Browsing Tag: Maharaja Ranjit Singh

Sikhs observed 172nd death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh

The members of Sikh community from around the world Wednesday observed 172nd death anniversary of first Sikh emperor of greater Punjab, late Maharaja Ranjit Singh and paid rich tributes to him. The mount of Maharaja Ranjit Singh is located in the complex of Gurdwara Dera Sahib.
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As You Sow, So Shall You Reap

With the US having achieved its aim of crushing the bogey it created, the rest of us are still wondering whether the world is a safer place in the same way as it was being questioned by people when Sayyid Ahmed Barelvi was killed in 1831. Islamic fundamentalism did not die with the death of the Sayyid nor will it die with the killing of Osama bin Laden.
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Rare Sikh and Punjab artifacts to be auctioned

What is claimed to be the last portrait painted during his lifetime by the official court artist of the great Emperor of Punjab, Maharajah Ranjit Singh, goes under the hammer later this month. The superb miniature portrait was painted on ivory set in white gold brooch, also inscribed on gold - ‘Runjeet Singh'. It shows the aging Maharajah looking serious in his full regalia.
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Auction of rare artwork at Sotheby’s raises questions

New York-based auction house Sotheby’s is all set to auction a rare portrait of Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh on March 24. Painted by celebrated artist Sobha Singh, the artwork has a reserved price of Rs. 2 crore. Art lovers in Punjab want the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee to stop the auction but the latter says it does not plan to do so.
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Restoring Maharaja Ranjit Singh's legacy

We Indians are so good at cherishing memories. Yet when it comes to living memory that we inherit by way of heritage; we simply turn a blind eye and let it be ravaged. Not surprising then that we may idolise Maharaja Ranjit Singh, but have ignored his precious heritage...
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Coins of the Sikh Empire

When Maharaja Ranjit Singh organized the Sikh Empire, the first coins that were minted under him were dedicated to the first guru, Guru Nanak Dev Ji. The coins minted under him always bore the inscription of leaf of Banyan, a symbol of his empire...
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SGPC displays rare historic treasures in Harimandir Sahib

The SGPC displayed rare items dating back from the fifteenth to eighteenth century inside the sanctum sanctorum of the Golden Temple to mark the Guru Gaddi Nashini of Guru Hargobind, the sixth spiritual master of the Sikhs.
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India's campaign to retrieve captured heritage treasures

The list of India's treasures held abroad is "too long to handle" and is was a need for a "diplomatic and legal campaign" for their restitution from institutions including the British Museum, the Royal Collection and the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
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Ranjit Singh's French connection

Coincidence or design? Paris appears to be taken by surprise this season by an unusual and simultaneous wave of expositions concerning the subcontinent.
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Master of military might

The Maharaja seemed to bear the reverse with great equanimity and said that a trifling defeat now and then was useful, as it taught both men and officers caution."
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