What Explains Amritpal Singh’s Mystifying Rise as the New Poster Boy of Radical Sikh Politics?
The 29-year-old is accused by mainstream politicians of creating tensions in Punjab. His followers hail him for addressing ‘festering wounds’. An unknown figure until a few months ago, 29-year-old Amritpal Singh is now being spoken of as the new poster boy of Sikh radical politics in Punjab. Amritpal, who returned to India from Dubai just a […]Read More
Holy city of Amritsar offers a range of articles of Sikh faith
These include swords, palkis, decorative goods and cloths; a large collection of such material attracts visitors from around the world Being the axis of Sikhism, the holy city of Amritsar offers a range of religious material including swords, palkis, decorative goods and cloths around the Golden Temple complex. A large collection of such material attracts […]Read More
Exhibition on 1984 anti-Sikh riots organised at GNDU
Put up on GNDU campus & a large number of students, scholars came to see the exhibition Student organisation ‘Sath’ organised a photo exhibition based on documents, photographs and literature on 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The exhibition was put up at Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) campus and a large number of students, scholars came to […]Read More
The making of Sikh scripture – Guru Granth Sahib
Highlighting the calligraphy and artwork adopted to document the Birs of Guru Granth Sahib since the 17th century, a two-day exhibition at Guru Nanak Dev University captures the aesthetics behind the ancient Sikh text. A report by Tribune reporter Neha Saini and lensman Sunil Kumar. Guru Nanak Dev University on Thursday opened a two-day exhibition dedicated to 418 […]Read More
100th anniversary of Guru Ka Bagh Morcha: When British atrocities in Amritsar caught international media’s eye
British govt took refuge in architect Sir Ganga Ram to defuse crisis To keep the protesters’ spirit high, Guru Ka Bagh Morcha was regularly invoked during the almost one-year-long farmers’ agitation against the now-repealed three farm laws in Delhi. Guru Ka Bagh is a historical Sikh Gurudwara related to Guru Ka Bagh Morcha related to […]Read More
Explained Books: 38 years later, an insider’s account of Operation Blue Star
Ramesh Inder Singh’s ‘Turmoil in Punjab: Before and After Op Blue Star’ is an insider’s account of the events that precipitated Blue Star and also its aftermath that led to the killing of a Prime Minister, a Chief Minister and thousands of innocents. Thirty-eight years after Operation Blue Star, here is an account by a Punjab […]Read More
Amritsar’s heritage forgotten
Founded by Guru Ramdas in 1577, the holy city of Amritsar is known for its glorious past and exquisite architecture. Tribune correspondent Neeraj Bagga and lensman Sunil Kumar take a quick trip to the city to know the state of historic structures. Amritsar is fast losing its old charm and architecture. The fast-paced modernisation has […]Read More
Windscreen beggars: Concerted efforts needed to end child begging
Begging by cleaning windscreens of vehicles like cars and jeeps at traffic signals, especially by small children, while the vehicles waiting for the light to turn green, has become a new trend in the holy city during the last few months. A group of five to six children, carrying water bottles and small wipers, can […]Read More
Amritsar Calling: Let us marry the old with the new in the Holy City
Enough has already happened considering that the harmonium, for one, is such a basic bajaa adopted from European traditions and brought in by the British in the 19th century, which has become an anchor instrument in the gurudwara and mandir musicology forgetting the richer nodes of our better native strings. The world in this quaint […]Read More
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: Remembering the dark day 103 years later
Udham Singh, who was a member of the revolutionist Ghadar party, shot Colonel Reginald Dyer on March 13, 1940 to avenge the massacre. HIGHLIGHTS Shots were fired on the orders of Colonel Reginald Dyer, who was the acting Brigadier He had asked his troops to shoot indiscriminately without asking the crowd to disperse The site […]Read More
