Three hundred of the most remarkable British Sikhs are shortlisted as finalists at The 2nd British Sikh Awards 2023 after hundreds of nominations received from across the country.
The awards aim to recognise a wide range of achievements from inspiring individuals. This includes those who positively impact business, charity, sport, arts, culture, religious advocacy, education and medicine among others.
The awards showcase the strength of the British Sikh community, their impact on our culture and achievements over the last year. Categories include Outstanding Achievement of the Year, Young Achiever of the Year and Community Initiative of the Year.
The event will be held on Wednesday 31st May at the Holiday Inn Birmingham Airport, where some of the most accomplished and influential Sikhs will gather for a memorable night to celebrate their success.
A spokesperson for The British Sikh Awards 2023 said: “The British Sikh community is one to really be celebrated and talked about. They’re a community of amazing achievements, skilled entrepreneurs, business acumen, social mobility and inspiring role models who have consistently gone from strength to strength. Best of luck to all finalists, we look forward to an exciting night.”
With 13 years of experience, Oceanic Consulting host annual award ceremonies in major English, Scottish and Irish cities. Campaigns include the Curry Awards, Asian Business, Asian Food, British Muslim, British Indian, British Sikh and Britain’s Asian Wedding Awards.
The finalists for the British Sikh Awards 2023 are:
1. Sikh in the Community
The Bhandwagon Podcast, Ranjit Bhandal (Birmingham)
Kennington FC, Rajan Sahni (Kent)
Hebburn Town FC, Amar & Arjun Purewal (Sunderland)
Tots United, Yousif Ahmed & Ajay Singh(Glasgow)
Guru Nanak’s Mission and Vegetarian Rasoi, Meena Hanspal (Nottingham)
Guru Nanak Smethwick Gurdwara, Jatinder Singh (Smethwick)
Supreme Motherhood, Bhagwant Kaur (Leicester)
Singh Vig and Musicians In Exile, Param Singh Vig (Glasgow)
Bimmy (Virinder) Kaur Rai (London)
Punjab Covent Garden, Amrit Mann(Covent Garden)
2. Media, Arts & Cultural Awareness
Without Shape Without Form (Journey of the Mind), Deep Kaur Kailey (Slough)
Bee Asha Singh (Edinburgh)
Channel 4 News, Darshna Soni
Sky News, Amrit Singh Mann (London)
Dawinder Bansal’s Jambo Cinema, Dawinder Bansal (Wolverhampton)
Poet, Himali Singh Soin (London)
Comedian, Paul Chowdhry (London)
BBC Radio London, Sunny and Shay (London)
Quit The Job You Hate, Sukhi Jutla (London)
3. Young Achiever of the Year
Irwin Mitchell, Lovejoyt Singh (Sutton Coldfield)
Birmingham City University SU president, Jaspreet Singh (Birmingham)
Boot Buddy, Arminder Singh Dhillon (Battersea)
BBC Pop Radio, Sundeep Verdi (London)
Kaur,Parvinder Shergill (London)
East Street Dental Practice Jasvin Singh (London)
Langford FC, Charan Singh Basra (Wolverhampton)
National Sikh Youth Federation, Shamsher Singh (Southall)
Port Vale, Mal Benning (Birmingham)
4. Charity of the Year
The Sundar Singh Foundation (London)
Pingalwara Trust (Hounslow)
The Jet Singh Trust (Wolverhampton)
Bac-In (Nottingham)
Sikh Womens Aid (Wolverhampton)
Sanjhi Sewa Charity (Walsall)
Nanak Naam
Sikh Your Mind (Oldbury)
Everyone Prosper SDB (Wolverhampton)
The Sikh Development Academy, Jaspreet Kaur (London)
5. Woman of the Year Award
Sarah Johal (Leeds)
Sharon Kaur Jandu (Leeds)
Satinder Kaur Taunque (Birmingham)
Kuldip Kaur Bharj (Leeds)
Veronica Kumeta (Birmingham)
Shani Dhanda (Oldbury)
Anita Kaur Notta (Wolverhampton)
Rupinder Kaur (London)
The Singh Twins – Amrit KDK Singh and Rabindra KDK Singh (Liverpool)
Kalwant Bhopal (Birmingham)
6. Achievements in Finance
BDO,Satvir Bungar (Birmingham)
PWC, Charn Gill (Birmingham)
Bank of England, Swati Dhingra (London)
AEGIS London, Amerjit Grewal (London)
EY, Belinda Dhillon
WTW, Prabhmeet Singh (London)
Amazon (Marketplace), Harjeevan Singh Mann (London)
Stoke Park Limited, PJ Singh (Stoke Poges)
Aventus Partners, Aman Singh (Harrow)
Gleneagles Capital LLP, Darpan Singh (London)
7. Achievements In Law
Find Me A Solicitor, Dee Kundi (Birmingham)
HSBC, Harkamal Singh Atwal (London)
King’s Bench Division, Bobbie Cheema-Grubb (London)
Mills & Reeve, Jagvinder Singh Kang (Birmingham)
Keystone Law, Manan Singh (London)
Davis Blank Furniss, Sonio Singh (Manchester)
South Asian Heritage Month, Jasvir Singh (London)
Streathers, Satbir Singh Choudry (London)
8. The Civil Service Award
HM Inspectorate of Prisons, Hindpal Singh Bhui (London)
Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, Jinjer Kandola (London)
RAF, Balbir Singh Flora (Leicester)
Leicester City Council, Piara Singh Clair (Leicester)
Cabinet Office, Japinder Dhesi (London)
West Midlands Police, Suneeta Kaur Seera (Birmingham)
West Midlands Police, Bal Atwal (Birmingham)
Bexley, Bromley & Greenwich LPC, Raj Matharu (Bromley)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Gurdeep Singh (London)
9. Achievements in Business
Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Gurdial Singh Sanghera (Oxford)
Redsky Homes Group, Tejinder Singh Sekhon (Ealing)
Astex Pharmaceuticals, Harren Jhoti (Cambridge)
BJS Home Delivery, Harinder Singh (Wednesbury)
Real Estate Investors PLC, Paul Bassi (Birmingham)
The Virdee Foundation, Peter Virdee (London)
AJB Group Limited, Amarjit Binji (Leicester)
Mcdonald’s Franchisee, Atul Pathak (London)
Duncan Lewis Solicitors, Shany Gupta (London)
Integrity, Tony Matharu (London)
10. Business Leader of the Year
Edinburgh Cashmere, DC Singh (Edinburgh)
Silk Property Group, Rishi Singh (London)
Dark Matter Laboratories, Inderpaul Singh Johar (London)
Bond Wolfe Agency, Gurpreet Bassi (West Bromwich)
Banwait Group Holdings, Pam Banwait (London)
UKstartupfunding.com, Balbir Judge
The Alternative Board® (TAB), Isháun Singh Sahni (London)
EPAM Systems, Kasar Singh (Stoke-on-Trent)
MindHug, Chitraj (Raj) Singh (London)
MarketOrders, Sukhi Jutla (Brentford
11. Entrepreneur of the Year
Oh So Yum, Harpeet & Gurvinder Kaur (Huddersfield)
Global Fan Network, Randhir Singh Heer (Walsall)
ByErim, Erim Kaur (London)
GL hair, Kim Hunjan (London)
Pavan Beauty, Pavan Dhanjal (London)
Mountbatten Homes
MarketOrders, Sukhi Juttla (Brentford)
Quantum Machine Learning, Amardeep Singh (London)
Kaurs Legal UK, Tinessa Kaur (London)
Lawtech 365, Amrit Johal
12. Sikh Spirit of Britain
Premier League, Bhupinder Singh Gill (London)
The Sikh Food Bank, Charandeep Singh (Glasgow)
British Army, Pardeep Kaur (London)
Burberry, Sahib Singh (London)
Super Model, Karanjee Singh Gaba (London)
Dementia UK, Manny Singh Kang (Wolverhampton)
National Express, Ranjit Singh (West Bromwich)
Sky News, Amrit Singh Mann (London)
Queens Baton Relay, Harleen Kaur
Sikh Troops War Memorial Leicestershire, Gurinder Singh Mann (Leicester)
13. Services to Education
Walsall College, Jatinder Kumar Sharma (Walsall)
London College of Accountancy, Ravinder Gill (London)
Birmingham City University, Atiya Kamal (Birmingham)
Falcons Primary School, Jasbir Mann (Leicester)
University of Oxford, Yadvinder Singh Malhi (Oxford)
Guru Nanak Sikh Academy, Jaskamal Singh Sidhu (Hayes)
University of Birmingham, Tarsem Singh Cooner (Birmingham)
SOAS University of London, Gurharpal Singh (London)
Oxford Brookes Business School, Pritam Singh (Oxford)
14. Community Initiative of the Year
Nishkam Healthcare Trust , Manveer (Birmingham)
The Khalsa Cadets Wolverhampton RAF, Anita Kaur Notta (Wolverhampton)
Sikhs4WM
Centre for Sikh and Panjabi Studies, Opinderjit Kaur Takhar (Wolverhampton)
Fitness Kaur, Gurpreet Kaur (Hounslow)
Lions of Punjab (West Bromwich)
British Organisation for People Of Asian Origin, Davinder Prasad (Coventry)
Walsall Asian Sports Association, Talvinder Singh (Walsall)
Willenhall Sikh Festival, Amarveer Singh (Willenhall)
Punjab United Sports and Community Club (Kent)
15. Business of the Year
Simply Shred and Recycle Ltd, Jaspal Singh Mann (Walsall)
Caring Care, Manjinder & Paramjit Bains (Walsall)
Vicarage Nurseries (Worcestershire)
SND Electrical, Dev (Birmingham)
Sira Cash & Carry (Hayes)
Perfect Glazing (Glasgow)
East End Foods (West Bromwich)
The Pink Garage, Randeep Reehal (Uxbridge)
DS Group, Jit Dhillon (London)
Branding London, Sukhy Cheema (London)
16. Small Business of the Year
Hyluxclothing, Sukhvir Singh Sohal (Glasgow)
Singh’sbury, Mandeep Singh Chatha (Wolverhampton)
Panjabi Rasoi, Mandeep Kaur Sungu (Birmingham)
Khalsa Toy Store, Sukh Singh and P. Gill (Coventry)
London Finance Solutions, Amar Dhanota (London)
Sikh Wills Ltd, Raj Singh Rainu (Royal Leamington Spa)
Atwal Wealth, Harpreet Atwal (Solihull)
Pure catering, Avneet Singh Anand (Southall)
Bonnie Mortgages, Sharon Kaur (Leicester)
Fraser Stretton, Narinder Nijjar (Leicester)
17. Science & Tech Award of the Year
University of Nottingham, Harminder Singh Dua (Nottingham)
Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme, Simon Lehna Singh (London)
University of Oxford, Yadvinder Malhi (Oxford)
Sikh Recovery Network
UCL, Monica Lakhanpaul (London)
GSK, Palwinder Mander (Stevenage)
Imperial College London, Tejinder Virdee (London)
University of Birmingham, Yeshpal Singh (Birmingham)
Warwick Medical School, Swaran Singh (Warwick)
18. One to Watch
Singh & Co Solicitors, Gurjeet Singh (Glasgow)
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Manvir Kaur Hayer (Birmingham)
Bicester Village, Sandeep Kular (London)
Cinven, Jagir Chahal (London)
BT/EE, Gurmeet Bancil (London)
Logan Pharmaceuticals, Pretty Kaur Dosanjh (London)
London Borough of Waltham Forest, Karran Singh (London)
EY, Sharon Malhi (London)
Interchain, Sam Sandhu (London)
Deloitte UK, Amrit Samra (London)
19. Social Inclusion Group Of The Year
Sikh Research, Jasvir Singh (London)
The Punjabi Rams, Pav Samra (Derby)
Sikh Alliance Yorkshire, Rashpal (Leeds)
Met Police Sikh Association (London)
British Sikh Nurses, Rohit Sagoo (London)
Aston Sikh Society, Amanpreet (Birmingham)
Basics of Sikhi, Bhai Amandeep Singh (London)
Khusdhi Day Centre, Rajinder Kaur Sahota (Telford)
Women Empowered Network, Reena Ranger (Middlesex)
20. Rising Star in Sport
Leciester FC, Karum Singh Malhi (Coventry)
Powerlifter, Karenjeet Kaur Bains (Warrick)
London Bees, Roop Kaur Bath (Edgware)
Kilmarnock FC, Kabir Swaran Singh Chahal (Kilmarnock)
Birmingham City, Brandon Khela (Birmingham)
Crystal Palace, Simran Jhamat
Blackburn FC, Dilan Markanday (Blackburn)
Derby County, Kira Rai (Derby)
European Powerlifting, Inderraj Singh Dhillon
21. Services to Medicine
NHS Futures Forum, Robina Shah (Manchester)
Blackburn NHS, Iqbal Singh (Blackburn)
West Birmingham NHS Trust, Sarbjit Clare (Birmingham)
NHS Midlands COVID-19 and Influenza Board, Mayur Keshavji Lakhani (Leicester)
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, Harnovdeep Singh Bharaj (Bolton)
London North West University NHS Trust, Gurjinder Singh Sandhu (Middlesex)
University of Derby, Navjot Virk (Derby)
Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Bijayendra Singh (Gillingham)
Royal Brompton Hospital and the Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, Suveer Singh (Chelsea)
22. Professional In Business
Upton Park Dentalcare, Gurbakhshish Singh Ubhi (London)
Conway House Dental, Harry & Jasmeen Basra (High Wycombe)
Wash Common Dental Practice, Seepaul Singh (Newbury)
Birmingham Cosmetic Surgery Clinic, Kam Singh (Birmingham)
Oasis Dental Care, Veerinder Singh Nazran (Wolverhampton)
The Cosmetic Dental Gallery, Hartej Singh Matharu (London)
West Knighton Films, Amreek Singh S (Leicester)
Ever Comply, Suneeta Padda (London)
UK Immigration LTD, Gurpreet Kaur (Kent)
Aviva, Anna Dilku (Bristol)
23. Sewa Group of the Year
Manchester Sikh Foundation (Manchester)
Gurdwara Baba Budha Sahib Ji (Peterborough)
Bradford Ramgarhia Gurdwara (Bradford)
Midland Langar Seva Society (Walsall)
Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Southall
Sri Guru Singh Sabha (Slough)
Soul Aid (Essex)
Guru Nanak Sikh Gurudwara (Smethwick)
Ramgarhia Gurdwara (Bradford)
Middlesbrough Sikh Temple (Middlesbrough)
24. Outstanding Achievement of the Year
The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review, Patha Sarathi Dasgupta (Cambridge)
Doshi Levien Design Office, Nipa Devendra Doshi (London)
South Asian Arts UK, Keranjeet Kaur Virdee (Leeds)
Sporting Khalsa (Willenhall)
Guru Nanak Sikh Academy, Arun Thakur (Hayes)
Sikh Toy Appeal (Wolverhampton)
Royal Air Force, Mandeep Kaur (Birmingham)
RCP Cymru Wales, Inderpal Singh (Wales)
British Army, Daljinder Singh Virdee (London)
Director Services, Poonam Kaur (Wakefield)
25. Business Rising Star of the Year
Aviva, Anna Dilku (Bristol)
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust, Jagdish Kaur (Iflord)
HSBC, Jujar Singh (Birmingham)
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital Charity, Kamal Kaur Reehal (Birmingham)
The Football Association, Navin Singh (London)
Imperial Brands PLC, Kuldeep Singh (Bristol)
We Heer You, Amanjit Heer (Leeds)
CSL Vifor, Sarbjeet Kaur Bansel (Stoke Poges)
Deloitte UK, Jas Kaur (London)
NTT Ltd, Sandeep Kaur Natt (London)
26. Rising Star In Law
EY, Harjinder Kandola (Birmingham)
Duncan Lewis, Ravi Kaur Mahey (Harrow)
Mishcon de Reya LLP, Raina Singh (London)
Meadows Ryan Solicitors, Jessika Bhatti (Weybridge)
DLA Piper, Satnam Singh Sahota (Birmingham)
Lloyds Banking Group, Jasmine Singh (London)
Twinwood Law Practice, Harjot Singh (Birmingham)
Singh Legal Limited, Gurmair Singh (Cardiff)
RM Legal Solicitors LLP, Jojar Singh (Southampton)
27. Corporate Achievement of the Year
Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Harpal Kumar (London)
Starbucks, Manraj Othi (London)
PwC UK, Brinderjit Nandhra (London)
Bayer, Anjali Singh (Reading)
Dyson, Kelly Singh (Chippenham)
ISG, Harwinder Singh Shah (London)
JLL, Ruchi Singh (London)
KPMG LLP Tanvir Pahal (London)
Leeds Building Society, Parveen Kaur (London)
Midlothian Council, Saty K (Edinburgh)
28. Community Pioneers of the Year
British Labour Party, Kanaya Singh (Cardiff)
Birmingham City supporters’ club Blues 4 All, Micky and Bik Singh (Birmingham)
Sikh Children’s Book | Book Review, Mighty Khalsa Official (London)
Sikh Recovery Network, Jaz Rai (Derby)
Sikh Forum Wolverhampton, Rajinder Singh Basi (Wolverhampton)
Smethwick Foodbank (Smethwick)
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sunita Banga (Wolverhampton)
University of Birmingham, Joht Singh Chandan (Birmingham)
29. The Duleep Singh Sikh Man of the Year
FA Referees, Amar & Arjun Purewal (Sunderland)
Gray’s Inn, Pushpinder Saini (London)
SEVA Trust UK, Charan Singh Sekhon (Bedford)
British Labour Party, Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough)
The Prison Opticians Trust, Tanjit Singh Dosanjh (Maindstone)
Morcambe FC, Sarbjot Singh Johal (Morecambe)
Royal Air Force, Manjeet Ghataora (Hemel Hempstead)
Raj Academy Conservatoire, Surinder Singh (Southall)
The Last Stand, Gundeep Anand (London)
Midland Langar Seva Society, Randhir Singh & Parmjit Singh (Walsall)
30. Entertainer Award of the Year
Steel Banglez, Pahuldip Singh Sandhu (London)
Daytimers Provhat Rahman (London)
Shide Boss (Nottingham)
Saperra’s
31. International Sikh of The Year
United Sikhs, Hardayal Singh (USA)
QE Store, Narinder Singh (New Zealand)
EcoSikh Ireland, Dilmeen Kaur (Dublin)
Brampton City Councillor, Navjit Kaur Brar (Brampton)
India Women’s National Cricket Team, Harmanpreet Kaur (Punjab)
United States Army, Kamal Singh Kalsi (New Jersey)
Canadian House of Commons, Iqwinder S. Gaheer (Ontorio)
L-FRESH The LION, Sukhdeep Singh Bhogal (Sydney)
SleepLabs and Sharrk Ventures, Taranpreet Singh (California)
32. Outstanding Community Achievement
Gurdwara Sahib Leamington and Warrick, Jagtar Singh Gill (Leamington)
Binti, Manjit Kaur Gill (Weybridge)
Taraki, Shuranjeet Singh (Birmingham)
Evolve/ Birmingham Hockey Club, Jeevan Singh Chagger (Birmingham)
Sikh Helpline, Giani Sukha Singh (Birmingham)
Believe in Me CIC, Kiran Sahota (Birmingham)
Guru Nanak Research Institute, Harjinder Singh Dilgeer
Sikh Federation UK, Dabinderjit Singh (London)
Cysters, Neelam Heera (Birmingham)
33. Outstanding Sikh Award
British Army, Preet Chandi (Derby)
National Badminton Player, Meva Singh Dhesi (London)
Sikh Council of Wales, Gurmit Singh Randhawa (Cardiff)
Cysters, Neelam Heera (Birmingham)
BBC, Tibby Singh (Leeds)
King’s College London, Satvinder Juss (London)
Sunrise Radio, Tony Lit (London)
Freedom Charity, Aneeta Prem (London)
Voice of Women, Surinder Kaur (Southall)
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