Sikh war memorial plan for Bristol gets backing
A national Sikh war memorial in honour of Sikh soldiers was unveiled last year A campaign calling for a war memorial to be built in Bristol has been backed by the Sikh community. An estimated 83,000 Sikhs lost their lives in World War One and about 109,000 were seriously
Proposed statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in France faces opposition
Images of General Allard, Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the wife of Allard, Bannu Pan Dei In July 2015, the Punjab Government announced the proposal of installing a statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh at Saint-Tropez, France. The Punjab government is set to place orders for two statues of legendary Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit
British Library acquires group of Sikh Miniatures on Ivory
Add.Or.5680-82 Inscribed: Now Mahal Sing successor to Rangeet Sing [i.e. Kharak Singh]; Maharajah of Lahore Ranjeet Sing; Bahadoor Shaw present King of Delhi [i.e. Akbar II] (British Library, Add.Or.5680-82) A recently acquired group of miniatures painted on ivory and laid down on paper supports with identifying inscriptions, still mostly with
Tributes paid to general Sham Singh Attariwala on Sobraon day
Sham Singh Attaiwala. Painting on ivory. Lahore CA 1850-1870. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London 10th Februray commemorates the Battle of Sobroan. The final battle of the Anglo Sikh Wars. Sham Singh Attariwala played an important part in the battle and was martyred. Tributes were paid to legendary Sikh general Sham
Maharaja Duleep Singh Memorial at Bassian sees few visitors
The Maharaja Duleep Singh Memorial, on which the Punjab government spent Rs 5 crore, is struggling to pay its electricity dues just eight months after its high-profile inauguration by Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal. It has also just about scraped up enough to pay its 10 employees three months backwages
International Sikh Research Conference 2016: Call for papers
Last year the Sikh Museum Initiative undertook the presentation Documenting Sikh Relics and Artefacts in the UK at the International Sikh research Conference(ISRC) 2015. The call for papers for the 3rd ISRC is now live. The ISRC has been successful in arranging two conferences in Sikh studies in the UK. We
Fascinating facts about Guru Gobind Singh, the Tenth Sikh Guru
Gobind Singh on horseback accompanied by attendants Punjab Plains, circa 1820-30. Sold at auction by Bonhams. Today celebrates the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, last in the line of the Gurus of the Sikh religion. The Guru was born as Gobind Rai and after initiating the Khalsa or ‘fraternity of
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,
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