On a solemn occasion marked by cloudy skies and a piper playing the
lament, Sikhs, Scots and others came together at a church in Perthshire
in Scotland to commemorate one of Maharaja Duleep Singh's children, who
died there in 1865.
Duleep Singh, the last ruler of the Sikh empire, was exiled to Britain in 1854, aged 13, after the British annexation of Punjab.
Known for his lavish lifestyle, he moved to Scotland and came to be known as the Black Prince of Perthshire.
Duleep Singh's child was born in Perthshire on August 4, 1865, but died within hours. The child was buried in Perthshire.
The gravestone where the child was buried was restored and
consecrated at the ceremony organised by the Anglo-Sikh Heritage Trail
(ASHT) in Kenmore Kirk on Thursday.
with thanks : Hindustan Times : LINK : for detailed news.
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