Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru, in his docu-series Allegory: A Tapestry of Guru Nanak's Travels.[3][4] He is the author of the book-series Lost Heritage: The Sikh Legacy in Pakistan, after making two-trips to Pakistan.[5] His work touch-upon the challenges involving historical baggage, borders, and security-sensitive areas.[5]
Biography
His paternal family migrated from Muzaffarabad, Kashmir (now in Pakistani-administered Kashmir) to Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh in India (then British India) just before the Partition of India in 1947.[6][5] His father, Sunder Singh, was a goldsmith.[7] Meanwhile, his maternal side had moved from Abbottabad.[5]
After studying at the Doon School, he went on to study Electronics Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology. He later did a master's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago, U.S.[1]
He worked in the financial sector for 25 years,[8] during which he worked for the American Express for 21 years.[9] He moved from India to Hong Kong and eventually settled in Singapore in 2001. He became a Singaporean citizen in 2005. He resigned from his job in 2013.[9] He had taken-up photography as a hobby during his time employed.[5]
In 2014, he started researching on the visual ethnography of Sikh history and legacy.[10][5] He went to Pakistan to document the tangible and intangible remnants of Sikh legacy in the country.[11] One of the reasons he felt motivated to travel to Pakistan was due to his family having ancestral roots in the region.[5] In Pakistan, he travelled to 36 cities and villages during his first trip and 96 locations during his second, including Sindh, Kashmir, and Balochistan.[5] In 2016, he published his first book Lost Heritage: The Sikh Legacy In Pakistan.[12] The book is based on his travels to 36 towns and villages of Pakistan.[13] The book highlighted the magnificence of hundreds of Sikh gurdwaras, architecture, forts, arts, and culture.[14][15]
He went on to publish his second book in 2017, The Quest Continues: Lost Heritage - The Sikh Legacy In Pakistan.[16][6] For this book, he traveled to another 90 cities and villages.[13]
In 2020, he published two documentary films; Peering Warrior and Peering Soul based on his experiences in Pakistan.Template:Citation needed
In 2019, he started working on ALLEGORY: A Tapestry of Guru Nanak's Travels,[17] which is a 24 episode docuseries filmed across 9 different countries and 150 multi-faith sites. The English, Gurmukhi (Punjabi), Hindi, Urdu and Shahmukhi (Punjabi) versions are available on TheGuruNanak.com.[18][19]
He is currently leading the Oneness In Diversity project, a multilingual audio-visual educational resource in English, Hindi & Punjabi. It introduces the life narratives and spiritual messages of the saints, whose messages of universal harmony are enshrined in the ‘Guru Granth Sahib’. [20]
Works
- Lost Heritage: The Sikh Legacy In Pakistan - 2016
- The Quest Continues: Lost Heritage - The Sikh Legacy In Pakistan - 2018
Filmography
- Allegory: A Tapestry of Guru Nanak's Travels - 2021-22
- Oneness In Diversity - 2024-2025
- Lost Heritage Books - 2016-2018
- Peering Soul & Peering Warrior Documentaries - 2016-2018
Awards
- The Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize - 2022[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 About Us - Lost Heritage(2021-05-22). Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ↑ Book On Sikh Heritage In Pakistan Launched In Singapore. NDTV.com. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Singapore-based Sikh researcher Amardeep Singh bags Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize, Service, Tribune News. Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ↑ Punjabi Writer and Filmmaker Wins 2022 Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize, Schuster, Karla. News | Hofstra University, New York(2022-11-09). Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 1933 Tōṁ 2019 taka: Gurū nānaka dēva jī dē rāhavāṁ dē dō pāndhī atē virāsatāṁ dī niśānadēhī. Jagbani (Punjabi Kesari)(22 November 2020). Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 In Good Company: Ex-Amex exec Amardeep Singh is on a heritage trail | The Straits Times, Hermes. www.straitstimes.com(2018-01-07). Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ↑ Lost heritage : the Sikh legacy in Pakistan{{#if:Amardeep Singh|, Amardeep Singh}. Nagaara Trust(2022). ISBN 978-81-7002-115-5
- ↑ Creative Team. thegurunanak.com(2021-08-27). Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Preserving the Sikh heritage in print | The Straits Times, Hermes. www.straitstimes.com(2016-01-11). Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ↑ Punjabi Duo Releases a Punjabi documentary series on Guru Nanak Dev ji, Sharma, Anu. Chandigarh City News(2022-06-15). Retrieved 2022-08-10.
- ↑ Borders don't matter, Service, Tribune News. Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ↑ Preserving the Sikh heritage in print | The Straits Times, Hermes. www.straitstimes.com(2016-01-11). Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Sequel:Amardeep pens lost Sikhs' legacy in Pakistan, Service, Tribune News. Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ↑ Heritage found: New book recaps rich history of Sikhs. The Express Tribune(2017-01-03). Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ↑ Our legacy has been forgotten, Samachar, Asia. Asia Samachar(2018-02-05). Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ↑ Review: The Quest Continues; Lost Heritage - The Sikh Legacy in Pakistan by Amardeep Singh. Hindustan Times(2017-12-01). Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ↑ A legacy of unity and love: Amardeep Singh traces Baba Nanak's travels across nine countries. Firstpost(2019-05-28). Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ↑ Allegory – A Tapestry of Guru Nanak's Travels. thegurunanak.com(2022-03-31). Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ↑ ਸੈਨਤ, ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇ ਪੈਂਡਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਰੂਹਾਨੀ ਛਾਪ. thegurunanak.com(2022-04-04). Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ↑ Oneness In Diversity. onenessindiversity.com(2025-10-02). Retrieved 2025-10-02.