Register for the International Sikh Research Conference 2017
ISRC 2017 Register now Please find attached the final call for registrations for the 4th International Sikh Research Conference at the University of Warwick (17th June 2017). As you will see the ISRC has a wonderful lineup of speaker with subjects covering: Sikh Scriptures, Sikh heritage in London, Sikh Empire under
Protected monument status sought for Anglo-Sikh war memorials
BATHINDA/FEROZEPUR: At a time when voices are being raised to convert Bhagat Singh’s Ferozepur hideout into a museum, demand has been made to declare four memorials associated with Anglo-Sikh war to be again notified as protected monuments of national importance. These structures at Mudki, Feroze Shah, Sabraon and Misriwala in
Anglo Sikh Wars 1845-1849 First ever 3D augmented reality exhibition launched in Leicester
From left to right – Councillor Piara Singh Clair, Head of Museums Sarah Levitt, Daljit Singh Makan, Head of SMI Gurinder Singh Mann, Captain Makand Singh, , Captain Mark Hughes, SMI’s Raj Mann. First ever 3D augmented reality exhibition launched in Leicester: Anglo Sikh Wars 1845-1849 A new interactive exhibition,
Sikh Heritage in Paintings launch
The launch of the exhibition Sikh Heritage: Paintings by Sarup Singh Newarke houses Museum & Gardens, Leicester To compliment the Anglo Sikh Wars exhibition starting on 11th March 2017, the launch of another exhibition featuring the paintings of Sarup Singh MBE took place on Saturday 4th March. A showcase of works
Sham Singh Attariwala remembered
Schoolchildren pay tributes at the memorial of the Sikh warrior, General Sham Singh Attari, in Amritsar on Friday 10th February. The Battle of Sobroan was fought between the East India Company and the Sikh Empire. This battle was part of the first Anglo Sikh War. Residents of border villages paid
Anglo Sikh Wars: Battles, Treaties and Relics 1845-1849 exhibition
Anglo Sikh Wars: Battles, Treaties and Relics 1845-1849 11 March – 4 June 2017 Newarke Houses Museum & Gardens For the first time ever, a hidden era of British and Sikh history will be coming alive through a unique exhibition in Leicester. The project will showcase relics that have been
Guru Gobind Singh’s rare artefacts and manuscript taken to Patna Sahib
Shastars and pothi of Guru Gobind Singh kept at Anandpur Sahib (Stock photo). Patna: Weapons and some other articles used by three Sikh gurus – Guru Hargobind (sixth), Guru Tegh Bahadur (ninth) and Guru Gobind Singh (tenth) – would be put on display at Gandhi Maidan during Prakashotsava. A ‘jattha’
Sikh survey 2016: Reveals important issues for Sikhs in the UK
Jas Singh, Dr Opinderjit Kaur and SMI’s Gurinder Singh Mann The findings from the UK Sikh Survey 2016, the largest and most comprehensive ever Sikh survey in the UK with over 4,500 respondents was released earlier today( 25/11/2016) The Sikh Network who developed and managed the survey went to great
Saragarhi: The True Story-Help make the story come alive!
A film about the 21 Sikh soldiers of the British Indian Army who defended a small outpost against 10,000 enemy tribesmen in 1897 Visit the Saragarhi Kickstarter project Introduction On 12th September 1897, 21 men of the 36th Sikh Regiment defended a small outpost on the North West Frontier against
Documenting Hola Mohalla
An Ambala-based photographer, Maninder Singh Sodhi, has been documenting the famous Sikh festival of Hola Mohalla for 18 years. The engineer-turned-photographer learnt to use the camera from his father.”I have learnt the finer techniques of photography from him and in a way he taught me ‘how to write with light’,”
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