Editorial board and programme committee
The ISRC was jointly set up and is chaired by Harjinder Singh Lallie and Gurinder Singh Mann. Both are actively researching Sikh studies and have produced a number of publications in recognised and esteemed journals and conferences.
This event is organised in collaboration with the Warwick Sikh Network
Harjinder Singh Lallie is a lecturer at the University of Warwick and a module leader at the University of Oxford. Harjinder has acted as committee member for numerous international committees and is a recognised academic and research in the field of Cyber-Security and Digital Forensics. Harjinder has published numerous journal and conference papers on the subject of Digital Forensics and Cyber Security, a book entitled The Gursikh Legacy (Singh Brothers, 1997) and a number of journal articles/chapters on Sikh History and Musicology. He is a recognised English speaking Sikh Preacher and has been appearing on a very popular TV show since April 2009.
Gurinder Singh Mann is Director of the Sikh Museum Initiative which looks at undertaking Sikh exhibitions, interpreting Sikh Relics and artifacts. He holds an MA in South Asian Religions from De Montfort University (Leicester, UK, 2001). He is author of 4 books entitled: Sri Dasam Granth: Questions and Answers, (Archimedes Press, 2011) and the Oxford University Press published: The Granth of Guru Gobind Singh: Essays, Lectures and Translations 2015, The British and the Sikhs Discovery, Warfare and Friendship c1700-1900 (2020) and The Rise of the Sikh Soldier-The Sikh Warrior through the ages, c1700-1900 (2022).
Gurinder has researched and discovered many Sikh manuscripts and artefacts as well as delivering lectures across the world for over 20 years. He has lectured on different themes of the Sikh faith ranging from heritage issues to theological matters. He has curated several exhibitions including Anglo Sikh Wars: Battles, Treaties and Relics (2016-12017) and Contemporary Sikh Art Exhibition (2018). His ground breaking work on creating the worlds first 3d museum-Anglo Sikh Virtual Museum can be seen at www.anglosikhmuseum.com He was also instrumental as the project coordinator of the Sikh Memorial in Leicester (2022).
Full information on his work can be seen at www.sikhscholar.co.uk
The following figures from academia form the programme committee for ISRC 2024
Dr Gurnam Singh-Principal Lecturer-Coventry University