Sikh Museum Initiative looks at the relationship between the British and the Sikhs.

The official online launch of the Sikh Museum Initiative There has been a long history linking the Sikhs to the British since the eighteenth century. This history is relatively unknown and requires an initiative to bring closer introspection and investigation. As a result the Sikh Museum Initiative (SMI) will focus

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SMI Lecture: Sikh Army Identity in World War 1

Alternative Stories from the trenches Commemorations of Indian soldiers in World War 1 Concurrences in postcolonial research– perspectives, methodologies, engagements Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden, 20-23 August 2015 A panel of experts give their presentations related to the Indian soldiers contribution to the great war. This included one by SMI’s Gurinder Singh Mann

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Kickstarter campaign to create statues of famous 18th Century Sikh warrior – Garja Singh

Update: 02/09/2015 This project has been funded but you can still contribute towards the project. A fantastic project supported by the SMI. On Friday, 21 August 2015 a new kickstarter campaign was started to raise funds to mass produce a statue of famous Sikh warrior Garja Singh from the famous Sikh

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