The Lost Palace Of Amritsar

[genie]

by the way guys that clock tower is a disgrace, it was actually built bythe british to show supremacy of the christian faith over sikhi, that too at darbar sahib! i kno in our religon we dont believe in smashing up religious buildings of other faiths, but this one should be removed, nothing i mean NOTHING is equal/barabar to darbar sahib. i have a picture of darbar sahib in my room, and in it u can clearly see the clock tower, n it makes me incredibly angry.

Yup its a pretty disgusting thing to have done. But thats what British Christians of the past did to Sikhs and Punjab. They did that to many other parts of the world too especially africa destroying native communities, cultures and religions and enslaving the people to be subservient to the white European christian imperialist armed invaders.

[Guest KopSingh]

Yup its a pretty disgusting thing to have done. But thats what British Christians of the past did to Sikhs and Punjab. They did that to many other parts of the world too especially africa destroying native communities, cultures and religions and enslaving the people to be subservient to the white European christian imperialist armed invaders.

the british are responsible for some decent things in the sub-continent, but for sikhi they made an incredibly damaging lasting effect. Losing our empire, jewels, power, royal lineage (Duleep Singh), Land (partition), Raag Vidya, Shastar Vidya, removal of Dasam Granth from takhts in panjab, and creating divisions over it. British should never be talked of in great light, like some idiots on sikh channel do. In my opinion (slightly off topic) but no sikh should EVER join the british army. If the british genuinely cared for sikh, they would help us in our venture to get a homeland

[genie]

Correct, I've read accounts of british policy towards the Sikh government and the faith and they made it quite clear they were a white christian supremacist lot trying to subjugate India, its native inhabitants and the rest of the world. They were scared of getting into a war with the Sikhs because of their military might and prowess, so they did everything in their power to weaken the empire by paying off various people to side with them in the coming anglo sikh war. They like in present times in muslim countries gave rise to local rebellions against Sikh rule. It was all divide and rule tactics the likes we can see today in countries like Libya.

Sikhs who join any non-sikh army be it british or indian are just fighting for governments who have no interest in honouring the sacrifice that these Sikhs make for the nation. Look at what the Indian governments did from 1947 to present day yet Sikhs were the back bone of the Independence movement and are still the backbone of the army. Yet the government sends these poor sods into battles and wars without getting anything for the Sikh community.

[ks55]

The guy who built that church - did knock it down - after his health weakened by building the church - he later even advised he had visions to knownck it down and it was a mistake.!

[S1ngh]

I believe it was the Deputy Commisioner of Amritsar who ordered the construction and before its completion he gave the order to have it demolished as he had spiritual awakening or experience.

[genie]

Would have been nice to have kept the palace there it looks grand in those paintings even if it does distract a little from the majesty of darbar sahib

[chatanga]

the british are responsible for some decent things in the sub-continent, but for sikhi they made an incredibly damaging lasting effect. Losing our empire, jewels, power, royal lineage (Duleep Singh), Land (partition), Raag Vidya, Shastar Vidya, removal of Dasam Granth from takhts in panjab, and creating divisions over it. British should never be talked of in great light, like some idiots on sikh channel do. In my opinion (slightly off topic) but no sikh should EVER join the british army. If the british genuinely cared for sikh, they would help us in our venture to get a homeland

The british did try and help the Sikhs push for a homeland in 1947.

[genie]

The british did try and help the Sikhs push for a homeland in 1947.

I'm not sure they did, they kept saying Sikhs didnt form a majority in most area's in Punjab. Sikhs were land owners they owned most of Punjab they did not go out converting people of other faiths to become Sikhs so when the British drew up plans to divide the punjab on population basis it was against the history and interest of Sikhs. They did everything they could to make sure Sikhs never become regional power or a nation again.

[Guest KopSingh]

The guy who built that church - did knock it down - after his health weakened by building the church - he later even advised he had visions to knownck it down and it was a mistake.!

wat? then wat is that massive white clock tower thats still there then? why hasnt that crap been knocked down, thats wat we r talkin about. this clock tower was built to show christian supremacy over sikhi.

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The british did try and help the Sikhs push for a homeland in 1947.

im talking bowt 2012, not panjab 1947.

ur r right though, we were offered a possible homeland, but gaddar leaders like baldev singh and master tara singh were easily fooled and mislead, idiots

[genie]

wat? then wat is that massive white clock tower thats still there then? why hasnt that crap been knocked down, thats wat we r talkin about. this clock tower was built to show christian supremacy over sikhi.

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I think thats the Sikh reference library. The christian clock tower was massive it towered above darbar sahib.