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
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
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
SMI Lecture report: The Treasuries of Sikh Relics and Artefacts: From the Past to the Technological Future.
Imperial College, London was the venue for the second Sikh Studies Conference on 1st August 2015. The conference brought together scholars from the UK and abroad. SMI: Taranjit Singh and Gurinder Singh Mann The SMI team also represented at the conference by giving insights on how Sikh relics and artefacts
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