Recreating the life and times of the Gurus
Posted on Jun 21st, 2015 in Book Reviews
The Sikh Gurus by Harish Dhillon. Hay House. Pages 294. Rs 499 Review by Roopinder Singh The founder of Sikhism lived among the common people. He had a family, and after extensive travels that took him far, he settled down in Kartarpur with his wife and children. His successors lived for a century after him, till Guru Gobind Singh decreed …
Nek Chand: Shaping concrete into soul-stirring sculptures
Posted on Jun 13th, 2015 in Obituaries
NEK CHAND (1924-2015) The Partition was the catalyst. It resulted in Nek Chand being displaced from his home in what became Pakistan in 1947. It was because of the Partition that the truncated Punjab would need a new capital, which would become the place that would give Nek Chand employment, a new home and eventually allow him to give concrete …
