Overview

• On September 19, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and a committee of Sikh leaders gave the Prime Minister recommendations for the preservation and public display of the ‘Jore Sahib’.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the submission, calling the relics significant to Sikh history and India’s cultural ethos and saying they will inspire future generations.
• Puri said the Ministry of Culture examined the footwear and conducted carbon testing to help establish historical age and guide conservation.
• The Puri family has safeguarded the items for over 300 years, and after the last custodian Jasmeet Singh Puri’s passing, his wife asked Hardeep Puri to find a place with wider public access.
• A final decision on where to house the relics is pending, with reports indicating they are likely to be placed in a gurdwara in Delhi.