As can be seen, Ranjit Singh excited extreme feelings and emotions in all European travellers who met him. They either liked or hated him, but invariably respected his achievements. Burnes wrote about him in 1832: ...
Only Maharani Jindan , the prima donna in the drama, which unfolded towards the end of the Sikh kingdom, was painted and sketched. Before joining Ranjit’s boudoir she was the daughter of Ranjit’s dog keeper, ...
Introduction to The Sikhs – Images of a Heritage By T.S.Randhawa Scholars and whatever little note taken of it has been in the context of portraiture have often derided Sikh painting. H. Goetz summed up ...