3 Review(s)

In the book titled Maharaja Ranjit Singh – Ruler and Warrior, TR Sharma, editor of the papers of 15 contributors, writes in the Introduction, “Around the turn of the millennium Punjab celebrated, in quick succession, two events both of which have great historical significance. One was the tercentenary of the birth of Khalsa (founded by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699) and the other was the bi-centenary of the Coronation of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (coronation is said to have taken place in 1801). The vice-chancellor Professor KN Pathak says in the Foreword, “the centre for Defence & National Security Studies of Panjab University organized a National Seminar on April 10-11, 2002, marks the Bi-centenary Celebrations of the coronation of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, a genius and a multi-faceted personality who played his role well to usher in an era of peace, prosperity and progress during his four decades of rule in the state of Punjab.” My paper on Architecture and Art during Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s Reign (1799-1839 AD) is also featured in the book.