Mr Fakir Syed comes from a distinguished family of nobles of the City of Lahore. He tells the story of how the Muslims of Lahore called upon a Sikh leader, Ranjit Singh to save them. How under this illiterate Sikh ...
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30 years on, no fading of 84′ wounds, ideals
Amritsar, Punjab: The 30th anniversary of the Indian government’s 7 day brutal and bloody crackdown on pro-human right activists in Golden Temple was passing quietly in Amritsar, but for some it is not completely forgotten. Sri Harmandir Sahib and the ...
Read More »Meet Amritsar AAP candidate Dr Daljit Singh
Amritsar, Punjab: Dr Daljit Singh is a world renowned eye surgeon, a poet and a visionary. Born in 1934 in Amritsar, the doctor completed his studies from the city and has always lived there. Both his sons and daughters-in-law are ...
Read More »Rare Sikh manuscripts presented at 2nd Max Arthur Macauliffe Conference in Ireland
London, UK: In my lecture on 22nd March 2014 I covered the area of Sikh translations from a western point of view. I first considered the role played by Dr Johh Leyden (1775-1811) a linguist from Scotand who was versed ...
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