AMRITSAR: Khalsa college will digitize the rich Sikh treasure including rare books, manuscripts and hand written documents during the times of Sikh Gurus, presently preserved in the 81 years old Sikh museum.
While talking to TOI on Monday, principal of the college Dr Daljit Singh informed that the museum, which was established in 1930, houses more than 6274 books which include rare books in English and Punjabi dating back to 16th and 17th century.
He said there were hundreds of manuscripts and documents in Urdu, Sanskrit and Persian also, apart from newspaper and magazine as old as 1904. The Museum also has weapons belonging to the times of Khalsa Army and other Sikh Wars besides old coins of Sikh era. It is a treasure house for the Sikh history and culture. Hundreds of students use the documents for their research activities.
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