A little History of the Sikhs

10/09/2026

We have been invited back to this year's Chelsea History Festival, exploring stories from Sikh history via 2 events on Saturday, 3 October 2026.

11am - 1pm at the Royal Hospital Chelsea: Information and tickets via: https://chelseaheritagequarter.co.uk/chf-2026/royal-hospital-chelsea-sikh-history-tour/

2pm - 4pm Chelsea Walk from the National Army Museum: Information and tickets via: https://chelseaheritagequarter.co.uk/chf-2026/walking-tour-a-little-history-of-the-sikhs/

Do take a look at the full programme of various events at this year's festival, which runs from Thursday 1st to Sunday 4th October 2026

25/07/2026

Highlights of our curated Maharani's of Chelsea Tour in Hyde Park to bring alive the stories of the Princesses of Punjab and of a group visit to the exhibition at Kensington Palace. The Albert Memorial provided a perfect venue to explore the stories of the Queens and Princesses of Punjab across the continents of Asia, Africa, the Americas and Europe.

Thank you to all those who booked in and attended earlier today on a warm and sunny day.

The children can always be relied upon to volunteer to help and take part in the stories - so thanks to those whose faces we do not reveal on social media.

We have delivered a series of these walks now, but only thanks to Rupinder of .w.m.b , Shamneet and Harsharen, did we manage to receive some photos of the afternoon.

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21/07/2026

12/07/2026

Highlights of our tour in Chelsea yesterday as part of the National Army Museum's Sarrut Spotlight event.

Our afternoon tour explored
- artefacts of the Sikh Empire and memorials to the Anglo-Sikh Wars at the Royal Hospital Chelsea
- a visit to the Punjab Frontier Force Chapel at St Luke's Church, returning to the
- National Army Museum with a visit to the new exhibition - Drawn on the Western Front: Paul Sarrut and the Indian Army.

Thank you to all those who booked to attend and joined us.

The Spotlight event also included the Sikh Defence Network meeting museum visitors and the 1914 SIkhs - Sikh First World War re-enactors.

The exhibition continues through to February 2027 and is free to visit, with further details at www.nam.ac.uk

06/07/2026

It started in 2014 with 34 handwritten volumes, found in the Lahore Museum by the UKPHA team — WW1 service records for around 320,000 Punjab soldiers. It's taken a decade of research since, working alongside the University of Greenwich and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, to get from that discovery to today.

Read the full story here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgqjpqjgxzgo

Nearly 10,000 soldiers' names are being added to the official database of war dead, a cherised step for many of their ancestors.

04/07/2026

Explore global sikh stories with our World Cup Sikh History deck - an interactive presentation designed for our school and Punjabi school sessions this term and Sikhi Camps this summer.

Comment WORLD CUP SIKHI, and we will get a copy of the presentation across to you via email or WhatsApp.

26/06/2026

Join us at the National Army Museum for the opening weekend of the NAM's new exhibition: "Drawn on the Western Front Paul Sarrut and the Indian Army".

On Saturday, 11 July 2026, we will deliver our walking tour of Sikh History in Chelsea at 2.30pm (ticket required), exploring stories from Sikh Histoy at the NAM, the Royal Hospital Chelsea and St Luke's Church.

A full day of free activities will take place with exhibition access and meeting the Defence Sikh Network currently serving in the British Army and Sikh First World War re-enactors.

Further details and ticket booking for the tours via:
https://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/sarrut-spotlight 

Details of the free exhibition are at:
https://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/drawn-western-front

08/05/2026

A day of interactive learning and little histories at the National Army Museum and St Luke's & Christ Church, Chelsea with Year 8 students at Atam Academy

03/04/2026

Highlights from today's Community Group visit to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, with access to see THE SINGH TWINS: Botanical Tales and Seeds of Empire at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery in Kew Gardens.

Thank you to the 120+ who booked to attend and those Kew members who joined us, with apologies to those who we could not accommodate. The exhibition, treetop walk, gardens, lakes, temperate house, great pagoda, and palm house were enjoyed by all.

Congratulations to the on their stunning exhibition.

Details of the exhibition guide and other publications by The Singh Twins are detailed in the post - available from all your usual suppliers!