‘Troops Hastening to Umballa’, G.F. Atkinson, 1857, illustrating the #Military operations before capture of #Delhi .
The bullock cart, aka the mail cart system as shown, was introduced by Dr. Patons, the postmaster of Aligarh, for swift transportation of goods & #troops .

A #camel drawing water for the fields in #Punjab , c. early 1900s.
Irrigation in Panjab commonly involved the utilization of a Persian wheel, a widespread method that was usually powered by draft animals like bulls or camels to facilitate the #irrigation process on the land.

A rare photograph of the Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh, during construction, c.1967, captured by Late S.B. Durga.
(PI_181896)

#chandigarh #museum #oldphotograph #negative #photooftheday #Digitization #collection #archives #panjabdigitallibrary

A miniature depicting a Hakim or Doctor examining a patient, c. mid-19th century.

#miniatures #paintings #hakim #medicine #punjab #collection #digitization #panjabdigitallibrary

In a chaotic world, when brute force clashes with intellectual pursuits. Books offer solace, wisdom, and the promise of a brighter tomorrow.

Celebrating #WorldBookDay !

#books #BrighterFuture #wisdom #booklover #readbooks #digitization #panjabdigitallibrary

Panjab also hopes to reclaim its artifacts someday. Until that time, we appreciate their safekeeping.

Read the article here: aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/20…

Our heritage is not just bricks and mortar; it's the soul of our civilization. Let's safeguard it for generations yet to come!

#WorldHeritageDay #bahadurgarhFort #monument #heritage #punjab #punjab history

Celebrating Vaisakhi with a poem by Giani Diwan Singh ji Gujarkhani published in Khalsa Samachar, Amritsar on 13 April, 1950!

#vaisakhi 2024 #vaisakhi #anandpursahib #punjab

Vaisakhi greetings from PDL, with
a poem by B.S.Dheer, published in Khalsa Samachar Amritsar on 10 April 1969.

#vaisakhi #vaisakhi 2024 #festival #punjab

Book lovers in and around Chandigarh, visit us at the Panjab University Book Fair starting from today, 8th April to 10th April, 2024. We'll be there at stall no. 8 at the Student Centre in PU from 10am to 7pm.

#panjabuniversity #chandigarh #studentcenter #bookfair #booklover

Glimpses of #HolaMohalla at Anandpur Sahib from 1979.

#punjab #festival #anandpursahib #holi #collection #archives #digitization #panjabdigitallibrary

Remembering #BhagatSingh on his Martyrdom day.

#MartyrdomDay #ShaheedBhagatSingh

Celebrating 556th year of the Nanakshahi Calendar.
Happy New Year
Navan varah Mubarak!!

For High res image, download the file here: drive.google.com/file/d/1OEq_Az…

#nanakshahi556 #sikhism #punjab #newyear #panjabdigitallibrary

Magazine of the Day: The Darbar Magazine, March-April, 1965.

Read the #magazine on our website: panjabdigilib.org/webuser/search…

Glimpses of the 'Manuscripts of Panjab' exhibition at the #museum and Art Gallery in Punjabi University, Patiala.

We welcome all of you to explore the historical #manuscripts of Panjab!
The #exhibition will be live till 31st March 2024 from 9 AM to 5PM.

The first step starts with you!
Celebrating International Mother Language Day!

#MotherLanguageDay #motherlanguage #punjabi #gurmukhi #LanguageLearning #teaching #panjabdigitallibrary

Transforming paper into pixels, safeguarding every bit of Panjab for posterity!

#DigitalLearningDay #digital #digitization #learning #punjab #history #preservation #panjabdigitallibrary