• Friday, April 19, 2024

Arts and Culture

An exhibition on the rise and fall of the Empire of the Sikhs

ARMLET FOR THE KOH-I-NÛR DIAMOND. GOLD, ENAMEL, ROCK CRYSTAL, GLASS, RUBIES, PEARLS AND SILK, CIRCA 1830. ROYAL COLLECTION TRUST/ © HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II 2018

By: Keerthi Mohan

An exhibition that charts the story of the Sikh empire is coming to London. Titled the Empire of the Sikhs, the exhibition runs from July 12 to September 23 at the Brunei Gallery, SOAS and it is being organized by the UK Punjab Heritage Association (UKPHA). Story of the Sikh empire will be told through a stunning array of over 100 objects and works of art from leading private and public collections. On display will be jewelry and weaponry from the Sikh Empire including personal items that belonged to Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Maharani Jind Kaur, one of his 30…

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