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
Sikh army was betrayed in the Anglo Sikh Wars
Historians Amar Pal Sidhu, Mandeep Rai, Sukhmani Bal Riar and William Dalrymple in the session on Anglo-Sikh wars, at the Military Literature Festival in Chandigarh on Saturday. (Anil Dayal/HT) The Anglo-Sikh Wars of 1845 and 1848 are the only two instances where the generals betrayed their own army. The complex
The great antiques heist in Punjab
The sculpture found in Sangrur that was stolen. The great antiques heist in Punjab Unchecked all the time, unnoticed at times, history is being stolen systematically While digging a mound, a 10-year-old girl discovered a stone sculpture at Mard Khera village in Sangrur in 1980. Villagers placed it in a
Saragarhi: The filming of the true story of 21 Sikh soldiers
Saragarhi: The True Story of 21 Sikh soldiers who defended their post against 10k enemy, coming soon from Dot Hyphen Productions in association with KTV and Taran3D. Jay Singh-Sohal who undertook a great lecture as part of the SMI’s Anglo Sikh Wars exhibition will be releasing his long awaited movie on
Protected monument status sought for Anglo-Sikh war memorials
BATHINDA/FEROZEPUR: At a time when voices are being raised to convert Bhagat Singh’s Ferozepur hideout into a museum, demand has been made to declare four memorials associated with Anglo-Sikh war to be again notified as protected monuments of national importance. These structures at Mudki, Feroze Shah, Sabraon and Misriwala in
Anglo Sikh Wars 1845-1849 First ever 3D augmented reality exhibition launched in Leicester
From left to right – Councillor Piara Singh Clair, Head of Museums Sarah Levitt, Daljit Singh Makan, Head of SMI Gurinder Singh Mann, Captain Makand Singh, , Captain Mark Hughes, SMI’s Raj Mann. First ever 3D augmented reality exhibition launched in Leicester: Anglo Sikh Wars 1845-1849 A new interactive exhibition,
Sham Singh Attariwala remembered
Schoolchildren pay tributes at the memorial of the Sikh warrior, General Sham Singh Attari, in Amritsar on Friday 10th February. The Battle of Sobroan was fought between the East India Company and the Sikh Empire. This battle was part of the first Anglo Sikh War. Residents of border villages paid
Anglo Sikh Wars: Battles, Treaties and Relics 1845-1849 exhibition
Anglo Sikh Wars: Battles, Treaties and Relics 1845-1849 11 March – 4 June 2017 Newarke Houses Museum & Gardens For the first time ever, a hidden era of British and Sikh history will be coming alive through a unique exhibition in Leicester. The project will showcase relics that have been
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