The rich life of an artist who was a pauper
Gian Singh Naqqash, who painted the interiors of the Golden Temple, died in poverty
but four generations after him have nevertheless devoted themselves to
embellishing Sikh art, writes Varinder Walia
Imagine a revered Sikh naqqash, who painted frescos...
Reuters - Brazilian agriculture tycoon Blairo Maggi, the world's largest soy producer, has been voted winner of environmental group Greenpeace's first
Golden Chainsaw award for contributing to Amazon destruction...
Most people have heard about the Golden Temple, famous for it's beautiful architectures and dazzling combination of golden domes and pure white marble, so clean you can eat off it. All visitors to the shrine be they pilgrim, passer by or queries tourist are all equally stunned by the soothing...
The four centuries following the collapse of the Han dynasty in the third century have been called China's 'Dark Age'. It was characterised by violence, dynastic upheaval, and foreign conquest...
The SGPC today rejected the dossier on the Golden Temple which had divided the Sikh community world over. The SGPC chief, Bibi Jagir Kaur, said since the very concept of getting world heritage status (WHS) for Harmandar Sahib stood rejected, the dossier could not be used even as reference...
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee today said it will brook no interference from the government or Unesco on the administration of Harmander Sahib, the new name of the Golden Temple, and may withdraw seeking of World Heritage status for the monument...
And in this chain of events, the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) announced special arrangements for those visiting the famous Golden Temple in ...
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The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has asked UNESCO to stall proceedings for according World Heritage status to Harmandar Sahib, the new name ...
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1274961,00470002.htm
... shrine here will henceforth be referred to not as the Golden Temple, which is a British name and thus unacceptable, but as Harimandar Sahib, SGPC chief Bibi ...
http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=2&theme=&usrsess=1&id=70332
"Golden Temple is a British name and will no more be acceptable to SGPC," SGPC chief Bibi Jagir Kaur said. She said the SGPC was ...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1040018.cms
[India News]: Amritsar, Feb 27 : SGPC today said the golden spades and silver bowls of the Golden Temple, which were reported missing during a cleanliness ...
http://news.newkerala.com/india-news/?action=fullnews&id=78617
... Presented a 'siropa' or traditional honour by Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) president Bibi Jagir Kaur and other officials of the shrine ...
http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=73424
... Presented a 'siropa' or traditional honour by Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) president Bibi Jagir Kaur and other officials of the shrine ...
http://www.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=67529&n_date=20050217&cat=India
... have been a VIP visitor to the Golden Temple here Thursday, but he won many hearts when he made a chapatti with his own hands at the Sikh shrine's community ...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1024010.cms
... Presented a 'siropa' or traditional honour by Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) president Bibi Jagir Kaur and other officials of the shrine ...
http://www.eians.com/stories/2005/02/17/17amr.shtml
... One of the basic tenets of Sikhism admonishes believers not to let any hair fall on ... Consequently, you have to cover your head to go inside any Sikh temple, or ...
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200502/kt2005021716004411000.htm
SGPC in full control of Golden Temple, says UNESCO
Our Correspondent
Amritsar, February 7
The SGPC today clarified that the inclusion of the Golden Temple on the World Heritage list would only provide international recognition to the outstanding values of the site without compromising its...
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/southasia/view/121986/1/.html
Golden Temple on its way to World Heritage Site status
Channel News Asia, Singapore - 1 hour ago
AMRITSAR, India : The Sikh communitys holiest shrine, the Golden Temple in Amritsar, is on its way to being recognised as a...
Sikh activist opposes Golden Temple listing in radio interview
17th September, 2004
A potentially big rift within the world-wide Sikh community was highlighted today when a senior community activist expressed his worry that the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, was in danger of being lost...
http://www.hindu.com/2004/08/03/stories/2004080305111100.htm
Government wants Golden Temple to be in World Heritage List
By T.S. Subramanian
Golden Temple
CHENNAI, AUG. 2 . The Government of India has recommended to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation...
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