“Sundri: The Brave Kaur”

, is the 3rd animated movie from the producers of the highlysuccessful “Sahibzadey” and “The Rise of Khalsa” movies. This latest animation fromVismaad is based on the highly acclaimed literary masterpiece by Bhai Vir Singh ji. The moviehas received rave reviews and been successfully screened in Toronto, Vancouver, BritishColumbia, Calgary, Detroit, Fremont, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Scotland and manyother cities.‘

Sundri

’, the novel, was first published in 1898 and during the past110 years, has become the most widely read piece of Sikh literature.While commenting on ‘

Sundri

’, the renowned Sikh scholar S.Jaswant Singh Neki writes: “’

Sundri’

is Bhai Vir Singh ji’s mostadmired and poignant work. It’s popularity can be measured fromthe fact that

Sundri

become a synonym of his name and Bhai Sahibwas commonly referred to as the “creator of

Sundri

”.

Sundri

is about a brave Sikh woman who did notlament about her helplessness nor did she think her self as pitiable. She was a meek and vulnerable girl,but discovered her inert strength to fight againsttyranny and injustice with the help from the gloriousSikh history, principled Sikh values & ethos and her valiant brother, Balwant Singh, who adopted the Sikhway of life to fight the cruel rulers of the times.According to S. Jaswant Singh Neki,

Sundri

is areflection of a new feminine power which absorbs itsstrength from the teachings of Guru Sahib and Gurbani.The immoral rulers in medieval India often abductedyoung Hindu girls and forcibly converted them into their religion to satiate their lust. The public at large wasmentally weak and not able to fight against injustice.The Sikh way of life emboldened the society to fight against tyranny and injustice. It alsoinstilled self-confidence in the women by restoring equality, dignity and respect for them. With‘

Sundri’,

Bhai Vir Singh ji rekindled the latent spirit to awaken the nation from its deepslumber, enthused with new vitality and vigor.