Browsing Tag: Books

A PDL User Shares Her Experience: The dedicated team of PDL is doing a great job by preserving these treasures in the best possible way and making them available and easily accessible to anybody in the world, free of cost. There is no doubt now, that the future Punjabi generations will be richer because their heritage will not be lost.
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Khalsa college to digitize rare books and manuscripts: Khalsa college will digitize the rich Sikh treasure including rare books, manuscripts and hand written documents during the times of Sikh Gurus, presently preserved in the 81 years old Sikh museum.
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Digital diaries: Not long back, research meant trudging down to the library, searching for journals through musty stacks and queuing up for the photocopier. But not anymore. Digital books will play a vital role since people today are more tech-savvy and time-conscious. Taking a cue from the trend, Punjab has acquired its first digital library, providing an access to swathes of information.
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Q. & A. with Navjot Kaur ~ author of 'Dreams of Hope': Our readers are the ones who have inspired me forward. When they take the time to write and share a special moment with me with reference to reading A Lion’s Mane, it just makes my heart smile. Having just recently moved to Vancouver, from Ontario, it has been wonderful to see the reactions on people’s faces when they see the Sikh identity on the cover of a children’s book for the first time.
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Reviews - The Hindus: An Alternative History by Wendy Doniger: Wendy Doniger's erudite "alternative history" shouldn't be anyone's introduction to Hinduism. If you already know the basics, this is equivalent of a brilliant graduate course from a feisty and exhilarating teacher.
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Books on Sikh Gurus in English , Punjabi and Hindi Released Online: Lots of books on lives and teachings of Sikh Gurus have been released online in Hindi, English and Punjabi .
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Sikh Authors at the Jaipur Literature Festival: While perusing through their list of authors, I was surprised by the small number of Sikh writers who will be in attendance.
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Book on history of Sikhs in Holland: Known for his great work on the world wars depicting Sikhs’ contribution to the world during the wars, this book reveals the history of Sikhs living in Holland.
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