Orders & Medals Research Society(OMRS) Crown Plaza Stratford-upon-Avon Saturday 16th September “An excellent Convention which must rank as one of the very best yet” OMRS President, Air Commodore Graham Pitchfork MBE The SMI were invited to the Orders and Medal Research Society Convention 2017, which was also the…
Gurinder Singh Mann interviewed for Saragarhi: The True Story Saragarhi: The True Story, the documentary of 21 Sikh soldiers who defended their post against 10k enemy, will be released on 12th September from Dot Hyphen Productions in association with KTV and Taran3D. The documentary commemorates the great battle…
ISRC 2017 Research Conference details global contribution to Sikh studies University of Warwick, Coventry, UK Saturday 17th June 2017The annual International Sikh research Conference (ISRC) 2017 highlighted the contribution of scholars to the study of Sikh studies. Convened by Harjinder Singh Lallie and Gurinder Singh Mann at the…
ISRC 2017 Register nowConvened by Gurinder Singh Mann and Harjinder Singh LalliePlease find attached the final call for registrations for the 4th International Sikh Research Conference at the University of Warwick (17th June 2017). As you will see we have a wonderful lineup of speaker with subjects covering:…
From left to right - Councillor Piara Singh Clair, Head of Museums Sarah Levitt, Captain Makand Singh, Head of SMI Gurinder Singh Mann, Captain Mark Hughes, SMI's Raj Mann. A new interactive exhibition, thought to be the first of its kind in the city, was successfully launched at…
Sikh history, heritage: Lectures and developments 2016 Another packed year full of disseminating information on Sikh history and heritage, working with talented individuals and professionals across the world. March 2016: Sikh Relics and Artefacts at the University of Leicester, UK. (http://www.sikhscholar.co.uk/2016/03/smi-lecture-sikh-relics-and-artefacts_15.html) April: The Granth of Guru Gobind Singh…
A special lecture took place in Leicester on friday 9th December. It was part of a series of events undertaken by the Sikh Museum Initiative (SMI) related to the Anglo Sikh Wars which took place between the Sikh empire and the East India Company between 1845 and 1849.Daljit…
Gurinder Singh Mann, Head of the SMI was at BBC Radio Leicester on the Ben Jackson show. He was interviewed about the Battle of Ferozeshah, the second battle in the first Anglo Sikh War. He also talked about the Anglo Sikh Wars project: Battles, Treaties and Relics.BBC Radio…
Head of the SMI, Gurinder Singh Mann discusses the importance of Sikh artefacts and relics on the Akaal channel. There was also a discussion related to the tensions between India and Pakistan with Nirmal Singh Kandhalvi. See video below.
Akali Phula Singh depicted on ivoryAkali Phula Singh, the head of the Akal Takht and the Akali Nihangs was suspicious of the British and for good reason."Whilst Mr. Metcalfe and his escort remained at Amritsar, our Musselman sepoys, not being prohibited it appears, made aTazea for the usual…
