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Birth Of A Nation:
Part II Bhai VIR SINGH, translated from original Punjabi by BIMAL KAUR

"Your thoughts must be lofty but your hearts full of humility."

Face-To-Face,
150 Years Of Change:
Canada’s First Prime Minister Meets The Country’s Current Defence Minister ANDREE LAU

"Send me an army of Sikhs …"

Birth Of A Nation:
Part I Bhai VIR SINGH, translated from original Punjabi by BIMAL KAUR

“Is there no one ready to renounce his love of life and offer me his head?”

This Needs Research - IX:
Why Are There No Descendants of Ranjit Singh And Duleep Singh Today? T. SHER SINGH

Victoria had 42 grandchildren. Duleep Singh too had 9 children … but no grandchildren.

This Needs Research - VIII:
Who Was The Bard Who Penned The Epic Poem On The War Between The Sikhs And The English? T. SHER SINGH

It was as much a part of popular Punjabi lore as ‘Heer Ranjha‘.

This Needs Research -VII:
What Do We Know About Richard Francis Burton? T. SHER SINGH

We don’t have any of his observations. Worse, we haven’t even looked for them.

Kehde Joga?
You’re Worthy Of What? JASBIR KAUR

“To uphold dharma, protect the saintly and uproot the wicked …”

This Needs Research - VI:
How Did Ranjit Singh Die? T. SHER SINGH

There is evidence that Napoleon was murdered by the Brits. What role did they play in Ranjit’s death 18 years later?

This Needs Research - V:
Who Was Lehna Singh Majithia? T. SHER SINGH

Engineer, mathematician, astronomer, minister, general, emperor’s counsel, poet, litterateur ...

This Needs Research - IV:
What Are The Different Styles Of The Sikh Turban? T. SHER SINGH

The shamla, the pharla, the turla, the turra. Dumalla. Single patti and double …