Highway in Southall named after British normal who suppressed 1857 rebellion is now Guru Nanak Highway
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November 25, 2020 10:46:36 pm
The Ealing London Borough Council has showed that the Havelock Highway within the Punjabi dominant house can be renamed after Guru Nanak. (Supply: Document Photograph)
Written by means of Kamal Preet Kaur
A west London council Wednesday formally declared that it has licensed the proposal looking for to switch the title of a street in Southall as Guru Nanak Highway in honour of the founding father of the Sikh religion, days earlier than the group celebrates 551th delivery anniversary.
The Ealing London Borough Council has showed that the Havelock Highway within the Punjabi dominant house can be renamed after Guru Nanak. Amongst others, Sri Guru Singh Sabha, the most important gurdwara outdoor India, stands in this street, which was once firstly named after Primary Normal Sir Henry Havelock, a British officer recognized to have performed a the most important function within the Afghan and Sikh wars in addition to in suppressing the Indian rebellion of 1857 in Kanpur, known as the primary warfare of Indian independence.
“On Guru Nanak’s 550th delivery anniversary, I advised my husband that we have got been councillors from Southall for this kind of very long time, we want to do one thing to constitute our group and provides a befitting tribute to the Guru and the theory was once taken additional,” says councillor Gurmeet Mann, who along with her councillor husband Rajinder Mann, performed an important function in making the title exchange conceivable.
Chatting with the Indian information Rajinder Mann stated, “We raised the problem with different councillors and the chief of the Council Julian Bell, who have been very supportive of the purpose. A marketing campaign was once introduced all through public session to rally folks at the back of the purpose and accumulate essential strengthen. The 3-week session ended on November 21 and we’re very happy with the result.”
Particular commemorative gates also are deliberate to be erected on both finish of the Guru Nanak Highway, he stated, including that side road indicators will exchange post-Covid, most likely in January.
“I’m happy to mention that the proposal to switch Havelock Highway’s title to Guru Nanak Highway has in the end materialized. It was once an enormous honor as a cupboard member to be a part of the decision-making procedure which was once taken in response to the road naming protocol. My father, Bachittar Singh Dhindsa, performed a vital function in buying the web site for the gurdwara and he would were extraordinarily happy with the title exchange,” stated Ealing Council cupboard member and previous mayor Kamaljit Singh Dhindsa.
Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Southall president Gurmail Singh Malhi, who has been essential in securing public participation within the session procedure and lobbying for the title exchange regardless of some opposition, expressed pride on the resolution. “Guru Nanak Sahib’s message is common and all of the humanity can take pleasure in it. This is a small step in getting the British Sikhs their dues,” he stated.
“Guru Nanak suggested his fans to protect human rights, serve humanity via arduous paintings and selfless carrier. The Sikhs no longer most effective lived by means of those values as a part of the British Military all through the 2 International Wars but additionally since settling on this nation from 1950s onwards. The carrier of the Sikh group all through the COVID19 pandemic is unheard of and exemplary. It’s befitting that the most important Sikh Gurdwara in Europe will now be on Guru Nanak Highway, Southall,” stated Dr Onkar Sahota, member of the Higher London Meeting from Ealing and Hillingdon.
