There has been a long history linking the Sikhs to the British since the eighteenth century. This history is relatively unknown and requires an initiative to bring closer introspection and investigation. As a result the Sikh Museum Initiative (SMI) will focus on locating and uncovering relics and artefacts…
Sikh Army Identity in World War 1Alternative Stories from the trenchesCommemorations of Indian soldiers in World War 1Concurrences in postcolonial research- perspectives, methodologies, engagements Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden, 20-23 August 2015Gurinder Singh Mann, Independent ResearcherIt was during the Anglo-Sikh Wars of (1845–1846) and (1848–1849) where the British witnessed…
Gurinder Singh Mann and Taranjit SinghSikh Museum InitiativeSikh Studies ConferenceImperial CollegeLondonAugust 1st 2015Ranjit Singh on his conquest of becoming Maharaja of the Punjab absorbed the Misls or Confederacies of the Sikhs. As a result the riches and bounties were deposited into his newly built Sikh treasuries. Over time…
The Granth of Guru Gobind Singh: Essays Lectures and Translations(Oxford University Press). 2015 With Kamalroop Singh.In the Granth of Guru Gobind Singh, the authors offer new insights into the Sikh scripture Dasam Patshah Ka Granth, or the Dasam Granth, which has traditionally been attributed to Guru Gobind Singh.While…
International Sikh Research Conference 2015University of Warwick, UK. Sunday 28th June 2015. Sikh Museum Initiative: Documenting Sikh Relics and Artefacts in the UK. AbstractThere has been a long history linking the Sikhs to the British since the eighteenth century. This history is relatively unknown and requires an initiative to bring closer…
The Hindustan Times in India (Patiala pages) printed an article related to my thoughts on Sikh Relics. 30/04/2015
Coverage of the lecture Sikh Artifacts and Relics in the UK. In Punjabi Newspapers.
Dr Paramvir Singh, Dr Jaspal Singh, Gurinder Singh Mann and Dr Sarbjinder Singh. Prof. Harbans SinghDepartment of Encyclopaedia of SikhismPunjabi University, PatialaSpecial Lecture on Sikh relics and artifacts in the UKPatiala: Professor Harbans Singh Department of Encyclopaedia of Sikhism of Punjabi University, Patiala, organized a Special Lecture in the…
Stone printed manuscript of Sri Dasam Granth Sahib, withdrawn from sale. Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa Wahe Guru Ji Ki FatehThe Sikhs respect the word of the Guru formalised in the Sikh scriptures. Guru Granth Sahib represents the 'living Guru' of the Sikhs, whilst the Sri Dasam Granth represents…
The annual International Sikh Research Conference (ISRC) has been established because there has been a serious neglect of Sikh Studies in the UK. Whilst there are many Sikh scholars studying and researching Sikh Studies, the subject is not highly recognised or represented at a national level in the…