“The initial crime was celebrated and indeed had been planned a year before hand. The army went into Darbar Sahib not to eliminate a political figure or a political movement but to suppress a culture of people, to attack their heart, to strike a blow at their spirit and self confidence.... The army which had suffered a heavy toll in the 3 days of battle went berserk and killed every Sikh man, women and child who could be found inside the temple complex. They were hauled out of the rooms, brought to corridors on the circumference of the temple and with their hands tied behind their backs, were shot in cold blood."
Pettigrew, Joyce. "The Sikhs of the Punjab: Unheard Voices of the State and Guerilla Violence" (1995), p. 8.
This new painting 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 and 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!
Testimonial - "This painting shows all the hours you put in. It's fantastic - powerful, potent and deep" - Guruka Singh.
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