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Digital library on Sikhs launched

By admin on August 20, 2009

Pages of rare manuscripts, books, magazines , newspapers and photographs on the Sikhs and Punjab will be available at www.PanjabDigiLib. org on the Internet at Panjab Digital Library launched by the Nanakshahi Trust and the Research Institue ( SikhRi) today.

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Harmandar Sahib Heritage Status Issue Again Under Review,

By admin on August 20, 2009

At a time when a new row is emerging in Sikh circles over whether or not the Akal Takht should be convening a Sarv Dharam Sammelan (an all religion conclave) and allegations are flying thick about the motive behind the kar sewa of Darshani Deodhi, the larger issue of getting from the UNESCO the World [...]

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Shalamar conservation

By admin on August 20, 2009

For years, the 17-century monument has been in dire need of proper upkeep. There was once a plan to reactivate the gardens’ hydraulic system which pumps water to the dozens of fountains, but then the perennial paucity of funds scuttled it.

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Victoria made sure Maharaja Ranjit Singh had no descendants

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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Patwant Singh (1925-2009)

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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Qila Mubarak museum pieces fast dissapearing

By admin on June 30, 2009

The fading sheen of priceless Belgium glass Bohemian chandeliers of 19th century, a huge silver chariot and other priceless relics, like dagger of Guru Gobind Singh, might have been bemusing people on their “sojourn into history” for decades.

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History of heritage

By admin on March 2, 2009

It’s a call for using history as a guide for our future, an attempt to recall our roots, a mission to bring history and culture together, and a trail to highlight the marginalized topic of shared heritage between Britain and the Sikh community.

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Last reminants of defences from Anglo-Sikh battle discovered

By admin on December 30, 2008

Defences erected by the Sikh army during the First Anglo Sikh wars have been discovered by  UK based historian Amarpal Singh Sidhu .  The defences, built for the battle of Sabraon in 1846, remarkably still survive albeit in a badly faded state.

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Nick Flemings Lecture: Nihang Singhs of the Punjab.

By Amandeep Madra on November 6, 2008

On the 17th September 2008, photographer Nick Fleming gave a lecture as part of the The Punjab Moving Journeys Exhibtion and Lecture series at the Royal Geographical Society (RSG). This looked at the Ancient traditions in a modern world, where the focus was the Spiritual warriors of the Punjab namely the Nihang Singhs of the [...]

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New web resource reveals 2000 years of Sikh and Punjabi history

By Amandeep Madra on November 4, 2008

How would you like the details of 2000 years of Punjabi and Sikh history at your fingertips? Today, UKPHA launches www.punjabhistory.org – a new Punjab History timeline resource on the internet. When Alexander the Great burst through the Himalayan ranges and into the Punjab in 326 B.C., he was an early proponent of what ….

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