SMI-30 Best Sikh Blogs and Websites

The Sikh Museum Initiative has been nominated as part of the top 30 best Sikh Blogs and websites in the world. We have been ranked at number 14 as part of the selection by Feedspot. This is another honor for the team who have: Amongst many accolades that we have

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Festival of Thetford & Punjab 2023

Friday 7 Jul 2023 – Sunday 9 Jul 2023 Festival of Thetford & Punjab 2023Friday 7 July – Sunday 9 July The Festival of Thetford & Punjab 2023 takes place in venues across Thetford in Norfolk, and will be a weekend of cultural celebrations inspired by the life and legacy

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Anglo Sikh Wars: A Journey into relics, technology, generals and battlefields.

Anglo Sikh Wars Seminar29th April 2023National Army MuseumLondon “ Best seminar of the year and we only in April” “this seminar should be taken across the nation” “ A sensitive subject adequately handled by all speakers” The seminar at the National Army Museum was an action packed day for discussions

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Vaisakhi at Leicester Museum 2023

Vaisakhi at Leicester Museum Great turnout and engagement with people from all communities at the Second Vaisakhi the the Museum. Great lectures by Kartar Singh, Harinder Singh and Ancient House Museum. Lectures by hosted by historian Gurinder Singh Mann. The Sikhmuseum team were overwhelmed with the engagement with the Worlds

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Sophia Duleep Singh to be honored with a Blue Plaque

Sophia Duleep Singh will be honored with a commemorative Blue Plaque at Hampton Court Palace, London. She was the daughter of Maharaja Duleep Singh – the last ruler of the Sikh empire – and the goddaughter of Queen Victoria. Singh was among the leading activists who was pivotal in the

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Sikh Troops War Memorial unveiled in Leicester

Sunday 30th October, Victoria Park, Leicester People gathered at Victoria Park, Leicester to see the statue of a Sikh soldier being unveiled. The bronze statue honours Sikhs who fought for the United Kingdom during the two World Wars and many other conflicts around the world. Although accounting for less than

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Sikhs in the British Army School Resource

The Sikh Service in the British Army Produced in consultation with the Defense Sikh Network and historian Gurinder Singh Mann (Sikh Museum Initiative), the Sikh Service in the British Army resources help students aged 11–16 to explore the varied contributions of Sikh soldiers throughout the history of the British Army.

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Mapping Sikh Heritage Sites in the UK

Mapping Sikh Heritage in the UK The Sikh Museum initiative has been working for many years with many public and private institutions to discover locations of Sikh Heritage. We are now looking to map Sikh heritage sites in the UK. We would like your help in shaping our potential project

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New Book: The Rise of the Sikh Soldier

THE RISE OF THE SIKH SOLDIER The Sikh Warrior through the ages, c1700-1900 (Helion and Company). By Gurinder Singh MannGeneral – Pages : 290 | Images : 15 colour & 32 b/w illustrations, 16 colour & 22 b/w photos, 10 maps ISBN-‏191507052X ISBN-‏978-1915070524 The book is unique in that it

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Vaisakhi at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery

The Sikh Museum Initiative supported the Leicester Museum service in holding the first Vaisakhi event at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery for many years. The day was filled with a brilliant Vaisakhi performance by Falcons Primary School pupils, Talks & activities by Sikhmuseum, Gatka demonstrations, Arts & Crafts and so

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