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 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…
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…
ISRC 2016 held at the University of Warwick was a major success.The third International Sikh Research Conference (ISRC) showcased the research of University students as well as seasoned scholars of the Sikh faith. The conference was convened by Harjinder Singh Lallie (University of Warwick) and Gurinder Singh Mann…
Sikh scholar Gurinder Singh honoured with a plaque and Siropa.Shri Guru Ravi Dass temple, Leicester 03/06/2015Gurinder Singh Mann had a pleasure of having darshan of Jathedar Baba Nihal Singhof the Taruna Dal Nihang Singhs. The Nihang Singhs since the time of Guru Gobind Singh have looked after many…
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…
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…
The Granth of Guru Gobind Singh USA book releaseSikh scholar Gurinder Singh Mann and Dr Kamalroop Singh released their book ‘The Granth of Guru Gobind Singh’ at three separate Sikh seminars in the United States(April 2016) and went through their contributions along with other scholars. The seminars were…
Sikh Relics and Artefacts in the UKUniversity of LeicesterLeicesterOn Tuesday 8th March 2016, the University of Leicester’s Sikh Society and the Sikh Museum Initiative(SMI) proudly presented a a double guest speaker event.The first speaker: Harry Singh, spoke about the ‘Revolutionary Spiritualism of Guru Nanak to Evolutionary Sikhism of…
The ISRC has been successful in arranging two conferences in Sikh studies in the UK. We aim to encourage the global Sikh diaspora to engage with academic scholars and researchers to make this another important global event. The conference is convened by Gurinder Singh Mann and Harjinder Singh Lallie.Topics…