Welcome to a new look Punjab Heritage News. Over the past month we have had a facelift to the site that will make the overall experience a far richer one for our readers and researchers who visit the site. We still maintain the largest database of archived stories and articles relating  to the material heritage of the Punjab, but our new interface makes more of that content available to readers.  

Each of our news sections are now featured on the front page with the latest stories ready to view the click of a mouse. Regular visitors will also welcome the “Highlights” column, which includes the very latest stories that have been included on the site. Our newsfeed is ideal for those with feed readers and can be integrated into a wide variety of applications to bring stories from Punjab Heritage News direct to your desktop.

Registered users to the site have access to a rich gallery of photography of Punjab’s precious material heritage.

Bringing you this content is our team of editors who have worked hard in the previous 18 months to establish Punjab Heritage News as the pre-eminent site for news and commentary on the heritage of the Punjab.

The Punjab Heritage News Editorial Team

	Amandeep Singh Madra is a founding member of UKPHA. With Parmjit Singh, he has co-authored ‘Warrior Saints: Three centuries of the Sikh Military Tradition’ (London: IB Tauris, 1999). This was followed by another collaborative work ‘“Sicques, Tigers, or Thieves”: Eyewitness accounts of the Sikhs (1606-1809)’ (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004). Amandeep has contributed articles to the ‘New Dictionary of National Biography’ (OUP, 2004) and has lectured extensively in the UK and USA on Sikh arts and heritage as well as issues of sustaining Sikh audiences.
	Gurinder Singh Mann comes from an academic background with a deep knowledge of world religions. In 2000 he completed his MA in South Asian Religions at De-Montfort University, Leicester with a  thesis on the Sri Dasam Granth. It was the first and remains the only  western publication on the Sikh scripture . He continues with research on the Sri Dasam Granth with a view of publishing a  documented history of the martial scripture. He has also appeared in the media including MA TV. He has recently been made principal editor of all content on www.punjabheritage.org.
	Parmjit Singh is a founding member of UKPHA. Several years ago, he switched from his career as a chartered accountant to spend more time researching his heritage. He has co-authored ‘Warrior Saints’ and ‘Eyewitness Accounts of the Sikhs’ and was credited in the landmark exhibition catalogue, ‘The Arts of the Sikh Kingdoms’ (V&A, 1999). This was successfully followed up with the ‘Sikh Arts and Heritage’ lecture series hosted at the V&A. In 2003, the series went regional with 28 events at four UK venues. Recently, Parmjit worked as consultant for the BBC series ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’, helping Meera Syal to explore her family history in Punjab. He is currently working on his next book project; an illustrated history of Akali Nihang Sikhs.