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128th Death Anniversary of Maharajah Duleep Singh

Posted on 23rd October 202123rd October 2021 by admin

The Anglo Punjab Heritage Foundation hosted the 128th death anniversary of Maharajah Duleep Singh at Elveden today. The service was conducted by the Reverend Paul Tamms and the Sikh prayers were recited by Giani Baldev Singh of Norwich Gurdwara. Wreaths were laid by Major Daljinder Singh Virdee of the SIkh Defence Network, the Mayor of Thetford, Deputy Mayor of Mildenhall, Mrs Safina Karim...
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Butten Island to be renamed after Maharajah Duleep Singh

Posted on 21st September 202121st September 2021 by admin

Statue of Maharaja Duleep Singh unveiled in 1999. Thetford, Norfolk Part of a river island will be renamed to commemorate the first Sikh known to have settled in the UK. Duleep Singh, the last Maharajah of the Punjab, lived at Elveden Hall, near Thetford, Norfolk, from 1861. Butten Island on the River Little Ouse in Thetford will be known as The Park of Maharajah Ranjit and Duleep Sin...
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Maharani Jindan Kaur-The Queen with the “only manly understanding in the Punjab.”

Posted on 8th March 20193rd April 2020 by admin

To celebrate International Women's day 2019 The Sikh Museum Initiative presents an interesting letter written by Governor General Dalhousie regarding Maharani Jindan Kaur. Annotated and commentary by Sikh scholar Gurinder Singh Mann. Painting, paint on ivory, a miniature portrait of Rani Jindan. Copyright Victoria and Albert Museum. Who was Maharani Jindan Kaur? She was regent of the Sikh...
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Jewellery of suffragette Princess Sophia Duleep Singh comes alive

Posted on 7th March 20193rd April 2020 by admin

'Queen Victoria still looked after Sophia and made provisions for her to live here in the UK, which shows that she had a bit of a soft spot for her' Historical Sikh jewellery belonging to the goddaughter of Queen Victoria, was brought to life at New Walk Museum last week. A collection of historical Sikh artifacts and jewellery belonging to Princess Sophia were recreated using the latest ...
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Sophia Duleep Singh featured in new Suffragette Exhibition

Posted on 28th October 2018 by admin

Leicester City Council Staff (Museums/Events Teams) and Leicester City Councillors and the SMI. Alice Hawkins and the Votes For Women exhibition New Walk Museum and Art Gallery Leicester The Sikh Museum Initiative has been working with the Leicester Museums Service to shed more light on the contribution made by Princess Sophia Duleep Singh (1876 – 1948) to the Suffragette movement. We have c...
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Sophia Duleep Singh: The Princess and Suffragette who stamped her authority in the UK.

Posted on 14th February 2018 by admin

Sophia Duleep Singh stamped her authority in more ways than one and in 2018 she is being remembered in a fitting way with the release of a stamp by the Royal Mail in the UK on 15th February 2018. The interesting and colourful life of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh (1876 –1948) is being immortalised in a commemorative stamp in the UK. Sophia was the Granddaughter of the Lion of the Punjab-Maharaj...
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Sikh Museum Initiative presents the Anglo Sikh Treaties project

Posted on 12th November 201512th November 2015 by admin

Anglo Sikh Treaties Project The Anglo Sikh treaties project has considered the various interactions and proclamations initiated between the British and the Sikhs. The British had been subjugating various areas of the India sub-continent and by the turn of the nineteenth century they were examining the strength of the Sikhs. Col. John Malcolm from the East India Company first initiated a treaty ...
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