Kaurs of Yesteryear

Sikhs in an East London bomb shelter during the WW2 London Blitz. Source: Old-Pics of Sikh Sikhism & Punjab Facebook Page

A Sikh woman working on a gun during WWII. 1940s. Source: Sikhs Past & Present.

The history of this photo is unclear. Version one: Sikh women of the Royal Air Force during WWII. Source: History Needs You by Matthew Ward. Version Two: Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck inspecting members of the Indian Women’s Auxiliary Corps in 1947. Source: National Army Museum.

Year: 1945. Source: Old-Pics of Sikh Sikhism & Punjab Facebook Page

Year: 1945. Source: Old-Pics of Sikh Sikhism & Punjab Facebook Page

Sikhs migrate to India after the 1947 Partition of Punjab. Photo by Margaret Bourke-White. This image comes from the historical archives of LIFE Magazine. Source: Art.com

A Sikh carries his wife as they migrate during the 1947 Partition of Punjab. Photo by Margaret Bourke White. This image comes from the historical archives of LIFE Magazine. Source: Art.com

Sikh women at gurdwara. Taken sometime during the 1950s. Source: She Is From India Tumblr

Year: 1955. Kaurs lobbying for a Punjabi speaking state during the Punjabi Subha Morcha. Source: Sikh Central Museum.

“A well arranged kitchen in a Panjab village home, mid 1950s.” Digitized by the Panjab Digital Library.

Year 1957. Ratan Kaur with her children in Punjab. Source: Private collection.

Year: 1975. Puran Kaur (about age 7) daughter of Rattan Kaur (above) posing with an orange. Punjab. Source: Private Collection