Sikh Exhibition explains often misunderstood religion

The Ten Gurus and Guru Gobind Singh’s Four sons, an early 19th century painting, shows Guru Nanak and the nine that followed. The Sikh Gurus developed the founding principles of the Sikh faith. With their distinctive dastaar, or turban, and the unshorn facial hair worn by men, Sikhs are often

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Thetfort museum to make links with Sikh Heritage

Karen White a Learning Assistant at the Ancient House Museum in Thetford is off to India. A museum assistant from Thetford is hoping to help expand our knowledge of the Sikh world and its links to the UK after being granted funding for a special trip to India.Monday, February 16,

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Indian Encounters Exhibtion

14 Nov – 1 Mar 2015 10:00-17:00 Explore the changing relationships between Great Britain and India during the 18th and 19th centuries through the lives of two men with very different experiences of British imperial rule: Captain Archibald Swinton and Maharaja Duleep Singh. About the exhibition See the intricate miniature

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International Sikh Research Conference 2015

The annual International Sikh Research Conference (ISRC) has been established because there has been a serious neglect of Sikh Studies in the UK. Whilst there are many Sikh scholars studying and researching Sikh Studies, the subject is not highly recognised or represented at a national level in the UK. The

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