SIKH & EXPLORE HERITAGE – CREATIVE SESSIONS @ SIKH GURDWARA SOUTH LONDON

Dad was born in Nakuru, Kenya in 1944 & Mum in Punjab, India in 1950. They got married in 1972 in Nairobi, Kenya. They arrived in the UK in 1972 & started their life together in a house flat in Wandsworth, London. Being outsiders in an unknown land, they adapted & adopted new ways of living, but never forgot their Sikh faith & found a sense of community in a local gurdwara (Sikh temple) which was being built around the corner from where they lived. This was the Sikh Gurdwara South London, Merton Road, and they visited here weekly – mum helping out with Langar (communal kitchen) & taking part in the ladies Satsang (true congregation) & dad being the social butterfly that he was, he’d attend committee meetings & support key events. Both were involved & both active through their contribution based on tradition & heritage over the years.  

As part of Wandsworth Council’s programme for South Asian Heritage Month, I’ll be delivering a series of creative sessions responding to local Sikh heritage at Southfields Gurdwara South London.

The sessions will be super informal & open to all, giving a chance for people to hold space, connect & respond to heritage material through art materials provided, if they feel to. This will also be an opportunity to introduce the gurdwara space to those who may have not visited one before – a shared experience bridging heritage & sparking connections through creativity.

Sessions are free & run across the following dates (Saturdays) :

11th & 18th July

1st & 8th August

4.30 – 6.30pm 

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Please register your interest by email > treasurer@sgsl.org.uk

Hope to see you there!

P 

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Supported by National Lottery Heritage Fund