Colonel Kalsi

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Colonel Kalsi’ is a documentary film about an American Sikh army officer’s struggle to serve his country with honor and dignity.
Kamaljeet Kalsi always wanted to serve in the US army. His father had served in the Indian air force, and his grandfather in the British Army. As a son of an immigrant, he wanted to continue his family’s tradition. He was willing to die for his adopted country. The one thing he was not willing to do, though, was to give up his religious identity. The United States Armed forces desegregated in 1946 by order of then-president Harry Truman. It was a deeply unpopular decision, but it opened the doors to all and made any discrimination based on “race, color, religion or national origin” unlawful. Although the forces were desegregated by executive order, they were not welcoming to all -until recently. Kamaljeet decided to sue the US Army to obtain his religious accommodation, his constitutional right.

 

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1 June, 2024 2:00 PM
Genre

Feature Documentary

Duration

40mins

Country

US

Year

2022

Language

English

Director

Geeta Gandbhir, Anand Kamalakar

Subtitles

French

en_CAEnglish (Canada)