The government of the United Kingdom decided to erect a statue of the military commander Havildar Ishar Singh as a way of paying tribute to the brave Sikh troops who gave their lives in the heroic "Battle of Saragarhi.
In 2021, the farmers' tractor march took an unexpected turn when a group of protesters entered India’s Red Fort and raised the religious flag 'Nishan Sahib' on the monument, generating a significant uproar.
In northern India in the 14th and 15th centuries, there was a strong anticaste sant tradition. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Sikh Guru Nanak (1469–1539) and his followers turned this into an organised religious movement in Punjab.
11 August 1960-The Manchester corporation transport committee refuses to let turbaned Sikhs operate as bus conductors