Darshan Singh Tatla was internationally renowned as an expert in the field of studying and documenting the Punjabi and Sikh diaspora. He came to the UK in 1974 to study. In 1994 his thesis ‘The Sikh Diaspora: The Search of Statehood’ was published.
Darshan who travelled between UK and Punjab held positions in Punjabi University, Patiala, Coventry University and the University of Birmingham. He also received a lifetime achievement award in 2017 for his contributions to the Sikh Diaspora.
The Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee had appointed him as the founding director of a Sikh Diaspora Museum and Archives at the Tohra Institute of Advanced Studies near Patiala. He is survived by his wife, three children, six grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
