by Punjabnewswire4u
AMRITSAR, JAN 16
Bhupinder Singh Marwah, a distinguished art historian from Canada today presented a unique `pictorial lecture’ on `Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Court of Lahore Darbar’ at Khalsa College, here. He depicted rare and exceptional paintings and pictures relating Maharaja’s times and shed light on role of European officers in his Court.
He was introduced to the teachers and students at seminar hall by Khalsa College Governing Council honourary secretary Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina who described him as a passionate art proponent. Marwah, he said, had been Advisor on various boards of prominent academic institutions in Canada and the `exhibition’ created by him was first mounted by Sikh Foundation of Canada at Royal Museum, Toronto.
Marwah gave an interesting account of the foreign generals including Jean Francois Allard who built `fauj-i-khas’, the unique military group of Maharja Ranjit Singh, Jean Baptiste Ventura, who modernized Khalsa Army and Johann Martino Honingberger. He said old painting records confirmed that Maharaja’s vast rule was secular and modern in character.
Principal of the College Dr.Daljit Singh welcomed Marwah and Chhina on the occasion. He said the students had been enriched by the presentation which gave detailed description of the times of Mahraja through paintings. Marwah meanwhile asked all to preserve whatever old picture or painting anyone have in household or in possession as every painting and pictures relates to the great history of Punjab and Sikhs.
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