Every Step, For Him: A Sikh Widow on ANZAC Day

Ravinder Kaur Singh is walking this ANZAC Day to honour her husband the late Sergeant Major Kuldip Singh, serviceman to both India and Australia.

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He served two armies before 25. Now his wife marches for him. Born in Punjab in 1948, Sergeant Major Kuldip Singh served both the Indian and Australian armies, marching in Sydney from 2007 until his passing in 2020. His story sits within a longer, often overlooked history of Sikh service in Australia. Ahead of her fourth march, Suhayla Sharif visits Ravinder Kaur Singh at home, where his absence is felt and the march continues. Listen now on SBS Spice.

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To learn more about Sergeant Major Kuldip Singh's story, listen to his interview with SBS Hindi in 2017.

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