Sikhs in Britain

[JSinghnz]

On 2/2/2019 at 11:54 PM, dallysingh101 said:

Depends where you go. There are plenty of nonhippy Sikhs here too. 

That's good to hear. 

[RajKaregaKhalsa1]

This picture (although not in Britain) builds my Sharda for Maharaj. In the time of war Singh's carrying Maharaj and keeping Sharda for Maharaj. It's beautiful

Watch this, the Sakhi is incredible!

[JSinghnz]

1 hour ago, RajKaregaKhalsa1 said:

This picture (although not in Britain) builds my Sharda for Maharaj. In the time of war Singh's carrying Maharaj and keeping Sharda for Maharaj. It's beautiful

Watch this, the Sakhi is incredible!

Had they not been slave soldiers, history of Punjab would have been much different.

Sikhs were able to uproot the Mughuls despite innumerable odds by fighting against them.

They could have thrown the pommies out too had they done the same instead of fighting for them.

 

 

[Ranjeet01]

It seemed for some time, Floral patterned turbans seemed to be quite fashionable.

When my dad lived in Southall in the 1960s, he told me all the goreh wore three colours: black, grey and brown. We brought some bright colours to the UK.

[puzzled]

1 minute ago, Ranjeet01 said:

It seemed for some time, Floral patterned turbans seemed to be quite fashionable.

When my dad lived in Southall in the 1960s, he told me all the goreh wore three colours: black, grey and brown. We brought some bright colours to the UK.

Yeah i have photos of my nana from the 50s and 60s and he's wearing floral paghs 

Checked paghs are timeless though lol 

[Guest jigsaw_puzzled_singh]

Aah........it's not what is said....It's who says it

I've previously posted nearly all these same photos in a picture thread I created. It got about 3 views, no likes and no comments. Puzzled posts the same photos I've previously done and it gets multitudes of thanks for posting 'photos never seen before'.  

Just a quick few brief comments because my original thread (the one that got a massive 3 views  ) came with historical context behind each photo:

Photo 1 (of the opening post) is of a bhatra door to door rag salesman. From 1925 to 1942 the term 'Sikh' in Britain was synonymous with being an itinerant rag (cloth) salesman.

Photo 3 is of the bhatra sikhs of manchester circa 1920 onwards

Photo 5 is of bhatra sikh kids around the Campbell Road Gurdwara in Bow in the East End of London

Photo 6 is of bhatra sikh kids in the Moss Side area of manchester

Photo 8 is of wounded Sikh soldiers in Netley in Hampshire. Not actually in Southampton but near it.

Photo 10 is bhatra youngsters making roti in Liverpool

Photo 12 is actually a photo of great historical significance not only to Sikhs but to the wider trades union movement because it is a photo of Sohan Singh Jolly in Wolverhampton before he went on to win his historic landmark case.

Photo 13 is important because it demonstrates what i said in an earlier thread a few weeks ago here about women not covering the whole of their head at Gurdwaras during weddings is nothing new - it's always been the case - and we should always think today is bad and yesteryear was good. Things today are better than they ever been.

[puzzled]

Shaheed Udham Singh making roti at central Gurdwara London. This sher and his journey should never be forgotten 

Udham Singh being arrested 

 

[puzzled]

Udham Singh used his final statement to speak out against the injustices of British imperialism. The judge soon interrupted Singh's speech, though a reassembled transcript exists. The following is a short extract:

"I am not afraid to die. I am proud to die. I want to help my native land, and I hope when I have gone that in my place will come others of my countrymen to drive the dirty dogs - when I am free of the country. I am standing before an English jury in an English court. You people go to India and when you come back you are given prizes and put into the House of Commons, but when we come to England, we are put to death ... I have nothing against the public at all. I have more English friends in England than I have in India, I have nothing against the public. I have great sympathy with the workers of England, but I am against the dirty British Government. Your people are suffering the same as I am suffering through those dirty dogs and mad beasts - [inaudible] - killing mutilating and destroying. We know what is going on in India - hundreds of thousands of people being killed by your dirty dogs."

[puzzled]

Maharaj Duleep Singh, Queen Victoria fancied him that fat old trollop 

[puzzled]

Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, Duleep Singhs daughter.  She was beautiful!