The flawed foolish and fantastic Podcast

The flawed, foolish and fantastic podcast explores the great work being carried out by fantastic people in the Punjabi community. In this episode Kamalpreet Singh talks to Davinder Singh Toor, a collector of some amazing items which he shared in the exhibition Ranjit Singh: Sikh, Warrior, King at the Wallace Collection. He shares his journey into collecting and so many stories along the way. This was such a great podcast to film and it was great to sit and listen to these two twins talking.

In this episode Kamalpreet Singh talks to Gurinder Singh Mann a historian, author and researcher, who for a long time has inspired people through his work by encouraging discussion and discourse on Sikhi. Gurinder talks about the books he has authored and other projects he has had the privilege to work on such as the Sikh museum initiative. He also speaks about the artefacts he has had the chance to see and great people he has had the opportunity to work with.

The flawed, foolish and fantastic podcast explores the great work being carried out by fantastic people in the Punjabi community. In this episode (part 2 of 2) Shamsher Singh talks about the amazing film that is the Battle of Amritsar. If you have not seen it yet definitely go and watch it!

In this episode Kamalpreet Singh talks to Amar Singh Panesar, aka @RamblingsofaSikh , a historian, content creator and host of the Soch Podcast. The Soch podcast in my flawed and foolish opinion is amazing, the wide range of topics and guests always makes you think and I would highly recommend listening. In part 2 Amar Singh talks about how the podcast has grown over time, his favourite period of Sikh history and favourite books as well as some very cool future projects. https://linktr.ee/ramblingsofasikh

In this episode Kamalpreet Singh talks to Sandeep Singh Kandola, a fantastic Sarangi player who shares the intricacies of such an instrument and how a passion for sound and music at a young age has led him on a journey of discovery and inspiration from so many talented artists before him. With the work he does with String Beats and the performances that he helps to organise, Sandeep is reintroducing our traditional sounds in new and old ways. Bringing together different elements of our culture, beliefs and identity.

In this episode Kamalpreet Singh talks to Harman Singh, who through his seva with basics of Sikhi has helped so many people learn and gain a deeper understanding of Sikhi and how amazing it is. Seeing the passion that Harman Singh has is truly inspiring. The ideas and projects that he spoke about during the podcast will help so many learn and have Sikhi as a part of their lives. I am very thankful to Harman Singh for giving us so much time despite such a hectic schedule.

In this episode Kamalpreet Singh talks to Sant Hari Singh Ji Randhawe wale, who have dedicated their lives to serving the Sikh community. They have inspired, taught and guided so many Sikhs including Kamalpreet Singh. We were truly honoured to be given the opportunity to record this podcast, which will be shared in 2 parts.In this episode (Part 1 of 2) Baba Ji shares about his family, his younger years and joining the Damdami Taksal as well as the amazing and inspiring people who have had an impact on his life.

The flawed, foolish and fantastic podcast explores the great work being carried out by fantastic people in the Punjabi community. In this episode Kamalpreet Singh talks to Baljinder Singh, who after moving to the UK from India and having been inspired by great Sikhs, has gone on to teach and shape the lives of young Sikhs in Leicester and the wider Sikh community. Baljinder Singh talks about moving from India and the difficulties this came with, to meeting Sangat and great teachers who helped him to find his faith as well as guide him to teach others. Truly a kind and humble person who has so much to give to the world.

The flawed, foolish and fantastic podcast explores the great work being carried out by fantastic people in the Punjabi community. This is the first ever episode that we filmed for the podcast. In this episode Kamalpreet Singh talks to Herrai Singh. He speaks about his influences from family and wider the community and how they have led him to be involved in organisations, such as Sikh2inspire and the Ajit Akhara, which help to guide and teach many Sikhs.

The flawed, foolish and fantastic podcast explores the great work being carried out by fantastic people in the Punjabi community. In this episode Kamalpreet Singh talks to Kuljit Singh, who's for many years helped to teach and guide so many young Sikhs in Leicester and beyond. In part 1 (of 2) Kuljit Singh talks about growing up in Leicester, how much his family has helped to shape him and the time spent in the company of great Sikhs.

The flawed, foolish and fantastic podcast explores the great work being carried out by fantastic people in the Punjabi community.In this episode Kamalpreet Singh talks to the incredible Rav Singh from A little history of the Sikhs, who’s passion for collecting and rediscovering our Sikh history is helping to connect people to the contributions and moments of great Sikhs in the past. In the podcast Rav talks about his influences growing up, his passion of history and knowledge as well as the amazing collection he has in his museum.

The flawed, foolish and fantastic podcast explores the great work being carried out by fantastic people in the Punjabi community. In this episode Kamalpreet Singh talks to Dr. Japjeet Rajbir Kaur (° 1979 in Belgium as Nele Bemong, but based in Leicester since 2012) gained her PhD in 19th-century literary studies and worked in academia (at K.U.Leuven in Belgium & Penn University in Philadelphia, USA) for over a decade before she left her academic career in 2011 and moved to the UK. She started teaching yoga and working as a holistic therapist in 2008 already, but since 2012 this has become her full-time employment. She is a Kundalini Yoga (not following Yogi Bhajan) & Yin Yoga teacher, she’s been running women’s circles & women’s retreats for over a decade, and her passion for working with women guided her 7 years ago to becoming a Closing the Bones practitioner, and later Closing the Bones trainer for the UK and Europe. It also directed her focus in yoga, nutrition, aromatherapy and herbal medicine to different areas of women’s lives and womb work. A lot of what she offers is centred around fertility problems, PCOS, endometriosis, painful periods, as well as sexual and/or birth trauma. Japjeet also teaches pregnancy, postnatal & baby yoga and serves as a pregnancy doula (focussing on Empowered Birthing work with her clients) and postpartum doula. Alongside offering Closing the Bones ceremonies & Rebozo massages, Japjeet also offers Restorative massages (and trains others in this discipline), and works as a health & nutrition coach, a life & yoga coach, and an aromatherapist (with her own line of organic skincare and natural cleaning products), and she also hand-makes meditation malas. For 6 years in a row now (2017-2022), ThreeBestRated awarded her with their ‘Badge of Excellence’ as ‘Best Business of the Year’ for the category Yoga Classes in Leicester. In 2020 GHP awarded her ‘Yoga School of the Year – Leicestershire’ and for 2021-2022 she received Central England's Prestige Award as 'Yoga Studio of the Year'. You can find out more about Japjeet on her website: www.shuniya-yoga.org and you can find her on instagram and facebook using the links below: www.instagram.com/rajbir_japjeet_kaur www.facebook.com/YogaUK

The flawed, foolish and fantastic podcast explores the great work being carried out by fantastic people in the Punjabi community. In this episode Kamalpreet Singh talks to the fantastically talented Amritpal Singh who's knowledge and ability with the tabla has inspired so many through his performances. Amritpal Singh discusses his journey, influences and the intricacies of the tabla as well as his time at university with Kamalpreet Singh.