Papa ji holding Shiv in his lap while standing along with his crew of harvesting machine in the farms.
This historic photograph was taken in April 1976 when our son, Shivpreet Singh, was just one year old and had only recently begun taking his first steps.
His proud grandfather, Sardar Vasdev Singh (“Bhagat Ji”), carried him to our ancestral fields in Badbar to witness one of the most important events of village life—the wheat harvest. In those days, the harvested wheat was threshed using a traditional manually operated machine known as a Toka.
As was our family tradition, an Ardaas was offered before the Toka was started for the season, seeking Waheguru’s blessings for a safe and abundant harvest. On that memorable occasion, this photograph was taken.
The picture beautifully captures a happy, curly-haired little Shiv, content and secure in the loving lap of his grandfather. It is more than a family photograph—it is a precious reminder of the bond between generations, our farming roots, and the values of faith, gratitude, and hard work that were passed on from one generation to the next.
Nearly fifty years later, this image continues to bring back cherished memories of those simpler days in the fields of Badbar.
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