Duleep Singh :: Home Page

Veronica Coak (Cornwall)

06/Oct/2008 07:11:38

Well set up and fascinating site. My greatx3 grandfather's sister was a Ladies Maid at Elvendon, her name is on the 1871 Census, Anne Humphries, I think she may have worked with the family in Wimbledon too. Thank you for putting all this online, it gives a rich insight into the time.

Amarjite Singh Roudh (Cardiff, Wales)

28/Jul/2008 02:23:26

vey good source of information and gives the chance for the younger generation to trace their history history in the UK.

Suki Talwar

09/Jun/2008 08:53:24

I think this is a great resource for people to educate themselves about Duleep Singh. I would love to engage with a project like this in any capacity possible.

Ravinder Raipury (Charda Punjab)

03/May/2008 07:05:49

I m Ravinder Raipury a Painting Artist, from Charda Punjab. I like very much this site, Congrate 2 Good work, Best Wishes.

Gurjeet Singh Khera

20/Apr/2008 10:39:19

good site for punjabi's new genration for his proudy past.lots of knowlege about Maharaja Ranjeet Singh,Maharaja Duleep Singh , Maharani Jind Kaur and his stuglefull life.

Dr Manmohan Singh Sekhon (Coventry)

15/Apr/2008 03:16:01

Tere sadke jawan. Very good work. Very good effort to save our roots. When I read Maharani Jindan's story in childhood in Ajit newspaper, I really cried and thought a lot about Maharaja Duleep Singh. It was very touching story. Now I live in UK, I realised nothing changed much over last 200 years. Still we are struggling to save our culture and religion just like Maharaja Duleep Singh. I am very very thankful to you for doing so much for our history and culture. All the best. sat sri akal , www.drsingh.org.uk

Graham Anthony (Cambridge, UK)

03/Apr/2008 10:40:07

Mr Gurjit Singh is wrong. The British would still have prevailed in 1857 even if the Sikhs had not given so much support. They may have had to sit atop the Delhi ridge at bit longer. Remember the Nizam of Hyderabad would have ensured the British succeeded. He was quite willing to send his Moslems to defeat the Mughals. But why keep looking back? The rulers at the time did not have hindsight, nor do we. So why not enjoy the amazing Anglo-Sikh heritage and our excellent relations. My wife and I do, both here and in the Punjab.

Gurjit Singh

24/Mar/2008 06:00:08

Excellent website. Keep up the good work. I often wonder what would have been the fate and shape of India today had the Sikhs not been betrayed by their own people and therefore fought successfully against the British. The British would have been defeated and hence would make their stay in India very difficult and eventually the victorious Sikhs would have found it irresistable to hound the British out of India altogether leaving the Sikh rule extended to the whole of India. Today we would have had a glorious Sikh royal family, and who knows, maybe we would have never needed to leave India to migrate to other countries around the world after the bloody partition. There definately wouldn't have been the creation of Pakistan, and Sikhs would have been the main players in the World Affairs today, with their own country. Instead we have been reduced to mere taxi drivers, getting beats from westerners for being mistaken as Muslims, getting ethnic cleansed by the Indians in India for being a minority, and getting back stabbed by our own community for monetary gains. I look forward to the prophecy of 'Raj Karega Khalsa' to forment one more time, even though I'm fully aware that I might have to take many births before that dream is to be realised.

Sarvpartap Singh Wander (India)

21/Mar/2008 04:22:15

hi jst wanna say...its such an amazing research u guys have done....

Komal Sidhu (Melbourne, Australia)

13/Mar/2008 11:18:58

just writing to say that the website is an absolute masterpiece - i loved it. i was just wondering what is the reason behind your interest in the maharaja? do drop me an email if you like. regards, komal sidhu melbourne, australia

Sukhdev Singh (Mandi, Ferozpur)

18/Feb/2008 10:44:57

Sat Shri Akal Ji, My self Sukhdev Singh from Mandi Ladhuka, Teh Fazilka, Distt Ferozepur, Punjab. By profession, I am a Mechanical Engineer & working as a Senior Manager in a pvt. ltd. company at Faridabad , Haryana. I have full faith in Sikh Gurus and Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. I have great Interest in Sikh History, Punjab History and Anglo Sikh relations. Being a Mechanical Engineer & having a responsible post, still I try to find a little time to know about the great history of my Punjab. Generaly I sit on Net and go on searching for different articals related to sikh history. From last one week or two, I was studying different articles related to Maharaja Duleep Singh Ji and his great Family. I was surprise to find so many new things/ideas about him which I never knew before. At the same time, I got confused as well as sad so many time. Then only I came to know about you and brilliant efforts made by you and your family, to show the truth to the whole world. The work you have done needs appriciation, not from Punjab only but from the whole world. Today again, I am sitting on my compuer and find that you are in Punjab itself....!!! What a pleasant surprise...!!! (www.punjabheritage.org). I welcome you in the Punjab, Your Punjab...!! Our Punjab..!! I found an article, stating that 'NRI historian rediscovers Maharajas of Punjab'. & after downloading that article, I came to know that this is not other than Mr. Peter Bance..!! I thought so many time to give you a mail but could not find time. When I came to know that you are in Punjab itself, then I could not stop myself. I have so many questions/doubts in my mind, which I will try to share with you later-on. Once again I salute you for efforts made by you for bringing the truth to the world. Wishing your Happy stay in Punjab.

BHUPINER SINGH (Adelaide, Australia)

03/Oct/2007 04:40:41

An excellent site to preseve the memory of Maharaja Duleep Singh, and the history of the period that we must not forget. Historians, and the sikh communty, are indebted to you. THANKS. Bhupi Singh.3 Oct 2007

Rhonda Kauth

27/Sep/2007 04:39:24

Found your site whilst Googling Duleep; inspired for more info after reading "To The Heart of the Nile" where the Maharaja & Sir Samuel Baker are just observers of a slave auction, when suddenly, Sam starts bidding on the "slave" woman who would become Lady Baker..

Mrs Liz Goodyer

29/Aug/2007 04:35:59

My husband Ted is the great great grandson of the Revd William James Jay who was rector of Elveden and chaplain to Maharajah Duleep Singh. William Jay died at Elveden and was buried there in 1869. William was also godfather to one of Duleep Singh's children together with Queen Victoria. Prince Frederick Duleep Singh also traced and published the ancestry of the Jays and the Osbornes.

Tanmeet Singh

22/May/2007 04:33:03

thanks for spreading our rich culture

Sally Kraus

21/May/2007 04:29:51

I liked your site

Barry Smith (Kensal Green, London)

08/May/2007 04:28:24

Greetings, I am the chairman of The Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery. As you are no doubt aware both the Rajah of Coorg and the Maharanee Jindan Kowr rested in the catacomb below the Dissenters' Chapel at Kensal Green Cemetery before being returned to India for cremation. We have recently found the damaged monumental stome that would have sealed the loculi holding the coffin of the Maharanee. The stone is broken and we are having it restored. I would be pleased to hear from you if you think it would be possible to translate the inscription on the stone.

Simon Pryke

11/Jan/2007 04:25:34

I was fascinated to discover your website. My grandmother had told me that my great great grandfather, William Pryke served as a footman to the 'Black Prince' at Thetford, where he met my great great grandmother. I wonder if you have come across any reference to him in your research? I am looking through our family records to see if we have preserved anything connected to Duleep Singh that might be of wider interest.

Fakir iftikhar (Lahore, Pakistan)

25/Jul/2006 04:18:33

Amazing website. I am fakir Iftikhar from Lahore Fakir Khana Museum. We are the care takers of the Relics of mahraja Ranjit Singh. plz feel free to browse www.fakirkhana.com 25.7.06

Dr. (Kunwarji) Sumerendra Vir Singh Chauhan (India)

18/Jun/2006 04:15:56

I am the great great grandson of Wazir (Prime Minister) Ishwari Singh Katoch of Kangra, who was the younger cousin of Maharaja Sansar Chand of Kangra. The Maharaja Sansar Chand was Maharaja Ranjit Singh's father-in-law. My mother knows a lot about family history which has been unpublished in the history books, just kept alive for us within the family. There are a lot of misconceptions about Duleep and his father, things I wish were cleared sooner. Glad to see you are taking an active role. Cheers,

Jaswinder Singh Johal (Wimbledon)

18/Apr/2006 04:13:46

I don't have anything to add to your arsenal of information of the Sukerwalia family (or the Sikh Royal Family), other than to commend your work. Whether a person respects Duleep Singh or not, one can still be amazed that he was the descendant of a great empire. Sometimes, the only thing that can motivate a generation is good, accurate history - and a few role models. I think what you done in collecting inforamation on the family will be admired by many historians to come. When I was young, I was first told of the history of the Sikh Royal Family by my grandfather (who was directly involved in the border violence in 1947). But there was very little written documentation that I could source and read for myself. I was desperate for anything that I could read on the subject. What made it more frustrating was that none of my Punjabi friends even knew these names. I remember that the only thing I knew was the name: "Maharajah Ranjeet Singh" or "Duleep Singh". I read the private letters of Queen Victoria, and any other texts that I could devour, always looking at the indexes searching for terms like: Sikh, seek, seikh, Runjeet, Ranjeet, Ranjit and so on - as there was no standardised spelling! When I read "The Maharajah Box" by Christie Campbell, that book filled all the gaps in my mind with the missing information. I felt proud and saddened at the same time when reading about Duleep Singh's life. I particularly found the following incident very upsetting: When Duleep Singh had gone to India to take the Ashes of his mother back, Sikh Soldiers were returning from the Crimean War. They heard that their King was back and began to cry, "Bole So nial, Sat sri akaal", and Duleep Singh could not bear the noise or the smell, so he closed his windows on them. I was born and bred in England, and I'd like to finish on a spiritual note (which I hope you are not offended by). I am a clean shaven sikh, so probably not the best Sikh in the world, but I try to be good to my fellow man. I feel that I am on journey to understand and empower the individual (without the need of priests and soothsayers) and to follow my religion when I can. My mother told me that people bow down at Duleep Singh's grave (as if he were a Guru). Well, I will go to Elvenden one day soon, and take my own son (and explain to him where he is), but I can only respect him as a man, and a son of a great King, but I always hear the words of my grandfather: "Only bow down to the Guru granth Sahib and your parents - respect everyone else". Once again, good luck with the work that you are doing with Gurinder Chadha, and I will continue on my own journey.