English translation programme
SikhArchive reports 3,001 books translated into English using AI developed in house. Consult the library record and original text when citing an edition.
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Restored by SikhArchive · 2026
Guru Nanak painting — the story and source
- ATTRIBUTION
- Kamal-ud-din Behzad, as claimed in the source record; disputed.
- DATE
- Early sixteenth century claimed. The source catalogue also cites a twentieth-century attribution to an unknown artist. This is not established as an earliest or lifetime depiction.
- RESTORATION
- A generated restoration of the source reproduction. Details may differ; consult the original for research.
ABSTRACT / 001Knowledge.
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Follow SikhArchive’s translation, recovery and cataloguing work into the collections on Sikhi.io. Each route brings together what is available, where to find it and how to check its source.
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Image recovery and restoration
Explore recovered images and SikhArchive restorations alongside source records. Restoration is an interpretation; the original image and its attribution remain essential research references.
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Scripture, sound and reference
The collection index explains 52 Sikhi.io menu entries across nine fields. The research programme also reports more than 38,000 extracted kirtan, simran and katha audio links.
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SikhArchive explains the collections, programmes and research context. Sikhi.io hosts the readers, library, gallery and other collection tools. Use the collection index to reach the material directly.
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SikhArchive is an open-access guide. Access details and any account requirements for linked tools are provided by each destination. Open access does not automatically grant permission to republish every source.
How should I cite a translation or restored image?
Record the work’s title, author or attributed creator, edition, source URL and access date. Identify the translation or restoration separately from the original. For an image, follow its source record for the creator, date, rights and attribution; retain uncertainty where the catalogue records it.
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3,001 books. A new readership.↗
Discover SikhArchive’s English translation programme, powered by proprietary AI developed in house, and find the translated books in the library.
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Explore proprietary AI text research, the recovery and restoration of Sikh images, and more than 38,000 extracted kirtan, simran and katha audio links.
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