Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. LTC (Retd) Mejar Singh Gill relates how the Sikhs were classified as a martial race by the British and how this changed when Singapore became independent and then the British closed down their bases. He also talks about other aspects of the Sikh community – their other professions, festivals, the women (the Kaurs) – and the need to document its rich heritage.

00:00 The Sikhs’ Martial Spirit

08:28 Loyalty to the British & Desire for Law & Order

12:27 The Jagas & Moneylenders

17:07 Impact of the British Withdrawal

21:32 God Save the Queen to Majullah Singapore

27:04 The Kaurs

32:13 Sikh Culture & Festivals

36:09 Documenting Sikh Heritage

Singapore’s ‘Northern Sikhs'’ and their Gurdwaras by Mejar Singh

https://gsy.org.sg/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/GSY-Northern-Sikhs-book.pdf

I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian. In Chronicles of Old Singapore, I speak to people about their memories of Singapore before it became a global city.

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