Celebrating South Asian Heritage Month: Sikhopoly

As we celebrate South Asian Heritage Month, join Rav Singh, founder of A Little History of Sikhs, as he weaves together stories from Sikh and Anglo-Sikh History over the last two centuries via an interactive talk based on the monopoly board game- Sikholopy! This event will comprise of one 60 minute session of the game.

Refreshments will be provided on the day.

About the interactive presentation: Sikhopoly:

Rav Singh weaves together stories from Sikh and Anglo-Sikh History over the last two centuries via a model talk. Following a short introduction, attendees will be able to choose from 30 familiar locations through which Rav will narrate a modern-day history of the Sikhs that spans the last 200 years in London.

From the height of the Sikh Empire, to the annexation of the Kingdom of Lahore by the East India Company in 1849, to the arts of Punjab found in London, the Maharaja’s, Maharani’s and Maharajkumari’s of the Princely States, active recruitment of Sikhs into the Indian Army and their service in the theatres of War, the Indian Independence movement, the Partition of Punjab through to the recognition of the Sikh identity in UK law in 1982, this researched and innovative talk will introduce Sikh History via the buildings, spaces, institutions, and events in London.