INTACH: Preserving India’s heritage over the last 25 years
Gurpreet K. Maini writes a review of India’s leading heritage conservation NGO, on its 25th anniversary in the Sunday Tribune. If today graffiti is diminishing our monuments, particularly the unlisted...
View ArticleSo little left, so badly ignored
Punjab, one of the oldest provinces, is perhaps the only state where records or archives have not been organised after Independence. The meagre share of records available after Partition is scattered...
View ArticleWitness to history, Jalandhar jail making way for commercial complex
Jalandhar Central Jail, which once housed several freedom fighters during the times when the British ruled the country, is being demolished to make way for a commercial complex. This has raised the...
View ArticleLahore roundabout sparks battle of identity in Pakistan
Lahore in 1912: The city has a long and rich tradition of cultural diversity A row over the naming of an apparently mundane roundabout in Lahore exposed how much of a battleground Pakistan’s identity...
View ArticleLahore roundabout sparks battle of identity in Pakistan
Lahore in 1912: The city has a long and rich tradition of cultural diversity A row over the naming of an apparently mundane roundabout in Lahore exposed how much of a battleground Pakistan’s identity...
View ArticleExhibition on rare Sikh articles targets youth
Nanakshahi coins, Sikh manuscripts, rare weapons and much more were put on display in the Sikh Virasat Sambhal exhibition organised by Narinderpal Singh at Gurdwara Guru Gyan Parkash at Jawaddi village...
View ArticleNorthern states lag in submitting projects, says Chandresh Kumari
Dharamsala, January 5: Northern states have been lagging behind in submitting projects for conservation of heritage and promotion of culture, Union Minister for Culture Chandresh Kumari said in an...
View ArticleDargah of Muslim Pir in Indian Punjab set to be demolished for motorway project
A 100-year-old dargah at Rama Mandi, which fell in the way of the construction of an ongoing six-laning project is set to be demolished, with the Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissing an appeal for...
View ArticlePriceless possessions left to decay in neglected forts – among them relics of...
Priceless belongings related to the Sikh history have been decaying in the historic buildings located in Patiala, courtesy the state government’s laxity in putting them on display for tourists and...
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