Browsing Tag: Amritsar

America’s Love Affair with Amritsar (Part 1)

I always knew politics was a funny old game but I wasn’t laughing when media reports confirmed that President Barack Obama had pulled out of visiting the Golden Temple during his state visit to India in 2010.
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The Maharaja, the Spy & the Temple of Gold

There is little more daunting than the burning stare of a blank page waiting to be filled with the introduction to a new book. And so it was with the task of writing the opening chapter of ‘The Golden Temple of Amritsar: Reflections of the Past (1808-1959)‘.
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22 Jan ~ Run For Amritsar ~ MY CITY, MY PRIDE, MY RESPONSIBILITY!

But the city of The Golden Temple needs its citizens to take pride, and take responsibility for it. It is however, imperative that a holistic annual activity plan be devised. The Amritsar Tourism Outreach therefore has planned a series of programs starting with The Gold City Marathon, an idea for which we seek your support and participation.
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Where to Go to Understand the World in 2012

So remember, the most amazing sights abroad are often the human ones. Too often, tourists see Tiananmen Square and the Taj Mahal, but don’t make friends or ever step into a Chinese or Indian home. Asia is important above all for its people, so get to know them!
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Miri Piri Academy ~ 2012-13 Enrollment Now Open!

Miri Piri Academy is now accepting applications for the 2012-2013 school year. Students will be accepted in 3rd to 11th grade.
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Plans for world's first mass 'pod' system unveiled

FUTURISTIC driverless pods will overhaul mass transportation in India, with plans in place for the rest of the world too, the creators of the technology say. ...has announced it will bring the pods to Amritsar, the home to Sikh holy shrine the Golden Temple.
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SIKH BODIES APPEAL "AKAL TAKHAT JATHEDAR TO INAUGURATE VIRASAT-E-KHALSA"

AISSF, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) and victims of November 1984 approached Giani Gurbachan Singh, Jathedar Sri Akal Takhat Sahib seeking his immediate intervention to stop SAD (Badal) Government from inviting Amitabh Bachchan to the religious ceremony of inauguration of Khalsa Heritage Complex.
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World Religions Form Green Network of Pilgrim Cities, including Amritsar

The Green Pilgrimage Network released a list of various efforts, pilgrims and pilgrim cities can make, such as choosing sustainable tourist agencies and travel arrangements, eating and drinking ethically, minimizing waste, and supporting work being done locally to help "green" the sacred destination.
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Sikh jatha leaves for Pakistan, but none from Amritsar

Despite regular Amritsar-Lahore bus service, not a single Sikh devotee from holy city on Tuesday boarded the bus for pilgrimage to Nanakana Sahib to celebrate the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, due to police vetting and other formalities required to undergo before boarding the bus.
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Online Exhibition: The Lost Palace of Amritsar

I am amazed when I see photographs of churches and mosques and palaces over a thousand years old that are still intact. Here we are as Sikhs, the youngest major world religion, yet we have hardly any architecture over a hundred years old still standing.
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