Joginder Kalsi

Born in a Punjabi Village named Dhesian Sang Dist. Jallandhar, Punjab, India, Joginder Kalsi had his early education in a village school, and later attended a high school in a small Punjabi town.  After working as a Draftsman for Indian Railways, Joginder migrated to London in 1962 and later settled in Toronto in 1974.

In the U.K. he was a founding member of the Indian Cultural

Society, Cultural Secretary for Ramgarhia Association, and a

founder member of Rathmore Youth Centre.  It was during this

time that he first began to take up photography and follow a

cinematography course.

Since coming to Toronto, Joginder has held positions in the Sikh Social and Educational Society, and become involved with CIC, a coalition of seven faiths developing a proposal for a TV network and its programming.

He completed a TV production course at Ryerson University in 1980, and along with Iqbal Mahal launched Rogers Cable’s first TV program in the Punjabi language. This program is still on Vision TV.

Today, Joginder Kalsi is President of Kalcine Enterprises Inc. His company has produced 4 documentary films: The Wedding Ceremonies (Two Hearts) 1998 for Vision TV depicting religious wedding ceremonies of Hindus and Sikhs; The Khalsa (The Saint Soldiers) 1999 depicting the Sikh History from Guru Nanak the 1^st Sikh Guru to present times to commemorate the 300^th birthday of the Sikh nation; Guru Granth Sahib (The Sikh Scriptures) depicting how this holy Granth plays part in daily life of a Sikh; and now A Punjabi Village, depicting how villages are changing in the new globalized world..

One of the objectives of the release of A Punjabi Village is to share it with children of South Asian descent, most of whom have never been to the Punjab, and to inform general public about Punjabi life.