The Sikh Troops War Memorial was installed at Victoria Park, Leicester, in October 2022. Following this, the digital project by Leicester’s Sikh Museum Initiative has now unveiled a 3D version of the statue to allow members of the public to interact with it digitally from anywhere in the…
ISRC 2023University of WarwickSunday 17th September Revisiting the Sikh MislsAt this conference in 2029, i set about the looking at the Sikh Misls-the so called Sikh confederacy which fought for survival of the Sikh faith in the eighteenth century. The system of persecution under the Mughal and Afghan…
Akali Baba Buddha Dal Shastars Great to be interviewed by BBC Radio Leicester in relation to the shastars brought to Leicester by Balbir Singh Nihang Buddha Dal. Great to see some of historic Shastars related to the Gurus and Shaheeds (Martyrs). A rare opportunity by Balbir Singh Nihang…
Anglo Sikh Wars Seminar29th April 2023National Army MuseumLondon “ Best seminar of the year and we only in April” “this seminar should be taken across the nation” “ A sensitive subject adequately handled by all speakers” The seminar at the National Army Museum was an action packed day…
I am previliged to be nominated as a finalist for The British Sikh Awards 2023. My work on the Sikh Troop War Memorial has been nominated in the: Sikh Spirit of Britain category. Apparently they are still taking votes, if you would like to support the nomination then…
Defence Sikh Network Event Ministry of Defence, London Really previleged for the Sikhmuseum team (Gurinder Singh Mann and Raj Mann) to be invited by the Defence Sikh Network UK Committee, for the Vaisakhi Event in Whitehall. There was speeches from members of the military and the House of…
This years DSN Annual Conference has had great feedback, enabling members to ‘Support, Connect, and Grow.’ The conference has always been a fantastic opportunity for members to interact and share experiences with Quad service personnel. Members had the opportunity to participate in a number of activities including breakout…
Great to be interviewed for the BBC World Service with world wide coverage of the Sikh Troops War Memorial. The following interview is in Punjabi.
Ranjit Singh and his courtiers (left), the Ferengi contingent (right). G.W. Osbourne, The Court and Camp of Runjeet Singh (London: Henry Colburn, Publisher, 1840). By Author Gurinder Singh Mann tieing into his book The Rise of the Sikh Soldier The Sikh army had developed through various centuries and in the eighteenth century had proved its…
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 2% of the population…
