Exploring the Toor Collection | Davinder Singh Toor

Episode 12 of the ਸੋਚ (Sōch) Podcast is, once again, with Davinder Singh  Toor. However, this time we explore art, arms, armour and artefacts  from the Toor collection.

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00:00 - Introduction  
00:31 - Full body armour suit  
04:04 - Heron’s plumes & strutting peacocks?  
05:57 - Maharaja Duleep Singh’s photo collection and first paintings  
10:41 - John Edward Sache & dating photographs  
13:17 - Felice Beato, Beato’s album and the completel 19 photograph set  of Harmandir Sahib  
16:05 - Hodgson’s Horse Regiment & Maan Singh Varaich  
21:26 - Private Collectors?  
23:14 - The artist Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer, Le Sikh and Elton John  
30:02 - Mislabelling items and portobello road market  
33:01 - Schoefft, the Thuggee and the Ismail Merchant and James Ivory  Collection  
47:49 - Collecting advice  
49:03 - What is the most interesting map in the Toor collection? Is  there any map in particular that is striking in what it includes? Any maps created in Punjab?  
52:56 - M. Ranjit Singh's sword, inscription and provenance  
01:00:26 - Hari Singh Nalwa’s shield and paintings  
01:08:39 - Akali Phula Singh & his relationship with Maharaja Ranjit  Singh  
01:12:21 - Akali Phula Singh’s death  
01:14:52 - The battle standard used by the Lahore State’s forces in the  Battle of Gujerat and the language of the people  
01:23:35 - Museums, private collectors and stolen artefacts  
01:34:39 - What are your plans for the next exhibition?  
01:36:54 - Community questions: Have you come across depictions of women  in Khalsa attire? Have you come across manuscripts of pre-colonial  rehit maryadas? Are you aware of any scarlet tunics of the Fauj-i-Khas?  
01:39:42 - What would your advice be to those who are collecting or  thinking of starting a collection?