SINGAPORE - Unlike many other communities, the Sikhs in Singapore can trace the exact origin of their presence on the island to one man: freedom fighter Bhai Maharaj Singh.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Unlike many other communities, the Sikhs in Singapore can trace the exact origin of their presence on the island to one man: freedom fighter Bhai Maharaj Singh.
The 60- to 75-minute-long documentary entitled"Saint Soldier - Uncovering the Story of Singapore's First Sikh" is targetted for release in December. It is directed by Ms Upneet Kaur-Nagpal, 40, and Mr Simranjit Singh, 40, is the executive producer. Said Mr Singh:"I have a special connection to the temple because I lived near there, and I spent my childhood at the memorial watching the Sikhs and non-Sikhs visit it."
To recreate the story, Ms Kaur-Nagpal said the team travelled all around the world to trace the life of Bhai Maharaj.The founding of the Sikh community on the island stemmed from the formation of a small Sikh contingent in the police force in the 1880s, after Bhai Maharaj Singh's death.
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