Gurudwara Nanak Shahi
A Forgotten Sikh Heritage that Dhaka Must Protect & Promote
When writer Audity Falguni visited Gurudwara Nanak Shahi inside Dhaka University, she found not just a place of worship, but a surviving fragment of the city’s multicultural soul. Believed to mark the visit of Guru Nanak, the shrine has endured neglect, partition, war and near-erasure. Restored by Sikh soldiers after the 1971 Liberation War, it now welcomes people of all faiths, reminding Bangladesh of its long history of tolerance and the urgent responsibility to protect such cultural heritage.
