Browsing Tag: History
- Event: Anglo Sikh Heritage Week 2008
- September 13th
- A dedicated week celebrating Anglo Sikh Heritage.
- Rare Akali Nihang turban at the British Museum.
- According to historian and author Parmjit Singh, the turban is a 'Naina Singhia dhirmukhia dastaar bunga' .
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- Interview with the Iron Lady.
- Jasbir Singh Kang recently sent us a rare interview with Mrs. Kartar Kaur Dhillon who passed away at age of 93 on June 15th, 2008.
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- Sikh historical place Ram Bagh's Restoration work
- The wall of the Ram Bagh gate is allegedly encroached upon by shopkeepers, including a wine shop, a meat shop and a three-storeyed dairy.
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- The Hurdles Faced By Sikh Pioneers In Canada.
- A reflection by Lieut Colonel Pritam Singh Jauhal (Retd).
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- The Hand Written Hukamnama of Guru Tegh Bahadar Sahib Ji
- Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib exhibits the Guru's handwritten hukam.
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- The Evolution of the Word "Khalsa".
- A study of the Guru's concept of Khalsa - Opinion by Jagpal Singh Tiwana
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- A noteworthy literary life
- Celebrating the birth centenary of one of the most versatile and innovative of the Punjabi writers of the 20th century.
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- Anurag Singh is director of Sikh Itihas Board.
- Concerned over the controversies over the Sikh history, the SGPC has cleared the appointment of Dr Anurag Singh, a Sikh scholar, as director of the Sikh Itihas Board.
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- History and Evolution of SikhNet
- SikhNet is truly a labor of love. SikhNet went online for the first time in 1983, as the first computer presence for Sikh Dharma. Some of us used clunky Teletype terminals that printed slowly - we had no computer screens to look at. Others used early computers like the Kaypro (anyone remember CPM?). The whole thing was run on a server through GEnie and we connected at 300 baud!
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