Federal Liberal Sikh Caucus, Indus Media Foundation present ‘Promises’ at Canadian War Museum during Sikh Heritage Month
Indo-Canadian Voice Federal Liberal Sikh Caucus, Indus Media Foundation present ‘Promises’ at Canadian War Museum during Sikh Heritage Month posted by: Rattan MallAFTER a morning of prayers on Parliament Hill to celebrate Vaisakhi and the birth of Khalsa, the Sikh Caucus of the Liberal Party, Senator Baltej Dhillon, and Indus Media Foundation jointly presented a special screening of Promises, a 25-minute short film, on April 13, at the Barney Danson Theatre, Canadian War Museum, Ottawa. Presented during […] The post Federal Liberal Sikh Caucus, Indus Media Foundation present ‘Promises’ at Canadian War Museum during Sikh Heritage Month first appeared on Indo-Canadian Voice.Indo-Canadian Voice
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AFTER a morning of prayers on Parliament Hill to celebrate Vaisakhi and the birth of Khalsa, the Sikh Caucus of the Liberal Party, Senator Baltej Dhillon, and Indus Media Foundation jointly presented a special screening of Promises, a 25-minute short film, on April 13, at the Barney Danson Theatre, Canadian War Museum, Ottawa.
Presented during Sikh Heritage Month and framed by the theme of Sikh Military Heritage, the event honoured a shared legacy of service, sacrifice, and remembrance. The screening was conceived as a civic and cultural act of remembrance, seeking to restore to public memory a record of sacrifice too often left uncarried in the national story.
Supported through Canadian Heritage’s Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program, Promises explores wartime sacrifice, memory, and Punjabi contribution within the wider story of Canada and the Commonwealth.
Presented in the nation’s capital, during Sikh Heritage Month, and in one of Canada’s principal institutions of military remembrance, the screening invites reflection on belonging, inheritance, and the place of Sikh and Punjabi contribution within shared national memory and patriotic Canadian identity.
The event’s supporting materials framed the film as a means of broadening public understanding, deepening empathy, and giving emotional life to histories that might otherwise remain unseen. At once commemorative and cinematic, Promises placed Sikh military heritage within a wider reflection on how Canada remembers, and who is carried within that remembrance.
Guided by the Sikh principle of Sarbat da Bhala – the welfare of all humanity – and by the martial ideals of Deg, Teg, Fateh – for the people, in defence of the weak, and for the triumph of light over darkness – the evening brought together parliamentarians, senators, institutional guests, community leaders, and invited attendees for a screening and remarks.
“Promises was made to honour sacrifice not only through commemoration, but through restoration – restoring to public memory a chapter of service too often overlooked. It gives emotional legibility to what history has too often left in the footnotes, lifting it into a tribute worthy of a proud patriotic tradition of service in defence of the Crown,”
said Steven Purewal, Managing Director, Indus Media Foundation.
said Steven Purewal, Managing Director, Indus Media Foundation.
“Promises takes history out of the archive and places it in the heart. This is not only a war story; it is a Canadian family story about sacrifice, inheritance, and belonging,” said Parm Bains, MP for Richmond East-Steveston.
“Promises restores an under-recognized chapter of service to our shared national memory.” Sikh Heritage Month is a fitting moment to reflect on how remembrance grows stronger when more Canadians can see themselves in the story of service,” said Bardish Chagger, MP for Waterloo.
“During Sikh Heritage Month, this screening offers an opportunity to honour a history of courage, sacrifice, and service that deserves a fuller place in Canada’s public memory,” said Sukh Dhaliwal, MP for Surrey Newton.
“After watching Promises, we are reminded that military service has long united people from different backgrounds in a shared sense of duty. Remembering Sikh soldiers is one way of reinforcing that loyalty, courage, and sacrifice have always been part of the strength of this country,” said Anju Dhillon, MP for Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle.
“Having seen Promises, one of the strongest messages it leaves is that representation in history shapes belonging in the present. When young Sikh Canadians see that their forebears helped defend the freedoms we cherish today, citizenship feels not abstract, but rooted and real,” said Iqwinder Gaheer, MP for Mississauga—Malton.
“Promises reminds us that freedom was defended by people from many backgrounds standing together in a common cause.” This is the kind of storytelling that strengthens how we remember together as Canadians,” said Ruby Sahota, MP for Brampton North—Caledon.
“Promises reminds us we owe a duty to remember all those whose sacrifices helped secure the freedoms we now enjoy,” said Randeep Sarai, MP for Surrey Centre.
“Tonight’s screening of Promises reminds us that a country honours itself when it remembers its history truthfully. The service of Sikh soldiers belongs within the national memory of Canada, not at its edges,” said Gurbux Saini, MP for Fleetwood – Port Kells.
“Stories such as Promises comprise the fabric of Canada and challenge stereotypes of exclusion. Canada’s strength has long come from people of different backgrounds serving a common good,” said Maninder Sidhu, MP for Brampton East.
“Tonight’s screening of Promises is also a reminder that a confident country does not fear a fuller history. By bringing Sikh military heritage more clearly into public view, we do not diminish Canada’s story; we strengthen it by making it more truthful,” said Sonia Sidhu, MP For Brampton South.
“Tonight’s screening of Promises reminds us that remembrance carries an obligation. A country worthy of sacrifice must be willing to remember all who served it, with fairness, dignity, and gratitude,” said Amandeep Sodhi, MP for Brampton Centre.
