2008

A ground-breaking series that explores the history and science of ten weapons of the ancient world, including the ancient Indian projectile weapon that inflicts serious damage with its razor-sharp cutting edge. Partners: Discovery Knowledge · Nidar Singh Nihang (contributor) · Mike Loades (contributor)

2008

An exhibition exploring the region of Punjab through the Society’s collections and the personal perspectives of community groups. Partners: Royal Geographical Society · Undivided India Ex-Servicemen’s Association

2008

A day of illustrated talks and performances on the rich artistic and martial heritage of the Sikhs. Partners: Victoria & Albert Museum · Amandeep Singh Madra (speaker) · Nidar Singh Nihang (speaker)

2008

Uncovering two thousand years of Punjab‘s history. Partners:

2008

A landmark work charting the hidden history of one of the last bastions of early Sikh tradition illustrated with 160 rare images. Partners: Kashi House · Nidar Singh Nihang (author) · Parmjit Singh (author) · Juga Singh (designer)

2007

Series revealing the stories behind iconic artefacts from the Indian subcontinent, including the golden throne made by a Muslim craftsman for Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Partners: Victoria & Albert Museum · BBC 4

2007

A day of illustrated talks and performances on the rich artistic and martial heritage of the Sikhs. Partners: Victoria & Albert Museum · Amandeep Singh Madra (speaker) · Nidar Singh Nihang (speaker)

2007

Meera Syal traces her Sikh and Punjabi Roots and discovers that both her grandfathers had campaigned against British rule in India. Partners: BBC 1

2007

The story of the fascinating relationship between the British and the Sikhs, beginning with the emergence of the Sikh kingdom of Lahore in 1801 to the settling of the Sikh Diaspora in Britain in the twentieth century. Partners: Spinning Wheel Film Festival (Toronto · Canada)

2007

An online exhibition exploring the fascinating relationship between the British and the Sikhs, beginning with the emergence of the Sikh kingdom of Lahore in 1801 to the settling of the Sikh Diaspora in Britain in the twentieth century. Partners: Awards for All

2007

Online resource of a selection of the ‘Sikh Arts and Heritage’ lecture series. Partners: Heritage Lottery Fund

2006

The first ever Sikh art exhibition mounted in New York. Partners: Rubin Museum of Art · New York · Sikh Art & Film Foundation · The Sikh Foundation

2006

Daily news digest on the state of Punjab’s fabulously rich but often fragile material heritage. Partners:

2005

Helping shape the mayor’s culture strategy by investigating the needs of Black and Asian community-based heritage organisations and assessing the priorities and working practices of key heritage institutions, such as museums and archives, to determine how they are serving the needs of African-Caribbean and Asian Londoners. Partners: Mayor of London

2005

Highlighting 53 Holland Park as a national landmark, as the London residence of Maharaja Duleep Singh, the exiled last Sikh king of Lahore. Partners: English Heritage

2005

Helping explain the importance of the Sikh turban to French policy makers by highlighting Sikh contributions to France’s freedom during the World Wars. Partners: United Sikhs

2005

An online archive of over 500 sheets of illustrated newspapers highlighting nineteenth-century journalism on Punjabi Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs, including extensive coverage of the Anglo-Sikh wars and the Punjabi contribution to the development of the British Empire in military campaigns in Europe and across Asia. Partners:Awards for All · private collector

2004

Insights into the history and traditions of the Sikhs for visitors to the heart of Coventry. Partners: CV One · European Regional Development

2004

Expert speakers discuss aspects of Indo-Persian arms and armour including design, manufacture, decoration, conservation and battlefield usage. Partners: Wallace Collection

2004

New display of Sikh weapons, mannequins and textiles. Partners: Ipswich Borough Council Museums & Galleries · Anglo-Sikh Heritage Trail

2004

Biographies of the people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, including key Sikh personalities, Maharaja Duleep Singh and Udham Singh. Partners: Oxford University Press (OUP)

2004

A discussion on the military traditions of the Muslim, Christian and Sikh faiths. Partners: BBC Radio 4

2004

The earliest western accounts of the Sikhs from the perspective of soldiers, travellers, diplomats, missionaries, and scholars that offers fascinating insights into early developments in Sikh history, culture and practice. Partners: Palgrave Macmillan · Heritage Lottery Fund · Amandeep Singh Madra (author) · Parmjit Singh (author)

2003

An online virtual museum that focuses on Anglo-Sikh relations over the past 300 years. Partners: Council of Sikh Gurdwaras in Birmingham · Heritage Lottery Fund

2003

Regional series of twenty-eight illustrated talks presented by ten leading researchers, scholars, practitioners and conservators delivered in four venues. Partners: National Museum of Photography · Film & Television · Bradford · Redbridge Museum · Leicester City Museums · Paul Robeson Theatre · Hounslow · Heritage Lottery Fund

2002

Bringing together national heritage organisations, funding bodies and community groups in a major conference to consider the scope, funding and delivery of a nationwide Anglo-Sikh Heritage Trail. Partners: Victoria & Albert Museum · Maharaja Duleep Singh Centenary Trust

2002

Presenting a paper at a gathering of national and international experts on the relationship between museums, collections and communities. Partners: Victoria & Albert Museum

2002

Second series of seven illustrated talks presented by leading researchers, scholars, practitioners and conservators. Partners: Victoria & Albert Museum · Awards for All

2002

A photographic exhibition on the contribution of Sikh Soldiers in the World Wars. Partners: English Heritage · Maharaja Duleep Singh Centenary Trust · Wellington Arch · Hyde Park

2001

An annual talk commemorating heroic chapters from Sikh military history. Partners: Imperial War Museum · Maharaja Duleep Singh Centenary Trust

2001

An illustrated talk delivered at a conference marking the 200th birth centennial of Maharajah Ranjit Singh. Partners: Hofstra University · Amandeep Singh Madra (speaker)

2001

Seven illustrated talks presented by leading researchers, scholars, practitioners and conservators. Partners: Victoria & Albert Museum · Awards for All

2001

International experts define the challenges facing Sikh material heritage and begin to explore cooperative routes to finding lasting solutions. Partners: Victoria & Albert Museum

2000

A long-forgotten safe-deposit box in a Swiss bank reveals the intriguing story of Maharaja Duleep Singh, the last Sikh king of Lahore, and the quest by European powers to control India. Partners: Christy Campbell (author)

1999

A review of key objects featured in ‘The Arts of the Sikh Kingdoms’ exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum. Partners: BBC2