The success of the first volume of Warrior Saints which was a complete sold out has whetted the appetite of the authors and the next one is around the corner. On the other hand, he insists that the culture at whose beck and call they stand finds them so that they can be at its ball rolls over It's not a question of - you will find what your heart desires. And presto soon enough he found it in Sotheby's auction house. Well, the first time Parmjit saw it in another book the photograph "the most mesmerising photo portraits of all times" spoke to him. For instance hear the story about the picture of Nihang bodyguard, who served in the Nizam of Hyderabad's irregular Sikh Army that adorns the cover of their well-illustrated book. And in this noble intention insists Parmjit they are guided by the divine hand. Impartial information is what these catalysts of change will offer. Whatever may be their mediums the motto would be "no preaching, no rigid ideologue." And these 'happy amateurs' intend to do their seva through books, films, documentaries and exhibitions.
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Yet he and several others like him have quit their full time, well-paid jobs and put themselves at the service of culture. In fact, he laments that when politicians take over culture as has happened with Sikhism then the real custodians who are not in it for money find it impossible to compete. Well, for sure it certainly is not the political class.
Tracing the phenomenal rise of a new force in the subcontinent that took on persecutors and foreign rule, as he browsed more and more into the military tradition of Sikhs the question that stared him in the face was - who is keeping the actual tradition of Guru Gobind Singh alive? The second one, which was released recently, he insists is more revelatory, a more nuanced narrative in which the Sikh martial tradition and its philosophical underpinnings are more tightly bound. What more it was she who drew their attention to the fact that it was book-worthy material! Thus came the first edition of the book, which he says was more celebratory.Ī horseman in Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s service However, the duo realised the import of the material only when the curator of Victoria and Albert Museum asked them to put up an exhibition at a time when the world was celebrating 300 years of the Khalsa.
En route he found a partner in Amandeep Singh Madra also the co-author of the book. And he found himself propelled on a journey backwards towards his cultural roots, as he read up Guru Granth Sahib and every single book on Sikh history he could lay his hands on his addiction for such material knew no bounds.įrom this obsession also grew a collection of rare images, photographs and paintings, archival material and much more. He shares, "There I was sitting in a class of religious studies and my teacher asked me about the historic year 1699 and I like a fool didn't have a clue about its link with the birth of the Khalsa." But the moment - the aghast expression of the teacher - went on to become a life-changer. Till came the straw that literally broke the camel's back. RARE IMAGES: Equestrian portrait of the Warrior-Poet, Guru Gobind Singh He guffaws, "Here I was looking every bit a Sikh, but to be honest it was just an empty show." He recalls how each time he was asked a question pertaining to Sikhism he would draw a blank. Parmjit Singh, co-author of Warrior Saints - Four Centuries of Sikh Military History, has no hesitation in admitting that as a young lad he knew nothing about his culture. Like most quests, his too began with ignorance. UK-based writer Parmjit Singh, co-author of Warrior Saints - Four Centuries of Sikh Military History, has quit a lucrative job and devoted himself full time to the cause of writing about Sikhism
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