Getting back Kohinoor not easy: Scholar
Gurinder Singh’s Mann was asked about the kohinoor as part of his lecture on Sikh Relics and Artefacts at Khalsa College, Amritsar. Covered in Tribune India 29th April 2018. See link to actual story: http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/getting-back-kohinoor-not-easy-scholar/565964.html
SMI award featured in the Leicester Mercury
Anglo Sikh Wars project award was featured in the Leicester Mercury on Saturday 7th April 2018.
Khalsa College: Anglo Sikh Wars Lecture Report
Set of books given by staff from Khalsa College to Gurinder Singh Mann Gurinder Singh Mann delivered lecture on the different Sikh relics which were taken by the East India Company after the Anglo Sikh Wars (1845-1846) and (1848-1849) and the annexation of the Punjab in 1849. Many
Africa’s Aliwal owes name to Ludhiana village
*A highway signboard of Aliwal North in South Africa’s East Cape province. *British officer founded town three years after victory in 1846 Anglo-Sikh battle About 9,000 km from the heat and dust of Ludhiana’s Aliwal village is Aliwal North, a town located along the Orange river in South Africa’s East
UK Sikh Heritage Organisation Receives Award in India
Gurinder Singh Mann (centre) with Pargat Singh Dhillon (left), Dr Paramvir Singh (left), Colonel Iqbal Singh (far left), Vice Chancellor-Dr. Sukhdarshan Singh Khehra (right) and other staff members. *The Sikh Museum Initiative’s project on the Anglo Sikh Wars has been commended by organisations in India and an award was
Lecture report: Sikh Relics of the Anglo Sikh Wars
Gurinder Singh Mann with Dr. Sukhdarshan Singh Khehra and Dr Paramvir Singh Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab 26th March 2018 The Sikh Museum Initiative’s Anglo Sikh Wars project has gone from strength to strength and as part of the dissemination on the research activities, Director-Gurinder Singh Mann has
New Centre for Sikh and Panjabi Studies launched in Wolverhampton
The University of Wolverhampton has launched a new Centre for Sikh and Panjabi Studies which will be the first of its kind in the UK. The new Centre was officially launched by Dr Satinder Sartaaj, renowned Punjabi singer and poet, in the Chancellor’s Hall at the University’s City Campus at
Sophia Duleep Singh: The Princess and Suffragette who stamped her authority in the UK.
Sophia Duleep Singh stamped her authority in more ways than one and in 2018 she is being remembered in a fitting way with the release of a stamp by the Royal Mail in the UK on 15th February 2018. The interesting and colourful life of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh (1876
Memorial to SIkh Soldiers confirmed in London
More than 80,000 turban-wearing Sikh soldiers are estimated to have died fighting for Britain during the two world wars, with 100,000 more injured. The campaign for a memorial to their efforts to be built in London has won the support of more than 27,000 people in an online petition. It
Anglo SIkh Wars on the popular BBC Antiques Roadtrip
BBC Antiques Roadtrip The Sikh Museum Initiative was filmed for the popular BBC Celebrity Antiques Roadtrip programme. The Sikh Museum Initiative formulated the Anglo Sikh Wars project this year to shed light on the highly contested wars between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company from 1845-1849. The exhibition
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