Sikh Reference Library

The Sikh Reference Library was a repository of over 1,500 rare manuscripts located in the Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) at Amritsar, Punjab which was destroyed during Operation Blue Star. In 1984, the library's contents were confiscated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the empty building allegedly burned to the ground by the Indian Army. In recent years the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has attempted to recover the looted material but has not yet recovered substantial materials. To date, the status of library manuscripts and artifacts is unclear; the vast majority remain in the hands of the government, a few office files and passports were returned, and as many as 117 items were destroyed for being "seditious" materials.

Sikh Reference Library is meant for the scholars interested in research of sikh history and gurbani. At present nearly 30 thousands Books, Magazines, News Papers, Periodicals on Sikh Religion and History, some rare manuscripts and hand written copies of Guru Granth Sahib are preserved for the purpose of research.

Amazing library and insight into very interesting history of Sikh people

Sikh Reference Library is meant for the scholars interested in research of sikh history and gurbani. At present nearly 30 thousands Books, Magazines, News Papers, Periodicals on Sikh Religion and History, some rare manuscripts and hand written copies of Guru Granth Sahib are preserved for the purpose of research. I don't think so they allowed any Non-Sikh. But the building is well maintained. Pure White.

Sikh refrence library is a library where all the past history is situated all the old pictures are situated here people from different country visit here and see the history about sikhism how the great sikh leaders involved in the freedom of our country. And the history of sikhism is situated.

The library was a repository of over 1,500 rare manuscripts located in the Harmandar Sahib (Golden Temple) which was destroyed during operation blue star in 1984, the library's contents were confiscated by the (CBI) and the empty building allegedly burned to the ground by the Indian Army. In recent years the SGPC has attempted to recover the looted material but has not yet recovered substantial materials.

The library included the hand written scriptures wrote by sikh gurus which were priceless for sikh community. It was set on fire in operation blue star and destroyed all the valuables.