Mandla v Dowell-Lee UKHL 7 is a United Kingdom law case on racial discrimination. It held that Sikhs are to be considered an ethnic group for the purposes of the Race Relations Act 1976.
A sikh wearing patka (right)
Sikhs are followers of Sikhism, a religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the teachings of Guru Nanak. The term Sikh has its origin
Mandla v Dowell-Lee
…Mandla v Dowell-Lee [1982] UKHL 7 is a United Kingdom law case on racial discrimination. It held that Sikhs are to be considered an ethnic group for the purposes of the Race Relations Act 1976. A Sikh boy was refused entry to Park Grove School, Birmingham by…
Painting of Maharaja Ranjit Singh at the Golden Temple, by August Schoefft, c. 1840s–1855
Gurdwara Janam Asthan, the birthplace of Guru Nanak
The Sikh Empire at its greatest extent
The Samadhi of Emperor Ranjit Singh in Lahore, Pakistan