Events
QUARTERLY SEMINARS
The Sikh Education Council hosts a series of quarterly seminars open to any member of the public who is interested in the subject matter. These offer the opportunity to hear from a guest speaker or two on a specific topic related to the Sikh way of life; attendees are encouraged to comment and question the content so that the speaker can build on their research, ultimately publishing a paper detailing their findings. Information about upcoming quarterly seminars can be found below – please ensure you RSVP as capacity can be limited by venue restrictions.
Autumn Seminar 2021
10am-12pm, Sunday 5 September
YOUTUBE LIVE youtube.com/thesikhway
‘In conversation on Giani Ditt Singh‘
Sardar Avtar Singh, Dr Sikander Singh, and Dr Pargat Singh
Winter Seminar 2021
1pm-3pm, Sunday 19 December
Hitchin, Hertfordshire
‘Raising the Sahibzade of today‘, Harwinder Singh
Spring Seminar 2022
10am-1pm, Sunday 20 March
LOCATION TBC
‘Paper TBA‘, Speaker TBA
Summer Seminar 2022
10am-1pm, Sunday 19 June
LOCATION TBC
‘Paper TBA‘, Speaker TBA
ALL EVENTS CALENDAR
Our comprehensive events calendar below comprises class day/time/venue information for our Sikh Studies course, as well as other public SEC events.
Please ensure that you are eligible to attend and have RSVP’d to any Year 2 or Year 3 classes before travelling as our capacity is limited – visit the VLE to do so.
FEBRUARY 2022
Tuesday 8 February
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 8 – The Stand
Kings Sikh Society (Nishaan)
Room G12, New Hunts House
Kings College London
Punjab and Sikhdom circa 1849 focusing on Bhai Maharaj Singh & the Anglo-Sikh relationship
Tuesday 8 February
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 8 – The Stand
Kings Sikh Society (Nishaan)
Room G12, New Hunts House
Kings College London
Punjab and Sikhdom circa 1849 focusing on Bhai Maharaj Singh & the Anglo-Sikh relationship
Wednesday 9 February
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 8 – The Stand
Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara Hitchin
50 Wilbury Way, SG4 0TP
Venue location
Punjab and Sikhdom circa 1849 focusing on Bhai Maharaj Singh & the Anglo-Sikh relationship
Thursday 10 February
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 8 – The Stand
Southampton
Director General’s House, 15 Rockstone Place, SO15 2EP
Punjab and Sikhdom circa 1849 focusing on Bhai Maharaj Singh & the Anglo-Sikh relationship
Thursday 10 February
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 8 – The Stand
UCL Sikh Society (Nishaan)
Room C3.11, IoE
University College London
Punjab and Sikhdom circa 1849 focusing on Bhai Maharaj Singh & the Anglo-Sikh relationship
Saturday 12 February
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 8 – The Stand
Singh Sabha Sports Centre Slough
Stoke Poges Lane, SL1 3LW
Venue location
Punjab and Sikhdom circa 1849 focusing on Bhai Maharaj Singh & the Anglo-Sikh relationship
Tuesday 15 February
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 9 – The Reformers
Kings Sikh Society (Nishaan)
Room G12, New Hunts House
Kings College London
The work of the reformist Nirankari sect and the Kuka movement looking at personalities such as Bhai Ram Singh
Wednesday 16 February
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 9 – The Reformers
Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara Hitchin
50 Wilbury Way, SG4 0TP
Venue location
The work of the reformist Nirankari sect and the Kuka movement looking at personalities such as Bhai Ram Singh
Thursday 17 February
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 9 – The Reformers
Southampton
Director General’s House, 15 Rockstone Place, SO15 2EP
The work of the reformist Nirankari sect and the Kuka movement looking at personalities such as Bhai Ram Singh
Thursday 17 February
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 9 – The Reformers
UCL Sikh Society (Nishaan)
Room C3.11, IoE
University College London
The work of the reformist Nirankari sect and the Kuka movement looking at personalities such as Bhai Ram Singh
Saturday 19 February
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 9 – The Reformers
Singh Sabha Sports Centre Slough
Stoke Poges Lane, SL1 3LW
Venue location
The work of the reformist Nirankari sect and the Kuka movement looking at personalities such as Bhai Ram Singh
Tuesday 22 February
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 10 – The Revolt
Kings Sikh Society (Nishaan)
Room G12, New Hunts House
Kings College London
Evaluating British-Sikh relationships leading up to the turn of the 19th century and studying the emergence of the Chief Khalsa Diwan and the Singh Sabha movement.
Wednesday 23 February
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 10 – The Revolt
Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara Hitchin
50 Wilbury Way, SG4 0TP
Venue location
Evaluating British-Sikh relationships leading up to the turn of the 19th century and studying the emergence of the Chief Khalsa Diwan and the Singh Sabha movement.
Thursday 24 February
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 10 – The Revolt
Southampton
Director General’s House, 15 Rockstone Place, SO15 2EP
Evaluating British-Sikh relationships leading up to the turn of the 19th century and studying the emergence of the Chief Khalsa Diwan and the Singh Sabha movement.
Thursday 24 February
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 10 – The Revolt
UCL Sikh Society (Nishaan)
Room C3.11, IoE
University College London
Evaluating British-Sikh relationships leading up to the turn of the 19th century and studying the emergence of the Chief Khalsa Diwan and the Singh Sabha movement.
Saturday 26 February
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 10 – The Revolt
Singh Sabha Sports Centre Slough
Stoke Poges Lane, SL1 3LW
Venue location
Evaluating British-Sikh relationships leading up to the turn of the 19th century and studying the emergence of the Chief Khalsa Diwan and the Singh Sabha movement.
MARCH 2022
Tuesday 1 March
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 11 – The Establishment
Kings Sikh Society (Nishaan)
Room G12, New Hunts House
Kings College London
Analysing Gurdwara reform, Babbar-Akali lehir, Gaddar Party, arrival of the SGPC and Punjab’s Partition.
Wednesday 2 March
7-8.30pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 11 – The Establishment
Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara Hitchin
50 Wilbury Way, SG4 0TP
Venue location
Analysing Gurdwara reform, Babbar-Akali lehir, Gaddar Party, arrival of the SGPC and Punjab’s Partition.
Thursday 3 March
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 11 – The Establishment
Southampton
Director General’s House, 15 Rockstone Place, SO15 2EP
Analysing Gurdwara reform, Babbar-Akali lehir, Gaddar Party, arrival of the SGPC and Punjab’s Partition.
Thursday 3 March
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 11 – The Establishment
UCL Sikh Society (Nishaan)
Room C3.11, IoE
University College London
Analysing Gurdwara reform, Babbar-Akali lehir, Gaddar Party, arrival of the SGPC and Punjab’s Partition.
Saturday 5 March
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 11 – The Establishment
Singh Sabha Sports Centre Slough
Stoke Poges Lane, SL1 3LW
Venue location
Analysing Gurdwara reform, Babbar-Akali lehir, Gaddar Party, arrival of the SGPC and Punjab’s Partition.
Tuesday 8 March
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 12 – The Struggle
Kings Sikh Society (Nishaan)
Room G12, New Hunts House
Kings College London
Following the Punjabi Suba movement from language, river redirection and border realignment.
Wednesday 9 March
7-8.30pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 12 – The Struggle
Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara Hitchin
50 Wilbury Way, SG4 0TP
Venue location
Following the Punjabi Suba movement from language, river redirection and border realignment.
Thursday 10 March
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 12 – The Struggle
Southampton
Director General’s House, 15 Rockstone Place, SO15 2EP
Following the Punjabi Suba movement from language, river redirection and border realignment.
Thursday 10 March
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 12 – The Struggle
UCL Sikh Society (Nishaan)
Room C3.11, IoE
University College London
Following the Punjabi Suba movement from language, river redirection and border realignment.
Saturday 12 March
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 12 – The Struggle
Singh Sabha Sports Centre Slough
Stoke Poges Lane, SL1 3LW
Venue location
Following the Punjabi Suba movement from language, river redirection and border realignment.
Tuesday 15 March
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 13 – The Migration
Kings Sikh Society (Nishaan)
Room G12, New Hunts House
Kings College London
Studying trends in Sikh diaspora, the reasons for mass migration and socio-economic policies in the Punjab throughout the second half of the 20th Century.
Wednesday 16 March
7-8.30pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 13 – The Migration
Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara Hitchin
50 Wilbury Way, SG4 0TP
Venue location
Studying trends in Sikh diaspora, the reasons for mass migration and socio-economic policies in the Punjab throughout the second half of the 20th Century.
Thursday 17 March
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 13 – The Migration
Southampton
Director General’s House, 15 Rockstone Place, SO15 2EP
Studying trends in Sikh diaspora, the reasons for mass migration and socio-economic policies in the Punjab throughout the second half of the 20th Century.
Thursday 17 March
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 13 – The Migration
UCL Sikh Society (Nishaan)
Room C3.11, IoE
University College London
Studying trends in Sikh diaspora, the reasons for mass migration and socio-economic policies in the Punjab throughout the second half of the 20th Century.
Saturday 19 March
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 13 – The Migration
Singh Sabha Sports Centre Slough
Stoke Poges Lane, SL1 3LW
Venue location
Studying trends in Sikh diaspora, the reasons for mass migration and socio-economic policies in the Punjab throughout the second half of the 20th Century.
Tuesday 22 March
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 14 – The Challenge
Kings Sikh Society (Nishaan)
Room G12, New Hunts House
Kings College London
The Sikhs and the Indian Govt from 1978-1999, evaluating the position of Diaspora and Punjabi Sikhs.
Wednesday 23 March
7-8.30pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 14 – The Challenge
Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara Hitchin
50 Wilbury Way, SG4 0TP
Venue location
The Sikhs and the Indian Govt from 1978-1999, evaluating the position of Diaspora and Punjabi Sikhs.
Thursday 24 March
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 14 – The Challenge
Southampton
Director General’s House, 15 Rockstone Place, SO15 2EP
The Sikhs and the Indian Govt from 1978-1999, evaluating the position of Diaspora and Punjabi Sikhs.
Thursday 24 March
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 14 – The Challenge
UCL Sikh Society (Nishaan)
Room C3.11, IoE
University College London
The Sikhs and the Indian Govt from 1978-1999, evaluating the position of Diaspora and Punjabi Sikhs.
Saturday 26 March
6.30-8pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 14 – The Challenge
Singh Sabha Sports Centre Slough
Stoke Poges Lane, SL1 3LW
Venue location
The Sikhs and the Indian Govt from 1978-1999, evaluating the position of Diaspora and Punjabi Sikhs.
APRIL 2022
Wednesday 30 March
4-6pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 15 – The New World (workshop)
*Uni students only
The New World: The Sikhs in the 21st Century: are we progressing or repeating past mistakes?
Saturday 30 April
5-7pm
Y.1 Sikh Studies
Week 15 – The New World (workshop)
Singh Sabha Southall
Giani Ditt Singh Hall, Park Avenue, Southall, UB1 3AG
Venue location
The New World: The Sikhs in the 21st Century: are we progressing or repeating past mistakes?
STUDENTS + FELLOWS ONLY EVENTS
We encourage all SEC students + fellows, past and present, to keep physically active and to socialise in the spirit of developing a productive Sangat. Accordingly, throughout the year we facilitate a number of fun competitive activities to engage in where we get the chance to meet informally, test ourselves and build relationships. These events are open to current and past students of our educational programmes as well as volunteers of the Council – full information can be found on the VLE.
Gaming Day
January
Badminton tournament
February
Chess Tournament
March
Debate Contest
March
Paintball
May
Shooting Day
July
Laser Tag Day
October
Football & Netball Day
November