Akali Baba Buddha Dal Shastars

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: A Journey into relics, technology, generals and battlefields

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…

Defence Sikh Network Event-Digital Showcase

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…

Lecture at Defence Sikh Network Conference

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…

Europeanisation of the Sikh Army

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…

Unveiling of the Sikh Troops Memorial

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…

Sikh Troops War Memorial Leicester

I am privileged to be part of the team behind the stunning new Sikh War Memorial in Leicestershire.  The statue has been created to honour the fallen soldiers of the Sikh faith who came forward to serve Britain during various Military campaigns. These started during the middle of the nineteenth…