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Guru Nanak Dev Ji in the Bhaktamal of Raghavdas Dadupanthi:

नानक सूरज रूप भूप सारै परकासे

nānak sūraj rūp bhūp sārai parakāse

Nanak’s true form is that of the sun, the sovereign whose light is diffused throughout the entire world.

I (unfortunately) do not own a physical copy of Durant's book. I cannot wait to be done with a few things and devote a substantial portion of my life to reading all of Toynbee and Durant.

For Durant though, the audiobooks read by Grover Gardner are excellent, I've been through

‘Book Review: Robber Noblemen [Part I]’ by ਜੋਧਸਿੰਘ.

A survey on the culture of rural Punjab and its Sikh Jat inhabitants from the 1960s.

🔗 khalsachronicle.substack.com/p/book-review-…

Serpent Prince
2024

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Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of #Patiala had great love for dogs & kept #dogs from worldover. Rare photos of Royal #Kennel at #Patiala 1929. #History #Punjab ਜੋਧਸਿੰਘ ਸ੍ਰੀਖੜਗਕੇਤੁ Ramblings of a Sikh RS Punjabi Rooh JK Jat Kshatriya Culture Sharad Mohan شرد ਸ਼ਰਦ शरद শরদ Nilosree نیلوسری নীলশ্রী she|her ✒️💭🫖 ☕️ 🍰🍉

Avalokiteshvara Bronze figure from Kurkihar, Bihar
9th Century CE

Avalokiteshvara is manifestation of self born Buddha Amitabha, whose figure is represented, as he guards the world between the departure of historical Buddha, Gautama, and appearance of future buddha, Maitreya.

Brief login to share this (left) excellent book I've just finished; very good overview of the European Middle Ages, which does not ignore the importance of the Byzantine Empire;

I'm following up with the updated edition of Cantor's Civilization of The Middle Ages - a classic,

A man must dream like Caesar, plan like Octavian, execute like Agrippa, and never squander his moment in history, like Mark Antony.

Lords #Brahma & #Vishnu , Nobles, common populace, Horses, Cows, Elephant in boat like objects. Praying or clapping. What is depicted ? 19th cen #Pahari #Kangra frm National Museum #Art #History William Dalrymple Punjabi Rooh Sharad Mohan شرد ਸ਼ਰਦ शरद শরদ Nilosree نیلوسری নীলশ্রী she|her ✒️💭🫖 ☕️ 🍰🍉 Swati Vashishtha Amit Guha

#Activate - goodbye, shall be back in June.

'Identity' in our times is just an elaborate cope.

Rabindranath Tagore, during his 1929 visit to the West 2nd Avenue Gurduara in Vancouver.

I like the idea of reframing the 1984 pogrom as 'Ghallughara', to bring in the otherwise hidden story of 'resistance' - after the initial shock of Delhi, Kanpur and a few other cities, groups of Sikhs quickly organised to protect Gurudwaras and neighbourhoods, this pushback saved

Also I wouldn't hesitate to say that Congress, as an institution has to be held accountable - remember when the 2002 events *occurred, the leader of the Congress called the leader in charge *something, by that logic, shouldn't her husband also have been given that epithet.

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