Anglo Sikh Wars project featured on Celebrity Antiques Roadtrip

BBC Antiques Roadtrip The Sikh Museum Initiative was filmed for the popular BBC Celebrity Antiques Roadtrip programme. The Sikh Museum Initiative 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

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Special lecture: Sikh Arms and Armour in the Royal Collection report

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 part of the

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Orders and Medal Research Society Convention 2017

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 75th anniversary of

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Anglo Sikh Wars on BBC Asian network

BBC Asian network interview by Nomia Iqbal with Gurinder Singh Mann and Amarpal Singh Sidhu. The Anglo Sikh Wars exhibition was discussed together with the importance of the Anglo Sikh Wars. Click on the link below.   Exhibition runs until 4th June 2017 www.anglosikhwars.com www.sikhmuseum.org.uk  

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Anglo Sikh Wars exhibition Sikh Channel

Anglo Sikh Wars exhibition was the focus of discussion on the Sikh Channel broadcast on Sky channel 843 and broadcast live to millions around the world. Kartar Singh, Taranjit Singh and Gurinder Singh Mann were interviewed as as part of the programme on the Breakfast show by Tina Balnain. The

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Ancient relics from Anglo Sikh Wars ITV Central News

Ancient relics from battles in India have gone up on display in Leicester. Photo: ITV News Central Ancient relics from battles in India, known as the Anglo Sikh Wars, have gone on display in Leicester. The new exhibition at The Newarke Houses Museum uncovers a hidden part of British and

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Artefacts from Anglo-Sikh wars on display in UK

Tribune News Service Chandigarh, March 19 An exhibition underway at Newarke Houses Museum, Leicester, is showcasing relics from the Anglo-Sikh wars.The wars were fought between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company in a series of battles leading to the annexation of Punjab in 1849. The British were led

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University contributes rare manuscript to major Sikh exhibition

Library display to showcase artefacts from 19th Century Anglo Sikh Wars University contributes rare manuscript to major Sikh exhibition University of Leicester Our University is contributing a rare Sikh manuscript to a major exhibition showcasing unseen relics and artefacts from the 19th Century Anglo Sikh Wars.The exhibition, which is organised

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The Anglo Sikh Wars: The Battle of Ferozeshah 171st anniversary lecture held at Newarke Houses Museum

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 Singh

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Battle of Ferozeshah discussed on BBC Radio Leicester

BBC Radio Leicester studios 09/12/2016 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

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