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By admin on May 6, 2010
A foundation stone laid nine years ago at Heritage Hill near Ropar’s Sutlej bridge to mark the bicentenary celebrations of Maharaja Ranjit Singh is now buried under heaps of garbage. Overgrown wild bushes have completely blanketed the plaque, while a flag of the Maharaja’s era restored on the top of hill remains out of reach of [...]
Posted in Architectural | Tagged destruction, Ranjit Singh, ropar, Sikh |
By hema on March 11, 2010
Though there has been stringent prohibition act against defacing or damaging the precious historical monuments by the government, yet the act is being ignored, with hardly any guilt, by the authorities. Ram Bagh, an 84-acre summer palace set up by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1819, is a prime example to testify the couldn’t care less [...]
Posted in Architectural, Cultural | Tagged Punjab Remains Act 1964, Ram Bagh, Ranjit Singh |
By hema on February 19, 2010
When the British conquered Lahore in 1849, Lord Dalhousie, the Governor General, declared that he would educate the “wild illiterate Punjabis” in a new system of Anglo-Vernacular education. When they started the East India Company Board was shocked by what already existed. The board was amazed to find that the literacy rate in Lahore and [...]
Posted in Cultural, Punjabi Social History | Tagged Dalhousie, East India Company Board, Lahore, Ranjit Singh |
By admin on January 30, 2010
Shiny marble tiles have replaced the century-old brick-made floor and stairs of the historic Islamia College which is being renovated and repaired. Besides the main building of the college established in 1913, the repair and renovation of the domes of Islamia College mosque is also in progress with conservationists fearing it is tantamount to damaging [...]
Posted in Architectural | Tagged Lahore, Maharani, Pakistan, Ranjit Singh, Sikh |
By admin on January 28, 2010
The samadhi of Bhai Vastiram, a minister in the court of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh, lies in ruins reports Pakistan’s Daily Times. Located behind the Lahore Fort, the samadhi was attacked in a senseless act of revenge when the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya was demolished. Scavengers have since been chipping away at the monument, stealing chunks [...]
Posted in Architectural | Tagged conservation, destruction, Lahore, Pakistan, Ranjit Singh |
By admin on November 29, 2009
The Kothi where Rani Jindan was detained in a shambles writes Mahesh Sharma in The Tribune. Despite the keen interest shown by the world in the auction of a necklace of Rani Jindan, the Bassi canal rest house, popularly known as a “kothi”, where the queen and her last Sikh ruler son, Maharaja Duleep Singh [...]
Posted in Architectural, Cultural | Tagged conservation, Duleep Singh, jindan, Ranjit Singh, relics, Sikh |
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 Amandeep Madra on October 13, 2009
One of the most iconic symbols of Ranjit Singh’s kingdom is the golden throne, now safely housed in London’s V&A museum. It is on permanent display on the museum and arguably is one of their most important objects. Over the next few months the Golden Throne will form part of the dazzling Maharaja exhibition that [...]
Posted in blog, Material | Tagged London, Ranjit Singh, V&A Museum |
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.
Posted in Architectural, Uncategorized | Tagged Lahore, Mughal, Pakistan, Ranjit Singh |
By admin on June 27, 2009
A passage discovered in the Lahore Fort during evacuation beneath the bedroom of Mughal Emperor Shahjahan is still waiting further exploration and research for establishing its significance, importance and relevancy due to lack of experts.
Posted in Architectural | Tagged Lahore, Pakistan, Ranjit Singh |