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 Kiranjot Kaur on October 19, 2009
The traditional Bikarmi calendar has a year of 354 days and the old Nanakshahi calendar had piled on the Bikarmi one !
Some year ago, in a historic decision taken at Akal Takht after long deliberations at various platforms and active participation of all panthic organizations the Nanakshahi calendar was released and accepted by Sikhs world [...]
Posted in blog | Tagged Amritsar, Nanakshahi, politics, SGPC
By Kiranjot Kaur on October 13, 2009
On 9 October was the Prakash dihara of Guru Ram Das ji. We (my family ) went to Harimandir Sahib early in the morning. It is the day of the founder of Amritsar City and I felt the city was not celebrating. When Guruji dug the sarovar, he also invited people of 52 different professions [...]
Posted in blog, Cultural | Tagged Amritsar, religion, Sikh
By Kiranjot Kaur on October 12, 2009
Editor : Punjab Heritage news is delighted to introduce Bibi Kiranjot Kaur as a leading member of the blog team. Her insight into the heritage of the city of Amritsar and Sikh politics will be an invaluable addition to this site’s aims. Kiranjot Kaur explains her reasons in this opening piece…
Why Blog?
Sikhs are no longer [...]
Posted in blog | Tagged Amritsar, SGPC, Sikh
By admin on September 17, 2009
Amritsar, Punjab: The executive committee of the SGPC is all set to decide on the way to preserve gold panels that adorned the Harimandir Sahib for 200 years until they were removed and replaced by replicas in 1999.
The gold panels which are of immense heritage and cultural value were prepared and plated during the rule [...]
Posted in Architectural, Material | Tagged Amritsar, GNNSJ, Harimandir Sahib, Kar Sewa, SGPC
By admin on August 24, 2009
Pilgrims visiting the Golden Temple will not have to walk on the parkarma of the holy sarovar in harsh weather as re-doing of the verandahs along the passage is expected to be completed in three to four months.
Posted in Architectural | Tagged Amritsar, Harimandir Sahib, Sikh
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 [...]
Posted in Cultural, Material, Uncategorized | Tagged Amritsar, Harimandir Sahib, Sikh, UNESCO
By admin on July 23, 2009
The mystery over the authenticity of the tenth Sikh Guru’s Kalgi (plume) seems to have deepened as the UK-based family that is supposed to have donated it to the SGPC has stated that it had at no point claimed that the plume was that of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.
Posted in Material | Tagged Amritsar, coventry, Kalgi, SGPC
By admin on July 20, 2009
The fact-finding committee formed by the SGPC to know the authenticity of the holy Kalgi (plume) of Guru Gobind Singh failed to reach any conclusion here today.
Posted in Material | Tagged Amritsar, Kalgi, SGPC
By admin on July 5, 2009
Even as SGPC president Avtar Singh today announced that he would preserve the Kalgi, said to be worn by Guru Gobind Singh in the Golden Temple’s Toshakhana, the research committee, which handed over the relic to Jathedar Akal Takht yesterday, failed to reveal the name of the person and the country from where it was [...]
Posted in Material | Tagged Amritsar, Kalgi, SGPC, Sikh
