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Today I was honoured to welcome Sikh Discover Inspire - The G T 1588 Initiative to Parliament to commemorate the Sikh contribution to the Great War. We heard from many esteemed speakers including the Secretary of State for Culture Media & Sport Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP As well as marking the Sikh role remembered all those who contributed from British India - a total of close to 1.5 million personnel, all of who were volunteers. Sikhs made up just 2% of the population of India but made up 20% of those who chose to serve. There was a special musical performance of a Punjabi wartime folk song, and a moment of remembrance after a unique rendition of the last post.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 18:14:04 +0000

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