Browsing Tag: Scotland

The 60-year-old, who had brought the Queen’s baton from India to Scotland last year, is the first Sikh to be elected to Glasgow as the city’s councillor. .....He now sits on Glasgow’s CWG committee as its member.

Glasgow is home to the largest Sikh population in Scotland, more than half of all Scottish Gurdwaras are in our city and the new central Gurdwara is the country's biggest.

He said: "My father would have been so proud to see the opening of the new Gurdwara and the raising of the Nishan Sahib in the Gurdwara forecourt, a right which he campaigned for in the early years.

As they reflect on the images before them, only the haunting lilt of an Indian sitar can be heard within the walls of the Gurdwara.

Sikh Research Institute (SikhRI) spent the early part of June on a “4G Tour” of the United Kingdom, exploring the topics of Guru, Gender, Genocide and Gurmata with diverse audiences in cities around Scotland and England.

The dark practice of forced marriage, a 21st century anachronism that is prevalent in Britain among mainly Pakistanis and Bangladeshis, has just been thrown its stiffest challenge yet. The provincial government of Scotland has enacted what must rank among the strongest anti-forced marriage laws in the world.

The most senior Sikh officer in the Met yesterday revealed how his bullying hell at a top private school has inspired him to help other young victims.

“It will be on the stage on November 7 to give the audience a flavor of our culture and tradition and also to celebrate Diwali which is festival of joy, prosperity, good luck and a celebration of victory of good over evil.”

Scot Scouts visit Dundee Sikh Gurdwara.