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Jann Pechan

This year long project helped a girls group from Sikh Sanjog explore their Sikh heritage and culture.

The group explored the Sikh collections at the Museum, including paintings by the Singh Twins and the Maharajah Duleep Singh material. Women from the Sikh community worked with the girls to explore heritage issues, and throughout the year they used dance, digital media, music and song writing to interpret their discoveries.

The project resulted in a final performance called Desi Pardesi: A story of Diwali for our times which was showcased at North Edinburgh Arts Centre and the National Museum of Scotland.

The project was supported by the Heritage Lottery Young Roots fund.

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