British Sikh Student Federation Shaheedi Samagam or Religious Sikh Gathering in the United Kingdom in memory of Sikh leader Shaheed Sant Jarnail Singh Ji Khalsa Bhindranwale at the Dashmesh Darbar Gurdwara in Ilfrod East London from 18–20 June 2010.Shaheed Sant Jarnail Singh Ji Khalsa Bhindranwale who was martyred defending the Golden Temple Harmandir Sahib in 1984 was declared as the 'Greatest Sikh of the 20th Century' by Sikhism's highest authority Sri Akal Takht Sahib. [3] Sikh Youth Football Tournament 2010 was held in conjunction with Dal Khalsa UK was one of the biggest Sikh Youth gathering in the UK with over 1000 in attendance
Religion in India and arson, were crude affairs. Explosives and firearms, which are rarely found in India, were far less likely to be used. Major post-independence communal conflicts include the 1984 Anti-Sikh riots, which followed Operation Blue Star by the Indian Army; heavy artillery, tanks, and helicopters were employed against the Sikh partisans inside the Harmandir Sahib, causing heavy damage to Sikhism's holiest Gurdwara. According to the Indian government estimates, the assault caused the deaths of up to 100 soldiers, 250 militants, and hundreds of civilians. This triggered Indira Gandhi's assassination by her outraged Sikh bodyguards on 31 October 1984, which set off