Anglo Sikh Wars project launched in Leicester

The Sikh Museum Initiative is pleased to announce the launch of the Anglo Sikh Wars website. The site will cover all information related to the project: Anglo Sikh Wars: Battles, Treaties and Relics.Project launchNewarke houses Museum, Leicester14th October 2016Gurinder Singh Mann, Taranjit Singh and Sarah Levitt( Head of…

The technological revolution in promoting Sikh arts

The technological revolution in promoting Sikh arts Gurinder Singh Mann, Sikh Museum Initiative (SMI) Lecture delivered at British Association for the Study of Religions(BASR) 2016 Conference, University of Wolverhampton.5th-7th September 2016. Abstract Religion as defined by textbooks can lead to misconceptions and possibly lead to a one sided…

Discourse on the martial scripture

The Granth of Guru Gobind Singh: Essays, Lectures and Translations reviewedby Chhanda Chatterje, Professor, Dept of History, Visva-bharati university, West BengalThis book is a product of the joint effort of Kamalroop Singh and Gurinder Singh Mann, two U.K. based independent researchers on Sikhism, who have already concerned themselves…

SMI lecture: Jassa Singh Ramgharia was a ‘lion in battle’

Ramgharia Council UK celebrates: Ramgharia Misl DayOn Monday 30th May Gurinder Singh Mann delivered a special presentation on the history and legacy of Sikh warrior of the Ramgharia Misl-Jassa Singh Ramgharia (1723-1803). Mann explained the relevance of the Jassa Singh during the Misl period and the impact of…

Guru Gobind Singh’s armour recreated in 3D

Taran3D has joined with the Sikh Museum Initiative (SMI) to recreate one of the plates from the body armour of Guru Gobind Singh. The body armour commonly known as Charaina or four mirrors has been patterned to bring out the glory of this important historical item.The first phase…