CITY SIKHS – Tour of UKPHA Exhibition

The exhibition itself is the centerpiece of SOAS’s own centenary commemorations and will also serve as a ‘recruiting sergeant’ for UKPHA’s community-driven effort to create new history, as the public will be encouraged to sign up as Citizen Historians.

The story of Sikhs in WWI will be told through original artefacts including unpublished photographs and drawings, newspapers and comics, postcards, stunning works of art, uniforms, gallantry medals, and folk songs sung by the wives left at home.

It will also feature a unique album of X-Rays of wounded Indian soldiers’ injuries generously lent by Her Majesty The Queen from the Royal Collection.

It offers a unique opportunity to learn about this largely unknown aspect of the war and will also feature:

• a cinema zone featuring rare archive film footage including of the first Sikh fighter pilot
• sound recordings of Sikh POWs captured on the Western Front
• an interactive kids’ educational zone and commemorative wall
• a pre-story section on the Sikh warrior tradition including original artefacts from the days of the Sikh Empire

Schedule

6.00pm – 6.10pm Arrival
6.10pm – 7.00pm Tour of the exhibition
7.00pm – 7.05pm Welcome Remarks from CSN Exec
7.05pm – 7.15pm Short talk from UKPHA team member
7.15pm – 7.25pm Q&A
7.25pm – 7.30pm Closing remarks
7.30pm – 8.00pm Free to network and spend time in gallery
8.00pm Gallery close