We’ve now released our series of short films about why young people join the British Army. The film, although not a Sikhs@War series film; is worth sharing here because of the individual stories of the people we follow and the background of why they want to serve their country. Part 1 is about inspiration, and […]

As we expand our work on telling the story of Sikhs who fought during the Great War – we recognise there are two crucial parts of the history we we need to tell in order to create greater understanding of their deeds. Where Sikhs served and fought during the conflict and how many there were. Understanding this is […]

Here’s the trailer for our forthcoming short film series “Slough to Soldier: Why I joined the British Army”. We had an amazing experience meeting and filming Sikh officers and raw recruits – and discovering more about the significance of Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst for Sikhs. The films will be released shortly – will post links […]

In 1914 – a conflict broke out which would engulf the World in War. From India, many thousands of Sikhs volunteered to fight for Great Britain. Most had never stepped outside their villages or towns; but now they were being sent to serve in far flung parts. Their story is all the more special because […]

It’s now two years since we made and launched our film “Sikhs@War: Jaspal’s Story” – would you believe it!The film follows Jaspal Singh, a teenager from Coventry, as he goes on a journey to discover and narrate the forgotten history of the 100,000 Sikhs who fought and died for Great Britain during the Great War. Seeing […]

Yesterday we tweeted via our handle @turbanology asking whether anyone had any questions or films they’d like us to make about Sikhs during the World Wars. Thanks for all you replies. One comment which struck in our mind was about where and how many Sikhs fought.  It was a very appropriate question to pick out, […]

That raising awareness of Sikh history and heritage in Britain is important, there can be no doubt. The Sikhs have had more than a century of contact and collaboration with the British – it’s something to be proud of and something that ties every Sikh community member today to a rich and prosperous story of successful integration. […]

We spent a WHOLE day filming at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst for the upcoming short feature series “Slough to Sandhurst.” What we thought would take a few hours ended up being a whole morning and afternoon – there is so much history and heritage at Sandhurst that it’s not very easy to do it justice […]

We had the pleasure of filming with Captain Makand Singh (Royal Logistic Corps) and his family – after his visit to Buckingham Palace to receive an MBE for services to Great Britain. Captain Singh joined the British Army in 1977 at the age of 17 – when Britain was very different to now – what […]

What inspires Sikhs to join the British Army? It’s a question I’m currently asking a lot of officers and soldiers in Her Majesty’s Armed Forces, for our new short film series. Is it awareness of the Sikh contribution during the Worlds Wars and history with the British?  Or a desire to serve one’s country and […]