Chandigarh: The recreated 15th Sikh Ludhiana regiment would participate in the Lord Mayor’s Show in London on Saturday. A part of the National Army Museum’s (NAM’s) ‘The War and Sikhs: Road to the Trenches’ project, the recreated regiment is made up of volunteers from the British Sikh community, who, following a callout by the museum — via Twitter, the media and ...

Ludhiana, Punjab: A look at the broken slabs inscribed with words of valour of Sikh generals at the first Anglo-Sikh war memorial in Gora Hoor village near Aliwal, 40 km from Ludhiana, are a reflection of the hollow promises and salutations made by the political leaders of the state. The irony of the situation is on the one hand, the state ...

Sikh Gurdwara shot at in Marathon 29/09/14 GREECE – Dimitris Angelidis Around 3.15 in the morning on Sunday, September 21, a rural black Toyota exited the Sikh Gurdwara in Marathon, climbed the sidewalk and stopped just behind a bus parked at night on one side of the courtyard. Then, as per the security camera, the vehicle drove back, reached the ...

UK: The British army has honoured the contribution made by Sikh soldiers during World War One. Thousands of Sikhs from the Indian sub-continent fought and died for Britain during the conflict. The commemoration at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst featured a re-enactment by 36 Sikh volunteers. Kameldeep Singh Samra, from Birmingham explains why it is so important to remember the thousands ...

Amritsar, Punjab: Commemorating the Battle of Saragadhi, known as one of the greatest ‘last stands’ in military history, US- based author Gurinderpal Singh Josan launched his book titled, “Saragadhi”, at an event held at the International Fateh Academy. Celebrating the heroics of 21 soldiers against charging 10,000 Pashtuns, the book launch was accompanied by a cultural ceremony. Families of the soldiers ...