Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s 235th birth anniversary: Some facts on the founder of the Sikh empire
Watercolour painting with a pen and ink border of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780 –1839). He is seated on a European chair, facing to the right. He holds a flower in his right hand and a piece of cloth in his left hand. His right leg is bent and rests on
Sikh Museum Initiative presents the Anglo Sikh Treaties project
Anglo Sikh Treaties Project The Anglo Sikh treaties project has considered the various interactions and proclamations initiated between the British and the Sikhs. The British had been subjugating various areas of the India sub-continent and by the turn of the nineteenth century they were examining the strength of the Sikhs.
Maharaja Ranjit Singh Panorama gets facelift
The freshly painted statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh at the entrance of the panorama gives a fresh look. The Maharaja Ranjit Singh Panoramo, Amritsar houses many Sikh artefacts and relics. This includes Sikh weapons, manuscripts and a historic chair of Ranjit Singh. The Municipal Corporation has given a complete facelift to
UK-based historian makes documentary on Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his legacy
UK-based historian makes documentary on Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his legacyHaving come to India with a French delegation with an aim to bolster commerce and trade between France and India (especially with Punjab) by promoting rich Punjabi heritage among the Sikh community in France. UK-based writer, historian and filmmaker Bobby
Thetfort museum to make links with Sikh Heritage
Karen White a Learning Assistant at the Ancient House Museum in Thetford is off to India. A museum assistant from Thetford is hoping to help expand our knowledge of the Sikh world and its links to the UK after being granted funding for a special trip to India.Monday, February 16,
Indian Encounters Exhibtion
14 Nov – 1 Mar 2015 10:00-17:00 Explore the changing relationships between Great Britain and India during the 18th and 19th centuries through the lives of two men with very different experiences of British imperial rule: Captain Archibald Swinton and Maharaja Duleep Singh. About the exhibition See the intricate miniature
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