Browsing Tag: War

Contribution of Sikhs in China

The Sikh appearance and presence was effective, in the opinion of the British, in intimidating the Chinese secret Societies and deterring criminal activities. The Sikhs were recruited by the British for police services, traffic duties, the riot squad and the mounted section.
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Sikh memorial in Gurdaspur inaugurated

The Chhota Ghallughara Martyrs­ Memorial was opened Monday at Kahnuwan Chhamb in Gurdaspur district. It’s been built in the memory of over 11,000 Sikhs killed by Mughal troops at Kahnuwan Chhamb in 1746.
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An Ode to the 21 ~ Battle of Saragarhi

Listen my friends and you shall hear, The story of a battle in the North West Frontier, On the twelfth of September, in ninety seven; Few men alive have any notion Of that famous day and year.
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The Battle of Saragarhi

Saragarhi, in comparison is a greater feat of bravery considering the odds ……one Sikh to a thousand tribals. Unfortunately, human memory is short and today nothing is known about their descendants…….an outright disgrace. Tracing their descendants should not be difficult as 113 years is but a flash of time where history is concerned.
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How Little We Know about The Origins of 9/11 ~ [OP-ED]

How little we know about the origins of the Sept. 11 attacks is laid out in the disclaimer on Page 146 of the official 9/11 presidential commission report. A box on that page states clearly that the conventional narrative of how those portentous events unfolded is based largely on the interrogation under torture of key witnesses who...
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Study: Climate is Major Violence Trigger

“If governments, international organizations or aid groups are able to use those forecasts, the forecasts of El Nino effectively, they might be able to either prepare populations on the ground or themselves prepare their own resources to be in a better situation when conflict breaks out.”
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Sikhs from United Kingdom & Holland Honors Mayor of Ieper

On Thursday 26th May 2011, a UK delegation of Sikhs met with a delegation of Sikhs from Holland, to visit the Mayor of Ieper Mr Luc Dehaene and discussed initiatives to commemorate the thousands of Sikhs who had laid down their lives for the freedom of Europe.
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The story of Malayan Prisoners ~ The rescue of 462 Sikh prisoners from the Japanese

"Of 100,000 thousand Empire troops to be taken prisoner upon the surrender of Singapore, a handful of Sikhs, of the 5th/11th Sikh Regiment, have regained their freedom, the first of the many we have yet to liberate from Japan."
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Sikhs@War film launch with Attorney General Dec 13th - London

A documentary which pays tribute to nthe memory of the Sikh Soldiers who fought for Great Britain during the Great War.
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Saluting the Unsung Heroes - Battle of Kampar Monument

Mr. Peter Chai, said that, “we are organizing the first Remembrance Day ceremony on the site this coming December” This Peace monument is dedicated to all including the Japanese Imperial forces who fought and laid down their lives for a cause.
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