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Gurmukhi Calligraphy
ALPHABET (GURMUKHI)
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GURMUKHI
Tags: script, gurmukhi, letters, punjabi, brahmi, punjab, letter, consonants, vowel, singh, sharda, consonant
GURMUKHI is the name of the script used in writing primarily Punjabi and, secondarily, Sindhi language. The word gurmukhi seems to have gained currency from the use of these letters to record the sayings coming from the mukh (lit. mouth or lips) of...
GUTKA
Tags: gutkas, gutka, century, banis, japu, sikhs, keeping, daily, eighteenth, contained, gained, place
GUTKA, a small sized missal or breviary containing chosen hymns or barns from Sikh Scriptures. The etymology of the term gutka may be traced back to Sanskrit gud (to guard, preserve) or gunth (to enclose, envelop, surround, cover) through Pali gutii...
PARTAP SINGH. GIANI
Tags: singh, partap, amritsar, lahore, sikh, punjabi, maharaja, sahib, holy, thakur, duleep, giani
PARTAP SINGH. GIANI (1855-1920), Sikh school-man and calligraphist, was born in 1855, the son of Bhai Bhag Singh Giani of Lahore. As a young boy, Partap Singh learnt Punjabi, Urdu and Sanskrit and studied Sikh Scriptures. In 1884, he accompanied...


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