Thoughts and prayers with the family of Drummer Lee Rigby.More info on his military career and tragic untimely death here.

In a weeks time, Mullocks Auction house will auction this letter from a soldier describing the scene at Saragarh. It makes for an interesting read, not least because the writer describes the scene at the outpost as “an aweful sight”. Does anyone have any more information about J A Lindsay who served in the Tirah campaign? […]

It’s nearly a year since we embarked on creating a new film for the “Sikhs At War” project. “Sikhs At Sandhurst” is about the hidden history of Sikhs which can be found at the Royal Military Academy, one which not many know about apart from the officers who are trained there. It tells the story […]

So further to my last post, I’ve been fortunate enough to have found a military expert who has helped verify my theory about where Saragarhi and the nearby forts are. Great! So I’m looking forward to releasing this soon in the book – the next challenge is actually getting access to the location, which is […]

Writing on my next book on Saragarhi is gearing up … Here’s a Google map photo of where the battle site MIGHT be. If you can help my research with any photos or details please get in touch.

The source of inspiration and strength for all Sikhs, historically and presently, is the amrit (or Khande di Pahul) which the tenth Guru Gobind Singh gave to devotees to turn them into Khalsa (or Pure). Taking amrit is a sacred and transformative ceremony which is commemorated every year on April 13th (or 14th) – the original […]

Check out this cool clip of a Sikh soldier getting ready for the Queen’s coronation in June 1957…

We’ve been in post-production on “Sikhs At Sandhurst” for several months – the short film should have been done last year but we’ve been working on the sound and graphics. Filmmaking is difficult enough, but more so when you work on a minimal (or non-existant) budget.  I’ve spoken to several people in the past few […]

Yesterday was a very auspicious occasion – David Cameron became the first sitting British Prime Minister to visit Sri Harimandir Sahib*. Sikhs believe that for anyone to visit and pay their respects at the site in Amritsar is a blessing – bathing in the sarovar (pool) around it washes away sins, bowing at the house […]

The Royal Memorial Chapel, Sandhurst, holds tributes to British officers who fought during the Great War and Second World War. What’s so unique about the chapel’s memorial is that it pays tribute to the officers who led Sikh soldiers. Sikhs fought for Empire for more than 100 years – from after the annexation of the […]