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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Global Sikh Conference-Commemorating 400 years of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji

Global Sikh Conference-commemorating 400 years of Guru Tegh Bahadur jiby Global Sikh Vision – GSV and United ColoursWalsall Football Ground 29/05/2022 A very important Sikh conference considering various facets of Sikhi.Key note speech was by Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh. Followed by Gurinder Singh Mann then Gurcharanjit Singh Lamba, Retired Justice Ranjit

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Akali Turban in 3d

Reimagined through immersive technologies The Sikh Museum Initiative/Taran 3d have been working with the Royal Armouries for two years to recreate the Akali Turban in their collection. The other objects which have been 3d modelled include a shield and helmet turban. The Akali Turban represents the third object from the

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Punjab Cultural Heritage Day (Free Event)

Celebrating Punjab and Sikh history as part of Heritage Open Day with a number of events across Thetford Town centre. Including lectures, guided tours (see flyer for details). There will be a Wreath laying ceremony for Saragarhi Day. The Sikh Museum Initiative will be in attendance: 1) Akali Turban in

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Rare Sikh Maharajah’s Sword recreated in 3d

SMI 9: Khanda (with pistol) Date: before 1879 Original Location: Patiala, Punjab. Present location: Nottingham Museum Service Museum No: NCM 1879-105 This sword referred to as a Khanda is characterised by a basket hilt and a double-edged blade. Whilst traditionally associated with the Sikhs the Khanda has its origins in

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When History meets Technology: Mapping the online Sikh Museum

When history meets Technology-Mapping the online Sikh Museum ” very useful and Informative session” ” very good and insightful talk” Saturday 17th November Newarke Houses Museum Leicester The Sikh Museum Initiative hosted the first session on educating the public on new technologies. Head of the SMI, Gurinder Singh Mann introduced

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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

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