His music was influenced by the Punjabi village life in which he grew up. [1 ] On 8 March 1988, at the height of his popularity during the insurgency in Punjab, India, Chamkila and his second wife Amarjot were killed along with two members…
Sonia Birdi was born in Nairobi to a Sikh family of Punjabi heritage, the daughter of Surinder and Kuljiridei Birdi. [3 ] She attended a convent school, and a college in India for her undergraduate degree.