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Legacy of the Kenyan Sikh Turban: More recognised than its Punjab Police inspiration.

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New book on the 1972 expulsion of the Asians from Uganda - Insecurities of Expulsion by Aneeth Kaur Hundle, published by @zandpress and supported by @AwaazMagazine and @SamosaFestival. Cover design by Khalsa Lakhvir-Singh (@_TheKLS_).

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Most Sikh hockey players fielded in Olympics by one country.
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Thirty two Sikh players (and nineteen Sikh officials) of Kenya represented their country in hockey at the Olympics from 1956 to 1988. This the highest number of Sikhs ever assembled by any country for the Olympics.

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@SuperSportTV Almost a podium sweep for Kenya! 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪

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The impression one imposing man with a distinct turban and a flowing beard left on the Maasai tribesmen when they first came across a Sikh deep within East Afria in 1894, had them so enamored by his personality that they verily gave all his ‘tribesmen’ the name ‘Kalasingha’.

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"𝑲𝒂𝒍𝒂𝑺𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒉𝒂"

In 1920, barely after its establishment, the Khalsa Union Club began making waves in Kenya Colony’s record books.

At the heart of this history was Kala Singh, the man after whom all turbaned, bearded Sikhs in Kenya would come to be known as "Kalasingha."

Captured in a historic team photo, Kala Singh and the official Club team had won both the Kesar Singh Cup and the Joseph & Sons Shield—trophies that proudly stand in the Club’s cabinet.

This legendary lineup included pioneers like Mahan Singh, Chater Singh, Bachittar Singh Kular, and Naginder Singh, along with leaders such as Captain Bakhtawar Singh Garcha, Chairman Hakam Singh Brar, Balwant Singh Panesar, and Mahan Singh Sandhu, a key founder of Kenyan field hockey.

Renamed Sikh Union in 1926, the Club became a powerhouse of Sikh talent, especially in field hockey. Sikh Union players represented Kenya in Olympic Games and World Cups, even outnumbering their counterparts in the Indian teams.

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Established as a Europeans only in 1902 in Kenya Colony's capital of Nairobi, Prince of Wales School's earliest Sikh students - Ajinder Singh Chadha, Bhupinder Singh Dogra and Waljinder Singh Brar - joined in 1965 - following independence from the British.

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@gunsnrosesgirl3 They’re clapping to the dead??? How dead is humanity??? At least be prayerful if our morbid desire to see the dead is insatiable. I’d personally be humbled to nothingness at the sight of witnessing such a scene.

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@Vilesonn We stand by KQ. Tyese unruly passengers need to be banned by the airlines.

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Results speak louder than ideas.
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@jnyairo @NuriaStore Is the book as good a read as it looks?

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How do you atone for lost time? Squander never again not even an ounce of it and multiply it through intense focus, discipline and consistency.
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@genemichael34 @james_jinnette1 @BillAckman Why would anyone do that? Whose intention would it be? Tragic 😔

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Two of Kenya's athletics legends - one a runner and the other a coach, both from the same era of long distance running history - pass away in Nairobi within hours of each other. John Velzian (1929-2022) was 93 and Benjamin Kogo (1944-2022) was 77.

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McMillan Library is where it’s at this Saturday. @VitaBooks is launching three books on Kenya’s trade union history and featuring an exhibition of photos sourced by the great Kenyan trade unionist Makhan Singh.

You don’t want to miss this. All are welcome!

THIS Saturday at 2pm!

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@almondmilkhunni @instagram They’ve destroyed years of creativity on my account. Idiots!!!

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@gunsnrosesgirl3 Do that to the poachers. Why depossess rhinos that were created with it?

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@kombatcircus He’s recording as if it’s his right to prank. Give his girl a punch too!!