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Rattan Singh Shaad, Wales, 1936 |
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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. |
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Harnam Singh Kaumi & Family |
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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. |
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Gyani Sundar Singh Sagar |
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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. |
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Babu Jeewan Singh Pall (seated on left) |
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Pioneer of Scotland’s Sikh Community and founded the Sikh Sabha Glasgow in the 1940s of Scotland’s first Gurdwara at Portland Street. |
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Gyani Santokh Singh Nirpakh with Hardit Singh Malik, c.1955 |
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Came in 1950 with the Jatha Sant Bhuriwale, and was founder member of the Gurdwaras in Gravesend, Newcastle and Bow (East london). |
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Jhanda Singh Patel |
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First President of Sarab Hind Bhatra Union in India. Instrumental in the founding of the first Gurdwaras in Manchester, Cardiff & Bristol |
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Giani Makhan Singh Magind with Sant Fateh Singh (SGPC) |
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Giani Makhan Singh was a Renown Sikh Preacher, writer & missionary. Spent his lifetime researching the early history of Bhats. |
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Baba Mehtab Singh Bance, c.1930 |
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Sikh missionary and preacher, baptised over 1100 Sikhs into the Khalsa Panth. |
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Bhil Singh Landa & Family |
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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. |
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'Peter' Narinder Singh |
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The famous 80's Sikh Elvis impersonator |
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Wrestler Ajit Singh with Dara Singh, c.1957 |
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Ajit Singh Bhaker wrestled with legendary Dara Singh at the Royal Albert Hall in 1957, Orginally from Manchester he later moved to Bombay where he went into Bollywood films. |
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Edinburgh’s First Gurdwara |
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Founded by the early Bhat Sikh Community of Edinburgh |
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Bhat Sikhs Receiving Vijaya LaKshmi at manchesters Piccadilly sttaion, 1956 |
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The visit of Panidt Nehru's sister to the Sikh Community and Gurdwar at Monton Street in Manchester. |
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The Opening of the Gravesend Gurdwara, 1957 |
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Dr Kartar Singh Bance and his son Gurparshad Singh standing either side of the Guru Granth Sabib |
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Gurparshad Singh Bance, Waterloo Station, c.1970 |
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First Turbaned Railway Guard |
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Gurdwara Guru Nanak Prakash |
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This was the first Gurdwara in Bristol, founded by the early Bhat Sikh community at 8 St Marks Road in 1958. |
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Ram Singh Bhatra |
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Ram Singh was a ARP worker in Birmingham during WW2, he is seen here meeting King George VI in 1940. |
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Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Gurdwara |
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Opening of Southampton’s first Gurdwara in 1965 at 8 Clovelly Road |
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Bhat Sikhs, East London, c.1965 |
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Scotland’s First Gurdwara at Glasgow |
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Opening of East London's first Gurdwara in 1959 |
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Bhat Sikhs outside East London's first Gurdwara at 1a Campbell Road, Bow in February 1960. |
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Early Bhat Sikhs at Shepherds Bush Gurdwara, 1953 |
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Bhat Sikhs in Brick Lane, London's East End, c.1950 |
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The Bhat's were the first Sikh Community to settle in teh East End of London, and was popular with the Jewish owned pedlings suppliers. |
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The Sikh Community in Manchester, c.1954 |
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Early members of the Taak Family, london, c.1950 |
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Peterborough's Sikh Community, c.1975 |
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Ajit SIngh Wrestler |
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Mukhtiar Singh Pardesi, 1966 |
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Mukhtiar Singh became the first Turbanned Bus Conductor in Manchester in 1966 after a hard fought battle led by Sundar SIngh since 1958. |
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Wasakhi Singh and his son, Blackpool, c.1930 |
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England's First Gurdwara, Manchester |
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The original building where the UK's second Gurdwara was opening at Monton Street in 1953 |
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The Bhaker Family Kitchen, Liverpool, 1955 |
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Iqbal Singh, Hazur Singh and Gurbachan Singh in making Chappattis for this news agency photograph in 1955 at Edgerton Street, Liverpool. |
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Punjab General Stores, Ipswich, 1963 |
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Punjab General Store was the first Asian store in East Anglia, opened by Naranjan SIngh Lovelee in the late 1950s. |
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The First Gurdwara in Wales |
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In 1956 the first Gurwdara was opened in Wales at Cardiff by the Bhat Sikh community. |
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The Bhuriwalle Jatha, with the Bhat SIkh Community in 1951 |
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This photograph was taken at the leaving of the Bhuriwale Jatha headed by Gyani Santokh Singh and Gian Singh Taak in August 1951, at the garden of the Maharajah Bhupinder Dharamsala, Shepherds Bush. |
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Early Sikhs in 1948 |
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This identified group is belived to be 1948 in Bristol. If you can identify anyone please do let us know. |
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Sikhs outside the Gurdwara at Monton Street, Manchester, c.1955 |
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Performing at the Leith Festiwal in 1971 |
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In August 1971, members of Scotlands early Bhat Sikh promoted Pun jabi Culture at the Leith Town Hall on an International Festiwal. |
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Cardiff Gurdwara, c.1960s |
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The Singh Twins – Amrit & Rabindra |
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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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Gulab Sucha Singh Bhaker receiving his MBE in 1999 at Buckingham Palace |
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Magician Peter Mehtab |
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Britain’s top magician and Royal Performer.Appeared in 007:The World Is Not Enough as the Casino Dealer |
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NYPD's Amric Singh Rathour |
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In 2001Amric Singh applied to become a Police Officer in New York, after passing his exams and training he was told he must remove his turban and beard. He fought the case and in 2003 became the first turbanned Sikh in the NYPD |
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Film Actor Guy Singh Digpal |
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Guy Singh has excelled as a turbanned Sikh Actor, staring in roles in soaps and dramas such as Coronation Street, Band of Gold, and Trainspotting, to Hollywood movies inclding Sean Connery's 'A League of Extra-Ordinary Gentlemen' |
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Edinburgh's Youngs Sikhs at the Millenium Dome |
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Kilted Bhat Sikhs representing Edinburgh at the Millenium Celebrations in London for the Prince of Wales in 2000 |
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Channel Punjab's Ranjit Singh Derewal |
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In 2005 Ranjit Singh launched and founded the UK's first Punjabi TV channel, CHANNEL PUNJAB. |
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Film maker Subash Pall |
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Indian film artist and film maker Mr Subash Singh Pall of Kranti Media, at ST James Palace with the Prince of Wales. |
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