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Official Twitter page for Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick, the first and largest Gurdwara (Sikh place of worship) in the United Kingdom.
Birmingham, UK
Joined February 2013
Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to John Lewis & Partners for their donation. Your support helps us continue the spirit of Seva (selfless service) by providing free meals to all, regardless of background or faith.
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Thank You, John Lewis & Partners Representatives of @JohnLewisRetail attended Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick to donate various supplies of food towards Langar (community kitchen).
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Sikh school children of Falcons Primary (Leicester, UK) were part of a military tribute made at a local Sikh soldier war memorial this Sunday, as part of wider tributes before #RemembranceDay tomorrow, ensuring recognition of the hundreds of thousands of Sikhs in WW1 and WW2.
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Great turnout today at Smethwick Cenotaph for Rememberance Sunday Parade @PoppyLegion @KimMadillWMP @WMPolice #LieutenantJohnWood @gsjosan @parbinder_kaur @JalalMohammed @GNGSmethwick
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The lawyer representing Shaheed (martyr) Bhai Avtar Singh Khanda's family has issued an official statement, again calling for an inquest into the activist's death, after @business revealed UK intelligence knew India planned to kill him. Khanda died of suspected poisoning in 2023.
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As a new Bloomberg report sheds further light on the mysterious death of the Sikh activist Avtar Singh Khanda, during a time of India's transnational repression & assassination program, we reshare this piece exploring how India may have killed Khanda. https://t.co/dCsvSTw0H8
baaznews.org
"From the outset, the community was suspicious of his sudden symptoms and death."
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* EIGHT YEARS OF INJUSTICE * For eight-years a Scottish born Sikh has been arbitrarily imprisoned in India. Jagtar Singh Johal went to Punjab to be married in 2017 and ended up as yet another Sikh political prisoner of India. Learn more: https://t.co/59Ha3M10Jy
#FreeJaggiNow
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Note from the Editors | In 2023, Pav Singh, the author of 1984: India’s Guilty Secret, visited Berlin to see the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. He was struck by how effectively primary artifacts and testimonies from victims and their families were preserved for future
1984sikh-archive.org
Evidence-led research to help you learn the essential facts about the 1984 Sikh Genocide, its causes, and its consequences.
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"The Indian government of the day worked hard on its version of events. Words such as ‘riot’ became the newspeak of an Orwellian cover-up, of a real 1984," Pav Singh writes in his book, 1984 India’s Guilty Secret. We share an excerpt from it here. https://t.co/IUTXz21YKP
baaznews.org
The Indian government of the day worked hard on its version of events. Words such as ‘riot’ became the newspeak of an Orwellian cover-up, of a real 1984.
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This Sikh woman was left frightened and traumatised in the wake of four days marked by murder and rape of November 1984. She was among countless women and children abandoned to despair, their lives shattered while a callous Indian administration remained indifferent to their
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Gang rapes were efficiently organised and planned during the November 1984 Sikh Genocide. Much of the sexual violence was carried out on the instructions of local Congress leaders. Sikh men were also subject to sexualised humiliation, being forced to watch their wives, daughters,
1984sikh-archive.org
In India in 1984, rape was similarly central element of the violence from the onset.
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Great turnout in Smethwick at today's NAGAR KIRTAN Sikh procession positive engagement and enjoyed by all 🙂@GNGSmethwick @WMPolice @KimMadillWMP @JobsWMP @sandwellcouncil
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Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick Humbly Invites the Entire Sadh Sangat to Celebrate The 556th Parkash Gurpurab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj Arambh Sri Akhand Paath Sahib Sunday 2nd November 2025 10:30 pm Bhog Sri Akhand Paath Sahib Tuesday 4th November 2025 11:00 pm
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💙 Lads – you matter. You are loved. 🙌 Thanks to everyone for supporting our ‘You ok, mate?’ campaign – your likes, shares & comments help shine a light on men’s mental health in Sandwell. ⚽ Catch us in the @WBA fanzone tomorrow from 10am. https://t.co/gNQSEVzI9O
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✨ 30 Days. 1 Hour a Day. Infinite Blessings. ✨ Join us for the Jaap of the sacred Saloks of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji: - 📅 Saturday 1st November – Sunday 30th November - ⏰ Every evening, 7PM – 8PM 🌸 Day 1: World-renowned kirtani Bhai Amarjit Singh Patiala Wale
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Thanks to Deputy Lieutenant John Wood, of @WMLieutenancy, members of the @PoppyLegion, @GNGSmethwick and The Forgotten Generations CIC which shares the history and experiences of British African & Caribbean people including those who served in the Armed Forces
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This is one of six peace gardens to be created at parks across the borough as a place to remember and reflect. Hear from pupils from Galton Valley Primary School who joined students from Holly Lodge Secondary School to plant two trees during the ceremony.
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‘A wonderful place for reflection.’ Words to honour the opening of the Peace Garden in West Smethwick Park this time last week. Veterans, civic leaders, dignitaries and schoolchildren gathered for the launch and raising of the Union Flag.
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BCWA remains steadfast in our commitment to supporting women, girls, and survivors of violence and abuse, and in standing against hatred and violence. If you have been targeted, assaulted our services are here for you. Call us: 0121 553 0090 or visit https://t.co/wJHtGwnO3H
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