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Sikhs In Britain: 150 Years of Photographs
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Peter Bance
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£18.99
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This fascinating book is a lavishly illustrated portrayal of the social history of the Sikhs in Britain and their contribution to British society. He captures their struggles and successes through the stories of individuals; from early Sikh immigrants and labourers brought over on colonial ships by wealthy nabobs to travelling salesmen at the turn of the century, from rich visiting maharajahs to the modern Sikhs of today. The photographs, many of which are drawn from private collections, show makeshift places of worship in the early days, the golden days of glory as maharajahs visited British royalty, Sikhs based in Britain serving in the military, as well as portraits of marriages, social life, employment and religion.
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The Duleep Singhs: Queen Victoria's Maharajah
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Author -
Peter Bance
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£18.99
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This book collects together 200 superb black and white photographs which tell the story of the Duleep Singhs, the family of the late Maharajah of the Punjab, who was deposed at the age of eleven by the East India Company, and exiled to Britain. The owner of the famous Koh-i-noor diamond, and a Christian convert, Singh became a country squire, indulging in royal hunts with the Prince of Wales and enjoying life as a houseguest of Queen Victoria at Osbourne House, as well as playing the field with a string of young beauties from Norfolk maids to Cockney stage artists.
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Historical Sikh Shrines in Pakistan
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Author -
Iqbal Qaiser
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£24.99
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The most detailed study of every historical Sikh Shrine and Gurdwara in Pakistan, ever publsihed, with around 200 full page colour illustrations of every shrine. Written in English, Urdu and Punjabi throughout. New, Hardcover with dust jacket, 413 page.
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Paintings of the Sikhs
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Author -
Mildred Archer
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£49.99
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First edition, London, 1966. The book begins with a historical introduction to Sikhism, the emergence of a Sikh state and its eclipse by the British, and the coming vogue for Sikh portraits. The author describes how Indian painters from the Punjab Hills were led to portray the colourful characters of the Sikh court, the qualities which impressed British and European travellers and the special features which made Sikh portraiture a distinctive school of Indian painting. Then follows a catalogue raisonne of the Museum's unrivalled collection of Sikh portraits, a comprehensive bibliography, extracts from traveller's accounts, notes on Sikh characters, lists of inscribed portraits as well as 112 illustrations.
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