Even after spending Rs 4.07 crore on the upkeep of various monuments in Ferozepur, condition of the Anglo-Sikh War memorial of 1845, located on the banks of Ferozeshah canal, has gone from bad to worse.
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...
Within all projects there are constraints and limitations and with all decisions there are pros and cons. In undertaking any design project my aim is to navigate through these hurdles to produce something that is beautiful, accessible, functional and most importantly, true to the brief.
These monuments were built to create awareness about the Sikh history amongst people. The inauguration was done by Badal just before the model code of conduct came in force in December last year. However, the administrative framework of these institutions is not yet ready and the recruitment process for the upkeep of the monuments is not yet complete.
As a Sikh child who grew up in the west, my knowledge and experience with Sikh history came mostly through stories and books. Aside from occasional visits to India, what I knew and saw of Sikh history was predominantly left to my imagination that provided to me a visual to the words I read or the static pictures I saw.
The verdant township of Anandpur Sahib, at the foothills of the Shivaliks in Punjab, has always drawn tourists by the hordes. But this time, it is not just the historic gurdwaras that is drawing them to one of the most sacred places for the Sikh community.
The British made many inroads with their expansion into the Indian subcontinent. There were many travelers, writers and army personnel who left records of their time depicting the mannerisms, religion and customs of the Sikhs. Whilst one of the earliest accounts of the Sikhs is that of an account dated 1718.
Hailed as a "wonder in the making", the Khalsa Heritage complex had been conceived on a scale with global perspective and located amidst rolling hills on a sprawling 100-acre estate inspired by the nearby Himalayan Mountains.
The find was made by British born writer Bobby Singh Bansal who was visiting Ireland to conduct research for his next project when he was shown the maps that had lay undetected in the castle attic for over 100 years.
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.
The Sikh Art & Film Foundation will present its eighth annual Sikh International Film Festival and inaugural Leadership Summit, October 8, 13-15, 2011 at the Asia Society and Museum in New York...
As part of the Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art including Indian Miniature Paintings. Many miniatures are on sale including depictions from the Ramayan and other Indian themes. As part of this sale, Sothebys is to auction the sale of Sikh paintings in New York City on Thursday,15 September, 2011.
The Punjab Heritage and Tourism Promotion Board (PHTPB) has finally woken up to conduct an extensive survey on the remains of the “Majitha fort” — discovered by conservation-architects from Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) a few months ago.
It was Gianiji’s vision and understanding of the changing times that he was able to understand the power of digitization that he not only agreed to allow us to digitize them but even to keep them for posterity. Gianiji died in 2007, but he lives on through his newspapers and continues to inspire PDL.
The kar sewa men started removing the cement plaster from the Akal Takht platform, also known as Tharra Sahib, on Monday -- the day TOI ( Times of India) highlighted the damage done to the structure built by sixth Sikh master Guru Hargobind.
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.
The sale by Mullock's auctioneers, of Shropshire, (English Midlands), includes an antique reproduction of the British Imperial State Crown - possibly a proof for the Imperial Crown or made as a gift commemorating the coronation. The crown is decorated with the famous Kooh- I-Noor Diamond and carries an estimate of 800 1200 GBP.
Sikhs live by core principles that put more of an emphasis on spirituality in daily life — being constantly meditative of God, giving to others and earning a living through honest means. That less-didactic approach made it hard to instill the religion in a Sikh generation growing up in the West...
Quite significantly, this “modern” gurdwara is located at a cross roads junction which reminds one of where Sikhi tradition stands today! It is a typical example of the trend in the Sikh diaspora to seek their own local solutions to the current and future spiritual and socio-cultural needs.
They said the department was already working on a number of different sites and soon repair work on the Baradari would also start. There is also a shrine of famous Sufi Saint Allama Mirza Syed Shah Bilawal Qadri on the premises of the Baradari where used to be held a Muslim festival.
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...
The library aims to preserve the history of Punjab and the Sikhs by digitizing books, records and documents, and making them available online even after the originals cease to exist
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.
“Negotiating a path forward in this sort of challenging environment, while keeping their Sikhi heritage intact, is what the community is seeking to accomplish and what SikhRI came this month to offer assistance in doing.”
The premiere will be held at Asia Society and Museum, New York, Oct 22, from 7-9.30pm. The festival will bring the immigrant experience of the Sikhs to the forefront with a diverse mix of short films.
'The First Anglo-Sikh War' unearths a wealth of rarely studied sources and marries them to exhaustive field research to produce a detailed study of an important but largely forgotten campaign."
