New Year Honours List 2015
Amongst the honours awarded are a number of individuals who have between them many decades of dedicated service, who have excelled in their fields whilst creating a legacy for the community and who have done all this whilst staying true to their Sikhi identity.
Nationally known figures who have been awarded include:
Bhai Sahib Mohinder Singh Ji – principal of Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha awarded an
OBE for services to interfaith and community cohesion
Gurmel Singh – Chief Executive of National Sikh Museum, Derby awarded a MBE for services
to the community
Bhai Fauja Singh – marathon runner extraordinaire awarded a British Empire Medal for
services to sport and charity
Other Sikhs awarded include:
Surat Singh Sangha – Managing Director of Asiana Ltd awarded an OBE for services to
entrepreneurship
Surinder Kaur Ghura – awarded a MBE for services to interfaith understanding and to the
community in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Surinder Pal Singh Khurana – awarded an MBE for services to the community in North East
Lincolnshire
Sikh Council UK is also pleased to see that Ravinder Singh, Chief Executive of Khalsa Aid, on 29th December was recognised as ‘Sikh of the Year 2014’ for raising the Sikh profile on a global level by Social Educational Welfare Association in association with International Fateh Academy Amritsar.
Ravinder Singh was presented with his award by five Singh Sahib at an award ceremony held in Amritsar. Sikh Council UK is proud to acknowledge the achievements of Sikhs in every field and across the country and are pleased that Sikhs are being honoured by the state. We also know that there are so many others who give dedicated service to the community without expectation of any honour – truly the spirit of selfless sewa.
