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Guru Hargobind
Lord of Miri Piri
A Painting by KANWAR SINGH DHILLON
A new painting by renowned Canadian artist Kanwar Singh Dhillon commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Indian government's assault on the Golden Temple - the Durbar Sahib - of Amritsar in June 1984, during the Gurpurab of Guru Arjan's Martyrdom.
The tragic events, the criminal actions of Indira Gandhi's regime, and the anti-Sikh pogroms, all in 1984 - as well as the ongoing brutalities by the Indian military across the Punjab countryside in the years that followed - have collectively gone down in history as The Third Sikh Ghallughara/ Holocaust.
Kanwar's painting portrays the Sixth Guru, Hargobind - who erected the Akal Takht in the 17th century as the seat of Sikh Temporal Authority - as well as scenes from 1984.
The twin flags - nishaans - that perennially fly outside the Akal Takht, represent the concept of Miri-Piri as taught by Guru Hargobind: the duty of each Sikh to balance his or her spiritual obligations with temporal responsibilities.
Similarly, the two swords of Guru Hargobind represent the dual obligations of Miri Piri - further emphasized through the dual concept of Degh-Tegh: The Kettle & the Sword, symbolizing each Sikh's duty to feed the poor and protect the weak!
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June 5, 2009
Conversation about this article
1: Pardeep Singh Kang (Ropar, Punjab), July 26, 2010, 5:40 AM.
Raj karega Khalsa!
2: Harpreet Singh (Ludhiana, Punjab), January 16, 2011, 10:45 PM.
Waheguru di kirpa hai tuhadey te!
3: Sammy Gill (Moga, Punjab), February 21, 2012, 11:31 AM.
Good.