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Indian government calls out for loan of relics
WSN Network 

NEW DELHI: Sikh families in Punjab and Delhi have been requested by the Government of India to loan any priceless relics of the Sikh Gurus they may own for display during the “Gurtagaddi” Diwas celebrations.  

The relics will include rare copies of the birs of the Guru Granth Sahib. Some of these relics were on display during the tercentenary of the Khalsa at Anandpur Sahib in 1999. More than 100 relics are believed to be owned by families spread across Punjab and Delhi. 

The Government is seeking these relics just for a short period for display in the museum. Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's family is also supposed to be one of those approached by the government. It had cooperated in 1999 as well. Among the birs of the Guru Granth Sahib that may be displayed include two rare birs that are with a family in Chandigarh. Another bir is at the Bhai Veer Singh Sahitya Sadan, Delhi. 

Rare birs from Nepal, Ayodhya, Pakistan and Bangladesh are being digitised under the national manuscript mission. Also the “Vilayat Wali Bir” that is in England will be digitised and a copy will be on display.

2 April 2008
 

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