Commemorating Martyrs fosters good understanding, goodwill and respect between the people of Punjab and the western world
Dutch Sikhs officially invited to lay flowers and pay tribute at the National Monument since 1999
Author chronicles the contribution and participation of Sikhs in the two World Wars.
Bhupinder Singh interviews Mr. Ben Bot and presents his two monumental books
Every year on 4 May, the Netherlands commemorates the victims of war. On 5 May we celebrate the fact that we were liberated.
"on the invitation of British Organization for People of Asian Origin ( BOPA ), we have gathered here in Belgrade Theatre, Coventry to commemorate and to raise awareness about brave & mostly forgotten contribution of British Asians to British Society that we now live in." ~ Bhupinder Singh Holland
We are proud that Sikh Nation has helped the international Community twice in the 20th Century. They have died in large numbers for all of us for our freedom and better future. We now live with dignity, honor and pride.
The story of the British Indian army on the Western Front starts on 6th August 1914. On that day, the War Council asks the Indian government to send two infantry divisions and a cavalry brigade to Egypt. The divisions chosen were the Lahore and the Meerut Divisions, later followed by the Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade which together formed the Indian Army Corps.
The story of the British Indian army on the Western Front starts on 6th August 1914. On that day, the War Council asks the Indian government to send two infantry divisions and a cavalry brigade to Egypt. The divisions chosen were the Lahore and the Meerut Divisions, later followed by the Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade which together formed the Indian Army Corps.
[VIDEO] "It is my humble attempt to present this page in history to the future generation so that they may venerate the sacrifices made by their forefathers." In the video the author is being thanked by a Dutchman who was liberated by Sikhs after WWII.