By Kiranjot Kaur on August 5, 2010
The first saabat surat Sikh French citizen of Indian origin S Pal Singh is in custody of Punjab Police and there is complete silence on the issue by all political parties claiming to watch Sikh interests and all religio-social organisations claiming to be thekedar of Sikhi. The silence is deafening ! This is the same [...]
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By admin on July 4, 2010
Hundreds of devotees converged at the Golden Temple complex today to take part in the kar sewa initiated to remove and repair over 200-year-old, beautifully carved wooden doors of the Darshani Deodi, the main entrance to the sanctum sanctorum, and install makeshift doors in their place. The old doors will be subjected to repairs and [...]
Posted in Architectural | Tagged Amritsar, conservation, Kar Sewa, SGPC |
By admin on July 2, 2010
Irked over the Centre’s dilly-dallying attitude over returning books and other valuable treasures of the Sikh Reference Library to the SGPC for more than 25 years , the apex Sikh body has finally undertaken the onerous task of resurrecting the library on its own. The Army is yet to return valuable items like manuscripts, paintings, [...]
Posted in Manuscripts | Tagged Amritsar, Manuscript, SGPC |
By admin on June 28, 2010
AMRITSAR: For the first time in the history of Golden Temple the kar sewa of gates of Darshani Deori (entrance to the sanctum sanctorum of Golden Temple) will be started on July 4 by Sampardaya Kar Sewa Bhuriwale. It will be carried out under the supervision of jathedar of Akal Takht Giani Gurbachan Singh. The [...]
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By admin on June 1, 2010
AMRITSAR : A rare collection of hand-written manuscripts of Hindu, Sikh and Muslim religion along with outstanding relics of European Renaissance, collected by a Sikh scholar in Punjab village are in state of gross neglect. A Sikh scholar Dalip Singh of remore village Mallu Nangal on Indo-Pak border in this district who owns the collection [...]
Posted in Manuscripts | Tagged conservation, dasam granth, destruction, Manuscripts, SGPC, Sikh |
By Harbakhsh Grewal on January 18, 2010
As anyone who reads this site knows all too well, Punjab’s built heritage is in a woeful state and in need of serious attention to save it. The silver lining of this dark cloud however has been the work of Gurmeet S Rai and her team at Cultural Resource Conservation Initiative (CRCI) which has been trailblazing in the [...]
Posted in Architectural, blog | Tagged conservation, CRCI, Gurmeet Rai, SGPC, UNESCO |
By Harbakhsh Grewal on January 6, 2010
The ushering in of the New Year and of the second decade of the new millennium is an occasion to reflect on the year gone as well as to look forward. 2009 saw the re-election of a Sikh-led Indian government but a leader often decried as being the puppet rather than the puppet master and [...]
Posted in blog, Cultural | Tagged Obituary, SGPC, Sikh |
By Amandeep Madra on January 4, 2010
Gurdeep Singh Mann writes in the Tribune that the Haveli of Todar Mal is to be restored by the SGPC. This would make it one of the last pieces of Punjab’s Sikh built heritage that is extant and is now in the hands of the body that has been responsible for most the state’s worst [...]
Posted in Architectural | Tagged conservation, destruction, SGPC, Sikh, Sirhind, Todar mal, Wazir Khan |
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 [...]
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By Kiranjot Kaur on October 16, 2009
One of the major events in the life of a Sikh is Anand Sanskar according to Sikh Rehat Maryada. In the presence of Guru Granth Sahib the couple vow to love and respect each other and follow the spiritual path together so that they are like one soul in two bodies. In today’s world what [...]
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