A non-mainstream narrative asserts that Guru Nanak was not born in present-day Nankana Sahib but in Dera Chahal village. Updated May 21, 2018 10:13am

The movement set into motion a series of events such as the Jallianwala Bagh and the Non-Cooperation Movement. Published May 04, 2018 05:18pm

His tenure as the executive engineer of the city is referred to as the Ganga Ram architectural period. Published Apr 25, 2018 05:07pm

A descendant of the guru’s Muslim disciple speaks of the importance of the rubabi tradition in Sikhism. Updated Apr 22, 2018 02:47pm

The plan was to put the soldiers in a war in which their defeat was assured. Updated Apr 14, 2018 11:15am

Fire has long been held sacred in the indigenous religious traditions of South Asia. Published Apr 04, 2018 05:01pm

It is impossible to predict how things would have turned out had Singh’s rhetoric not captured people's imagination. Published Mar 29, 2018 05:58pm

The concept of black magic in Pakistan is imbued in the political framework of the country shaped by Partition. Published Mar 20, 2018 05:48pm

Bhatti emerged as a symbol of Punjabi culture: a Muslim who fought for Brahmin girls against the Mughal king. Published Mar 02, 2018 04:54pm

The summer pavilion of Humayun’s half-brother, the city's oldest Mughal structure, stands in the middle of the riverbed. Updated Jan 30, 2018 05:52pm

Pakhtun Sikhs have revived many festivals that had not been celebrated since Partition. Published Jan 09, 2018 05:08pm

Sold to a brothel, she joined the Ghulab Dasi, rejected the tenets of religion and society, and lived by her own rules. Updated Jan 03, 2018 06:02pm

Is there a connection between these dervishes and Digamber Jain monks, a knot that ties them together? Published Dec 22, 2017 05:03pm

The fight over the Gurdwara Shaheed Ganj lasted centuries, from the Mughal era to the shrine’s renovation in 2004. Published Dec 14, 2017 05:12pm

The colonial era saw a conflict between these two Punjabs: one revolutionary and the other, aristocratic. Updated Nov 29, 2017 07:25pm

At several sufi shrines, banyan trees have special significance, just as they do in Hinduism and Buddhism. Published Nov 17, 2017 05:27pm

There are at least three stories that describe the origin of the pond next to Gurdwara Panja Sahib. Updated Nov 18, 2017 08:52am

The Christians there are descendants of Sikhs who stayed back after Partition to look after their masters’ property. Published Nov 03, 2017 03:50pm

On Multan Road lies her purported tomb, even though evidence suggests she died in Delhi and was buried in Agra. Updated Sep 01, 2017 06:30am

These ancient places of worship offer an alternative and more syncretic view of history. Published Jul 05, 2017 01:38pm