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Hari Singh Nalwa

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One of the greatest Sikh generals, next to Akali Phula Singh of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s kingdom. At a young age, while on a hunting trip, he was attacked by a tiger. With his bare hands, he pushed back the tiger, drew his sword and decapitated the beast. Along with his excellent swordsmanship and chivalry, this became on of the deciding factors for the Maharaja to accept him in his royal service. He was given a small army of horsemen and so began Nalwa’s career as a General.

He participated in the conquests of Sialkot, Kasur (1807), Multan (1818), Kashmir (1819), Pakhli and Damtaur (1821-2), Peshawar (1834) and finally Jamrud in the Khyber Hills (1837). He defeated the Afghans, something the British failed to do, and annexed a segment of what was the Kingdom of Kabul to the Sikh Kingdom. In Peshawar, he rebuilt the Bala Hisar Fort in Maharaja’s name.

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This is my first mixed media painting on Sikh history. It is not completely digital, though most of it is. The carpet was first done on paper in water colour pencils, and was scanned in and added to the painting. It was put into proper perspective with the rest of the painting and was painted over to blend it in to the painting.
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I come across your art,
and my brain goes : Now this, is what I'm talking about *whispers* buy them all, buy them, go broke if you have to.. xD