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Famous Sikhs
Manmohan Singh
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The 17th and current Prime Minister of India. Considered to be one of the most qualified and influential figures in India's recent history, because of the economic liberalization he started in 1 1 !hen he !as "inance Minister. • The first #i$h to become Prime Minister of India. • Manmohan #ingh has a doctorate from %&ford 'ni(ersity. )e is the most educated Indian Prime Minister in history. Monty Panesar
Mudhsuden #ingh Panesar, *o*ularly $no!n as Monty Panesar, *lays for the +ngland cric$et team. • )e is the first #i$h to re*resent a nation other than India in cric$et. • )e is a cro!d fa(orite in +ngland, and many +nglish fans ha(e !orn *at$as and beards !hile !atching Panesar *lay. • ,ic$names for Panesar include 'The Montster', 'The Python' -as in Monty Python., 'The /eard to be "eared', or most *o*ular 'The Turbanator'.
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Waris Ahluwalia
0ctor !ho has *layed a number of roles in commercials and )olly!ood films, including The 1ife 0quatic and The Inside Man. • 2aris is also a *o*ular 3e!elry designer and o!ner of the )ouse of 2aris 3e!elry brand.
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Fauja Singh
"au3a #ingh is an o(er 4 year old marathon runner. )e holds a !orld record as a runner in his age brac$et. In 5446 he !as featured in an ad(ertising cam*aign, ',othing Is Im*ossible', for s*orts!ear manufacturer 0didas. • 2hile running marathon races in 1ondon, ,e! 7or$ and Toronto, he raised money for (arious charities *romoting #i$h culture around the !orld. )e has also raised money for a charity dedicated to the care for *remature babies.
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Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany
2idely ac$no!ledged as the father of fiber8o*tics. 9r. :a*any has o(er one hundred *atents. )is research and in(entions ha(e encom*assed fiber8o*tics communications, lasers, biomedical instrumentation, solar energy and *ollution monitoring. • )e is a "ello! of numerous scientific societies including the /ritish ;oyal 0cademy of +ngineering, the %*tical #ociety of 0merica, and the 0merican 0ssociation for the 0d(ancement of #cience.
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,amed one of se(en ''nsung )eroes' by "ortune magazine in their '/usinessmen of the Century' issue.
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Amrit and Ra indra Kaur
0mrit and ;abindra are contem*orary /ritish artists of international standing. Their *aintings address contem*orary sub3ects in a detailed, decorati(e style ins*ired by the tradition of Indian miniature *ainting.
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Ra inder Singh
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The first 3udge in the 'nited :ingdom to sit in the high court !earing a turban instead of a !ig. ;abinder #ingh co8founded the Matri& )uman ;ights 1a! Chambers !ith Cherie /lair, !ife of Prime Minister Tony /lair. )e holds a /achelor of 1a!s !ith first class honors from the 'ni(ersity of Cambridge and a Master of 1a!s from the 'ni(ersity of California -/er$eley.. 0lso thought to be the youngest *erson to sit as a 3udge in the '.:. high court.
!altej Singh Dhillon
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"irst ;oyal Canadian Mounted Police -;CMP. officer allo!ed to !ear a turban and unshorn beard. <raduated from the ;CMP training academy in ;egina -#as$atche!an, Canada.
"ur a# S. Malhi
"irst turbaned #i$h to be elected to the Canadian *arliament, the Canadian )ouse of Commons. )e !as first elected to *arliament in 1 =. Canadian la! *rohibited members of *arliament from !earing headgear of any sort in the Commons. Malhi's insistence on !earing a turban caused the la! to be changed shortly after the election. Malhi has introduced numerous #i$h ceremonies to the Canadian Parliament -including an annual 0$hand Pathand a 9i!ali celebration.. )e !as also instrumental in ha(ing the go(ernment of Canada *roduce a *ostage stam* bearing the khandasymbol. Snatam Kaur
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#natam :aur is an 0merican singer and song!riter. #he is a *o*ular ,e! 0ge artist, selling o(er 74,444 albums a year. #natam :aur>s albums ha(e to**ed ,e! 0ge ;etailer>s To* 54 lists e(ery year since 5446.
Surinder Kaur
#urinder :aur -1 5 ?544@., !as an Indian singer and song!riter. #he sang mainly Pun3abi fol$8songs, !here she is credited for *ioneering and *o*ularising the genre and later !as $no!n as the A,ightingale of Pun3ab>
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#urinder :aur recorded her first song in 1 6=, !hich she sang !ith her elder sister Pra$ash #he recorded more than 5,444 Pun3abi songs o(er her lifetime.
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,u(ra3 #ingh /assi
,u(ra3 #ingh /assi is a defensi(e lineman !ho *lays in the Canadian "ootball 1eague for the Montreal 0louettes. • )e made history as the first turbaned #i$h in the league.
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Simranpreet Singh $am a
The first #i$h to become a non8medical enlisted '.#. 0rmy soldier since the 1 B4's !ithout shedding his turban. • 1amba !as recruited for his language s$ills.
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:amal3it :aur #andhu • :amal3it :aur #andhu !as the first Indian !oman athlete to !in a gold medal in trac$ and field at the 0sian <ames. • In 1 74 she !on the 644m in /ang$o$ !ith a time of C7.= seconds. • #he also com*eted at the 1 75 %lym*ic <ames in Munich.
Manmohan Singh
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The 17th and current Prime Minister of India. Considered to be one of the most qualified and influential figures in India's recent history, because of the economic liberalization he started in 1 1 !hen he !as "inance Minister. • The first #i$h to become Prime Minister of India. • Manmohan #ingh has a doctorate from %&ford 'ni(ersity. )e is the most educated Indian Prime Minister in history. Monty Panesar
Mudhsuden #ingh Panesar, *o*ularly $no!n as Monty Panesar, *lays for the +ngland cric$et team. • )e is the first #i$h to re*resent a nation other than India in cric$et. • )e is a cro!d fa(orite in +ngland, and many +nglish fans ha(e !orn *at$as and beards !hile !atching Panesar *lay. • ,ic$names for Panesar include 'The Montster', 'The Python' -as in Monty Python., 'The /eard to be "eared', or most *o*ular 'The Turbanator'.
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Waris Ahluwalia
0ctor !ho has *layed a number of roles in commercials and )olly!ood films, including The 1ife 0quatic and The Inside Man. • 2aris is also a *o*ular 3e!elry designer and o!ner of the )ouse of 2aris 3e!elry brand.
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Fauja Singh
"au3a #ingh is an o(er 4 year old marathon runner. )e holds a !orld record as a runner in his age brac$et. In 5446 he !as featured in an ad(ertising cam*aign, ',othing Is Im*ossible', for s*orts!ear manufacturer 0didas. • 2hile running marathon races in 1ondon, ,e! 7or$ and Toronto, he raised money for (arious charities *romoting #i$h culture around the !orld. )e has also raised money for a charity dedicated to the care for *remature babies.
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Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany
2idely ac$no!ledged as the father of fiber8o*tics. 9r. :a*any has o(er one hundred *atents. )is research and in(entions ha(e encom*assed fiber8o*tics communications, lasers, biomedical instrumentation, solar energy and *ollution monitoring. • )e is a "ello! of numerous scientific societies including the /ritish ;oyal 0cademy of +ngineering, the %*tical #ociety of 0merica, and the 0merican 0ssociation for the 0d(ancement of #cience.
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,amed one of se(en ''nsung )eroes' by "ortune magazine in their '/usinessmen of the Century' issue.
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Amrit and Ra indra Kaur
0mrit and ;abindra are contem*orary /ritish artists of international standing. Their *aintings address contem*orary sub3ects in a detailed, decorati(e style ins*ired by the tradition of Indian miniature *ainting.
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Ra inder Singh
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The first 3udge in the 'nited :ingdom to sit in the high court !earing a turban instead of a !ig. ;abinder #ingh co8founded the Matri& )uman ;ights 1a! Chambers !ith Cherie /lair, !ife of Prime Minister Tony /lair. )e holds a /achelor of 1a!s !ith first class honors from the 'ni(ersity of Cambridge and a Master of 1a!s from the 'ni(ersity of California -/er$eley.. 0lso thought to be the youngest *erson to sit as a 3udge in the '.:. high court.
!altej Singh Dhillon
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"irst ;oyal Canadian Mounted Police -;CMP. officer allo!ed to !ear a turban and unshorn beard. <raduated from the ;CMP training academy in ;egina -#as$atche!an, Canada.
"ur a# S. Malhi
"irst turbaned #i$h to be elected to the Canadian *arliament, the Canadian )ouse of Commons. )e !as first elected to *arliament in 1 =. Canadian la! *rohibited members of *arliament from !earing headgear of any sort in the Commons. Malhi's insistence on !earing a turban caused the la! to be changed shortly after the election. Malhi has introduced numerous #i$h ceremonies to the Canadian Parliament -including an annual 0$hand Pathand a 9i!ali celebration.. )e !as also instrumental in ha(ing the go(ernment of Canada *roduce a *ostage stam* bearing the khandasymbol. Snatam Kaur
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#natam :aur is an 0merican singer and song!riter. #he is a *o*ular ,e! 0ge artist, selling o(er 74,444 albums a year. #natam :aur>s albums ha(e to**ed ,e! 0ge ;etailer>s To* 54 lists e(ery year since 5446.
Surinder Kaur
#urinder :aur -1 5 ?544@., !as an Indian singer and song!riter. #he sang mainly Pun3abi fol$8songs, !here she is credited for *ioneering and *o*ularising the genre and later !as $no!n as the A,ightingale of Pun3ab>
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#urinder :aur recorded her first song in 1 6=, !hich she sang !ith her elder sister Pra$ash #he recorded more than 5,444 Pun3abi songs o(er her lifetime.
:aur.
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,u(ra3 #ingh /assi
,u(ra3 #ingh /assi is a defensi(e lineman !ho *lays in the Canadian "ootball 1eague for the Montreal 0louettes. • )e made history as the first turbaned #i$h in the league.
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Simranpreet Singh $am a
The first #i$h to become a non8medical enlisted '.#. 0rmy soldier since the 1 B4's !ithout shedding his turban. • 1amba !as recruited for his language s$ills.
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:amal3it :aur #andhu • :amal3it :aur #andhu !as the first Indian !oman athlete to !in a gold medal in trac$ and field at the 0sian <ames. • In 1 74 she !on the 644m in /ang$o$ !ith a time of C7.= seconds. • #he also com*eted at the 1 75 %lym*ic <ames in Munich.
