{"id":3768,"date":"2017-03-17T11:51:06","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T11:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/?p=3768"},"modified":"2017-03-17T11:51:06","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T11:51:06","slug":"the-many-sikh-friends-of-m-a-rahman-chughtai-loving-punjabi-brothers-in-art-and-literature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/?p=3768","title":{"rendered":"THE MANY SIKH FRIENDS OF M.A. RAHMAN CHUGHTAI &#8211; LOVING PUNJABI BROTHERS IN ART AND LITERATURE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE MANY SIKH FRIENDS OF M.A. RAHMAN CHUGHTAI<br \/>\nLOVING PUNJABI BROTHERS IN ART AND LITERATURE<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3771\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3771\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Khushwant-Singh-and-wife-Kanwal-with-Manzoor-Qadir-and-wife-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3771\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Khushwant-Singh-and-wife-Kanwal-with-Manzoor-Qadir-and-wife-1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Khushwant-Singh-and-wife-Kanwal-with-Manzoor-Qadir-and-wife-1-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Khushwant-Singh-and-wife-Kanwal-with-Manzoor-Qadir-and-wife-1.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Khushwant Singh and wife Kanwal with Manzoor Qadir and wife<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p align=\"justify\">Around 1920 M.A. Rahman Chughtai got typhoid fever and a stage came when all hope was being lost. It was suggested that he should go to Kashmeer for recovery. In Simla a Sikh Doctor used to come on horseback to treat him. Later on it was found that the Sikh Doctor was instructed by Bhai Vir Singh to treat Abdur Rahman Chughtai. In Simla a meeting of Sikh friends took place, which included Joginder Singh, Dr Thakur Singh, and Sunder Singh Majeetha in praise of the Art of M.A. Rahman Chughtai.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3770\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3770\" style=\"width: 213px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ishwar-Singh.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3770\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ishwar-Singh-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ishwar-Singh-213x300.jpg 213w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ishwar-Singh.jpg 567w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ishwar Singh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3772\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3772\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sardar-Puran-Singh-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3772\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sardar-Puran-Singh-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sardar-Puran-Singh-1-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sardar-Puran-Singh-1.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sardar Puran Singh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p align=\"justify\">In 1951 Jawahar Lal Nehru instigted the publication of CHUGHTAI INDIAN PAINTINGS. Sardar Kashmira Singh of Khalsa College Amritsar wrote an introduction to it. A beautiful analysis of his works.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3773\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3773\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sobha-Singh-painter.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3773\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sobha-Singh-painter-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sobha-Singh-painter-210x300.jpg 210w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sobha-Singh-painter.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3773\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sobha Singh painter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p align=\"justify\">Without going into details right now, suffice that in the advent of M.A. Rahman Chughtai struggle for Art his Sikh Punjabi friends were hand in hand with him. We praise their love for the artist. More later!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3769\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3769\" style=\"width: 175px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bhai-Vir-Singh-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3769\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bhai-Vir-Singh-1-175x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bhai-Vir-Singh-1-175x300.jpg 175w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bhai-Vir-Singh-1.jpg 567w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bhai Vir Singh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE MANY SIKH FRIENDS OF M.A. RAHMAN CHUGHTAI LOVING PUNJABI BROTHERS IN ART AND LITERATURE Around 1920 M.A. Rahman Chughtai got typhoid fever and a stage came when all hope was being lost. It was suggested that he should go to Kashmeer for recovery. 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