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Turban display uncovers Sikh history An exhibition in Birmingham aims to raise awareness of the history of the turban and its significance for Sikhs British Sikhs' religion requires them to leave their hair uncut, and the turban is the most popular way for men to encase this long hair. But the...

Follow For Daily Updates on Twitter @TodayInSikhHist 15 MAY 1629 Mukhlis Khan reaches Amritsar with his forces to fight Guru Har Gobind Sahib. 1765 Conquest of Lahore by the Khalsa Forces. Ahmad Shah reached Lahore via Eminabad during his 7th invasion. Sikhs attacked his outposts conquered...

Reach celebrates Sikh history By Rochelle Baker, The Times Read more: http://www.abbotsfordtimes.com/Reach+celebrates+Sikh+history/4600938/story.html#ixzz1JLn8KNOX The Reach Gallery Museum in Abbotsford is hosting a timely exhibition to celebrate the long-standing...

SPN members. Some of the scenes throughout the 5 videos show explicit medical and surgical procedures. Please be advised that this content may be upsetting to some of you, not necessarily everyone. In a compelling and at times disturbing series, Dr Michael Mosley explores the brutal history...

News Analysis February 27, 2011 As Regimes Fall in Arab World, Al Qaeda Sees History Fly By By SCOTT SHANE For nearly two decades, the leaders of Al Qaeda have denounced the Arab world’s dictators as heretics and puppets of the West and called for their downfall. Now, people in country...

PANCHKULA: The historic Gurdwara Nadda Sahib on the banks of river Ghaggar is all set to establish a museum to showcase ancient Sikh history. The museum will showcase portraits of Sikh gurus, arms used by them and their manuscripts. It will be set up in administrative block of the Gurdwara...

Feb 16, 2011 Madan Singh Jamrud is an important place at the mouth of the Khyber Pass. It was the scene of a glorious battle between the Sikhs and the Afghans Jamrud is a fort about 10 miles off Peshawar. Located at the opening of the Khyber Pass, it formed the outermost limit of the Sikh...

Dear all , Sat sri akal , I have read an article by Gurinder singh kotkapura . Link as below http://www.rozanaspokesman.com/fullpage.aspx?view=main&mview=Jan&dview=14&pview=8 I do not understand why sikh have so many doubts/questions on their own history ??? Regards Minhas

AYRSHIRE’S Sikh Association will become the first in Scotland to have its Sunday worship lead by a team of female ministers. For the first time in the history of the group and according to chairman Paul Singh, it’s the first time in Scotland that women have led the Sunday worship. The...

Elephant in Orang National Park scripts history Sushanta Talukdar Photo shows: Day-old twin elephants huddle under their mother Alka at the Orang National Park in Assam on Thursday. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar A female elephant named Alka at the Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park here, about...

Photos in this set in order are *taken from Adi Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Steek (Fareedkot Wala Teeka) - Bhasha Vibhag -4th ed 1992 - page 1005 The birth of Guru Nanak - from a Baba Atal Tower fresco - showing Mata Tripta and Bibi Nanaki *from Punjab Painting - RP Srivastava - Abhinav -...

The Sikh Foundation is grateful to SikhChic for helping us bring attention to a section of our website that we want to share with the community! The Family Corner is our attempt to combine our love of Sikh Art and History with your love of teaching your children our culture. I won't say...

History revisited: Filmmakers look to Punjab for inspiration Jaskiran Kapoor Posted: Sat Oct 23 2010, 03:59 hrs Chandigarh: Whether it is films or television series, the region and its people have been more than inspiring for directors and creative personalities Whether it is...

KUALA LUMPUR: The Wada Gurdwara Kampung Pandan reached a new milestone when it launched a multi-purpose cement court at its premises on 10.10.10. It became the first sports facility built in the premises of a gurdwara in Malaysia, and possibly in the world. The RM35,000 cement court will be...

India win second track gold medal after a 52-year wait India surprisingly won the women’s 4x400m relay yesterday at the Commonwealth Games, with Ashwini Akkunji overtaking a Nigerian opponent just before the final handoff and Mandeep Kaur sprinting to victory. The gold was only the second on...

The photo is of a button from the uniform of an officer in the famed 9th Jatt Regiment. This thread was inspired by the growing number of questions about the Jatt people in relationships threads where a non-Jatt or even a non-Sikh was in a relationship with a Jatt. Usually the stated...

Unknown/Unprinted Sikh History of Malaysia The Malay word Merdeka simply means Indepedence.In 1957, after many detailed negotiations and reflecting truly the unmatched maturity of the Malayan leaders,in which there were Sikhs as well, representing beyond their real numbers , the word...

http://sports.rediff.com/report/2010/oct/06/cwg-2010-delhi-games-village-is-best-ever-in-history-of-fennell.htm After having faced flak from several quarters for its shambolic state in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games [ Images ], the Athletes Village today drew effusive praise from the...

Ganga Sagar: History, Mystery, Legend, Devotion by MANPREET KAUR SINGH The human psyche has a unique fascination for tradition and history, whether oral or written. But nothing is more evocative than tactile history - when a tangible object revered by tradition and talked about in history...

The History Of Sikhs In China For the first time any credible piece of Sikh history in China ever written, was by me back in 2002/2003, in the form of the following article.But I was rather suprised to find this on a net [http://forum.desicomments.com/archive/index.php/t-12957.html]...