Homage paid to Surinder Singh

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, June 15

The SGPC on Monday conducted prayers in the Golden Temple complex to pay homage to the noted photoartist Surinder Singh who succumbed to a cardiac arrest recently.

Besides his family members, including his son Harpreet Singh, daughter Kirandeep Kaur, brother Satpal Danish — a world famous Sikh artist — various other personalities attended the shardhanjli samaroh to pay tribute to the departed soul.

Surinder Singh was the son of famous painter GS Sohan Singh and grandson of Gian Singh ‘Naqqash’ — the fresco painter who worked at the Darbar Sahib for over three decades. His uncle Sunder Singh was among those who were martyred in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre on April 13, 1919.

Surinder Singh was the first manager of the SGPC’s Golden Offset Press. SGPC Chief Secretary Dr Roop Singh recalled that he was proficient in word composing and and block printing job. Meanwhile, Former Jathedar Giani Ranjit Singh said that he had played a vital role in preserving the Sikh heritage and culture from the past.

His shop, located near the Golden Temple complex, is a treasure trove of documents.