Vigour and Valour
Ambica Gulati witnesses the clanging of swords, crossing of daggers and the bountiful spirit of Sikhs at Sri Anandpur Sahib’s Hola Mohalla festival. As many as 1 million pilgrims and visitors from all over the world come to the holy towns of Sri Anandpur Sahib and the adjacent Kiratpur Sahib a week before Holi. We saw children…
11/07/2015
Flavours of Sri Anandpur Sahib
DESCRIPTION A sky so blue, the breeze so fresh, the smooth road to Sri Anandpur Sahib, it was time for lots of festive colour, a dose of spirituality and langars. It was the holi weekend, the time for hola mohalla, and experiencing the marshal spirit of the Sikhs. Getting to the City of Bliss The streets of little town of…
02/06/2015
The First Khalsa Games in Sri Anandpur Sahib
It was the baisakhi weekend when the quiet town lit up again with some traditional flavours. Sri Anandpur Sahib buzzed once again. “The aim is to make this an annual sporting and cultural festival to be celebrated with its culmination on Baisakhi. This will strengthen the sporting traditions of Punjab and help the youth align with…
08/05/2015
A Polo experience at Sri Anandpur Sahib
A launch Polo show at the heritage town of Sri Anandpur Sahib organised by the Sri Anandpur Sahib Heritage Foundation, A charitable trust founded by Sodhi Vikram Singh. The three-day event from 11th April that ends with Baisakhi at the Sodhi Gurbachan Singh Senior Secondary Khalsa School ground, Sri Anandpur Sahib. International polo player Sodhi Vikram Singh has…
25/04/2015
Polo Of Blues And Saffrons at Sri Anandpur Sahib
Sodhi Vikram Singh; pix: Kanwardeep Singh Narula Words: Ambica Gulati Dressed in the colours of the Nihangs, the second edition of the Sodhi Kishan Singh Memorial Polo Cup was two days of intensive arena polo. Organised by the Sri Anandpur Sahib Heritage Foundation, it was played on the grounds of the…
11/03/2015