At L.A. college campuses, Punjabi music is opening doors to heritage long kept closed

Growing up in Los Angeles, he mostly kept a Sikh bracelet hidden throughout his childhood, as he was the only Sikh student at his elementary school. He expressed his faith privately, at home and at the Gurdwara—the Sikh temple—rather than publicly. However, things began to change when he started studying pathology at USC, where he’s currently working towards a master’s degree.







