By Amandeep Madra on March 18, 2013
The Punjab government on Tuesday told the Punjab and Haryana high court that it proposed to spend Rs.100 crore, received from the Centre, for preserving century-old heritage across the state, including conservation of buildings such as Patiala’s Qila Mubarak. The information was submitted during resumed hearing of a case in which justice Ranjit Singh of the high [...]
Posted in Architectural | Tagged patiala, Punjab Government |
By News Editor on February 25, 2013
Patiala: Showing serious concern over dilapidating condition of heritage monument Qila Mubarak of Patiala, a team of experts from the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICMOS) has questioned Punjab government’s inability to protect forts. “Punjab has only a few forts, and Qila Mubarak is of utmost importance. The state must learn from Rajasthan which [...]
Posted in Architectural | Tagged Akhand Dhoona, Grand Trunk Road, ICMOS, International Council on Monuments and Sites, patiala, qila mubarak, Rajasthan |
By News Editor on February 23, 2013
The 250th foundation year of the historic Qila Mubarak has brought in some good news for the admirers of the fort that has been lying in a shambles due to poor maintenance. A three-member team of foreign experts today visited Qila Mubarak, the only fort built by a Sikh ruler. They said though the monument [...]
Posted in Architectural | Tagged patiala, qila mubarak, resto |
By News Editor on February 15, 2013
In a major embarrassment for the Punjab Government, Justice Ranjit Singh of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has asserted that the State needs to be put on notice to explain why sale of heritage buildings and the land on which these stand be not stopped, writes Saurabh Malik in The Tribune. Taking up a [...]
Posted in Architectural | Tagged destruction, patiala, Punjab Government |
By News Editor on February 12, 2013
Government draws ire of heritage lovers on its plans to raze historical buildings writes Aman Sood in The Tribune The royal city of Patiala has a long list of heritage buildings, most of them more than a century old. But instead of preserving and promoting them among the tourists, the state government has been exploring [...]
Posted in Architectural | Tagged destruction, patiala |
By News Editor on February 12, 2013
Priceless belongings related to the Sikh history have been decaying in the historic buildings located in Patiala, courtesy the state government’s laxity in putting them on display for tourists and historians writes Aman Sood in The Tribune Among these goods are the personal belongings of the tenth Sikh Guru Gobind Singh and a collection of [...]
Posted in Architectural, Material | Tagged destruction, India, patiala, punjab, qila mubarak |
By News Editor on February 10, 2013
(Encircled in red) decorative mirrors have fallen off the roof and an outer view of the structure. Tribune photos: Rajesh Sachar Mirrors inside the fort, the only such structure built by a Sikh ruler, have disappeared, so have the stone carvings; the main gate is in a shambles writes Aman Sood in The Tribune.
Posted in Architectural | Tagged conservation, destruction, patiala, punjab, qila mubarak |
By News Editor on December 30, 2012
The book harps on the secular spirit of India, epitomised by Sikh history that abounds in lores of inter-faith bonhomie and deep spiritual experiences.
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Bagrian, Bhai Rupa, Bidhi Chand, Bilga, Darauli, Guru Govind Singh, Nabha, patiala, Phulkian, Pir Budhu Shah, Roopinder Singh, Sikh heritage, Sikh Heritage: Ethos & Relics, Sursinghwala |
By News Editor on August 28, 2012
A heritage site which bears the stamp of three Mughal emperors may lose its sheen now that the Punjab government has decided to convert a part of it into a circuit house. The government plans to use around two acres on the 42-acre Aam Khas Bagh here for building the circuit house inthe area in [...]
Posted in Architectural | Tagged Aam Khas Bagh, Hafiz Sultan Muhammad Rakhna, Maulsari, Mughal Heritage, patiala, punjab, Shah Jahan |
By News Editor on May 31, 2012
Punjab, one of the oldest provinces, is perhaps the only state where records or archives have not been organised after Independence. The meagre share of records available after Partition is scattered and the record office has been neglected
Posted in Cultural | Tagged Amritsar, India, Jind Kapurthala, Khalsa College, Lahore, Lord Mountbatten, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Malerkotla and Nalagarh, Nabha, Old Fort, Pakistan, Partition, patiala, Pepsu Archives, punjab, Punjab Record Office |