Manuscripts

Committee formed for Recovery of the Sikh Reference Library material

During Indian Army attack (codenamed Operation Blue Star), on the Darbar Sahib and Akal Takht (Amritsar) in June 1984, the cultural, historical and religious heritage of the Sikhs was destroyed intentionally. The Sikh Reference Library in the Golden Temple complex was also attacked, looted and taken away by the Indian army.

Rare Artefact: SGPC debunks Antony claim

In a missive, Rajya Sabha member Tarlochan Singh, in Parliament on February 18 sought clarification from SGPC president Avtar Singh whether any representative of the SGPC had given any certification to the Central government that it (SGPC) did not want to pursue the case of the Sikh Reference Library anymore.

No manuscripts from Golden Temple remaining with Army: Antony

Defence  Minister A K  Antony today denied that the Army possessed any manuscripts or articles from the  Golden Temple recovered by it during the Operation Blue Star in Amritsar in 1984.

SGPC seeks books taken during Op Bluestar

The SGPC in a memorandum to Vice- President of India Dr Mohammad Hamid Ansari during his visit to the Golden Temple, here today, urged him to prevail upon the central government to return rare books and manuscripts ,taken by Army or the CBI during Operation Bluestar in June 1984.

Manuscript Man, Preserving history scripted in paper

People’s spoken and written language is their t important cultural aspect. In India, over thousands of years, manuscripts have been written in a vast number of languages and each in itself symbolises the history of the country.

Heritage library faces neglect

Built by Maharaja Ranbir Singh in 19th century and having the heritage status, Ranbir Library, situated in the heart of the city, is in bad shape.

Gurudwara Angitha Sahib cremates old volumes of Guru Granth Sahib

Gurudwara Angitha Sahib in Sahaspur near Dehradun in Uttarakhand holds a unique significance for the Sikh community.  for, at this gurudwara, the personification of Shri Guru Granth Sahib is performed in an ultimate manner.

SGPC to reproduce history lost in Bluestar

FAILING a positive response by the Centre over restoring rare books and manuscripts taken away during Operation Bluestar, the SGPC has decided to re-establish the Sikh Reference Library by its own efforts, this time in digitised form.

In Nanakshahi we Trust

As we go into the fourth centennial of revering Guru Granth Sahib as our Guru, one of the biggest challenges before us is the preservation of the original work of our Gurus and other contributors of the Granth Sahib.