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Kalgi source traced to Coventry

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.

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Fact finding committee fails to find any facts

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.

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Mystery shrouds Kalgi’s Source

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 [...]

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SGPC for chemical test of Kalgi

By admin on July 5, 2009

SGPC president Avtar Singh has favoured chemical testing of the Kalgi, said to be worn by Guru Gobind Singh, to cross-check its (relic’s) age, but the research team comprising Punjab cadre IPS officer Harpreet Singh Sidhu and Kamaljit Singh Boparai have opposed this.

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SGPC to clear doubts on authenticity of “Guru Gobind Singh’s plume”

By admin on July 2, 2009

The doubts have been raised about the authenticity of the Plume (Kalgi) of Guru Gobind Singh brought to Golden Temple.

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SGPC to carbon date ” Guru’s Kalgi”

By admin on July 1, 2009

The doubts have been raised about the authenticity of the Plume (Kalgi) of Guru Gobind Singh brought to Golden Temple.

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The Kalgi of the Tenth Master

By Amandeep Madra on June 30, 2009

The holy Kalgi (plume) of Guru Gobind Singh was brought here today by a research team, comprising Harpreet Singh Sidhu, Punjab cadre DIG, and Kamaljit Singh Boparai, after 160 years.

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Money & monarchy

By Amandeep Madra on October 8, 2008

The grandeur of the mirrorworked Sheesh Mahal beckons with rich history, stately halls echo with a storied past, charming latticework tells the fabulous legends of royalty and intriguing turrets recapture the splendour of a time when luxury and grace were the abiding standards.

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PM urged to bring back Gurus Kalgi

By Amandeep Madra on February 14, 2000

MOGA, Feb 13 – Several organisations of the state, including religious ones, yesterday urged the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, to use his good office to bring back the kalgi of Guru Gobind Singh from the United Kingdom for the Khalsa Heritage Complex at Anandpur Sahib.

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