| abstract | - Bhai Devender Singh (b. 6 November, 1947) is an Indian painter and illustrator from Punjab who has specialised in oil painting with themes from Sikhism and Punjabi popular culture. He has produced hundreds of painting many relating to the Sikh Gurus and their history. Some of his book images are used on this site. He is honoured as an artist who has given the most to providing an important visual dimension to the history of the Sikhs, which had been lacking previously. Many newcomers to Sikhism can relate to the history of this new faith through the imagery created by Bhai sahib ji. “Every artist dips his brush in his own soul and paints his own nature into his pictures”, Devender Singh repeats the words of Henry Ward Beecher on his website. A self-made man, Devender Singh has stated, “If we were to follow Guru Nanak’s one line teaching - Kirt karo, naam japo, wand ke khao (work, pray and share) - life would be a utopian dream.”
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