By Amandeep Madra on August 16, 2010
Just days after it was inundated by flood water, the centuries-old Gurudwara Pathar Sahib was full of Sikh and Buddhist devotees praying for those lost in the calamity. Local tradition says that the gurdwara was first constructed in 1517 and was for centuries a Buddhist shrine to ‘lLama Nanak. Today it is a Sikh shrine [...]
Posted in Cultural | Tagged gurdwara, Leh, Restoration, Sikh |
By admin on August 10, 2010
While successive governments have failed to preserve the historical fort housing the Sherpur police station, its current SHO has spent lakhs of rupees to restore a major portion of it. Acknowledging his concern for the fort in a shambles and help extended to poor families coming to seek justice, at least 65 social and constitutional [...]
Posted in Architectural | Tagged conservation, Guru Nanak, Mandi, Sherpur Fort, Sikh |
By Amandeep Madra on August 8, 2010
The sheets of water which devastated Leh town and its outskirts also considerably damaged one of the Sikhs’ holy shrine, Pathar Sahib. The historical gurdwara, which enshrines the memory of the first Sikh master Guru Nanak Dev’s visit to the then, nearly unsurmountable region about 500 years back, is located about 25km away from the [...]
Posted in Architectural, Material | Tagged damage, floods, gurdwara, Guru Nanak, Leh, Sikh |
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 [...]
Posted in blog | Tagged Amritsar, police, SGPC, Sikh |
By admin on July 22, 2010
The restoration work of the 1800-year-old Bathinda Fort has suffered a setback with the collapse of the 50-foot-long portion of the recently repaired wall due to two days of heavy rain here. A major portion of the wall, 3 feet wide and 20 feet high, collapsed yesterday when most parts of the town were flooded [...]
Posted in Architectural | Tagged bathinda, Restoration, Sikh |
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 [...]
Posted in Architectural | Tagged Amritsar, conservation, kar seva, SGPC, Sikh |
By admin on June 21, 2010
The historical fort of Phul, which was said to be the origin of Phulkian states (Patiala, Jind, Nabha), has lying in a state of utter neglect courtesy government apathy. Baba Phul had built the fort in 1712 but then, it was like a mud-fort. Later, emperors Hamir Singh, Bharpoor Singh and others showed interest and [...]
Posted in Architectural | Tagged conservation, destruction, patiala, phul, qila mubarak, Sikh |
By Amandeep Madra on June 21, 2010
Ferozepur : The crumbling building of the historical Anglo-Sikh War Memorial and Museum on the banks of Ferozeshah canal is being repaired these days. After more than two decades, the Punjab Heritage and Tourism Development Board has finally sanctioned funds — a total of Rs 4.07 crore — for the renovation of historical monuments in [...]
Posted in Architectural, Cultural | Tagged Anglo Sikh, Anglo Sikh Wars, British, Ferozpur, Restoration, Sikh |
By Amandeep Madra on June 14, 2010
Often called the ‘Manchester of India’, few people – both residents and outsiders – know that the city has a large number of significant historical structures that can be major tourist attractions but instead languish in a state of neglect. One such noteworthy example is Christ Church, which dates back to the 1830s. Adjacent to [...]
Posted in Architectural, Material | Tagged christ church preserving, conservation, Ludhiana, Mughal, Sikh |
By admin on June 13, 2010
In what could be termed as a fine example of religious tolerance, the Sikh community at Sarwarpur village restored a demolished mosque and handed over the mosque keys to the lone Muslim survivor at the village. The historical mosque was destroyed during the Partition in 1947, but the efforts of Joga Singh and his NRI [...]
Posted in Architectural, Cultural | Tagged muslim, Sikh |