After two years of campaigning, Major Virdee has succeeded and is ensuring the daily prayer books will be available to all Sikh members of the British armed forces. "The Army has been providing ...

But here we're looking at one particularly adept group of fighters, the Sikh soldiers of the British Indian Army. The important role they played and how they were treated once the war had been won.

A Sikh member of the Coldstream Guards wearing a turban as he takes part in the Colonel's Review Source: Getty / PA Images via Getty Images ...

Large-scale recruitment of Sikhs then took place for the British Indian Army, wherein they remained a decisive factor in: The Revolt of 1857 – While many Sikhs remained loyal to the British ...

A British-Sikh soldier has been named in two FIRs by ... moved to Britain in 2010 and is currently serving in the British Army, under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and ...

The Jat Sikh community, from which the Sikh Regiment draws its troops, is not coming forward in sufficient numbers.

Their destinations ranged from British territories in Africa to the Caribbean to Hong Kong and Singapore to Canada. Many Sikhs found employment with the British army, often ending up being posted in ...

In Kesari: Chapter 2, Akshay will essay the role of lawyer Sir C Sankaran Nair, who stood against the British after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. While part 2 awaits release on April 18, Akshay ...