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Entries from September 2009

Lending Aesthetic Touch to the Holy Word

September 30th, 2009 by Sikh Foundation | 1 Comment

AMRITSAR: Infatuated by colours since childhood, this young artist has graduated to rewriting the Gurbani of Guru Granth Sahib in calligraphy style, following the century-old fashion of drafting…Read More


Ishwar Chitarkar : The Painter Poet

September 30th, 2009 by Sikh Foundation | Comments Off

Ishwar Chitarkar : The Painter Poet

Keats says: “Poetry comes to a poet as naturally as leaves come to a tree !” In the case of Ishwar Chitarkar, a renowned painter poet of Punjab…Read More


The Lotus in the Pond – Ambassadors of Sikhi

September 30th, 2009 by Sikh Foundation | 1 Comment

 The Lotus in the Pond - Ambassadors of Sikhi

10 young ambassadors of Sikhi, 7 girls and 3 boys, are on a mission to inspire and enthrall audiences with their melodious Gurmat sangeet and inspiring poetic presentations…Read More


Sikh Art Watch – Update – Items Recently Auctioned at Bonhams – Oct 09

September 20th, 2009 by Sikh Foundation | 1 Comment

Sikh Art Watch - Update - Items Recently Auctioned at Bonhams - Oct 09

This newly added section, is to help keep collectors up-to-date on the lastest Sikh Art sales/auctions.

Oct.8 2009 – Islamic & Indian Art, at Bonhams – New Bond Street…Read More


World War I through Sikh Soldiers’ Letters

September 19th, 2009 by Sikh Foundation | Comments Off

World War I through Sikh Soldiers’ Letters

The letters of Sikh soldiers project their courage, loyalty, will to win the war or die like Sikh heroes, following the Sikh tradition of martyrdom to fight against oppression. The letters narrate the conditions in which the Sikh soldiers and their compatriots had to fight. Sikh soldiers laid down their lives thousands and they lie buried all over Europe…Read More


Satinder Kaur Kapany Gallery

September 8th, 2009 by Sikh Foundation | Comments Off

Satinder Kaur Kapany Gallery

The selection of artwork in the Satinder Kaur Kapany Gallery at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco rotates approximately every six months…Read More


A New Vanguard – Gagandeep Singh

September 6th, 2009 by Sikh Foundation | Comments Off

A New Vanguard - Gagandeep Singh

Seventy days, twenty five artists, five sessions and a lot of art works, well defines the summer day-residency art program of Religare Arts Initiative. The exhibition featured multidisciplinary artworks. All artists were encouraged to find diverse threads within the unifying theme of…Read More