The 1960s saw the second mass migration of Sikhs into Britain from East Africa, this was the result of a movement to ‘Africanise’ countries such as Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya, depriving many Sikhs of their work1. As a result Sikhs were forced to move and went to live across the Commonwealth.
Most came to live in Britain and had a different attitude to the outward symbols of Sikhism. After living in Africa for 70years, most had were accustom to being a highly visible minority and this strengthened the identity and visibility of British Sikhs. These Sikhs were regarded as highly skilled and employable, in contrast to the mostly labour oriented migration from Punjab.
1 - "Africanization" was the name given to racial policies, affirmative action intended to increase the number of Africans in civil service (which had historically been dominated by whites or Asians).