Interview with Gurinder Singh Mann on the success of the Anglo Sikh Wars project and his appearance on Celebrity Antiques Roadtrip. Jo Haywood from BBC radio Leicester undertook the interview on 13/12/2017. Hear the programme below: Visit www.sikhmuseum.org.uk and www.anglosikhwars.com
The Sikh Museum Initiative (SMI) formulated the Anglo Sikh Wars project this year to shed light on the highly contested wars between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company from 1845-1849. The exhibition has led to considerable interest not just locally and nationally but, it has also…
New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester, 18th October 2017 A special lecture on Sikh Arms and Armour took place on 18th October 2017 at New Walk Museum, Leicester. The speaker was historian and author Gurinder Singh Mann also head of the Sikh Museum Initiative. The lecture was…
ISRC 2018 Call for papers We are announcing our call for papers for the 5th International Sikh Research Conference. This will be held at the prestigious University of Warwick on the 10th June 2018. We have successfully undertaken four conferences in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 by bringing…
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…
