By admin on August 17, 2009
An Indian-origin writer has made the startling claim that Queen Victoria forbade the wife of the only married grandson of Maharaja Ranjit Singh from having children so that the British Raj could tighten its grip on Punjab.
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By admin on August 9, 2009
Suave, handsome, charming and a truly multi-faceted personality, Patwant Singh was the polished face of the Sikhs in the later decades of his life. He had, by that time, already earned a formidable reputation by writing on international affairs, the environment, the arts, and as a TV and radio commentator as well as a magazine [...]
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By admin on July 21, 2009
The man from faraway New Zealand who came to Punjab in the 1950s as a Christian missionary but ended up being a globally-reputed historian on Sikhs has passed away. W.H. Mcleod, who dedicated over four decades of his life in researching Sikh history, died in Dunedin Monday night, his wife of 54 years, Margaret, informed [...]
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By admin on June 21, 2009
In the two and a half centuries that Afghanistan has existed as a nation, three super powers — the US, Russia and Britain have attempted to subdue the Afghans with little or absolutely no success. The Sikhs won the only real victories against them. Hari Singh Nalwas success has remained unmatched.
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By Amandeep Madra on May 30, 2009
IT is perfectly understandable that Ranjit Singh’s life and achievement have received considerable scholarly attention. His role in Punjab history and achievements fully justify that. However, the man who chiefly assisted Ranjit Singh in expanding and consolidating his empire was his legendry general Hari Singh Nalwa. Some half a dozen books have been written about [...]
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By admin on May 25, 2009
On 1 August 1863, shortly after 6:15 in the evening, a frail and partially-blind queen who had spent much of her life raging against the British Empire, died in her bed on the top floor of a Kensington townhouse.
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By admin on April 12, 2009
An exhibition marking 160 years since the end of the Anglo-Sikh Wars opened in Hounslow at the weekend. A selection of historic pictures and documents charting the reign of Maharajah Ranjit Singh, and the bloody wars which followed his death, went on display at the Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha, in Alice Way, Hounslow, London. [...]
Posted in Cultural, Reviews | Tagged Lecture, London, Sikh
By Amandeep Madra on April 8, 2009
The oldest painting in existence of one of the t important figures in Anglo-Sikh history has been identified in the collections of one of London's premiere museums.
The painting was re-discovered during the research for a new book on early Sikh tradition titled In the Master's Presence: The Sikhs of Hazoor Sahib (Kashi House, 2009). It [...]
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By admin on March 27, 2009
Hazoor Sahib's own rich story has, until now, been somewhat lost in the vast history of India. In The Master's Presence: The Sikhs of Hazoor Sahib, the new book by Nidar Singh Nihang and Parmjit Singh, firmly gives it the place that it deserves. Hazoor Sahib, which literally means “Master's Presence”, is the shrine built [...]
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By admin on January 15, 2009
His daring exploits were typical of fighter pilots during the Battle of Britain: he shot down Messerschmitts, was forced down twice and lost a lung flying at altitude. But how many other RAF squadron leaders used to keep a spare turban in their cockpits?
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