by NHSF | Jan 24, 1973 | Board 1, Exhibition, Migration of Hindus
1973 THE BEATLES: ISKCON George Harrison of the Beatles purchases Piggott’s Manor in Aldenham in February 1973, and donates it to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)’s London chapter. Thus, the Bhaktivedanta Manor is established....
by NHSF | Jan 26, 1972 | Board 1, Exhibition, Migration of Hindus
1972 THE UGANDAN EXILE In August 1972, Idi Amin, President of Uganda, orders the expulsion of his country’s South Asian minority, giving them 90 days to leave the country. Widely considered a despot, Idi Amin displaces 80,000 individuals of Indian descent from...
by NHSF | Jan 24, 1968 | Board 1, Exhibition, Migration of Hindus
1968 RACE RELATIONS ACT Mahesh Upadhyaya is the first person in the UK to bring a racial discrimination case to court through the recently introduced 1968 Race Relations Act. Read more here:...
by NHSF | Jan 24, 1960 | Board 1, Exhibition, Migration of Hindus
1960 FIRST MANDIR The first mandir established in the North of England, in Leeds, faces disruption and potential physical attack as it is about to open in the early 1960’s. This is characteristic of the hostile environment faced by many immigrants at the...
by NHSF | Jan 24, 1948 | Board 1, Exhibition, Migration of Hindus
1948 NATIONALITY ACT The 1948 British Nationality Act is passed, granting British citizenship and the right to settle in the UK to citizens from modern-day India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. This opens the gates to the first significant wave of migration of...
