Pipes and drums echo at grave of Duleep Singh’s infant son

By Asia Samachar  | Scotland |

Sri Dasmesh Pipe Band returned to Kenmore Churchyard in Perthshire, Scotland, for a poignant musical tribute at the grave of the infant son of Maharaja Duleep Singh, the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire.

The child, Duleep Singh’s first son, died shortly after birth in 1865 and was buried in the quiet churchyard at Kenmore, where the maharaja spent part of his life after being brought to Britain following the annexation of Punjab in 1849.

More than 160 years later, members of Sri Dasmesh Pipe Band stood at the gravesite in their tartans, performing with pipes and drums in remembrance of a chapter of Sikh history marked by loss, displacement and enduring links with Scotland.

The band said the occasion carried deep emotional significance, describing the grave as a powerful reminder of how Sikh history extended far beyond Punjab.

Sri Dasmesh Pipe Band also thanked Kenmore Community Council representative Shirley Shearer, Robert Nichol and Rev Joanne Foster of the Church of Scotland for facilitating the visit.

Also present was Rulzion Rattray, whose family is linked to Captain Thomas Rattray, founder of the military unit that later became the renowned 45th Rattray’s Sikhs.

“From Punjab to Perthshire, history has left its footsteps in unexpected places,” the band said in a social media posting.

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