Teja: a Sikh priest

Australia, 1978

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Episode of Series “Our multicultural society”
Describes the Indian Sikh community in Woolgoolga, in New South Wales, and Teja Singh, the community priest. Explores his role in the preservation of the culture, traditions and religion of the old life in India, and his view of the necessary changes and adaptations that the future will bring.

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Credits

director

Michael Rubetzki

producer

Tom Manefield

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:09:07:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1978

Appears in

Group of items

Our multicultural society

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012756

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ethnicity

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Religion and culture

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Sikhism

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Emigration and immigration

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cross-cultural studies

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cultural relativism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnic attitudes

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnicity

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Multiculturalism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Religion and culture

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sikhism

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Cross-cultural studies

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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