The Throne of Akal and the Holy relics of the Khalsaby Gurinder Singh Mann, Leicester, UK.Chakkars of Baba Deep Singh ShaheedUnder the rule of the Sixth preceptor Guru Hargobind, the 'Throne of the timeless one' or Sri Akal Takht Sahib was created. There was already the Harimandir Sahib but…
On my recent trip to the Panjab (March 2013) i met up with several scholars at Panjabi University, Patiala. This included Dr Harpal Singh Pannu, Dr Jodh Singh, Dr Paramvir Singh, Dr Nazer Singh and Dr Harbhajan Singh. As there was also a Panjab History Conference taking place…
Photographed at Akali Nihang Singh Gurdwara, adjacent to Takht Damdama Sahib in 2006. The Buddha Dal was in charge of numerous Gurdwaras across India and Pakistan before partition. After the Anglo-Sikh Wars the British tried to control and change our maryada. The Sikhs never paid heed to the words…
Gurinder Singh Mann, Leicester, UK This week sees the launch of a brand new website: www.bhainandlal.com promoting the virtues and history of Bhai Nand Lal Goya. The Kavi (poet) was a great scholar of Persian. The Kavi has been praised throughout Sikh history and been given the title: poet…
The Queens of the Khalsa, Bhai Shia Singh and the quest for the missing Dasam Pothis. In the Durbar of the Tenth Guru there were many poets and scribes. However after the accession of the Tenth Guru and during the short rule of Banda Bahadur, Delhi became the…
Gurinder Singh Mann, Sikh scholar recorded two programmes at the Sikh Channel on 09/12/2012.Interviewed by Rajinder Singh for the Ek Conscious Show.1. Sri Dasam Granth Sahib A 30 minute discussion of my research on the second scripture of the Sikhs: Sri Dasam Granth Sahib.2. British and the SikhsA 30 minute discussion of…
THE CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA 1914-1918The Sikhs fought under the British in both World War 1 and World World War 2. The contribution of the Sikhs in these campaign is a noted feature in British history.Men of the 45th Sikhs (52nd Infantry Brigade, 17th Division) marching with the Guru…
Sri Dasam Granth Sahib: questions and answersGurinder Singh Mann & Kamalroop Singh, Archimedes Press, 2011.£8.99, ISBN 978-0-9568435-0-0In Sri Dasam Granth Sahib: questions and answers, the authors Gurinder Singh Mann and Kamalroop Singh seek to redress recent debates about not only the importance and relevancy of the Sri Dasam…
The Punjab Research Group at University of Wolverhampton, UK: 4/11/2012. Room MC437, Millennium City Building, South Campus, University of Wolverhampton, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton. WV1 1LY.On the 4th November 2012 I presented a paper* entitled: British and the Sikhs: The Impact and Legacy of Colonial Dominance in the Punjab. This was at the…
I will be doing a talk on the British and the Sikhs at the Punjab Research Group meeting 3rd November 2012 at Wolverhampton University.British and the Sikhs: The impact and legacy of Colonial dominance in the Panjab. The British came into India under the premise of trade and commerce.…