Sikligar

Sikligar is a documentary portraying the lives of the Sikligar Sikhs: the blacksmith/iron smiths and weapons maker of the Khalsa Army. Very littie is known about them in India and abroad, as they have been displaced by years of colonization and government oppression. Originally name Sikligar by Guru Gorbind Singh Ji, they now live the slums of Rajasthan, Delhi and Agra. Kept illiterate and poor for the last 300 years, the Sikligars are begining to empower themselves. Learn about their history, their current challenges and what is being done to assist in the growth and development of this community.