In addition to performing the duties of being the 17th descendent of the 4th Sikh Guru, Yuvraj runs a television station started by his father. There’s an office next to the house, a few obsolete satellite dishes on top, and several rooms for repairing equipment and broadcasting via cable to over 300 surrounding villages. Here are some pix…

Since generations of Yuvraj’s family has lived in the area, his ancestors have been cremated and memorialized in what amounts to a memorial cemetery…

Study Questions

1. Consider TV. How has technology changed the world? Or, how has a modern lifestyle effected a more old fashioned one? Or, what should people be watching (or not)?
2. Research burial practices worldwide and India in particular. What’s interesting or unusual to you?