Afghan Sikh Relations: The Graveyard of Empires with a Twist
By Gurinder Singh Mann, 18/08/2021 On Monday 16th August as the Taliban had taken over Kabul, last in the line of cities to fall, the USA president addressed the word citing Afghanistan as the graveyard of Empires. There is no consensus on who coined the phrase but the title alludes
A Sikh empire in Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan)
Tomb of Akali Phula Singh Bobby Singh Bansal on the solid legacy left by the Sikhs in north-western Pakistan: fortifications. Not much is known on Pakhtunkhwa’s Sikh heritage and my research sheds some light on the undiscovered structures that were built by the charismatic Sikh officer General Hari Singh Nalwa,
Amritsar: Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s statue to be installed at Malika Da Butt
Statues of Maharajah Ranjit Singh, Akali Phula Singh and Hari Singh Nalwa to be installed. The Malika Da Butt roundabout, close to the Golden Temple in Amritsar, will soon have a statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh – the famed Punjab ruler whose kingdom was annexed by the British soon after
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