Masculinity, Sexuality and Transnationality in Panjab with Professor Harjant Singh Gill

Hi, I’m Sukhraj Singh from SikhArchive and welcome to the 59th episode of our Podcast series of conversations with historians, authors, academics, researchers, and activists on topics related to their areas of expertise on Sikh or Panjabi history.

In this episode, we are joined by Harjant Singh Gill, who is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and visual anthropologist. He makes films which cast a spotlight on urgent and often overlooked social issues, and makes marginalized members of society feel less isolated and more understood.

We discuss his personal life, the three documentaries he has made on Punjab, namely “Roots of Love”, “Sent Away Boys” and “Mardistan” as well as his forthcoming book “Coming of Age in Macholand”, all of which explore the intersections of gender, sexuality, religion, citizenship, transnationality and notions of belonging with a particular focus on Indian and diasporic masculinities.