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Comment: Presented sources do not show significant coverage. Please see WP:GNG. Hitro talk 10:00, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
- Comment: I don't see how it passes WP:Creative Nomadicghumakkad (talk) 08:23, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
- Comment: To show notability- subject needs significant coverage in reliable secondary sources. Nightenbelle (talk) 16:21, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
OBE Amandeep Madra | |
|---|---|
ਅਮਨਦੀਪ ਸਿੰਘ ਮਦਰਾ | |
| Born | London |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Chairman |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Organization | UK Punjab Heritage Association |
| Notable work | Author of 4 books on Sikh heritage |
Amandeep Madra OBE (Punjabi: ਅਮਨਦੀਪ ਸਿੰਘ ਮਦਰਾ) (born in London) is a British historian, author and media commentator.[1]
Career
Madra is the founder and chairman for the UK Punjab heritage association, a non-profit organisation setup to preserve the heritage of Punjabi arts, literature, history and traditions.[2]
He is co author of Warrior Saints [3] and has featured in the BBC Radio 4 Beyond Belief podcast talking about the Amritsar Massacre [4], the BBC Radio 2 Good Morning Sunday show as curator of the exhibition "Empire, Faith & War: The Sikhs and World War One" [5] in addition to the Sikh Channel talking about the 'Empire of the Sikhs' exhibition. [6]
In 2021 he worked with the University of Greenich to unveil the records of 320000 Punjabi soldiers from world war 1 which he found in the depths of the Lahore Museum in Pakistan.[7]
Early Life
In his childhood growing up in West London in the 60s and 70s he was part of the generation that had to attend schools in different parts of London as part of a government policy to disperse Asian children.[8]
Awards
- He was awarded an OBE in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to Sikh and Punjabi Heritage and Culture[9]
References
- ^ "For the next generation". Tribune India.
- ^ "Championing Sikh and Punjabi Culture". Points of Light. 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ^ "Warriors' martial history explored in new book". BBC News. 2013-05-04. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "Beyond Belief - Amritsar Massacre - BBC Sounds". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ^ "BBC Radio 2 - Good Morning Sunday, 10/08/2014". BBC. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ "Empire of the Sikhs" Exhibition @ The SOAS Brunei Gallery, retrieved 2022-03-23
- ^ "ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਜੰਗ -1: ਕਰੀਬ ਇੱਕ ਸਦੀ ਬਾਅਦ ਕਿੱਥੋਂ ਤੇ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਮਿਲਿਆ 3 ਲੱਖ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਫ਼ੌਜੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਰਿਕਾਰਡ". BBC News ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (in Punjabi). Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ^ Gohil, Neha (2021-10-24). "The Southall kids sent to schools miles away because of the colour of their skin". MyLondon. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ^ "Amandeep MADRA | Order of the British Empire | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-14.