Dhan Dhan Guru Nanak Dev ji Maharaj Painting
The thought of an authentic 16th-century painting of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, painted not from imagination but by a contemporary witness, is deeply moving. If this masterpiece by Kamal ud-Din Behzad truly exists in the Baghdad Museum, it is one of the most precious historical links to Guru Nanak’s Udasis, where he spread the eternal message of Oneness and Truth.
For our family, this connection feels even more profound. Our roots trace back to Mohalla Aghapura in Multan, where our ancestors settled after moving from Ghazni—walking the same lands that once echoed with the wisdom of Bhai Nand Lal Ji.
Guru Nanak’s teachings have shaped our family’s path in different ways. It was through his wife, a local Sikh Khatri woman, that Bhai Nand Lal Ji was introduced to Sikhism, a faith that he later embraced wholeheartedly, becoming one of Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s most cherished disciples.
Dad Sardar Vasdev Singh and my mom Sardarni Savitri Devi in 1951 in Panipat.
Centuries later, my father, Sardar Vasdev Singh, reaffirmed this connection when he took to his present farm during the Singh Sabha movement in mid 1920s, adopting the full Sikh identity with beard and turban. Today, my son Shivpreet, grandchildren—Gobind, Jania, and Geet—are rediscovering their roots in their own unique ways, keeping alive the legacy of our ancestors.
Sardar Gobind Singh, Sardar Preet Mohan Singh, Sardar Shivpreet Singh.
Imagining Guru Nanak in Baghdad, engaging with Sufi scholars, his divine presence captured by an artist’s hand, fills me with reverence. This is more than just art; it is a testament to his journey and a connection to our own lineage—stretching from Multan, to Badbar, to where we stand today. His Bani and his legacy remain our guiding light, but to witness such a painting would be like looking into the very soul of history itself.
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