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The Life and Legacy of Professor Dr. Kanwal Khalid: A Custodian of Pakistan’s Artistic and Cultural Heritage Dr. Devinder Pal Singh Prof. Dr. Kanwal Khalid is among Pakistan's most distinguished scholars of art history, culture, and heritage. She has built a career spanning more than three...

Exploring Sikhism: Faith, Values, and Heritage Reviewed by: Dr. Harjinder Singh Chief Editor, Canada Sikh Times, Brampton, ON, Canada Book Name: Exploring Sikhism: Faith, Values, and Heritage Authors: Dr. Bhai Harbans Lal & Dr. Devinder Pal Singh Foreword by S. Tarlochan Singh – “Sikh...

EXPLORING SIKHISM: FAITH, VALUES, AND HERITAGE Reviewed by Prof. Devinder Singh Chahal Review Book: EXPLORING SIKHISM: Faith, Values, and Heritage Authors: Dr. Bhai Harbans Lal and Dr. Devinder Pal Singh Reviewed by: Prof. Devinder Singh Chahal, Institute for Understanding Sikhism, 4418...

The Punjab department of cultural affairs, archaeology and museums has recognised at least two structures in this historical town of Tarn Taran district as dating back to the times of Guru Angad Dev. The formal linking to the second Sikh Guru qualifies the old Baradari (a building with 12...

'I am ashamed my son has abandoned his cultural heritage': Frail father of £800million Radisson-Blu boss gives evidence in luxury hotel as he sues him for shunning Sikh tradition Images: Mohinder Singh, in white turban, and his wife Satwant Kaur Singh, in wheelchair, outside London's High...

THE world over, heritage is conserved as a showcase to the historical evidence of the identity, culture and pedigree of a country, but the same is not the case in India — a land of a glorious historical past embodied by a rich repertoire of abundant magnificent monuments. This is the scathing...

Sikh Heritage Museum Of Canada Hosts Exhibition “In Remembrance – The Sikhs”. http://thelinkpaper.ca/?p=33509 TORONTO – In commemoration of Remembrance Day on Sunday November 10, the Sikh Heritage Museum of Canada will be hosting an exhibition celebrating and honouring the contributions...

High Court demands explanation from Punjab Government on the sale of Patiala’s heritage by News Editor http://news.ukpha.org/2013/02/high-court-demands-explanation-from-punjab-government-on-the-sale-of-patailas-heritage/ In a major embarrassment for the Punjab Government, Justice Ranjit...

Major project on Sikhs in the First World War wins Heritage Lottery Fund support http://www.hlf.org.uk/news/Pages/SikhsFirstWorldWar.aspx#.UQ2esFqOh9k London based charity the UK Punjab Heritage Association (UKPHA) has received initial support* from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for its...

Turban’s role in Canadian life examined in Sikh Heritage Museum show opening Sunday ARISSA CAHUTE http://www.vancouverdesi.com/news/nridiaspora/exhibit-turbans-role-in-canadian-life-examined-in-sikh-heritage-museum-show-opening-sunday/462034/ About the first image attached for this...

Book title: Sikh Heritage: Ethos & Relics http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/Book-review-Sikh-Heritage-Ethos-Relics/articleshow/17793615.cms Authors: Bhayee Sikander Singh and Roopinder Singh Pages: 191 Publisher: Rupa & Co The book harps on the secular spirit of India...

Waheguru ji ka KHalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh This is a very popular text given along in many Gurudwaras. It was shared with me by Taranjeet Singh ji. He used to give it to his juniors in college and any Sikh youth he came across. Thought would share here...

V\LAHORE: Victoria Girls High School is a government girl's school inside the walled city of Lahore and is housed in a nineteenth century Sikh period haveli of Naunihal Singh, the son of Maharajah Ranjeet Singh. The haveli is one of the few remaining royal residences from the Sikh period in...

Located along the Indo-Pak border, this village boasts of a number of significant heritage sites having a great historic and cultural value. However, they all are in a shambles and if the state government didn’t wake up to the importance of these sites and steps in to preserve them, they would...

Neglected heritage: Entangled in legal wrangle over ownership of building Legal wrangling over ownership of a government school in Raja Bazaar have intensifies as a trade organisation files a civil suit against the Punjab Education Department. Anjum and Company has filed a complaint in a...

Sikh Coalition Attends White House Celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage By GURJASPAL SINGH Published: June 28, 2011 Washington, DC (June 28, 2011): Last week the Sikh Coalition, along with several Sikh leaders from across the country, attended a White House...

Punjab heritage to be featured in Hollywood? at Monday, June 20, 2011 After Bollywood, now the heritage structures of this royal city are attracting the attention Hollywood filmmakers. If all goes as planned, the city will see the shooting of a Hollywood movie, which will depict the traditions...

Raja Abdulrahim May 7, 2011 A generation of American-born Sikhs had little religious education, but now many are making sure their children can learn the faith's history, philosophy and the Punjabi language of their holy script. On a recent Sunday in a classroom at the Sikh temple in...

The Symbols of a Heritage by I.J. Singh “History”, as T.S. Eliot said “has many cunning passages, contrived corridors and issues . . .”. Insofar as religions deal with people, places and events, they are amenable to historical analyses. But religions deal with a reality that transcends history...

At a recent auction of Indian antiques in London, a single leaf of an 18th century janam sakhi was sold for £390 (about Rs 33,450). A complete janam sakhi manuscript would have at least 150 pages. If each page were of similar quality, that would make the entire manuscript worth Rs 50.17 lakh. A...