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Zorawar Singh Campaign in Tibet - 1841

This research paper examines the composition of the armed forces who accompanied General Zorawar Singh in his most celebrated but ill-fated campaign to Tibet in 1841. The common held view is that he was accompanied by Dogra & Ladakhi troops........

Banda Singh Bahadur's sack of Sirhind in 1710

As we commemorate the 300 years of martyrdom of 'rebel' Banda Singh Bahadur and 700 Sikhs at Delhi in 1716 by the Mughal authorities, I would like to review the sack of Sirhind by Banda in 1710. Wazir Khan, Subedar (Governor) of Sirhind was. ...

Banda Singh Bahadur or Veer Banda Bairagi

We are commemorating 300 years of martyrdom of Banda Singh Bahadur and 700 Sikhs who had been declared 'rebels and criminals' by the imperial government. They were given the choice to embrace Islam or death by the Mughal Emperor .. ...

 

SHAHIS OF PUNJAB & KABUL

A couple of years ago the author became interested to study and explore the history of Punjab before the Turk & Afghan period. There was an inquisitiveness to know about the last native rulers before Sikhs took it in 1765. ....

Sikhs in Pre-Partitioned India

Since the turbulent times of 1980s, Sikhs have been confronting number of issues in relation to their identity and past 'mistakes' have been highlighted and a list of 'missed opportunities' has been made up.....

Punjab society of The British Isles

The Punjabi Society of the British Isles hosted a splendid dinner for Mr Vijay Jolly, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Mr Vijay Mehta at the Bombay Palace Restaurant, ...

Review : The Jat-Scythian Nexus

There is a process of globalization afoot (see Thomas Friedman's The World is Flat) which seems unstoppable. An undesirable part of it is the homogenisation of cultures, ...

Ranjit Singh goes to the Riviera

InThe bust of the Sikh emperor Maharaja Ranjit Singh (famously known as Sher-e-Punjab) was unveiled at Allard Square in St Tropez, in the south of France, on Saturday, the 17th of September 2016. The unique military ceremony was ...

Origins of modern Lahore

LAHORE: Indian singer, song writer and composer Mika Lahore is one of the most enchanting and beautiful cities of the Indian subcontinent, not only for its historical sites, unmatched cuisine, near-intoxicating weather and the y...