By admin on February 3, 2010
Lahore is the capital of Punjab, the most populated province of Pakistan, and is known as one of the ancient cities in South Asia with its rich historical and cultural heritage.
The early history of the city is cloaked in obscurity and it is pretty difficult to establish exact date of its foundation. It was a [...]
Posted in Architectural | Tagged gates, Lahore, old city
By admin on February 1, 2010
Bradlaugh Hall, where one of South Asia’s most influential revolutionaries – Bhagat Singh – once studied is, today, the focus of a campaign to not only rescue it from disrepair but to rename it and other landmarks of Lahore after him. Named after the social reformist and radical member of British parliament Charles Bradlaugh, the [...]
Posted in Architectural | Tagged bhagat singh, Lahore, Pakistan
By admin on January 30, 2010
Shiny marble tiles have replaced the century-old brick-made floor and stairs of the historic Islamia College which is being renovated and repaired.
Besides the main building of the college established in 1913, the repair and renovation of the domes of Islamia College mosque is also in progress with conservationists fearing it is tantamount to damaging the [...]
Posted in Architectural | Tagged Lahore, Maharani, Pakistan, Ranjit Singh, Sikh
By admin on January 28, 2010
The samadhi of Bhai Vastiram, a minister in the court of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh, lies in ruins reports Pakistan’s Daily Times. Located behind the Lahore Fort, the samadhi was attacked in a senseless act of revenge when the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya was demolished. Scavengers have since been chipping away at the monument, stealing chunks [...]
Posted in Architectural | Tagged conservation, destruction, Lahore, Pakistan, Ranjit Singh
By admin on January 22, 2010
Despite enjoying a lot of funds and working under the Evacuee Property Trust Board (EPTB), Diyal Singh Trust Library (DSTL) has still not started digitalising its collection of rare books, periodicals and manuscripts. However, due to its importance in history and its vast collection of books, the DSTL is tremendously popular among local as well [...]
Posted in Cultural, Manuscripts | Tagged Diyal Singh majithia, Lahore, library
By admin on November 29, 2009
The Kothi where Rani Jindan was detained in a shambles writes Mahesh Sharma in The Tribune.
Despite the keen interest shown by the world in the auction of a necklace of Rani Jindan, the Bassi canal rest house, popularly known as a “kothi”, where the queen and her last Sikh ruler son, Maharaja Duleep [...]
Posted in Architectural, Cultural | Tagged conservation, Duleep Singh, jindan, Ranjit Singh, relics, Sikh
By admin on November 29, 2009
Members of the Institute of Sikh Studies today called upon the state government and Sikhs to work towards preservation of the Sikh heritage.The members of the institute met here today for a conference on the “Battles of Banda Singh Bahadur: Strategy at Chappar Jhiri.”
One of the aims of the conference was to suggest to the [...]
Posted in Architectural, Material | Tagged conservation, preserving, punjab, Sikh
By admin on November 29, 2009
Auctioneers will on December 9 auction heritage items belonging to Maharajah Duleep Singh
The first item under the hammer will be a velvet jacket that belonged to Maharajah Deleep Singh along with matching shoes described as ‘foliate decorated gold braid raised work on a crimson velvet ground’
These items remained the property of Maharajah Duleep Singh until [...]
Posted in Material | Tagged Auction, Duleep Singh, London
By admin on November 29, 2009
As the forts of Gobindgarh and Phillaur complete 200 years, G. S. Aujla traces their importance in Punjab’s history from The Tribune, 29 November 2009. The year 2009 marks the bicentenary of the completion of two historic and strategic forts of Punjab — the Gobindgarh fort of Amritsar and the Phillaur fort — on the [...]
Posted in Architectural | Tagged Amritsar, Gobindgarh Fort, Phillaur, Ranjit Singh, Sikh
By admin on November 8, 2009
Lahore is blessed with rich cultural and historical background against which name of the City echoes around the world. A happy blend of medieval, Mughal, and British era make for a good stock cultural and historical heritage of the city, a part of which is still preserved carefully while others are seeking attention of the [...]
Posted in Material | Tagged gun, Lahore, Pakistan, Sikh
