AMRITSAR

əmrĭtˈsər, city (1991 pop. 709,456), Punjab state, NW India. It is a district administrative center, as well as a trade and industrial city where carpets, fabrics of goat hair, and handicrafts are made. The center of the Sikh religion (see Sikhism), Amritsar was founded in 1577 by Ram Das, the fourth guru [Hindustani,=teacher], on land given by Akbar. The Golden Temple (refurbished 1802), set in the center of a lake, is especially sacred to Sikhs. The city was the center of a Sikh empire in the early 19th cent., and modern Sikh nationalism was founded there. Khalsa College, a branch of Punjab Univ., is in Amritsar. The first Amritsar massacre took place in the Jalianwala Bagh, an enclosed park, in Apr., 1919; hundreds of Indian nationalists were killed and thousands wounded when troops under British control fired upon them. The second massacre occurred June, 1984, when Indian troops, opposing a militant Sikh separatist movement, shot their way into the Golden Temple, killing more than 400 people inside.

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books on: Amritsar  - 683 results

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The Making of Sikh Scripture
Book by Gurinder Singh Mann; Oxford University Press, 2001
Subjects: ?Adi-Granth--Criticism, Textual, ?Adi-Granth--History, Sikhism--Sacred Books--History
...Piar Singh. Gatha Sri Adi Granth . Amritsar: Guru Nanak Dev University, 1992...Singh, ed. Nirmal Sampradae . Amritsar: Guru Nanak Dev University, 1981...Singh. Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha . Amritsar: Guru Nanak Dev University, 1989...
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Handbook of Twentieth-Century Literatures of India
Book by Nalini Natarajan; Greenwood Press, 1996
Subjects: India--Intellectual Life--20th Century, Indic Literature (English)--History And Criticism--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc, Indic Literature--20th Century--History And Criticism, Indic Literature--20th Century--History And Criticism--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc
...Shop, 1989. Singh Vir Bhai. Rana Surat Singh . Amritsar: Khalsa Smachar, 1905. -----. Raja Lakhdata Singh . Amritsar: Wazir Hind Press, 1910. -----. Baba Naudh Singh . Amritsar: Wazir Hind Press, 1921a. -----. Lehran...
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Fighting for Faith and Nation: Dialogues with Sikh Militants
Book by Cynthia Keppley Mahmood; University of Pennsylvania Press, 1997
Subjects: Human Rights--India--Punjab, Punjab (India)--Politics And Government, Sikhism, Sikhs--Politics And Government
...Blue Star , p. 39 . Tully and Jacob, Amritsar: Mrs. Gandhis Last Battle , p. 154...children, however. Tully and Jacob, Amritsar: Mrs. Gandhis Last Battle , p. 159...pp. 126 -127. Tully and Jacob, Amritsar: Mrs. Gandhis Last Battle , p. 187...
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Divide and Quit
Book by Penderel Moon; University of California Press, 1962
Subjects: India--Politics And Government--1919-1947, Refugees--Pakistan
Where are you posted nowadays? I asked. In Amritsar, sir. Im here in Lahore on a few days casual leave. Still in Amritsar! Youve been there a very long time. Well, hows Amritsar? Sir, it is awful. I cant tell you how awful it...
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Historical Dictionary of the British Empire
Book by James S. Olson, Robert S. Shadle; Greenwood Press, 1996
Subjects: Great Britain--Colonies--History--Dictionaries
...momentum which it never lost. After Amritsar, freedom and independence were just...of time. REFERENCE: Alfred Draper, Amritsar: The Massacre that Ended the Raj , 1981. ROGER D. LONG AMRITSAR, TREATY OF. The Treaty of Amritsar...
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Divided Cities: Partition and Its Aftermath in Lahore and Amritsar 1947-1957
Journal article by Lawrence Ziring; The Historian, Vol. 70, 2008
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Divided Cities: Partition and its Aftermath in Lahore and Amritsar 1947-1957 (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews
...Partition and Its Aftermath in Lahore and Amritsar 1947-1957. by Lawrence Ziring Divided...Partition and its Aftermath in Lahore and Amritsar 1947-1957. By Ian Talbot. (Karacbi...the impact of partition on Lahore and Amritsar and their populations before this rendering...
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The Minas and Their Literature
Journal article by Jeevan Deol; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 118, 1998
Subjects: Gurus--Research, Sikh sects--Research, Sikhism--Research, Sikhs--Research
...following in the village of Patti (near Amritsar) and in the Punjab hills, claiming...the sangat of Ramdaspur (present-day Amritsar) to ask Guru Gobind Singh to send some...relations between the Minas and the Sikhs at Amritsar: in 1768 v.s. (1711-12 C.E...
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Martyrdom and the Sikh Tradition
Journal article by Louis E. Fenech; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 117, 1997
Subjects: Martyrdom--Social aspects, Sikhs--Social aspects
...known of a Sikh, taken in his way to Amritsar, consenting to abjure his faith...Prachin Panth Prakas, ed. Vir Singh (Amritsar: Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan, 1982...Bibliography of the Sikhs and Sikhism (Amritsar: Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee...
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Non-Canonical Compositions Attributed to the Seventh and Ninth Sikh Gurus
Journal article by Jeevan Singh Deol; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 121, 2001
Subjects: Gurus--Literature, Sikhism--Religion
...hatthlikhat pothia ate bira de adhar te) (Amritsar: Guru Nanak Dev University, 1991...265; and Guru Nanak Dev University. Amritsar MS 1003. See also Miharbans Sukhamani...Sri Guru Nanaka Deva jr, 2 vols. (Amritsar: Khalsa College, 1962--69); and...
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The Five Ks of the Khalsa Sikhs
Journal article by Hew Mcleod; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 128, 2008
Subjects: Sikhism--Analysis
...original body, founded that year in Amritsar, proved to be an essentially conservative...group, which continued to control the Amritsar Singh Sabha. The essential feature that...Rivalry between the Tat Khalsa and the Amritsar group became extremely vigorous and out...
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The Serene and Tragic Faces of Amritsar
Magazine article by Andrew Beattie; Contemporary Review, Vol. 287, December 2005
Subjects: Amritsar, India--Description and travel
The Serene and Tragic Faces of Amritsar. by Andrew Beattie MRS Bhandari, bent...brick-built two-storey house in the Amritsar cantonment, a district of the city comprising...for the citys many visitors to stay. Amritsar is located 500 km northwest of Delhi...
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The Butcher of Amritsar
Magazine article by Mihir Bose; History Today, Vol. 55, October 2005
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Butcher of Amritsar (Book)--Book reviews
The Butcher of Amritsar. by Mihir Bose The Butcher of Amritsar Nigel Collett Hambledon and London 25 pounds sterling...seven acres surrounded by high walls in the heart of Amritsar. Some 25,000 men, women and children had gathered...
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The Amritsar Massacre: Apr 13 1919
Magazine article by Richard Cavendish; History Today, Vol. 59, April 2009
Subjects: Amritsar Massacre, 1919, Indian history--Military aspects, Indians (Asian people)--Crimes against, Indians (Asian people)--Death of, Indians--Crimes against, Indians--Death of
The Amritsar Massacre: Apr 13 1919. by Richard Cavendish...nationalist leaders in the Sikh holy city of Amritsar sparked riots in which a mob went on...Udham Singh, who had been injured at Amritsar. He was duly hanged. Gandhi condemned...
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The Legacy of John Copley Winslow
Magazine article by William W. Emilsen; International Bulletin of Missionary Research, Vol. 21, January 1997
Subjects: Copley, John Winslow (1882-1974), Missionaries, Personal profiles
...of the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre in Amritsar in April 1919. The massacre, in Winslows...how missionaries could proceed after Amritsar, Winslow decided to establish a Christian...fancy for an Anglo-Indian ashram before Amritsar. Amritsar sealed it for ever. I...
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Travel: India's Grand Trunk Road
Magazine article by Jeffrey Tayler; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 284, November 1999
...while navigating the clamorous lanes of Amritsar outside. The temple was orderly, efficient...an interest in Sikhs that drew me to Amritsar during the recent hot season (lasting...move across India, from Calcutta to Amritsar, to soak the parched land along the...
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GOING FOR GOLD; New Flights from Heathrow Have Made Discovering Amritsar, the Ancient City and Seat of Sikh History, So Much Easier, Writes Sarah Woodward
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), November 2, 2011
Subjects: Ancient cities--Discovery and exploration
...Flights from Heathrow Have Made Discovering Amritsar, the Ancient City and Seat of Sikh History...exception, and that is when landing in Amritsar, holy city of the Sikh community. At...enlightenment. The last time I had stayed in Amritsar was at Mrs Bandharis Guesthouse in the...
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Airline Steps in to Replace Air India's Flights to Amritsar
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), September 17, 2008
Subjects: Air India, Airlines
...Steps in to Replace Air Indias Flights to Amritsar. Byline: By Rhona Ganguly A new airline...Bilga Air will fly from the Midlands to Amritsar in Northern India - home of the Golden...to pull the plug on its Birmingham to Amritsar route in order to protects its valuable...
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Bad Sex and No Sex in the New India ; Marriage Mores: Couples in a Mass Wedding Ceremony in Amritsar. Jain Interweaves the Story of Her Parents Journey to the West with Hers Eastwards to Form an Insightful Picture of Modern Womanhood
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), July 21, 2008
Subjects: Marriage--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Marriage--Social aspects
Bad Sex and No Sex in the New India ; Marriage Mores: Couples in a Mass Wedding Ceremony in Amritsar. Jain Interweaves the Story of Her Parents Journey to the West with Hers Eastwards to Form an Insightful Picture of Modern Womanhood...
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Bard of the Pyramids; ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), May 5, 2010
...massacre of hundreds of unarmed civilians at Amritsar in the Punjab in 1919, for which he...Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in Amritsar. According to British figures, a total...massacre, rioting had broken out in Amritsar. Five Englishmen and an Englishwoman...
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Get Me to the Golden Temple on Time! A 4am Start, Sword Fighting - and a Telling-Off over Her Sexy Dress. Victoria Aitken Relives the Colourful Magic of Her Twin Sister's Wedding to a Sikh Warrior
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), February 6, 2011
...on a retreat at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, near the foothills of the Himalayas...India. The wedding was to take place in Amritsar and I had less than a week to make a...which has direct flights from Doha to Amritsar. I had to rush off my passport to the...
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encyclopedia articles on: Amritsar  - 11 results

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Amritsar
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
AMRITSAR mrit s r, city (1991 pop. 709,456...of the Sikh religion (see Sikhism ), Amritsar was founded in 1577 by Ram Das, the fourth...College, a branch of Punjab Univ., is in Amritsar. The first Amritsar massacre took place...
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India
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...are religious centers for the Hindus; Amritsar is the holy city of the Sikhs; and Satrunjaya...massacre of Indians by British troops at Amritsar further inflamed the situation. The...army troops stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the Sikhs holiest shrine and the center...
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Sikhism
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...introduced the Gurmukhi script. Under the fourth guru, Ram Das, Amritsar was founded as a sacred city. Arjun, the fifth guru, compiled...the 1984 storming by the Indian Army of the Golden Temple at Amritsar, which had been taken over by militant Sikhs. Prime Minister...
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Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...hope of hastening Indias freedom, but he also led agrarian and labor reform demonstrations that embarrassed the British. The Amritsar massacre of 1919 stirred Indian nationalist consciousness, and Gandhi organized several satyagraha campaigns. He discontinued...
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Ludhiana
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...India. Founded in the late 15th cent., it lies on the old Grand Trunk Road, the great thoroughfare connecting Delhi with Amritsar. Hosiery, cotton textiles, bicycle parts, and sewing machines are the important manufactures. Violence between Sikhs and...
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