Sikhism in UK and Australia


In today's time, numerous Sikh people are living in the town of Woolgoolga. It is halfway among Sydney and Brisbane on the highway. People who are living in this place are very rich because they have their own Banana Farms.

 The rich not only by luck but as well rich because of their hard work. There is two Sikh Gurdwara in Woolgoolga. Among them, one even has a Museum on Sikhism. Numerous of the British and Anglo Indians who were born in

 India they were traveled to Australia after 1947.

All of these British people took a decision to live in Australia in huge quantity but are still considered as ‘Indian’ Nationals in the Census. When you will meet with a full-blooded Australian-looking old man then you will be shocked to find that he will rumor to you in Hindi or Urdu. Indians third tendency came about 25 years ago, just after Australia unrestricted in Whites Only policy in 1973. Yes, this is a very small fact that Australia till lately was a whites-only country. This policy was ended in 1973 and several teachers and doctors came to live in Australia. One more arrival started with the silicon chip revolt. A huge quantity of Indian people who are in the IT profession began living in Australia from 1973 on.  When you will visit an IT company in Australia then you will find that lots of Indian people are working there.

Sikhism in the UK

There is a huge majority of Sikhism in the UK and Australia. Not only in Australia, but in the UK lot of Indian Sikhs are living as well. In London, around 2 Lakh to 3 Lakh people are living but the area of the Sikh community is very huge. The largest demographics being in Hackney, Isleworth, Wembley, Barking, Sandwell, and in many other areas. Sandwell has a vast public at about 9% of the population, the bulk is living in West Bromwich and Smethwick. The first Gurdwara of Sandwell was made in Smethwick and it is the main outside of London.

In Britain, the first Sikh was Maharaja Duleep Singh (1838-1893), the last Sikh Emperor of the Imperial Sukerchakia Dynasty, from 1844-1849. He came to England in 1854, having been evacuated from his kingdom by the East India Company. His mother, Empress Jind Kaur, came in 1860 at Kensington in Victorian London and lived forever, after being at war with Britain for a long period of time till the fall of the Sikh Family in 1849. She was given authorization by Parliament to settle on English loam.

Education of Sikh citizens in the UK

In the UK, 65% of British Sikhs have a graduate-level qualification or above.

Indian Sikhs who are in the age group of 20-34, they are at the uppermost level of graduates (55%) in the Sikh community. 

 The maximum level of postgraduate qualifications of Master’s degrees (22%) is in the age group of 35-49. Eight percent of 65 age people have a Ph.D. degree.


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