Sardar Gurcharan Singh

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Sardar Gurcharan Singh was an Indian potter. [1]

He studied in Japan. [2] After his return for a couple of years his patron was the Maharao Raja of Bundi. [3] He set up his kiln in Delhi in 1952. [4] He received the Padma Shri for his services in the development of Indian ceramic art. [5]

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In 1991 the Delhi Blue Pottery Trust was founded by him to further develop the art. [6]

A documentary film "The Lotus and the Swan" was made about his life by Nirmal Chander and presented at the Dharamshala International Film Festival. [7]

He died in 1995 at the age of 99. [8]

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  1. ↑ "Grand old potter of India, Sardar Gurcharan Singh, starts his own gallery". India Today. 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  2. ↑ "Padma Shree Lt. Sardar Gurcharan Singh :ICAF". icaf.org.in. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-12-17. Retrieved 2023-12-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ Mukherjee, Anushka (2019-11-09). "Delhi sculpts the blues". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-12-17. Retrieved 2023-12-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ "About | Delhi Blue Pottery Trust". delhibluepotterytrust.com. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  7. ↑ "DIFF 2024 - Bringing Independent Cinema to the Mountains". Dharamshala International Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  8. ↑ "A documentary revisits legendary studio potter Gurcharan Singh's journey of utility and beauty". Scroll.in. 2023-04-09. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
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