Sacred mysteries: Norfolks heir to the Punjab
In the quiet churchyard of St Andrew's, Blo Norton, by the Little Ouse near the Suffolk border of Norfolk, beneath a lichen-covered gravestone, lies Prince Frederick Duleep Singh – far from his...
View ArticleWhat does Thetford and Sikhism have in common?
The answer is a Royal Family. It may be nearly 4,000 miles away from the baking plains of the Punjab and slightly less awe inspiring than the glinting domes of the Golden Temple at Amritsar, Sikhism's...
View ArticleBust of Sikh King up for auction
A previously unknown marble bust of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh will soon be on the auctioneers block in London. This stunning piece crafted in Europe in the 19th century is expected to reach...
View ArticleRevealed: the woman who terrified the British Empire
On 1 August 1863, shortly after 6:15 in the evening, a frail and partially-blind queen who had spent much of her life raging against the British Empire, died in her bed on the top floor of a Kensington...
View ArticleVictoria made sure Maharaja Ranjit Singh had no descendants
An Indian-origin writer has made the startling claim that Queen Victoria forbade the wife of the only married grandson of Maharaja Ranjit Singh from having children so that the British Raj could...
View ArticleRemnants of a lost empire to be auctioned
Auctioneers will on December 9 auction heritage items belonging to Maharajah Duleep Singh The first item under the hammer will be a velvet jacket that belonged to Maharajah Deleep Singh along with...
View ArticleRest house used to detain Rani Jindan and Duleep Singh in shambolic state
The Kothi where Rani Jindan was detained in a shambles writes Mahesh Sharma in The Tribune. Despite the keen interest shown by the world in the auction of a necklace of Rani Jindan, the Bassi canal...
View ArticleMaharajah’s jacket fails to sell
A JACKET with ancestral links to Norfolk which was expected to fetch between £60,000 and £80,000 at auction failed to sell. Items once treasured by the Maharajah Duleep Singh, who bought the Elveden...
View ArticleThe Lion’s Firanghis: Europeans at the Court of Lahore
The UK’s National Army Museum recently saw the launch of a new book unearthing the untold stories of several of the prominent foreigners who served Maharajah Ranjit Singh. The Lion’s Firanghis:...
View ArticleMaharani Bamba Duleep Singh to feature in New York exhibition on the History...
New York (TADIAS) – There is plenty of historical evidence that Ethiopian traders traveled to India as early as 2,000 years ago. The kingdom of Axum had established a very active commerce with India...
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