Chief Executive of National Sikh Museum, Derby- Gurmel Singh gets recognized in UK’s 2015 Honour’s List!

The New Year Honors is a part of the British honors system and is given annually on New Year’s Day, i.e. 1 January. It is marked by naming new members of orders of chivalry and recipients of other official honors. These awards are presented by or in the name of the reigning monarch, at present by Queen Elizabeth II. The honors are being given since 1890. Queen’s New Year Honors for the year 2015 were given on 1 January 2015. The honors were conferred on more than thousand persons, which included several persons of Indian-Origin from various field. Here we have the proud members of the Sikh community honored with respect & dignity. One of them being Mr Gurmel Singh.

Gurmel Singh has been the Chief Executive of the world’s first dedicated Sikh memorial built in Derby , representing the millions of Sikhs who died in six holocausts and both World Wars. The museum is dedicated to the Sikh Culture commemorating the valor & bravery of the Sikh soldiers. He has been proudly awarded a MBE for services to the community. The memorial highlights the huge contribution of Sikhs in the UK , 83,000 Sikhs died in the World Wars and a further 109,000 were injured. Gurmel Singh had been a consistent volunteers who helped set up the National Sikh museum “. Mr Singh had been on a fundraising campaign for the memorial and got a number of voluntary contributions. He got a large number of young people involved who were interested in their heritage and offered their skills for free when it came to the building of the memorial.

The museum is a modern, packed, multi-channel museum with real artifacts that allow the visitor to appreciate the rich and complex heritage of the Sikhs in a story of courage & sacrifice, recognizing their huge contributions.

We appreciate Mr Gurmel Singh for serving the National Sikh Museum & preserving the rich Sikh Heritage for the generations to come!

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