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An unusual handcoloured woodcut depicting the Guru Gobind Singh ji sprinkling five of his followers with amrit, Punjab, c.1870. The scene depicted took place in 1699 at Anandpur Sahib ji, a site which was founded by the 9th Guru Teg Bahadur ji. 1/2

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2019-10-15

My name is Anu, and I’m a Punjabi Canadian illustrator! I love to celebrate women, fashion, and my heritage through my art 🇮🇳🇨🇦 check out more of my work at https://t.co/yTxw1Ef2qY

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2019-10-12

A Map of Indian subcontinent with names of states in the dominant language of that state.

"Top languages by Native speakers"
:
Hindi/Urdu (46%) ,Bengali,Marathi,Telugu,Tamil,Kannada


Punjabi (45%),Pashto ,Sindhi ,Saraiki & Urdu

: Bengali (98%)

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2019-09-27

Join us for:

Anhey Ghorhey Da Daan/Alms for a Blind Horse
By celebrated director Gurvinder Singh

A chronicle of a day in the life of a Dalit Sikh family in rural Punjab as they face the destruction of their village.

https://t.co/SYNdVi6RZh

27 Sep
6:30

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2019-09-26

Holy man at Amritsar, William Simpson 1864. The artist has inscribed it as ‘Akali Umritser Punjaub’. Seems to be in the Golden Temple complex. pic frm Wellcome

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2019-09-12

Ahmed Anver qualified from Central Institute of Arts and Crafts Karachi in 1980 and took a solo show to Jodhpur,
India the same year. Then in 1983, 84 and 85 consecutively he held solo exhibitions at Punjab Art Council, Lahore,
Multan Arts Council and India House, Karachi.

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2019-08-31

Two images of Maharaja Sher Singh son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. He ruled frm 1841-1843 & was sketched by many foreign visitors to his court. Both images 19th c. Left attributed to Emily Eden courtesy & Right unknown artist courtesy

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2019-08-29

Punjabi & KGV
(ท่านศิวะ(แกงบูด)เตือนว่า ถ้าเป็นอินเดียจริงๆจะไม่มีโมเม้นต์แบบนี้นะ--)

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2019-08-29

Home decorations. painting from or Hill States, c1790, attributed to son of now in , A painter painting the walls of a house as a woman gives her suggestions (as always, she has the last word).

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2019-08-20

ji, what happened? After 2 days of heavy rains in & bright sunshine today.
painting from Hill States by c1790, "An attendant tilts the umbrella to block the sun rays falling on the 7th Guru ji"

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2019-08-14