International Sikh Research Conference 2016: Call for papers

  Last year the Sikh Museum Initiative undertook the presentation Documenting Sikh Relics and Artefacts in the UK at the International Sikh research Conference(ISRC) 2015. The call for papers for the 3rd ISRC is now live. The ISRC has been successful in arranging two conferences in Sikh studies in the UK. We

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Fascinating facts about Guru Gobind Singh, the Tenth Sikh Guru

Gobind Singh on horseback accompanied by attendants  Punjab Plains, circa 1820-30. Sold at auction by Bonhams. Today celebrates the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, last in the line of the Gurus of the Sikh religion. The Guru was born as Gobind Rai and after initiating the Khalsa or ‘fraternity of

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