Browsing Tag: Preservation

In Sikh beliefs a concern for the environment is part of an integrated approach to life and nature. As all creation has the same origin and end, humans must have consciousness of their place in creation

The haveli of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh empire, has become a picture of neglect due to the indifferent attitude of the Pakistani Waqf Board,...

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.

The Panjab Digital Library (PDL) is pleased to announce the launch of its first exhibition in USA, The Khalsa Raj: Banda, Battles & Body Politic.

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.

Panjab Cultural Association and SAINTS are proud to announce our preservation project of an endangered Guru Granth Sahib. This valuable Sikh treasure was discovered by a leading academic who works with Panjab Cultural Associations...

It’s treasure that has been locked away in a damp room.

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.

Sheikhupura Fort, a precious heritage dating back to Mughal era seems to be left to decay in the absence of any serious efforts by the authorities concerned with regard to its preservation.

EcoSikh invites you and your Gurdwara to join Sikhs all over the world in celebrating March 14th as Sikh Environment Day. The important day marks the New Year in the Nanakshahi calendar and the 'Gurgaddhi Diwas' of our seventh Guru, Sri Guru Har Rai Ji, who is remembered in Sikh history for his deep sensitivity to nature and its preservation.

The US embassy, in collaboration with the Federal Archaeology Department, is all set to restore the neglected Sheikhupura Fort, a national monument. It seeks support for a three-year initiative to restore, conserve and protect the historical garrison.

Keeping focus on highlighting Punjab’s heritage through exhibitions, PDL developed another exhibition, The Khalsa Raj: Banda, Battles & Body Politic. Focus of the exhibit is the digitized heritage of Punjab that elucidate various interesting facets of this glorious era under Banda Singh Bhadur.

“To declare it a national monument or not is the prerogative of the Centre. As per the history of the building and structures, it is worth a national monument,” he claimed, adding that the work of restoration and preservation could be completed in two years.

When hallowed grounds make way for fairway greens, you have a lens into contemporary elite culture in Punjab.

Quietly working on a massive project for over the past 6 years, the Nanakshahi Trust, along with the Sikh Research Institute, have inaugurated the Panjabi Digital Library...

This young generation of Sikh musicians has really become one of classical musicians, learning stringed instruments of old and performing keertan..

In a significant development, the Government of Iraq has decided to rebuild Guru Nanak Dev's shrine which was destroyed in the 2003 war in Baghdad.

Hall Gate's colour restored.

Surinder Kaur Badal has been taking a keen interest in imodernizing the Golden Temple complex...