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<p class="C1">&#65279KIRP&#256L SI&#7748GH, ARTIST (1923-1990), the creator of Sikh history in colour, was born the son of Bhagat Si&#7749gh and Har Kaur in a small village V&#257&#7771&#257 Chain Si&#7749ghv&#257l&#257 in F&#299rozpur district of the Punjab on 10 December 1923. He inherited interest in art from his father who was adept in woodwork engraving, and his practical training started with drawing rough sketches in his school notebooks. He was obliged to discontinue his school studies owing to lack of means. He was forced to take up a smalltime appointment in the military accounts department where he served from 1942 to 1947. After the partition of India (1947), Kirp&#257l Si&#7749gh moved to Jalandhar. He gave up his service and decided to adopt painting as a career. In 1952 he shifted to Delhi for some time and then settled in a small town, Indr&#299, near Karn&#257l. The first exhibition of his paintings was held in Dy&#257l Si&#7749gh College, Karn&#257l, on 26 June 1955. In the following year the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee, Amritsar, employed him as an artist to produce exhibits for the Central Sikh Museum in the Darb&#257r S&#257hib complex. He resigned this job in 1962 and went again to Delhi from where, after a few years, the late Dr Mohinder Si&#7749gh Randh&#257w&#257, himself a great lover and connoisseur of art, persuaded him to come to Cha&#7751&#7693&#299ga&#7771h where he settled down permanently. This turned out to be the most creative period of his career. Kirp&#257l Si&#7749gh died in an accident on 26 April 1990.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;	Kirp&#257l Si&#7749gh painted hundreds of pictures, portaits and landscapes, but his particular interest and specialization was in capturing on the canvas episodes from Sikh history including awe inspiring scenes of ultimate sacrifice by Sikh martyrs and realistic portrayal of battle scenes. Some of his original works now adorning various museums, institutions, <i>gurdw&#257r&#257s</i> and private homes in India and abroad are displayed in Central Sikh Museum (36), Sard&#257r Baghel Si&#7749gh Museum in Gurdw&#257r&#257 Ba&#7749gl&#257 S&#257hib, New Delhi (21), Anglo-Sikh War Memorial, Ferozesh&#257h near F&#299rozpur (11), Sikh Regimental Centre, R&#257mpur, R&#257ñch&#299 (12), Ta<u>kh</u>t Sr&#299 Pa&#7789n&#257 S&#257hib (8), Ta<u>kh</u>t Sr&#299 Kesga&#7771h S&#257hib, Anandpur (8), Punjabi University, Patiala (18), Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhi&#257&#7751&#257, (18), Cha&#7751&#7693iga&#7771h Art Gallery (1) and Gurdw&#257r&#257 Mahidi&#257&#7751&#257 S&#257hib, Jagr&#257o&#7749, district Ludhi&#257&#7751&#257 (20).</p>
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