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Ludhiana, December 5
An activist of a Panthic organisation was killed and 11 others were injured when the police opened fire at Samrala Chowk to stop supporters of Sikh groups from marching towards the venue of a religious congregation to be addressed by Ashutosh Maharaj of the Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan here today. To avoid further loss of human life, property, District Magistrate Vikas Garg clamped curfew in the entire city with immediate effect.
The deceased has been identified as Darshan Singh (58). The injured include Kanwalpreet, Anup Singh, Manjinder Singh, Sukhwinder Singh, Parminder Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Gurjant Singh, Jaswinder Singh, Amarjeet Singh, Bibi Surinder Kaur and Mangal Singh.
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The local police has fortified Sector 32, near Vardhman Spinning Mills, Chandigarh Road, where religious meet the controversial godman, Ashutosh Maharaj will begin on December 5.
With protests against this meet surfacing, the police have tightened the security around the area of the meet which now sports a khakhi look. Meanwhile, backed by no major Sikh radical or any other group, a section of Sikhs, who hails primarily from the Kalgidhar gurudwara area, held a protest dharna at Jagraon bridge here today demanding a ban on this meeting. The Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan, a dera headed by this godman, has been on the hit list of the Sikhs since the 80s after the godman spoke against the Sikh Gurus and Guru Granth Sahib.
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Amid opposition demands for immediately bringing to book culprits of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Government on Wednesday described the incident as "one of the most tragic events" and assured Lok Sabha that it would do its best under the given circumstances.
"Everyone of us feels ashamed that this happened. ...We cannot get back the lives we lost, we cannot remove the agony (of those affected) ... We can take a vow and draw a lesson that in future this does not happen," Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said.
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Sikhs are deeply offended by the Canadian PM’s refusal of Prasad (Holy food) he also did not go to eat Lungar, a tradition in all Sikh Gurdwaras
As the Prime Minister Stephen Harper was visiting the Sikhs Holiest Shrine Harmandar Sahib (Golden Gurdwara) Sikhs feel he should have shown a great understanding of the protocol of such a Holy Shrine.
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday termed as "unreliable" a key witness of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi, who had testified against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, while clarifying its stand and giving a clean chit to the former central minister.
Reading out the affidavits of the witness, Surinder Singh, filed at different times, the probe agency said he remained silent for 17 years and recorded his statement only in 2001 before the Nanawati Commission, in which he named Tytler as an accused.
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Fri, Nov 27, 2009 8:33:32 |
The property of the last King of Sikh’s auctioned |
Shoes Belonging to Maharajah Deleep |
Auctioneers will on December 9 auction heritage items belonging to the Sikh Kings, Maharajah Ranjit Singh and Maharajah Duleep Singh First item under the hammer will be a velvet jacket that belonged to Maharajah Deleep Singh along with matching shoes described as ‘foliate decorated gold braid raised work on a crimson velvet ground’ Velvet jacket that belonging to Maharajah Deleep These items remained the property of his Royal Highness the Maharajah Duleep Singh until 1893. In 1894 his executors sold Elvedon Hall and its contents to Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh. Originally Purchased by John Bly Antiques in 1952 from Elveden Hall, Suffolk, England (the former residence of Maharajah Duleep Singh). The Bly family have been dealers in Hertfordshire, since the beginning of the 19th century. John Bly was the former chairman of the British Antique Dealers Association. He is a resident expert on BBC Television's 'Antiques Roadshow' since it started in 1978. The jacket is now the Property of a Lady. The auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull, established in Edinburgh in 1826, have researched Maharajah Duleep Singh with the assistance of renowned historian Peter Bance and written a well articulated account of the last Sikh King Born on the 4th September 1838, during the zenith of the illustrious Sikh Kingdom, Duleep Singh, was the youngest son of the legendary Ranjit Singh the 'Lion-of-the-Punjab', who ruled the region by the power of his sword and with the fear of his name, a contemporary of Napoleon, who adopted a very European style for his army with an array of Europe's distinguished Generals. In 1843, the infant Duleep Singh was thrusted as the Sovereign of 'Land of the Five Rivers,' at the tender age of five years, and found himself at the head of the one of the most powerful independent Kingdoms in the Indian sub-continent and a thorn in the advancement of the British Empire. With misleading ministers and irresponsible guardians, two wars were fought against the British, resulting in the minor Duleep Singh being separated from his mother, surrendering the famed Koh-i-Noor diamond and removed from power by the underhand-means of the East India Company. He was effectively exiled to Britain, where he became an instant favourite of Queen Victoria and the ideal party accessory. He passed his time with the crème de la crème of Victorian high society; regularly shooting game with the Prince of Wales at his numerous Highland and English estates, and led a most extravagant and lavish lifestyle often above his means. Duleep Singh in the height of his days as a Suffolk Squire, was an untouchable shooter, and a fashionable gent with a taste for the finer things in life, be it canvases, sculptures, gems, or women. His appearance in dazzling jewels and semi-European dress were an essential part of him being the eye-turner at every event of its day. Invitations would flood from all over Britain and in some cases Europe too, to bring a touch of exoticness to the functions. This lot is a fine example of the richly embroidered velvets worn by the Maharajah for his formal court events, showing the high quality of workmanship fit only for an Indian Prince. A similar style jacket is pictured in a lithograph of the Maharajah from a photograph taken by Mayall in 1859. But after trying his hand at writing a West End play, standing for Parliament, playing the field, and remonstrating with the British Empire for the shortfall of his stipend, the deposed Sovereign became disillusioned by his surroundings and sought to make a stand against the tyrannical establishment under the watchful eye and encouragement of the disaffected Fenians, the French underworld, and Tsarist Russia. His plans for resurrecting himself failed and he was tragically struck down with a stroke, dying alone and penniless in a Paris hotel room on the 22nd October 1893 far from the riches of the Punjab. ‘We would like to thank Mr Peter Bance for his assistance in the catalogue description’ write the auctioneers Also on sale will be a portrait of Sikh King, Ranjit Singh, father of Duleep Singh. Portrait of Sikh King, Ranjit Singh, father of Duleep Singh The catalogue decribes this as ‘Gouache heightened with gold on paper, farsi inscription 'Shabah-i Maharajah Ranjit Singh Bahadur Rajah - i Lahaur o Panjab', translated as 'Maharajah Ranjit Singh the warrior of Lahore and Punjab. 28cm x 14cm Further credit goes to them for writing ‘Maharajah Ranjit Singh (1780-1839) was a Sikh ruler of the Punjab. Born in Gujranwala in 1780, into a Sikh family. Ranjit is remembered for uniting the Punjab as a strong state and his possession of the Koh-i-Noor diamond (later gifted to Queen Victoria by Maharajah Duleep Singh). His lasting legacy was the beautification of the Harmandir Sahib, holiest site of the Sikhs. This portrait is an accurate representation of Ranjit Singh; the French botanist Victor Jacquemont, a traveller in the Punjab from 1829 to 1832 wrote: Early depictions of the Maharajah are very scarce, the earliest known painting was discovered by a research assistant at the British Museum. That painting is currently being exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 'The Splendour of India's Royal Courts Exhibition' (10 October 2009 - 17 January 2010). SikhsIndia www.sohnijodi.com www.sikhsindia.blogspot.com |