"The Hindu Shahi dynasty is now extinct, and of the whole house there is no longer the slightest remnant in existence. We must say that, in all their grandeur, they never slackened in the ardent desire of doing that which is good and right, that they were men of noble sentiment and bearing."
Gurdwara Nankana Sahib was managed by Mahant Narayan Das in the early 20th century.. Money-power made the Mahant corrupt and he started using the Gurdwara's money for wrongful deeds.
“This sale is unquestionably one of the most important in recent years, it sheds light into the Sikh empire and religion from the eyes of the British and European explorers of the 19th century”
Sikh soldiers made a major contribution to the allied First World War effort but this fact has often been overlooked. Thanks to a grant of almost £450,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) the First World War Centenary commemorations will see this untold story revealed in a number of fascinating ways over a three year period.
This is the voice of Rawalpindi – a city which has a lot to tell about its history and heritage -- but only to those who commit themselves to listening to the tales of this old city.
A rare set of Sikh armour which has languished in a storage cupboard at the Royal Engineers Museum in Brompton for more than half a century is to be restored.
In this work we have a miracle. Reviewer Harish Dhillon dubbed this work a “Rare record of a glorious heritage.” This is no ordinary book; a degree of visible veneration has gone into its making.
UK-born and brought up Parmjit Singh’s inspiration to explore his roots came when he was in his mother’s womb, he says, since his mother would read Sikh history voraciously then.
When the exhibition Sikh Heritage opens at the Lahore Fort today (Thursday), it will be a first on many counts. For one, none of the items on display have been exhibited before.
Researchers at Panjab Cultural Association (PCA) in the UK have recently discovered around 100 Gurmukhi Manuscripts at the Oriental Institute in St Petersburg.
It is anybody’s guess as to why and which institution is creating hurdles in the path of a researcher who has no links with India, even though Sikhs from that country easily acquire Pakistani visas.
The ambitious project aims to reveal the untold story of the Sikh contribution to the Great War, as part of the one hundred years anniversary of the outbreak of hostilities in 2014. It will also highlight the wider role played by the 'non-white' Commonwealth soldiers in this critical phase of British history.
Sikh community members, city leaders and others gathered at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek Wednesday evening, November 21st for the very first “Heritage Day” event. The goal of the event was: “Uniting communities and cultures by breaking barriers.”
The dilapidated building of the 400-year-old gurdwara -- Guru Nanak Math -- in Kathmandu will be preserved and "Prakash" ceremony will be held therein. In a meeting... on Saturday, Nepalese PM Baburam Bhattari assured that the Sikh maryada would be implemented in the historical shrine.
Another breathtakingly beautiful structure is the Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Abbottabad, which has on its premises a large rock bearing the mark of a palm believed to have been left by Guru Nanak. Every April, the Baisakhi Fair attracts a large number of Sikhs, from home and abroad.
As many Sikhs shed the most important article of their faith, the size and length of the Sikh turban still worn by those who continue to maintain their long hair shrinks in size.
I had noted a secret aversion for Yoga in the minds of the Sikhs, scattered in different parts of the world. This aversion had been born because of the efforts of some teachers to present Sikhism in the light of traditional Yoga.
Although he died at the age of nine, he was honoured with the title of Baba, a grand old man, for the extraordinary powers he had displayed. The present nine-storey building represents the nine years of Baba Atal's life.
“The children of these unions did not marry into that community, and so now they are dying off,” explained Karen Leonard, a professor of anthropology at the UC Irvine who authored a book on California’s Punjabi-Mexican population. “So their numbers are diminishing.”
