Explore the legacy of Faqir Aziz Uddin, physician, diplomat, and foreign minister, pivotal in 19th-century Sikh foreign relations under Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
Explore the Hindu Triad, Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, lost in the three modes of Maya. Discover their journey and Guru Nanak Dev's insights.
ELLENBOROUGH, LORD EDWARD LAW (1790-1871), Governor General of India (1842-44), son of Edward Law, Baron Ellen borough, Lord Chief Justice of England, was born on 8 September 1790. He was educated at Eton and at St John`s College, Cambridge. He became a member of the House of Lords in 1818. He was appointed Lord Privy Seal in 1828 and president of the Board of Control (1828-30) whence began his connection with Indian affairs. He succeeded Lord Auckland as Governor General of India in February 1842. On his arrival in India, Lord Ellenborough found himself confronted with an alarming situation in Afghanistan and northwest frontier.
Dive into Jaitsari Var by Guru Arjan, a spiritual Punjabi composition in Guru Granth Sahib, infused with Lahindi dialect and cultural diversity.
Explore the impactful diplomacy of Sir Charles Metcalfe, the provisional Governor General of India, and his key role in the 1809 Treaty of Amritsar.
Explore King Rukmagada's constant meditation on the Lord, as detailed in the Narada Purana and Guru Granth Sahib mythology.
Explore Satyuga, an era of pure Truth and Dharma where contentment and enlightenment thrived, as described in ancient texts. Discover its harmonious virtues.
Discover how a young Guru Nanak made an acrostic, Patti, from memory—reflecting on the One Lord's creation. An inspiring tale of divine wisdom.
Bara Maha Majh (Song of Twelve Months in Majh Raga) is a composition of Guru Arjan Dev,the fifth in the line of the ten Gurus or prophet-teachers of the Sikh faith. Guru Arjan Dev\'s poetry has the imprint of chaste classical culture, despite its limitation today, being in a mixture of Punjabi and Braj languages.Bara Maha is a form of folk poetry in which the yearnings of a love-lorn young woman separated from her spouse are expressed in terms of the moods of nature as they change from month to month. In Sanskrit, a poetical form of similar import was Shad ritu varnan (Sad rtu varnan) i.e., description of the six seasons.
ELLEN BOROUGH PAPERS, official and private correspondence and papers of Lord Ellen borough, Governor General of India (1842-44), preserved in the Public Records Office, London. Some of these papers were used by Lord Colchester in his History of the Indian Administration of Lord Ellen borough in His Correspondence with the Duke of Wellington and the Queen (London, 1874). Similarly, Sir Algernon Law published some selected papers in his India under Lord Ellen borough (London, 1926) containing references to the Punjab, particularly the dissensions in the State and the intentions of British government about its future. Among others, the Papers contain letters to and from the GovernorGeneral`s Agent, North-West Frontier (January 1844-June 1844) PRO 30/12 (60) and PRO 30/12 (106).
