Launch of the Leicestershire Sikh Police Association

Leicestershire Sikh Police Association Launch Enderby Leicester 3rd November 2017 On Friday 3rd November 2017 the Leicestershire Sikh Police Association was formally launched at Leicestershire Police HQ to coincide with the birth anniversary of the first Guru, Guru Nanak Dev Jee. The event was a complete success and was attended

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Exhibition walkthrough and 3d printing

Anglo Sikh Wars exhibition walk through and special demonstration of 3d printing on the Sikh arts and crafts day. Filmed by KTV and aired on Friday 9th June 2017.      

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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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Rare Sikh maps displayed as part of Anglo Sikh Wars lecture

  Sikh Empire and the causes of the Anglo Sikh Wars lecture report Bobby Singh Bansal-Documentary maker and historian. Newarke Houses Museum, Leicester 11th March 2017. The first lecture as part of the exhibition Anglo Sikh Wars: Battles, treaties and Relics was undertaken by Bobby Singh Bansal. The lecture kicked

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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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New interactive exhibition in Leicester to showcase unseen relics from 19th Century Anglo Sikh Wars

For the first time ever, a hidden era of British and Sikh history will be coming to life at a major exhibition in Leicester. The Anglo-Sikh Wars exhibition will showcase 3D-modelled relics including the famous Koh-i-noor Diamond, armour and weaponry.It will also use augmented reality technology to bring alive the

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Anglo Sikh Wars: Shrewsbury military artefacts move to exhibition

Artefacts from Shrewsbury’s Regimental Museum have been packed up and shipped off to a major Sikh Museum initiative (SMI) exhibition about the Anglo Sikh wars. photo: Christine Bernath with medals, a replica of the Koh-Noor diamond, a Sikh Tulwar sword and part of a regimental colour Christine Bernath, curator of

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ASW project showcased at the Art Sikh event

The Sikh Museum Initiative represented at Guru Gobind Singh 350th birth anniversary art event 29th January 2017 Guru Nanak Gurdwara, Smethwick, Birmingham A number interesting art works were on show depicting the life and history of Guru Gobind Singh.The tenth Guru of the Sikhs. Many artists from around the world

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