I have great respect for the Sikh people, they are the most hardworking, honest and friendly people, they are helpful and dependable, much love and respect from Toronto, Canada .
Not ALL of them. My father abused me, my mother, my sister and my brother for 20 years 1968 to 1988 and then brought vindictive cases against us claiming it was the other way around. His name is Ranbir Singh Wassi. The met police have spent 5 years so-called investigating and now say that despite corroborating evidence they "won't bring to court an old man with significant health difficulties". Always remember there are some Sikhs hiding behind their turbans because of the attitude people like you have - that anyone wearing a turban and purporting to be a Sikh is a fundamentally decent and good person. NOT TRUE!!
Definitely not all. Lots of problems like sex selection/abortion of female fetus in Sikh community in Canada. Lots of family violence and alcohol abuse.
@J. M. Nope I'm a Sikh by birth. I stated my experience of living with a sick (psychopath) Sikh father. I stand by the view that just the wearing of a turban does not make you a decent and respectworthy person. I see the Sikh k's as a uniform. Anyone who wears a uniform (like police) seem to expect respect and they mostly get it. That's because of people's undistinguishing respect to the uniform. Just as all police don't deserve respect neither do any others wearing uniforms. Respect is to be earned not demanded by dint of uniform or rank.
I would add my father never even respected MY long hair. He pulled it ferociously, poured a pan of milk over my top knot and lifted me bodily off the floor by my topknot. He was therefore worse than the gang of skinheads who knocked my turban off and had a game of football with it.
The Sikh community is a credit to Smethwick, the West Midlands, and indeed the world. As a white person I have attended the Vaisakhi celebrations in Handsworth Park many times in the last 20 plus years. They are wonderful people and they deserve total respect.
Beautiful video,it got me emotionally and I'm not indian.I grew up in birmingham,ladypool road,Moseley,Balsall Heath.I remember all those wonderful shops and take aways,they influenced me alot.enough to go India to see for myself.they have a very rich heritage,I still have interests in their religions,historical places,amazing people,amazing lives.thankyou.
This is such a poignant and beautiful documentary. It goes to show that our earlier generations went through so much pain and hardships, so that they can give us the lives they had always dreamt of.
I am from Lahore, my (late) father went to Britain around this time and spent lots of time working along with fellow Sikhs and always had good relations with the Punjabi community there. This doc made me tear up.
I am punjabi Muslim, British born bred, my ancestors from Pakistan punjab thanks to the British, my brothers be it Muslim, sikh Hindu are my brothers, we have are part of the same tribe clan, SIMPLE, peace and love to all humanity ❤️👍
These stories remind me of the ones my late father used to tell. He came as a single man from the Pak. Punjab to Southall in the late 70's. Very touching stories, thank you for uploading.
The Sikh Community are an incredible group of people, hard working, prosperous, decent & (at least I've always found) open-minded, fair & welcoming to those outside their faith. They make a great contribution to our nation.
I love Sikhs, I wish I am one in my next life, despite the brabarity of the afgans, Mughals, british and congress, the Sikhs are still strong and proud, resilent. They have thought injustices where ever they are in the world, successful and hardworking in all fields , big hearted , warm and a proud people, they enjoy good food drink and celebrate any occasion in style, long live the Sikhs!
So you should be just fine supporting their cause for their own homeland? Lets see how far your love and respect extends. You can always convert to Sikhism in this life than wait to be born one in the next. Hollow words are just that.
Now your people the BJP of India Modi the fascist pig is oppressive the Sikhs, you may want to add that to the list you mentioned or does that not suit your divide and conquer agenda?
Im from Eastern Europe come to Uk 17yr ago . When i spoke with English people about religion many of them has different opinions about different religions but when i asked about Sikhs all of them told me Sikhs are nice Sikhs are ok . And also from mine personal experience living in Uk long time i can honestly say they are nice people 🤝☺️
me me again woah no beef..hindus arent allowed it either haha. But Hindus are very successful as are Sikhs but don't say u 'run tings' lmao. Sikhs are the wealthiest ethnic minority in Britain according to home ownership. No beef tho as I said, to an ignorant gora we're all brown immigrants
me me again why do you even watch a Sikh related video if your just going to be negative? Every damn video extremist hurtful trolls.Sikhs serve all! Dont discriminate we are the original peoples army. One Love
My dad arrived in 1968 aged 15. It was all men at the time. One man from the village would buy a house and rest would stay with him paying rent. People who come over now, I don't think they could put up with those hardships.
Well people who come now tend to be more educated & most importantly speak English. Those factors are game changers. I am a recent 1st generation immigrant to Canada (like your father was years ago). But here's the thing. I was university educated from back home (india) & I spoke perfect Englsh. These two were my empowerment dudes which helped me secure a white collar job in a couple of months of arriving. Of course your dad's struggle was harder.
There were educated & people of rank, even in that period, however opportunities, were not the same, for example, we weren't entitled to mortgages at one point. The way has been paved for us further, whether it's accepted or not. (Even in Canada, there would be people, like my father).
wow memories this is so cool i never thought that I would ever something like this, wow brings back so much my dad was here in the 60s age 24 years old thanks
My father came in the early 50's from Malaysia, where my Grandfather was a police officer and a Sikh Police officer nearly 7 feet tall ! Dad was 6 feet 8 inches tall and with his turban a very tall man. I am so grateful for my father and my mother for everything they done. I cannot understand why younger generation do not remember or think the hardships parents or grand parents went through , its very sad and makes me very upset.
@@jasvindergill6808 , My Grandfather name was Sarwan Singh , from Sawaddi Village, Ludhiana , We are from Toor Clan, My Mother is Gill Clan , small world ... :-)
Things have changed a lot. I come from a middle-class family in Punjab, India. Growing up, my dad put a huge emphasis on education and set me up for success. Because of that, when I moved to Canada in 2018, I had smooth sailing. With the advent of the internet and modern media, the world is a smaller place; people get to know about other cultures. The immigrants in the 20th century laid the foundation for people like me. As my community is well established and well understood in the western world, I haven't faced a single incident of racism. For that, I am grateful.
Indians are awesome people and wherever I go in the world they are successful people. Even in places like E Africa, Philippines, Thailand, etc...The Indians seem to be able to make a successful living anywhere! Much love and respect from Panamá 🇵🇦
@@NikhilSharma-xq9wv He is an Khalistan Funded by isi. Only they know is genocide Which Modi has given us justice half of it by putting jagdish tittler in jail. Dont listen to him brother
I’m white and my dad was from Smethwick. We spent many a day in the Blue Gates or The Talbot. I lived in Smethwick myself for a few years and the Sikhs are a very welcoming community. I’m travelling India now and the people are just as welcoming.
Yes am 44 and from pakistan punjab am bought up in Oxford are poor parents went threw alot just to give there children good life mashala may Allah bless us all
Can't stand the smell of Indian cooking? 8:16 . Now if you visit an Indian restaurant you'll see almost all the customers are English enjoying all sorts of curry dishes !!
I respect my forefathers for holding on the traditions and culture for us. Till 21st century they did not know about tumeric and now you will see tumeric capsules is every store. They were so ignorant. Our culture was ahead of it's time.
@@SuperSONALSHARMA I thank you and your predecessors for what you have brought to this Country. They were so ignorant back then, but afraid of the unknown. But as they say, ignorance is bliss.
As a British Bengali Muslim I have a huge respect for the Sikh community. Friends, colleagues, clients I have always had fantastic relationships throughout my life. Specifically having worked in Smethwick and the West Midlands with many Sikh customers it was an absolute pleasure. My parents came over in the 50’s too and I can understand the struggles of this generation.
I’m 67 now when I was 21 I worked at the Birmid Dartmouth rd Smethwick for 11 years. I’ve worked for many big companies in the life, but I have fond memories of my time in Smethwick and the local community. I was invited to weddings, just had a baby celebrations, great hard working people. I returned a few years back, and was saddened to see that most of my haunts had gone. Wagon and horses closed, old house at home gone Halfords lane, all the foundries gone. Sad.
All children should watch this to realise how lucky they are and how hard the parents worked to get where they are today should never forget and always remember hard work honestly makes a man God bless all these people who came here and make a living for themselves example for everyone’s hard work never killed anybody love to all God bless you👏🤗💓❣️❤️💕💕💗🌹🙏💞🌹🌹🌹🌹💖💖💖💖💖💖
The BBC always gets Us to make documentaries about our own, showing how oppressive and backwards our people were and how 'modern' they have become with western ideals. Take a min and think about that. Our elders had qualities that are now lost. Their hard work, dedication and commitment to family made us what we are today. Their 'arrange' marriages have a higher success rate than todays love marriages that last on average 3 months. To day we have no value for their hard work and can only comment on their short coming from our comfortable lives. No where more is this shown than in our weddings. We blow 30 - 40 years of their savings in a few days on our 'love' marriages only to get separated down the line. Hor Goreah Bunno.
Stories are what define us: our forefathers who paved the way in the New World-whether that’s was Africa, Old England or the Americas-their tenacity, forbearance to adversity, steadfast focus to ensure the subsequent generations flourished in their adopted lands, we ought to cherish & celebrate. These old traditions in their present form complete an arc of its narrative in its old form to its new, over each generation-everything evolves to adapt, otherwise you become stagnant & irrelevant.
Brought back my old memories, in 2001 when I first visited UK, stayed in Old Bury, Smethwick, worked with builders & also worked in W H Smith, hardly used to take bus, most of the time I walk for miles , to save money.
it is definitely an eye opening documentary. Early migration also has a dark side to it and this managed to show the struggle the migrants had. On the other side, I liked the life story of Balvir Singh, what a happy soul he is. I ended up listening to his old music. I really liked the way the whole documentary is composed. Keep it up mate.
People living in India spl Punjab still have the same craze to Go to Uk, canada or any other developed countries as it was earlier before. The main reason is unemployment.
A documentary well said cataloguing the migrant journey well into 2 or 3 generations.. Something that seems common nowadays due to the ease of travel but definitely an eye opener about the struggles our ancestors
My grandad and his Sikh business partner was owned a car body repair garage in goldersgreen in the urly 70s they made a fortune together fairplay them both
🤦🏿♀️. Sigh. Disappointing since it only takes a few minutes to do a fact check... It was very interesting to see footage of Malcolm X walking on their streets. I wonder what he took from that trip.
Indian culture will never die out, generations to come will hold on to their culture as they will rediscover who they really are, they will realise that they will not be able toadopt to english , western culture as they are not English, many 2nd ,3rd generation are very much in touch with their roots and culture
hardship was for the senior generation who came to this country and helped build the economy but in this day and age people come in from all over the world to use and abuse the sytem
This made me very proud! My grandfather Piara Singh came to Smethwick in the late 50s and my dad and his siblings grew up there❤️ So did I but left when I was 3 years old. Mad that Malcolm X visited Smethwick 😱 didn’t know that.
this is a good video... sometimes we forget the sacrifices our parents have made to give us the opportunities we have today. the least we can do is not forget the traditions and our culture, so we can teach our kids
As a Sikh,we have to follow Sikh Reyat Maryada.Mostly Sikhs shown in this video expect some are the ones who have lost their way.Even today,so many Sikhs in foreign countries have cut their hairs,shaved their beards(Same in Pun jab too)which is a very worst and alarming situation for Sikhism. Today , all Sikh organizations need to work together to solve this problem.Otherwsie in future there will be a huge decline in Sikh(Khalsa)'s population.Today's generation must be taught the importance of Sikh rehat maryada,nitnem and also rich history of our religion. I am from Jammu.
Forget it leaving few religious people and Nihangs the younger generation has no interest in religion. They are aware of sikh history, they do read gurbani too but keep keeping Rehat makes them no sense, it doesn't seem practical to em. The younger generation ones wearing turbans wear it mainly from cultural perspective and the look of it very few are the ones who actually have faith to take their 5ks in daily struggle to most it's just another burden.
@@dextertech556 May be you are right. But I think being a amritdhari Sikh in today's era isn't a burden or struggle. It's gives us a unique identity. It's the duty of each and every Sikh to follow Sikh Rehat Maryada.I am also a amritdhari Sikh and I don't feel any burden. The problem is with the parents of today's generation.Today's parents especially Sikh Parents don't teach their children Sikh values in their childhood just like Muslims do.The reason(s) for that I think is one of the following:- 1.They just want their children to earn more and more money and speak English and go to foreign country. They themselves don't want their children to get Gurmat Education. 2.They are afraid that if there will be a bad situation or we can say a panthic struggle like in1980's ,their sons will get killed by security forces in fake encounters because of their unique identity or their sons will pick up weapons agianst the tyrants.That's why they want to keep their children away from Sikhism. 3.If parents themselves do things like drinking,trimming,etc which is agianst Sikh values then it is clear that they are not providing a good religious environment to their children.So some children become victim and some become survivor. And apart from this,another reason is Punjabi Music industry.They mostly show alcoholism, vulgarity in their songs and most of them have trimmed beard or cut hair.They always try to show prohibited things in Sikhi in a good way.
I am from Pakistan and I just love how friendly Sikhs are for Pakistan unlike others like Hindus who just hate us the most within. I think our friendship with Sikhs is an amazing thing and Pakistan can use their help and expertise from abroad to prosper.
Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists and Hindus are one. We are all Hindus. We are farmers and we don't like BJP but nobody can tear us apart. Give us our Lahore back.
@@rockyhustler9416 we all know what poison your heart hides behind your words. Sikh gurus were Hindus who fought barbaric Mughals and laid down their lives and their immediate families. How gruesome were the atrocities is all covered in the various museums and library in the gurudwaaras.
Dad came in 62’. Told the same story. Come home from work. Would eat, then settle to bed that was still warm from the guy who had just left for his shift. And so it went on. Funny thing is - he says the english were good back then. The racism was expected and accepted. People just got on with work without a fuss. They had bigger issues to deal with. 3rd/4th generation asians haven’t a clue what the the first and second went through.
I'm gay and never thought in my life I would ever be allowed to marry my same sex partner The younger generation hasn't got a clue of what the older generations went through so they could be the dumb asses they are today! Back before stone wall you kept your mouth shut and your head down, you didn't through in in other peoples face and you didn't out people it could have been a death sentence for them.
@@TheLongjohntim I’m sorry to hear your struggles. And you are right this generation haven’t a clue of the blood sweat toil and tears that gave them the relatively peaceful freedom they have today.
I was born and raised in soho rd Handsworth as a Muslim pathan I grew up with sikh and Jamaican people at primary school and secondary school and college
I remember my dad telling me thee same experience he had when he came to England back in 1962. From working in steel foundries to cotton Mills. Asians had great difficulty 60s 70s when Skinheads NF were around. Fought them off. Every young generation should watch and appreciate what our elderly had to go throw. The part I felt sad in this documentary was when thee elderly said our next generations will forget and leave our culture😥
I still remember racists like this and I grew up in the 90s. My parents came over in the 50’s, then my older brothers in the 70’s/80’s had to deal with madness
Two factors are the game changers for an immigrant from a non English speaking country to the UK/US/Canada/Australia/New Zealand. University education & a reasonable knowledge of English. An immigrant who has these two in the bag wouldn't have to struggle much. Unfortunately the punjabi emigrants from India did not possess these in the 60s/70s.
This came up on my suggestions I don’t know why lol but I’m glad I watched this documentary and learnt a lot about the Sikh community of Birmingham. Sikhs went through hardship just like the Bengalis of the East End but in terms of racism endured I would say Bengalis suffered more at the hands of English working class, in Birmingham the Sikhs dominated the areas and the whites moved out, in the east end we lived amongst and they gave us grief from 70s till early 90s but then the 2nd generation British born stood up to the English racists and that’s when they began gradually moving out of the east end because they feared the uprising of the Bengalis just like how they feared the Afro Caribbean uprising in Notting Hill in 1958 against the racists and the Teddy boys. Every ethnic minority community has come far today. The racists now play divide and conquer with us by praising Sikhs and demonising another minority even though in the past they didn’t differentiate between Sikhs, Muslims, Hindus and Afro Caribbean people.
Im studying in Oxford university & doing a job. I wish there is a bus or train traveling to punjab in few mins that take me to my home back town after work and come back in morning.
@J. M. Hopefully you're right and we can be free! I want a independent Khalistan to align ourselves with Eastern Europe and invite a freedom of movement policy for Europeans to come to Punjab and help run it! Chandigarh was built by a Frenchman and Polish-American architects. We can't build a new Punjab using Punjabis. We don't have the energy or expertise. We need Europeans to help run it! Maybe we can align ourselves with France and rid ourselves of the dirty Anglo-Saxons!
I have great respect for the Sikh people, they are the most hardworking, honest and friendly people, they are helpful and dependable, much love and respect from Toronto, Canada .
Not ALL of them. My father abused me, my mother, my sister and my brother for 20 years 1968 to 1988 and then brought vindictive cases against us claiming it was the other way around. His name is Ranbir Singh Wassi. The met police have spent 5 years so-called investigating and now say that despite corroborating evidence they "won't bring to court an old man with significant health difficulties". Always remember there are some Sikhs hiding behind their turbans because of the attitude people like you have - that anyone wearing a turban and purporting to be a Sikh is a fundamentally decent and good person. NOT TRUE!!
@@inderjitwassi1420 i guess he never learned from the gurus. I wouldn't even call him a sikh.
Definitely not all. Lots of problems like sex selection/abortion of female fetus in Sikh community in Canada. Lots of family violence and alcohol abuse.
@J. M. Nope I'm a Sikh by birth. I stated my experience of living with a sick (psychopath) Sikh father. I stand by the view that just the wearing of a turban does not make you a decent and respectworthy person. I see the Sikh k's as a uniform. Anyone who wears a uniform (like police) seem to expect respect and they mostly get it. That's because of people's undistinguishing respect to the uniform. Just as all police don't deserve respect neither do any others wearing uniforms. Respect is to be earned not demanded by dint of uniform or rank.
I would add my father never even respected MY long hair. He pulled it ferociously, poured a pan of milk over my top knot and lifted me bodily off the floor by my topknot. He was therefore worse than the gang of skinheads who knocked my turban off and had a game of football with it.
The Sikh community is a credit to Smethwick, the West Midlands, and indeed the world. As a white person I have attended the Vaisakhi celebrations in Handsworth Park many times in the last 20 plus years. They are wonderful people and they deserve total respect.
Thank you I am Sikh nice to be appreciated.
Beautiful video,it got me emotionally and I'm not indian.I grew up in birmingham,ladypool road,Moseley,Balsall Heath.I remember all those wonderful shops and take aways,they influenced me alot.enough to go India to see for myself.they have a very rich heritage,I still have interests in their religions,historical places,amazing people,amazing lives.thankyou.
A credit? Hahah have you seen the 3rd world town that it’s been turned into. 😂
It is no more viasakhi in Handsworth Park anymore recently
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This is such a poignant and beautiful documentary. It goes to show that our earlier generations went through so much pain and hardships, so that they can give us the lives they had always dreamt of.
I am from Lahore, my (late) father went to Britain around this time and spent lots of time working along with fellow Sikhs and always had good relations with the Punjabi community there. This doc made me tear up.
I am punjabi Muslim, British born bred, my ancestors from Pakistan punjab thanks to the British, my brothers be it Muslim, sikh Hindu are my brothers, we have are part of the same tribe clan, SIMPLE, peace and love to all humanity ❤️👍
Very rarely you see love from Muslim to Hindu, peace and long life to you my brother
Nice comment bro,
@@ranjitsardar9920 Fruitcake Modi has messed up India 🇮🇳
@@omarsharif123 and carrot cake Imran Khan still ain't sorted Pakistan out yet
@@ranjitsardar9920 nope he hasn't.
These stories remind me of the ones my late father used to tell. He came as a single man from the Pak. Punjab to Southall in the late 70's. Very touching stories, thank you for uploading.
The Sikh Community are an incredible group of people, hard working, prosperous, decent & (at least I've always found) open-minded, fair & welcoming to those outside their faith. They make a great contribution to our nation.
I love Sikhs, I wish I am one in my next life, despite the brabarity of the afgans, Mughals, british and congress, the Sikhs are still strong and proud, resilent. They have thought injustices where ever they are in the world, successful and hardworking in all fields , big hearted , warm and a proud people, they enjoy good food drink and celebrate any occasion in style, long live the Sikhs!
Thank you
That's so true. I hope they remain happy and proud of their Indian, Punjabi & Sikh heritage
@@vivekvictor1 Never proud of a country that treats you like separatists and anti-nationals for no good reason...
So you should be just fine supporting their cause for their own homeland? Lets see how far your love and respect extends. You can always convert to Sikhism in this life than wait to be born one in the next. Hollow words are just that.
Now your people the BJP of India Modi the fascist pig is oppressive the Sikhs, you may want to add that to the list you mentioned or does that not suit your divide and conquer agenda?
I grew up in Smethwick and went to Smethwick hall boys high school but now live in London this video brought some memory back.
Thank you very much for such a great documentary to its Director & Producer Billy Dosanjh and the BBC.
Hats off both of you...!
Im from Eastern Europe come to Uk 17yr ago . When i spoke with English people about religion many of them has different opinions about different religions but when i asked about Sikhs all of them told me Sikhs are nice Sikhs are ok . And also from mine personal experience living in Uk long time i can honestly say they are nice people 🤝☺️
As British Sikhs, we've come a long way
Yeah got rid of singh as last name because our last name should show our caste
me me again woah no beef..hindus arent allowed it either haha. But Hindus are very successful as are Sikhs but don't say u 'run tings' lmao. Sikhs are the wealthiest ethnic minority in Britain according to home ownership. No beef tho as I said, to an ignorant gora we're all brown immigrants
me me again why do you even watch a Sikh related video if your just going to be negative? Every damn video extremist hurtful trolls.Sikhs serve all! Dont discriminate we are the original peoples army. One Love
me me again my dogs shit has more value than you.
This boy is going to go on honeymoon with his hand
MUAHAHA ANOTHER TROLL DESTROYED! DEATH TO DIVISION, HUMANITY POWER!!!!! SEE YOU FOOL SAY HI TO YOUR WIFE, I MEAN HAND
My dad arrived in 1968 aged 15. It was all men at the time. One man from the village would buy a house and rest would stay with him paying rent. People who come over now, I don't think they could put up with those hardships.
That generation had so much more love than us .
Well people who come now tend to be more educated & most importantly speak English. Those factors are game changers. I am a recent 1st generation immigrant to Canada (like your father was years ago). But here's the thing. I was university educated from back home (india) & I spoke perfect Englsh. These two were my empowerment dudes which helped me secure a white collar job in a couple of months of arriving. Of course your dad's struggle was harder.
There were educated & people of rank, even in that period, however opportunities, were not the same, for example, we weren't entitled to mortgages at one point.
The way has been paved for us further, whether it's accepted or not.
(Even in Canada, there would be people, like my father).
Hun te ek duje naal pyar ni reya
That chap is an excellent singer, beautiful voice Shera. A shame sound went off during the wedding reception.
Ditto
Yup
wow memories this is so cool i never thought that I would ever something like this, wow brings back so much my dad was here in the 60s age 24 years old thanks
I love these people, so honourable, hardworking and peaceful. They are on a par with the Nepalese Gurkha community.
Being a Nepalese i agree with you 😊😊
Yeah both Nepalese and sikh sided with the British for the most part in history, betraying their own nation.
@@vccv9785 oh fuck off.. They resisted the British until India was colonised. Majority of Indian freedom fighters were also Sikhs. Read it up.
@@vccv9785 Who sided with Mahmud of Ghazni? Or Aurangzeb? Who wanted partition? Exactly stop being a Hypocrite
@@pewpewpew2325 Some sikhs were patriotic but study your history
My father came in the early 50's from Malaysia, where my Grandfather was a police officer and a Sikh Police officer nearly 7 feet tall ! Dad was 6 feet 8 inches tall and with his turban a very tall man. I am so grateful for my father and my mother for everything they done. I cannot understand why younger generation do not remember or think the hardships parents or grand parents went through , its very sad and makes me very upset.
How tall are you?
@@balukaur1402 10 feet maybe
Wow my grandfather also lived in Malaysia and worked as a police officer. He too came to the UK with my father.?.
@@jasvindergill6808 , My Grandfather name was Sarwan Singh , from Sawaddi Village, Ludhiana , We are from Toor Clan, My Mother is Gill Clan , small world ... :-)
@@jasvindergill6808 , My Grandfather was in Penang ... maybe they served together ?
Hard time for our elders... I’m 36 and successful owning 5 houses in west London all thanks to my grandparents..
You should donate four of them to the poor
@@maanzi95 😅😅😅
Five houses in west London. Wow!
thanks to the uk
@@simoncollins5501 yea cus the UK just handed it to him, he worked for them like everyone else
Things have changed a lot. I come from a middle-class family in Punjab, India. Growing up, my dad put a huge emphasis on education and set me up for success. Because of that, when I moved to Canada in 2018, I had smooth sailing. With the advent of the internet and modern media, the world is a smaller place; people get to know about other cultures.
The immigrants in the 20th century laid the foundation for people like me. As my community is well established and well understood in the western world, I haven't faced a single incident of racism. For that, I am grateful.
Indians are awesome people and wherever I go in the world they are successful people. Even in places like E Africa, Philippines, Thailand, etc...The Indians seem to be able to make a successful living anywhere! Much love and respect from Panamá 🇵🇦
You are right.
@J. M. There are more 100 times more Sikhs in India than anywhere in the world. Sikhism originated in India.
@J. M. LOL ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND AND HAVE YOU EVEN VISITED PUNJAB LOL
@@NikhilSharma-xq9wv He is an Khalistan Funded by isi. Only they know is genocide Which Modi has given us justice half of it by putting jagdish tittler in jail. Dont listen to him brother
@@Vangaurd_tiger Right bro even i am from Punjab, There people live happily idk why some people wana create caos over there
“The smell of the cooking makes you sick”now it’s the nations favourite 🤣
The irony
Silly cow 🐄 😆
Maybe she didn't know about the colonisation of India by her countrymen, and how they laid waste to India.
Some things are acquired tastes!
Very touching. Happy and sad shades of life. Well chronicle of Sikh life, human life. Congratulations.
live in Smethwick back of high street 18 years ago, lovely and friendly people, colourful weddings, they will invite you, genuine people ❤️❤️❤️
I’m white and my dad was from Smethwick. We spent many a day in the Blue Gates or The Talbot. I lived in Smethwick myself for a few years and the Sikhs are a very welcoming community. I’m travelling India now and the people are just as welcoming.
So many things our parents had to tolerate !!! We must respect that ...
Now you doing the same with others
Hanji Veer.. We would.. ⭐
Tribal sikhs and their closed society 🙄 fuck all
@@arshdeepsinghchahal3296 that’s 💯 right
Indians saved England in World Wars and English pay back by refusing the service of barber and calling them dirty.
We made up the work force after the war
That was 60 years ago
Yes am 44 and from pakistan punjab am bought up in Oxford are poor parents went threw alot just to give there children good life mashala may Allah bless us all
Brings back old memories growing up in Twickenham, London in the early 60s.
Martin Chanel that's good... we don't like them either..
Can't stand the smell of Indian cooking? 8:16 . Now if you visit an Indian restaurant you'll see almost all the customers are English enjoying all sorts of curry dishes !!
I respect my forefathers for holding on the traditions and culture for us. Till 21st century they did not know about tumeric and now you will see tumeric capsules is every store. They were so ignorant. Our culture was ahead of it's time.
@@SuperSONALSHARMA I thank you and your predecessors for what you have brought to this Country. They were so ignorant back then, but afraid of the unknown. But as they say, ignorance is bliss.
Food of the Gods my friend.
Yeah but somehow these restaurants make £7k go £9k a week lol
Kabisa @Bwana Kuba, Mr Big Man :-)
Sikhs are hard workers and made a great contribution to the commonwealth countries especially Kenya and East Africa etc.
thank u for showing this...
As a British Bengali Muslim I have a huge respect for the Sikh community. Friends, colleagues, clients I have always had fantastic relationships throughout my life. Specifically having worked in Smethwick and the West Midlands with many Sikh customers it was an absolute pleasure. My parents came over in the 50’s too and I can understand the struggles of this generation.
brick lane ?
No my parents came to South West London. That is where I grew up. Very lovely area now.
@@ih2022 Bhalo katha bhai. sylhet naki ?
@@abhijitguha494 bhalo aami, apne balo acho? Sylheti ha! Haha not great at speaking but wow well done to you
Khanor baa tumi??
Nice bit of history of the fellow punjabis
I’m form azad Kashmir
Never came across a bad Sikh, they are raised very well by their parents.
Well I would say there are bad and f
good people In every community so in sikh community. So plz not all sikhs are good and not all sikhs are bad
U have touched such forgotten hardwork done by Sikhs and their contributions. And yes this is just another example. Thanks for sharing
very good.. keep it up 👌👌👌
singh is king . god bless the sihks
I’m 67 now when I was 21 I worked at the Birmid Dartmouth rd Smethwick for 11 years. I’ve worked for many big companies in the life, but I have fond memories of my time in Smethwick and the local community. I was invited to weddings, just had a baby celebrations, great hard working people. I returned a few years back, and was saddened to see that most of my haunts had gone. Wagon and horses closed, old house at home gone Halfords lane, all the foundries gone. Sad.
It's scary how quick things change. Even in 10 years a place changes so much as people and businesses come and go
the Sikh people are our brothers and sisters.
i work on the railways and they are a WELCOME community in our country.
Thanks for sharing =)
All children should watch this to realise how lucky they are and how hard the parents worked to get where they are today should never forget and always remember hard work honestly makes a man God bless all these people who came here and make a living for themselves example for everyone’s hard work never killed anybody love to all God bless you👏🤗💓❣️❤️💕💕💗🌹🙏💞🌹🌹🌹🌹💖💖💖💖💖💖
Am so inspired from this story.
Wonderfully presented and filmed. This is how I remembered it growing up has a child 🤔
Great documentary sir!
Beautiful Documentary I enjoyed it.
A lovely documentary to watch.🙏🙏
The BBC always gets Us to make documentaries about our own, showing how oppressive and backwards our people were and how 'modern' they have become with western ideals. Take a min and think about that. Our elders had qualities that are now lost. Their hard work, dedication and commitment to family made us what we are today. Their 'arrange' marriages have a higher success rate than todays love marriages that last on average 3 months. To day we have no value for their hard work and can only comment on their short coming from our comfortable lives. No where more is this shown than in our weddings. We blow 30 - 40 years of their savings in a few days on our 'love' marriages only to get separated down the line. Hor Goreah Bunno.
Very well said. The elders were divine. They had the sanskars.
@John Buffalo I am 98 after looting for 200 years ..
@John Buffalo I am 98 but not punctuation.
@@harmanbirsinghrai7130 this is conspiracy theories ..
ਸਾਧ ਸੰਗਤ ਜੀ, ਸਾਡਾ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਮਸਲਾ ਇਹ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਯੂਕੇ ਅਤੇ ਕਨੇਡਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਿਣ ਵਾਲੀਆਂ ਸਾਡੀਆਂ ਸੋਹਣੀਆਂ ਜੱਟ ਕੁੜੀਆਂ ਬਦਬੂਦਾਰ ਖਾੜਕੂ ਅਤੇ ਪੇਂਡੂ ਸਿੰਘਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮਿਲਣਾ ਪਸੰਦ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦੀਆਂ। ਉਹ ਕਲੀਨ ਸ਼ੇਵਡ ਹੈਂਡਸਮ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ ਗਬਰੂ ਨੂੰ ਤਰਜੀਹ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਭਾਵੇਂ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦਾ ਲੰਡ ਕੱਟਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ ਪਰ ਸਾਰੇ ਸਿੰਘਾਂ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਵਧੀਆ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ 3trg rt
Stories are what define us: our forefathers who paved the way in the New World-whether that’s was Africa, Old England or the Americas-their tenacity, forbearance to adversity, steadfast focus to ensure the subsequent generations flourished in their adopted lands, we ought to cherish & celebrate.
These old traditions in their present form complete an arc of its narrative in its old form to its new, over each generation-everything evolves to adapt, otherwise you become stagnant & irrelevant.
Crazy how young Manjeets Mrs looks she was married when I was 4 and I'm 44 she could easily pass for late 40's great genes 👍🏽
Wonderful documentary!
Brought back my old memories, in 2001 when I first visited UK, stayed in Old Bury, Smethwick, worked with builders & also worked in W H Smith, hardly used to take bus, most of the time I walk for miles , to save money.
That was great to watch
I Am a sikh from punjab, india
Nice video
it is definitely an eye opening documentary. Early migration also has a dark side to it and this managed to show the struggle the migrants had.
On the other side, I liked the life story of Balvir Singh, what a happy soul he is. I ended up listening to his old music.
I really liked the way the whole documentary is composed.
Keep it up mate.
People living in India spl Punjab still have the same craze to Go to Uk, canada or any other developed countries as it was earlier before. The main reason is unemployment.
A documentary well said cataloguing the migrant journey well into 2 or 3 generations.. Something that seems common nowadays due to the ease of travel but definitely an eye opener about the struggles our ancestors
Very interesting to me.. I feel I have missed a lot not knowing any personally..
My grandad and his Sikh business partner was owned a car body repair garage in goldersgreen in the urly 70s they made a fortune together fairplay them both
Proud to be a sikh.
10:39 Did he just describe Malcolm X as a Black Panther member? He was dead a year before they even started! good old BBC
🤦🏿♀️. Sigh. Disappointing since it only takes a few minutes to do a fact check...
It was very interesting to see footage of Malcolm X walking on their streets. I wonder what he took from that trip.
Indian culture will never die out, generations to come will hold on to their culture as they will rediscover who they really are, they will realise that they will not be able toadopt to english , western culture as they are not English, many 2nd ,3rd generation are very much in touch with their roots and culture
@@callumtanner992 Job Opportunities and better life!
@@callumtanner992 Ask your forefathers!
@@callumtanner992 did you ask they same thing to your ancestors as to why they looted wealth
Of india ..?
Callum Tanner nope, we come here, make a lot of money, become hugely successful....and have YOU working for us 😆
@@callumtanner992 why do people like you hate others so much ?
Your parents must not be good parents
hardship was for the senior generation who came to this country and helped build the economy but in this day and age people come in from all over the world to use and abuse the sytem
This was intersting to watch 👍🏻
I am a sikh and I was born in Coventry england
I have respectful of the Sikhs people ❤️🙏
This made me very proud! My grandfather Piara Singh came to Smethwick in the late 50s and my dad and his siblings grew up there❤️ So did I but left when I was 3 years old. Mad that Malcolm X visited Smethwick 😱 didn’t know that.
this is a good video... sometimes we forget the sacrifices our parents have made to give us the opportunities we have today. the least we can do is not forget the traditions and our culture, so we can teach our kids
I was born and live in smethwick 😃
I try and learn from each culture and religion and takes what I think is good and reject the bad .........
Mashallah good documentary 👌🏾👏🏽
As a Sikh,we have to follow Sikh Reyat Maryada.Mostly Sikhs shown in this video expect some are the ones who have lost their way.Even today,so many Sikhs in foreign countries have cut their hairs,shaved their beards(Same in Pun jab too)which is a very worst and alarming situation for Sikhism. Today , all Sikh organizations need to work together to solve this problem.Otherwsie in future there will be a huge decline in Sikh(Khalsa)'s population.Today's generation must be taught the importance of Sikh rehat maryada,nitnem and also rich history of our religion.
I am from Jammu.
Forget it leaving few religious people and Nihangs the younger generation has no interest in religion. They are aware of sikh history, they do read gurbani too but keep keeping Rehat makes them no sense, it doesn't seem practical to em. The younger generation ones wearing turbans wear it mainly from cultural perspective and the look of it very few are the ones who actually have faith to take their 5ks in daily struggle to most it's just another burden.
@@dextertech556 May be you are right.
But I think being a amritdhari Sikh in today's era isn't a burden or struggle.
It's gives us a unique identity. It's the duty of each and every Sikh to follow Sikh Rehat Maryada.I am also a amritdhari Sikh and I don't feel any burden.
The problem is with the parents of today's generation.Today's parents especially Sikh Parents don't teach their children Sikh values in their childhood just like Muslims do.The reason(s) for that I think is one of the following:-
1.They just want their children to earn more and more money and speak English and go to foreign country.
They themselves don't want their children to get Gurmat Education.
2.They are afraid that if there will be a bad situation or we can say a panthic struggle like in1980's ,their sons will get killed by security forces in fake encounters because of their unique identity or their sons will pick up weapons agianst the tyrants.That's why they want to keep their children away from Sikhism.
3.If parents themselves do things like drinking,trimming,etc which is agianst Sikh values then it is clear that they are not providing a good religious environment to their children.So some children become victim and some become survivor.
And apart from this,another reason is Punjabi Music industry.They mostly show alcoholism, vulgarity in their songs and most of them have trimmed beard or cut hair.They always try to show prohibited things in Sikhi in a good way.
@Abu Jörg Thanks bro for understanding.
I am from Pakistan and I just love how friendly Sikhs are for Pakistan unlike others like Hindus who just hate us the most within. I think our friendship with Sikhs is an amazing thing and Pakistan can use their help and expertise from abroad to prosper.
What’s most amazing is the venom you are spewing.
Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists and Hindus are one. We are all Hindus.
We are farmers and we don't like BJP but nobody can tear us apart.
Give us our Lahore back.
@@tarun1982 bro I wouldn't mind being with India and Pakistan together
@@rockyhustler9416 we all know what poison your heart hides behind your words. Sikh gurus were Hindus who fought barbaric Mughals and laid down their lives and their immediate families. How gruesome were the atrocities is all covered in the various museums and library in the gurudwaaras.
@@brocklesnar2918 I doubt sikh Gurus were Hindus
Love to see,the history
Dad came in 62’. Told the same story. Come home from work. Would eat, then settle to bed that was still warm from the guy who had just left for his shift. And so it went on. Funny thing is - he says the english were good back then. The racism was expected and accepted. People just got on with work without a fuss. They had bigger issues to deal with. 3rd/4th generation asians haven’t a clue what the the first and second went through.
I'm gay and never thought in my life I would ever be allowed to marry my same sex partner The younger generation hasn't got a clue of what the older generations went through so they could be the dumb asses they are today! Back before stone wall you kept your mouth shut and your head down, you didn't through in in other peoples face and you didn't out people it could have been a death sentence for them.
@@TheLongjohntim I’m sorry to hear your struggles. And you are right this generation haven’t a clue of the blood sweat toil and tears that gave them the relatively peaceful freedom they have today.
Grew up on stoney lane, on living in liverpool. Good old days
I was born and raised in soho rd Handsworth as a Muslim pathan I grew up with sikh and Jamaican people at primary school and secondary school and college
32:33 any idea which group/sangeet party this is ?
Saathi group as kang was an original member
@@JoginderSingh-uf5od thanks, You know which song that is performed by them ?
good work
I remember my dad telling me thee same experience he had when he came to England back in 1962. From working in steel foundries to cotton Mills. Asians had great difficulty 60s 70s when Skinheads NF were around. Fought them off. Every young generation should watch and appreciate what our elderly had to go throw. The part I felt sad in this documentary was when thee elderly said our next generations will forget and leave our culture😥
I still remember racists like this and I grew up in the 90s. My parents came over in the 50’s, then my older brothers in the 70’s/80’s had to deal with madness
Just wow
The work very hard
17:24 iconic picture ... I had similar picture holding fake toy home phone
Big up Manjit Uppal!
Two factors are the game changers for an immigrant from a non English speaking country to the UK/US/Canada/Australia/New Zealand. University education & a reasonable knowledge of English. An immigrant who has these two in the bag wouldn't have to struggle much. Unfortunately the punjabi emigrants from India did not possess these in the 60s/70s.
Great doc!Lovely people!xxx
You are just now I found it
niceee stuff
Can someone pls tell what song starts at 12:50???
enkay.120 Ranjha Qawwali by The Bhujhangy Group
darude- sandstorm
Cultures. Will survive.. despite setbacks
This came up on my suggestions I don’t know why lol but I’m glad I watched this documentary and learnt a lot about the Sikh community of Birmingham. Sikhs went through hardship just like the Bengalis of the East End but in terms of racism endured I would say Bengalis suffered more at the hands of English working class, in Birmingham the Sikhs dominated the areas and the whites moved out, in the east end we lived amongst and they gave us grief from 70s till early 90s but then the 2nd generation British born stood up to the English racists and that’s when they began gradually moving out of the east end because they feared the uprising of the Bengalis just like how they feared the Afro Caribbean uprising in Notting Hill in 1958 against the racists and the Teddy boys. Every ethnic minority community has come far today. The racists now play divide and conquer with us by praising Sikhs and demonising another minority even though in the past they didn’t differentiate between Sikhs, Muslims, Hindus and Afro Caribbean people.
Waheguru ji Waheguru ji🙏🙏❤❤
Im studying in Oxford university & doing a job. I wish there is a bus or train traveling to punjab in few mins that take me to my home back town after work and come back in morning.
@J. M. Punjab is a failure. There is no point in trying to fix it now. It has gone beyond the point of no return.
@J. M. Hopefully you're right and we can be free! I want a independent Khalistan to align ourselves with Eastern Europe and invite a freedom of movement policy for Europeans to come to Punjab and help run it!
Chandigarh was built by a Frenchman and Polish-American architects. We can't build a new Punjab using Punjabis. We don't have the energy or expertise. We need Europeans to help run it!
Maybe we can align ourselves with France and rid ourselves of the dirty Anglo-Saxons!
Where is Margaret Mandela Kaur ?
Factory area name
All our fathers we're tricked by the gorra to come hear for a better life. Reality is we had a better life in our homeland. India.
Hi billy my name is Nicholas I to was born in Smethwick. Be nice to get to meet and talk about Smethwick because what happened to us happened to you
Yes it's absolute paramount our punjabi culture...at any stone age.
I salute to those early settlers. I am on a same boat, just on another land.
Where are you from sir
@@r.k3261 from India
WAHEGURU JIO JI