Sengol

New Parliament for new India with civilisational consciousness

Those mocking the new Parliament house with the Sengol housed in it are the same forces that question India’s traditions and civilisational ethos

Meet the Vummidi Bangaru family, which crafted the ‘sengol’

The historic inauguration of new Parliament building was marked with the installation of the ‘sengol’. The gold-plated ceremonial sceptre was made by the well-known Vummidi Bangaru Chetty family of jewellers in 1947 to symbolise the ‘transfer of power from the British’ to India

'BJP has been consistent in cultural nationalism, Opposition only wants votes': Historian Kapil Kumar on new Parliament

Senior historian Kapil Kumar pointed out that opposition leaders such as former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi make an extra show of religiousness by visiting temples and even claim to be ‘janeu dhari brahmins’ ahead of elections while disowning cultural and religious values as voting is over

Division in Opposition over Sengol as Shashi Tharoor says must embrace the symbol of 'sovereignty & rule of dharma'

Sharing his view on the 'Sengol', Tharoor said, 'The government rightly argues that the sceptre reflects a continuity of tradition by embodying sanctified sovereignty & the rule of dharma'

Sengol was disrespected, Nehru museum displayed it as walking stick, says PM ahead of new Parliament inauguration

"Lord Mountbatten got the Sengol and it was given to India's first PM Jawaharlal Nehru in 1947. It's good that PM Modi will place Sengol in the new Parliament," the Thiruvavaduthurai Aadheenam said

'Sengol symbolises transition of power, sad to see people spread lies,' says Tamil Nadu mutt chief

The pontiff said Rajaji and other leaders reached out to the Tiruvavaduthurai Adheenam over the question of symbolising the transfer of power from British. In 1947, the mutt decided to make a Sengol in sync with tradition to symbolise independence and the power transfer

Sengol Row: The BJP, Congress’ feud over the ceremonial sceptre, explained

Sengol will be installed in the new Parliament building by PM Narendra Modi on 28 May. This historic sceptre has become a bone of contention between the ruling BJP and the Opposition party Congress, which are sparring over its use at the time of Independence

In true Nehruvian spirit, Congress has tried to sap Sengol’s significance, but Jairam Ramesh will have to eat his words

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has tried to undercut the history of the scared Sengol as 'BOGUS'

'Saying Sengol's history is bogus, questioning our credibility is sad, unfortunate': Thiruvavaduthurai Adheenam

Thiruvavaduthurai Adheenam said they would reveal the true history of the Sengol and Nehru from the time of India's Independence and Transfer of Power at a presser Friday evening

'Why does Congress hate Indian culture so much?' asks Amit Shah, says party reduced Sengol to 'walking stick'

Amid the war of words between the ruling and opposition parties over the inauguration of the new Parliament building, Shah said the Congress needs to 'reflect' on its behaviour