No expert to translate162-yr-old German book on Anglo Sikh Wars
The state Department of Heritage and Culture is struggling to get a 162-year-old rare book of a German prince translated. Besides producing over 22 lithographic paintings of three Anglo-Sikh wars, Prussian prince Waldemar had given a detailed account of these wars in German, way back in 1853. He had written in
The Battle of Ferozeshah commemorated by British soldiers and Sikhs
Sikhs and soldiers mark anniversary of Battle of Ferozeshah Soldiers and representatives from Wolverhampton’s Sikh community joined together to commemorate the 170th anniversary of a key battle. More than 80 civilians joined 180 soldiers from the Mercian Regiment to honour the Battle of Ferozeshah.The Battle of Ferozeshah was fought in
The scripture of Guru Gobind Singh: New book explores the Sikh art of War
Following up a best-selling book (Sri Dasam Granth Sahib: Questions and Answers. Archimedes Press) is hard to top, but that is what scholars Kamalroop Singh and Gurinder Singh Mann have achieved with the Granth of Guru Gobind Singh: Essays, Lectures and Translations (OUP). The Sikhs believe in the primary scripture,
Rare fresco at Ranjit Singh’s palace in ruins
A rare fresco depicting Raas Leela of Lord Krishna, which has peeled off from the walls of a room of the Summer Palace of Maharaja Ranjit Singh at Ram Bagh in Amritsar. Call it inordinate delay in the preservation work or lack of a professional approach on the part of
Court dismisses plea filed to bring Kohinoor to Pakistan
A Pakistani court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by a barrister seeking direction to the government to bring back the famed Kohinoor diamond, which India has been trying to get from the UK for years, terming the plea as non-maintainable. Barrister Javed Iqbal Jaffry, had filed a plea in
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