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There are 57 such places of worship spread across 12 countries in Africa. Designed as a coffee table book, Gurdwaras of Africa, is largely a photograph based book showcasing images from years gone by as well as the present. It attempts to showcase the establishment and development of the Sikh culture and religion in Africa.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.11&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;justified&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; text_line_height_tablet=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; text_line_height_phone=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; text_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;off|phone&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>The book spans over 208 pages depicting old and new photographs of each Gurdwara as well as some key events held in the last decade. For example, the 2010 train journey organised by the Kenyan Sikh council and Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha in collaboration with the Kenyan railway authority.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It showcases Gurdwaras in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Mauritius, Malawi, Ghana and Liberia. All these countries have a practising Sikh population. Some of these countries like Malawi have only 1 Gurdwara and barely a handful of families living there, while others like Kenya have a large diaspora of the Sikh community that boasts of 22 Gurdwaras in the country.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The text for this book has been collected via first hand interviews of the Sikh sangat (community) of each Gurdwara and old documents plus personal diaries. Additionally, some information regarding the general history and culture in the region has been collected from open source information available online as well as a handful of books written about the region. All the sources of information have been credited in the book.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.11&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;justified&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; text_line_height_tablet=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; text_line_height_phone=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; text_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;off|phone&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Many of the Gurdwaras in Africa were first established by the Sikh labourers and officials taken to east Africa by the British in the late 1800s and early 1900s. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Following the end of colonial rule the Sikh community members who stayed back have moved on in terms of occupations as well as geographical location spreading to different parts of Africa. 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