Rare Sikh artefacts locked and ignored for seven years
It’s treasure that has been locked in a damp room. Much to the chagrin of artists and art connoisseurs, an old building in Patiala is housing historical artefacts, prints, photographs, sketches, rare...
View ArticleSurvey started on Majithia Fort
Lehna Singh Majithia The Punjab Heritage and Tourism Promotion Board (PHTPB) has finally woken up to conduct an extensive survey on the remains of the “Majitha fort” — discovered by...
View ArticleSikh exhibition dazzles London
By Shyam Bhatia in London. “For me it was a revelation”, says Davinder, a 33-year-old London-based optometrist. “It suddenly became real. I was brought up reading stories about the Gurus and things...
View ArticleThree try to sell off Guru Granth Sahib manuscript from birthplace of tenth...
NEW DELHI: Three people have been arrested on charges of trying to sell off an old, hand-written copy of the Guru Granth Sahib – the holy book of the Sikhs – to some persons in the city for Rs 20 crore...
View ArticleRediscovering our Sikh heritage
When I learned that ‘Getting to Know Pre-Colonial Punjab through Sikh-period Frescoes’ was being offered as an actual course at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) last semester, I was...
View ArticleSikh ‘Fortress Turban’ to go on display at museum
A magnificent ‘fortress turban’ is to go on display at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. It gives visitors a rare chance to explore the story of the Sikh Turban; a distinctive symbol of Sikh faith and...
View ArticleSGPC sets up panel to ‘rewrite’ Sikh history
In a significant move, the SGPC has set up a five-member panel, comprising Sikh intellectuals, to “rewrite” the Sikh history after thoroughly exploring the subject afresh. The decision was reached in a...
View ArticleSGPC officials demolish memorial to a disciple of Guru Hargobind, allege...
Tension prevailed at Sidhsar Sehora village and its surrounding areas when an SGPC team allegedly demolished a memorial of Baba Sihan Ji Gill Jhalla, a disciple of Sikh Guru Hargobind. The tension was...
View ArticleThe Precious Heritage of Guliyana
Home of the famous Indian Army General ZC Bakhshi, India s most decorated soldier; lies in the fertile land of Guliyana Village of GujurKhan Tehsil in Rawalpindi District of Pakistan. GujurKhan is a...
View ArticleSGPC takes on Kar Seva of the historic Dera Sahib gurdwara, Lahore and...
The SGPC will take over the kar sewa at Dehra Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan from former DSGMC president Paramjit Singh Sarna, said SGPC president Avtar Singh today writes Neeraj Bagga in The Tribune. He...
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