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Sikhism In Scotland
Sikhism in Scotland includes all aspects of Sikh life and Sikhism in Scotland. Sikhs have been present in Scotland for over a century, with the first documented Sikh, Maharaja Daleep Singh, arriving in Perthshire in 1855. The next wave of migration was in early-to-mid 1920s when prominent Sikhs of the Bhat/ Bhatra community established themselves in Glasgow and Edinburgh. However, the bulk of Sikhs in Scotland come from families who immigrated during the late 20th century. In Scotland, Sikhs represented about 0.2% of the population (10,988) in the 2022 census. 'All of Scotland' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Religion' History The first documented Sikh in Scotland was Maharajah Duleep Singh, who moved to Scotland in 1854, taking up residence at the Grandtully estate in Perthshire. According to the Scottish Sikh Association, the first Sikhs settled in Glasgow in the early 1920s with the first Gurdwara established in South Portland Street. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow
Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom and the 27th-most-populous city in Europe, and comprises Wards of Glasgow, 23 wards which represent the areas of the city within Glasgow City Council. Glasgow is a leading city in Scotland for finance, shopping, industry, culture and fashion, and was commonly referred to as the "second city of the British Empire" for much of the Victorian era, Victorian and Edwardian eras. In , it had an estimated population as a defined locality of . More than 1,000,000 people live in the Greater Glasgow contiguous urban area, while the wider Glasgow City Region is home to more than 1,800,000 people (its defined functional urban area total was almost the same in 2020), around a third of Scotland's population. The city has a population density of 3,562 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dundee
Dundee (; ; or , ) is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, fourth-largest city in Scotland. The mid-year population estimate for the locality was . It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea. Under the name of Dundee City, it forms one of the 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas used for local government in Scotland. Within the boundaries of the Shires of Scotland, historic county of Angus, Scotland, Angus, the city developed into a burgh in the late 12th century and established itself as an important east coast trading port. Rapid expansion was brought on by the Industrial Revolution, particularly in the 19th century when Dundee was the centre of the global jute industry. This, along with its other major industries, gave Dundee its epithet as the city of "jute, jam and journalism". With the decline of traditional industry, the city has adopted a plan to regenerate and reinvent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sikhism By Country
Most of the 25–30 million followers of Sikhism, the Major religious groups, world's fifth-largest religion live in the northern Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab, the only Sikh-majority administrative division on Earth, but Sikhs, Sikh communities exist on every inhabited continent. Sizeable Sikh populations in countries across the world exist in Sikhism in India, India (20,833,116), Sikhism in Canada, Canada (~771,800), Sikhism in England, England (~520,100), the Sikhism in the United States, United States (~280,000), Sikhism in Italy, Italy (~220,000), and Sikhism in Australia, Australia (~210,400), while countries with the largest proportions of Sikhs include Canada (2.12%), India (1.72%), Sikhism in New Zealand, New Zealand (1.07%), Cyprus (~1.1%) England (0.92%), and Australia (0.83%). Administrative divisions with significant proportions of Sikhs include Punjab, India (Sikhs account for 58% of the population), Chandigarh, India (13.1%), British Columbia, Canada (5.9% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of British Sikhs
This is a list of notable Sikhs from the United Kingdom. Academia and education *Harjinder Singh Dilgeer – National Professor of Sikh History. Director of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, SGPC Sikh History Research Board and author of 60 books on Sikhism, presently Director of Guru Nanak Research Institute, Birmingham & thesikhs.org website. *Harminder Dua – Discovered a previously unknown layer lurking in the human eye named the "dua's layer". *Jagbir Jhutti Johal – Professor of religion, author and media commentator *Jagjit Chadha – Professor and Chair in Money and Banking in the Department of Economics at the University of Kent *Kalwant Bhopal – Professor of Education and Social Justice and Deputy Director of the Centre for Research in Race & Education at the University of Birmingham *Opinderjit Takhar – Researcher within Sikh Studies and Director of the Centre for Sikh and Panjabi Studies at the University of Wolverhampton. *Simon Singh – Mathematician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sikhism In The United Kingdom
British Sikhs number over 535,000 people and account for 0.8% of the British population as of 2021, forming the United Kingdom's Religion in the United Kingdom, fourth-largest religious group. According to the 2021 United Kingdom census, British Sikhs numbered 535,517, with 520,092 in England, 10,988 in Scotland, 4,048 in Wales, and 389 in Northern Ireland. The largest Sikh populations in the United Kingdom are in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands and Greater London. History Sikh gurus and their associates In 1708 during the Joti Jot, final-days of Guru Gobind Singh in Nanded, the Mughal Empire, Mughal List of emperors of the Mughal Empire, emperor Bahadur Shah I, Bahadur Shah is said to have dispatched an English surgeon by the name of Dr. Cole to dress the ailing guru's wounds. The Guru paid the English surgeon 10 gold coins per day for his services. The English surgeon attending the Guru is mentioned in an account of the passing of Guru Gobind Singh attributed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Religion In Scotland
As of the 2022 census, None was the largest category of belief in Scotland, chosen by 51.1% of the Scottish population identifying when asked: "What religion, religious denomination or body do you belong to?" This represented an increase from the 2011 figure of 36.7%. 38.8% identified as Christian with most of them declaring affiliation with the Church of Scotland (52.5% of Christians; 20.4% of the total population) and the Catholic Church (34.3% of Christians; 13.3% of the total population). The only other religious persuasions with more than 1% affiliation were 'Other Christian' and Muslim at 5.1% and 2.2% of the total population, respectively. The Church of Scotland, a Presbyterian denomination often known as The Kirk, is recognised in law as the national church of Scotland. It is not an established church and is independent of state control. The Catholic Church is especially important in West Central Scotland and parts of the Highlands. Scotland's third largest church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrest Of Jagtar Singh Johal
The arrest of Jagtar Singh Johal is an ongoing detainment that began in November 2017 in Punjab, India. According to the human rights organisation Reprieve, UK spy agencies tipped off their Indian counterparts about a key man, "Johal", who was in India. Johal was arrested based on allegations that he was involved in the assassinations of religious and political figures and that he was a member of the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF). His legal team and supporters claim Johal was tortured and forced to sign a false confession shortly after his arrest, a claim that Indian authorities deny. Johal is facing the death penalty based on these allegations but his case has been characterized by delays. On 4 March 2025, Johal was acquitted of terror charges by a verdict in the District Court in Moga, Punjab after seven years of detainment in India, although other charges still remain. The arrest has led to a social-media campaign calling for Johal's release and the incarcertation of Johal rem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Singh (chef)
Rajinder Tony Singh Kusbia (born 15 May 1971) is a Scottish celebrity chef and restaurateur. He is best known for combining Scottish produce with an arty, eclectic and accessible style of cooking. Born and raised in Leith, Edinburgh, Singh comes from a second-generation Scottish Sikh family. He studied at Telford College and completed a Youth Training Scheme in Professional Cookery before beginning his career in the restaurant industry. The year he completed his formal training, Singh started working in fine dining restaurants in Britain, including the Balmoral Hotel in 1990, Gravetye Manor in 1992, and The Royal Scotsman train in 1994. Afterwards Singh worked in the Greywalls Hotel, aboard the Royal Yacht , and at Skibo Castle, before opening his own restaurant in 2001. His menus have featured seasonal and local Scottish ingredients with influences and additions from around the world. He holds the title of Master Chef of Great Britain, is a member of the Academy of Culina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tigerstyle
Tigerstyle is a Scottish folkhop group from Glasgow with a British Punjabi background. Background Brothers Raj Singh (Kulraj Singh Burmy) and Pops (Amritpal Singh Burmy) come from a folk background, with the traditional upbringing of a Sikh family, with their roots in Punjab, Punjabi folk music, in particular Punjabi music from the late 1970s to early 1980s, including artists such as Kuldip Manak and Surinder Shinda as well as Bollywood music. They also list Rap, Hip hop, RnB and Drum n bass with artists such as Dr. Dre and Ice Cube as influences. Music career They started their music career in 1997 when as DJs they created Desi Bombsquad Sound System with the intent of nurturing the bhangra scene in Scotland as they felt it lagged behind the English bhangra scene. The name Tigerstyle is taken from the Tiger Style of Shaolin Kung Fu named after the tiger, with the brothers coming from a Sikh warrior background which has its own martial art, Gatka, and the name Singh m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjeev Kohli
Sanjeev Singh Kohli (born 30 November 1971) is a Scottish actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his role as shopkeeper Navid Harrid in the BBC sitcom ''Still Game'' (2002–2007, 2016–2019), Ramesh Majhu in the radio sitcom '' Fags, Mags and Bags'' (2007–present), and AJ Jandhu in the BBC Scotland soap opera '' River City'' (2015–2022). Since 2019, Kohli has hosted his own television talk show ''Sanjeev Kohli's Big Talk'', on the BBC Scotland channel. Early life Kohli was born in London on 30 November 1971, to a social worker and a teacher, who had emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1966 from India. When he was three years old, they moved to Scotland. Kohli's parents could afford to move him, aged six, and his brothers to be educated by the Jesuits at St Aloysius' College, a Roman Catholic school in Central Glasgow. To pay for their children's education, Kohli's parents ran a corner shop. Kohli attended Glasgow University, initially to study Medicine, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardeep Singh Kohli
Hardeep Singh Kohli (born 21 January 1969) is a British presenter, comedian, writer and director who has appeared on various radio and television programmes. Having moved to Scotland at a young age, he has had a long association with the arts in Scotland and is known more widely across the United Kingdom as a presenter on BBC television and radio, and on Channel 4. He was a finalist on '' Celebrity MasterChef'' in 2006 and a contestant on '' Celebrity Big Brother'' in 2018. Kohli was arrested and charged in 2023 with non-recent sexual offences and is currently under trial in a Glasgow Court. Early life Kohli was born in London and moved to Glasgow, Scotland, when he was four. His Sikh parents came to Britain from India in the 1960s. The family's roots lie in the Punjab. His mother was a social worker, and his father a teacher who became a successful landlord in the Bishopbriggs suburb. His younger brother is the actor and writer Sanjeev Kohli. His first school was Hillhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pam Gosal
Dr Pam (Permjit) Gosal (born 25 April 1972) is a Scottish Conservatives, Scottish Conservative politician who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for West Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region), West Scotland since 2021 Scottish Parliament election, May 2021. She is one of the first women of colour elected to the Scottish parliament and is also the first woman of Indian people, Indian descent and Sikh to serve as an elected member of the Scottish Parliament. Background Pam Gosal was born in Glasgow, Scotland. She helped run her family business before working in Local Government prior to being elected to the Scottish Parliament. Political career Gosal stood in East Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency), East Dunbartonshire at the 2019 United Kingdom general election and came in third place. She ran in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election as the Conservative candidate for Clydebank and Milngavie (Scottish Parliament constituency), Clydebank and M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
