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Akal Takht to honour Dr Kirpal Singh
Chandigarh, January 17The Akal Takht Jathedar will bestow the title of National Professor of Sikhism on Dr Kirpal Singh, an eminent historian and author of several books, including one on the...
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Belgian expert takes stock of ancient ‘beri’ at Golden Temple
An expert from Belgium, Sonian Hablox, today met the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) officials here and put forth her suggestions for upkeep of the ancient ‘ber’ trees in the Golden...
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Historian depicts Maharaja Ranjit Singh's regime through exhibition
Honorary secretary, Khalsa College governing council, Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina (centre) and college principal Daljit Singh (left) honour Canadian art historian Bhupinder Singh Marwah at Khalsa...
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SGPC finally decides to digitise manuscripts
Mool Mantra on a Manuscript scribed by Guru Hargobind, Central Sikh Museusm.The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has decided that all rare manuscripts and scriptures and other related...
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UK academics pen letter to Sharif asking to preserve Sikh shrines
A group of Sikh academics and politicians from Britain want Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to protect historic Sikh shrines in Pakistan.In a joint letter to Sharif, House of Lords member Ajit Singh who is...
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Pen-tacular-artist: The Sikh with the magical touch
A drawing of Guru Gobind Singh gifted to a Gurdwara in London.Sikh Nugget showcases the work of Raj Singh Tattal, a gifted artist from London who has undertaken many Graphite and Charcoal pencil...
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Book Launch: The Resourceful Fakirs – Three Muslim Brothers at the Sikh court...
Book Launch and LectureThe audience of about 100 people sat in rapt attention in Hall Two at Alhamra Arts Council on Wednesday as Fakir Syed Aijazuddin, former principal of Aitchison College, told a...
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Restoration work within Harimandir Sahib continues
The restoration work on the interiors of the sanctum sanctorum at the Golden Temple has gained momentum and has also started showing some positive outcome. At present, the focus is on preserving the...
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Guru Gobind Singh Marg, Dashmesh Pillars face neglect
The SAD-BJP Government recently constructed some Sikh memorials across the state but little attention seems to have been paid to Guru Gobind Singh Marg, which was inaugurated in 1973 with much fanfare...
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Martyrdom day of General Sham Singh Attariwala observed in Punjab
Sham Singh Attariwala Gurdwara Chote SabraonAmritsar, Punjab: Even as the state government declared to commemorate the martyrdom day of legendary Sikh General Sham Singh Attari at the state level, the...
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Descendants of Bhai Vasti Ram get connected to their heritage
Pakistan Government aims to restore the dilapidated smadh of Bhai Vasti Ram Amit Rajat Gauri, a 41-year-old local businessman, had only heard about his family legacy until fate gave him a chance to...
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Pakistan Sikhs want historic Guru Granth Sahib saroop back from SGPC
Pak Sikhs move to bring back Guru Granth Sahib 'saroop' from IndiaAMRITSAR: For the first time since Partition, Sikhs in Pakistan have decided to initiate a movement to bring back 'saroop' (embodiment)...
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Akal Takht honours prominent Sikhs
Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh and SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar felicitate Bhai Gurmej Singh in Amritsar.Akal Takht felicitated three Sikhs for their contribution to their respective fields...
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Plea on claim of being Ranjit Singh's descendant dismissed
Putting an end to a 13-year-long dispute, judicial magistrate Pamelpreet Grewal dismissed a petition filed by Beant Singh Sandhawalia, seeking directions to declare him descendant of Maharaja Ranjit...
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Martyrs of the Mutiny of 1857 found after historic well dug up.
Workers excavating the well at Gurdwara Shaheed GanjAfter nearly 157 years, the mortal remains of freedom fighters were dug out from a well at Gurdwara Shaheed Ganj, Ajnala, near Amritsar when a team...
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Sikh statues: Tombstone guards
One of Singapore’s oldest cemeteries “Bukit Brown” has 2 Sikh statues of Sikh guards next to a grave belonging to a prominent Chinese physician Chew Geok Leong who died in 1939. It is documented at the...
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Sikh leaders & intellectuals lauded role of political thinker/ ideologue...
Sirdar Kapur Singh, National Professor of Sikhism, author of Sachi Sakhi, Prasharprashana, at the launch of Panj Kaunsali Akali Dal at Patiala.Reminiscing the role and contribution of political thinker...
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Sword with Ranjit Singh inscriptions to be sold off at Auction
Sword bearing the name of Ranjit SinghOne of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s most significant heirlooms will be sold to the highest bidder when it is auctioned later this month in the English county of...
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International Seminar on Religious Understanding and Social Harmony 2014
Bhai Ashok Singh Bagrian PATIALA: Professor Harbans Singh Department of Encyclopaedia of Sikhism of Punjabi University, Patiala, organised Sardarni Kailash Kaur Memorial Lecture in the university on...
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2nd Max Arthur Macauliffe Sikh Conference, Ireland 2014
2nd Max Arthur Macauliffe Conference,University College Cork, IrelandSaturday 22 March, 2014Following on from last year’s successful ‘Representing Sikhism’ conference held to mark the centenary of Max...
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