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Tanjore paintings to adorn gurdwaras, museums
WSN Network 

MADURAI: The exquisite Tanjore paintings will now adorn Gurdwaras and museums across the country. A Madurai couple, Amarjit Singh Bamrah and Jagdish Kaur Bamrah, are on a mission to introduce the ancient art of Tamil Nadu to different historical/prominent Sikh institutions in Punjab and other States. 

“The response so far has been thrilling. We want to spread awareness of this art form and hence have volunteered to present Tanjore paintings depicting Sikh gurus,” Mr. Bamrah was quoted in The Hindu newspaper on Saturday. 

The first such painting was presented to the Golden Temple at Amritsar. Paintings of all the ten Sikh gurus have already been taken to the Darbar Sahib (the Golden Temple) in Amritsar. Another grand painting of Sri Guru Hargobind has been presented to a gurudwara at Gurdaspur in Punjab. 

According to Mr. Bamrah, a Syndicate member of Madurai Kamaraj University, the family is interested in painting Sikh gurus as the Tanjore paintings mostly depict Hindu Gods such as Vinayaka and Krishna.

2 April 2008
 

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