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| Rattan Singh Shaad |
Harnam Singh Kaumi & Family |
Gyani Sundar Singh Sagar |
Babu Jeewan Singh Pall
(seated on left), Glasgow, c.1950 |
| Came to Britain in 1936, founded the Changa Bhatra Naujwan Sabha UK in 1939, was a friend of Shaheed Udham Singh, help raise funds for his defence, and after WW2 was a member of the Indian league, President of the Khalsa Jatha British Isles, and founder member of Bristol's first Gurdwara. |
First Bhat Sikh family in Britain in 1938, and Founder of first Gurdwara in Wales in 1956. A lifelong Sikh activists and editor of various journals and magazines since the 1940s. |
Sundar Singh Campaigned and won the Manchester Turban-on-the-Buses case and led the famous Turban-Helmet Campaign for Sikhs to ride with their turbans. |
Pioneer of Scotland's Sikh Community and founded the Sikh Sabha Glasgow in the 1940s of Scotland's first Gurdwara at |
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| Gyani Santokh Singh with Hardit Singh Malik, London, 1955 |
Jhanda Singh Patel |
Giani Makhan Singh Magind with Sant Fateh Singh
in 1966 |
Baba Mehtab Singh Bance |
| Came in 1950 with the Jatha Sant Bhuriwale, and was founder member of the Gurdwaras in Gravesend, Newcastle and Bow (East london). |
First President of Sarab Hind Bhatra Union in India. Instrumental in the founding of the first Gurdwaras in Manchester, Cardiff & Bristol |
Giani Makhan Singh was a Renown Sikh Preacher, writer & missionary. Spent his lifetime researching the early history of Bhats. |
Sikh missionary and preacher, baptised over 1100 Sikhs into the Khalsa Panth. |
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Peter Singh |
Wrestler Ajit Singh with Dara Singh at Royal Albert Hall, c.1957 |
Edinburgh’s First Gurdwara |
Bhat Sikhs Receiving Vijaya Lakshmi at Manchester Gurdwara, c.1956 |
| The famous Sikh Elvis impersonator |
Ajit Singh Bhaker from Manchester later moved to Bombay where he went into Bollywood films. |
Founded by the early Bhat Sikh Community of Edinburgh |
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The Opening of the Gravesend Gurdwara in 1956 |
Gurparshad Singh Bance, Waterloo Station, c.1970 |
Bhil Singh Landa & Family |
Gurdwara Guru Nanak Prakash |
| Dr Kartar Singh Bance and his son Gurparshad Singh standing either side of the Guru Granth Sabib |
First Turbaned Railway Guard |
Bhil Singh came to Manchester in 1933 and his family was the first to settle there. The first prayers were held in his house and he donated his property at Monton Street to open England’s seconds Gurdwara. |
This was the first Gurdwara in Bristol, founded by the early Bhat Sikh community at 8 St Marks Road. |
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Ram Singh Bhatra |
Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Gurdwara |
Bhat Sikhs, East London, c.1965 |
Scotland’s First Gurdwara at Glasgow |
| Ram Singh was a ARP worker in Birmingham during WW2, he is seen here meeting King George VI in 1940. |
Opening of Southampton’s first Gurdwara in 1965 at 8 Clovelly Road |
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Early Bhat Sikh Community at Manchester, 1954 |
Early Bhat Sikhs at Shepherds Bush Gurdwara, 1953 |
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The Singh Twins –
Amrit & Rabindra |
Gulab Sucha Singh Bhaker receiving his MBE in 1999 at Buckingham Palace |
Lember Hussainpuri |
Magician Peter Mehtab |
| The Twins, are recognised for having pioneered a unique genre in British art and are one of the first Sikhs to achieve recognition as Contemporary British artists on an international platform |
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Punjabi Folks latest Bhangra superstar |
Britain’s top magician and Royal Performer.Appeared in 007:The World Is Not Enough as the Casino Dealer |
