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…
The Guru’s warrior scriptureA portrait of the Tenth Guru hunting from the ‘Anandpuri’ recension of Dasam Granth from 1696 AD. © Joginder Singh AhluwaliaPublished on the Oxford University Press blog January 2016. The scripture known as the Dasam Granth Sahib or the ‘Scripture of the Tenth King,’ has traditionally…
A memorial in honour of Sikh soldiers who fought during World War One has been unveiled at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.The national WW1 Sikh Memorial statue commemorates the 130,000 Sikh men who took part in the war. More than 150 people pledged over £22,000 to pay…
A meeting of Sikh academics and scholars which took place at SOAS (School of Oriental and Asian Studies) on 09/10/2015.Discussions are taking place around creating a Sikh/Punjab(I) centre in the UK.
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…