HMS Sikh book - release 11th November.

The HMS Sikh research book will be released on 11th November 2011 (Armistice Day).

It is the culmination of a years research into the Naval Destroyer, and is the first self-published booklet I am releasing under my 'Dot Hyphen Publishers' label.

The book gives a general history of the ship and its actions at sea - an excellent insight for historians and researchers.

To order visit Amazon.co.uk and type HMS Sikh

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Back to blogging 2

... so updated my browser from IE to Google Chrome - and it's done the trick! My posts are now being published ... so watch this space for more ...

Back to blogging

So a busy few weeks in the day job - but you can follow @SkyNewsSingh for that.

On here, I'm writing about Sikh involvement during the Great War & World War 2.

And with the HMS Sikh book nearly ready and Remembrance Day upon us, I wanted to share this thought with you - for discussion so please your comments.

How many Sikhs today are willing to sign up and fight for Great Britain?

No doubt we have a long historic tradition of doing so, but sadly in 2011 our numbers have dwindled to less than 100 in the British Army.

Perhaps the example of those from yesteryear can inspire British Sikhs to see the virtue of serving our country and do so in memory of those that fought to liberate Great Britain.

Book on HMS Sikh 1939-42

Curiosity leads you to uncover amazing things in life.

That's the way it's always been for me - perhaps a fitting quality for a journalist.

It was curiosity that led me to enquire about a Royal Navy ship called HMS Sikh that served during the 2nd World War.

That made me take time out from busy work days to travel to the British Library and National Archives to dig into it's history.

The result of a year's research, writing and reading is a new booklet I'm printing later this year.

HMS Sikh 1939-42 is a short research paper about the Destroyer and will be available for a modest fee on Amazon.co.uk

While the work I've put into this has been somewhat removed from my main research interests of the Great War period; I've learnt lots of new skills from the process.

My curiosity certainly got the better of me!

I'll put a direct link to the sale page here when it's ready.

While We've been Away...

So it's 6 months since I last blogged, but lot's has happened since then.

For one, we've launched an Arts Council Exhibition based on my "TURBANOLOGY" documentary from 2009. This exciting touring project has had lots of media and is wooing crowds with colourful Turban-art. You can find out more via:

FACEBOOK - www.facebook.com/turbanology.sikhs.unwrapped.exhibition
WEB - www.turbanology.info
TWITTER - TurbanologyTour

Secondly, the "S@W" project is continuing and I've been putting lots of research into a series of titles that'll be self-published in the forthcoming few months.

While lots of work has been done by Anglo-Sikh related groups, there is still a general lack of good research productions. So our research into Sikhs/Indians during WW1 and 2 will be released - it'll hopefully help those who want to delve into the subject matter as well as serious academics and historians.

We begin with a research book about HMS SIKH (1939-42) ... more details soon...

Official Launch - in HD!

So our website now hosts the Official Launch in Parliament film, hosted by the Attorney General ... check it out here:

http://www.dothyphen.co.uk/sikhs@war/play/sikhs-at-war-official-launch.html

Feedback

There's been fantastic feedback about the launch from all over the world - thanks for all your emails and text messages.

This film is being resourced by schools, religious groups, historic associations and individuals in India, UK, Australia and North America.

If you want to get in touch with us email me "hardeep AT dothyphen.co.uk".

In the mean time, our next production is currently in the research phase - watch this space! And don't forget to share this blog with your friends

Thank You

Thanks to all of you who have left messages, texts, emailed and facebooked in support of this film and it's launch in Parliament and the coverage on Sangat TV.

We will continue updating this blog with the latest developments from the 'Sikhs@War' project, but do continue visiting www.sikhsatwar.info - there will be new films uploaded in the New Year.

Launch Event - Broadcast on Sangat TV

The Official Launch in Parliament of 'Sikhs@War' will be shown on Sangat TV ch 847 on Saturday 25th December @ 3.30pm. Watch this space for the exclusive online edition.

Event Team - Thank you's

The launch event could not have been possible without the hard work of the team, from left to right: Dave Kainth, Simran Kaur Gill, Jasdeep Gill, Cllr Santokh Singh Chhokar, Sukhmani Vig, Jay Singh-Sohal (filmmaker), Dr Daman Mullhi, Pam Shoker and Jagdeep Kainth.