Rinrio-Sikh Artwork from Russia with Love

Rinrio-Sikh Artwork from Russia with Love Rinrio is an artist based in Chelyabinsk, Russia she undertakes traditional artwork and 2D Digital work. She has undertaken portraits of the Sikh Gurus and other Sikh related portraits. Her depictions of the Gurus and a ‘Defender’ Sikh Woman can be seen at the

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Leicester Mercury Coverage of the online Sikh Museum

Coverage of the Online Sikh Museum in the Leicester Mercury Published on Saturday May 12th

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Sikh Art Exhibition and online Sikh Museum Launch in pictures

Sikh Art Exhibition and online Sikh Museum Launch in pictures Pictures from the launch of the Contemporary Sikh Art exhibition and online Sikh Museum project launch. Photos by Punjab 2000.

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Visionary Sikh Art exhibition launches in Leicester

(R-L) Jasbir Mann(Falcon’s Primary School, Councillor Vijay Riyait, Kartar Singh(SMI), Gurinder Singh Mann(SMI), Councillor Manjula Sood, Kerry Grey(LASALS), Raj Mann(SMI), Jasmohan Obhi (SMI) The Contemporary Sikh Art exhibition was launched in the heart of Leicester on 11th May, initiated by the Sikh Museum Initiative and Art Sikh. The exhibition was

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World’s first Online Sikh Museum project launches at new exhibition thanks to lottery funding

  Sikh Museum Initiative given funding for an online museum Objects will be 3d modelled from public and private collections People will be trained up in digital skills The objects will be seen using virtual reality googles Online Sikh Museum project The Sikh Museum Initiative and ArtSikh present the Contemporary

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SMI award featured in the Leicester Mercury

Anglo Sikh Wars project award was featured in the Leicester Mercury on Saturday 7th April 2018.  

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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

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International Sikh Research Conference 2017 C4p

ISRC 2017 Call for papers The ISRC has been successful in arranging three conferences in Sikh studies in the UK. We aim to encourage the global Sikh diaspora to engage with academic scholars and researchers to make this another important global event. The conference aims to explore research and academic inquiry into

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Bringing history alive through technology

Saakhi-Sikh History & Gurmat, a mobile application aimed at spreading awareness about Sikh religion, is one of Gurpreet Singh’s dream project. While growing up, Gurpreet Singh listened to Gurus’ stories from his father-mother, nana-nani and dada-dadi. And, those very tales steeped in morals formed much of his world view. A

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Vadda Ghallughara: Sikh ‘holocaust’ monument is a symbol of govt negligence

Spread over 9.5 acres at Kup Rohira village in Sangrur district stands the ‘Vadda Ghallughara’ (big holocaust) built in the memory of 35,000 Sikhs who were massacred by the army of Afghan invader Ahmed Shah Abdali in February 5,1762. The memorial, depicting the 254-year-old Sikh history and built at a

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