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This turban is known as a Dastar Boonga (ਦਸਤਾਰ ਬੂੰਗਾ) or turban fortress, which is a type distinct to the Sikh warrior tradition. Its tall conical structure is very much like a tower or fortress and made it effective in battle, protecting both the hair and head from sword blows. It is tied by...

Sikh museum in Canada to mark Komagata Maru centennial http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/sikh-museum-in-canada-to-mark-komagata-maru-centennial-114012500751_1.html A heritage museum in Canada has organised a year-long exhibition to commemorate 100 years of the 1914...

Sikh Heritage Museum Of Canada Hosts Exhibition “In Remembrance – The Sikhs”. http://thelinkpaper.ca/?p=33509 TORONTO – In commemoration of Remembrance Day on Sunday November 10, the Sikh Heritage Museum of Canada will be hosting an exhibition celebrating and honouring the contributions...

Amritsar Sikh museum being readied for news times Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Amritsar/Amritsar-Sikh-museum-being-readied-for-news-times/SP-Article1-1129533.aspx Preserving times gone, Central Sikh Museum (Ajaib Ghar) at the Golden Temple is getting...

Manuscripts on display at National Museum of Pakistan. http://www.sikhnugget.com/2013/02/manuscripts-on-display-at-national.html Over 50 highly rare and old manuscripts are put on display at a special exhibition inaugurated at the National Museum of Pakistan. The exhibition of...

Gadar Memorial in San Francisco to be Museum and Library February 17th, 2013 | Published in Featured, People & Events By Inder Singh http://www.sikhfoundation.org/people-events/gadar-memorial-in-san-francisco-to-be-museum-and-library/ During his inaugural address on January 8...

Turban’s role in Canadian life examined in Sikh Heritage Museum show opening Sunday ARISSA CAHUTE http://www.vancouverdesi.com/news/nridiaspora/exhibit-turbans-role-in-canadian-life-examined-in-sikh-heritage-museum-show-opening-sunday/462034/ About the first image attached for this...

Memorial should be in shape of museum not Gurdwara: Giani Jagtar Singh Jachak Yudhvir Rana, TNN | Jul 6, 2012, 08.43PM IST AMRITSAR: Giving a twist to the memorial controversy, former Golden Temple Granthi Giani Jagtar Singh Jachak said that Sikhism didn't allow erecting Gurdwara's as...

Amritsar, Oct.3 (ANI): Rare books, manuscripts and handwritten documents of the 16th to the early part of the 19th century, covering events related to Sikh gurus and the Anglo-Sikh Wars, are soon to be digitised. These historical pieces of information are housed in the 81-year-old Sikh...

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PANCHKULA: The historic Gurdwara Nadda Sahib on the banks of river Ghaggar is all set to establish a museum to showcase ancient Sikh history. The museum will showcase portraits of Sikh gurus, arms used by them and their manuscripts. It will be set up in administrative block of the Gurdwara...

One of North America's largest Sikh gurdwaras - the Ontario Khalsa Darbar, located on the NW corner of Dixie and Derry Roads in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada - opened the doors of its new Multimedia Sikh Museum to the public last Sunday (October 10, 2010). This hi-tech project is spearheaded...

By A Staff Reporter Mississauga: A central interactive console and painted images glorying Sikh history form the first Sikh Multimedia Museum which opened its doors at the Dixie Gurdwara last Sunday. This first of-its-kind museum outside India was declared open by Mississauga Mayor Hazel...

Sikhs tell their story with new Multimedia Museum in Mississauga October 12, 2010 by Gurmukh Singh Source: www.theglobeandmail.com Photo 2 : Dr. Raghbir Bains proudly displays one of many historic Sikh paintings, this one depicting the inauguration of the Khalsa brotherhood, in...

MISSISSAUGA – After yearlong frantic planning, Ontario Khalsa Darbar is moving ahead with setting up Canada’s first of its kind Multimedia Sikh Museum in Mississauga. The museum is being set up under volunteer support of Baba Sewa Singh Chairman Kar Sewa Khadur Sahib-India. The hi-tech...

An inspiration to many a youngster in the city, this man at is a master of gatka – the Sikh is martial art – besides being equally well versed with the Sikh religion too. Owing to the same, 33 le year-old Jagdish Singh has the honour of training skilled gatka teams and setting up a museum of...

The first commissioned officer in the Indian Army from Jagadhri in Haryana, Col Jasbir Singh Bhutter bid goodbye to fatigues in 1988 to realize his long-cherished dream of uplifting the education system and preserving Sikh heritage in his hometown, where his ancestors had moved from Punjab...

Bunga Ramgarhia to be made museum of Sikh history Bunga Ramgarhia, the three-storeyed marvel of the Sikh school of architecture, standing tall in the vicinity of the Golden Temple, will, as a museum of Sikh history, showcase the important historical events that occurred between 1708 AD and 1800...

The latest documentary from Navdeep Kandola tells the largely untold story of Sikh fighter pilots. The Royal Air Force Museum presents an exclusive opportunity to view a brand new documentary on Sikh fighter pilots on Sunday 22rd November at 2pm. YouTube- Flying Sikhs - A History of Sikh...

Spoony Singh, The Founder Hollywood Wax Museum Spoony was born to the late Jagat Singh and Dhanti Kour on October 20, 1922, in India. He immigrated to Canada at the age of three and spent his...