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'''Sobha Singh''' (29 November 1901 – 22 August 1986)<ref name="ਪੰਜਾਬ ਕੋਸ਼">{{cite book | title=ਪੰਜਾਬ ਕੋਸ਼ ਜਿਲਦ ਪਹਿਲੀ | publisher=ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਭਾਗ ਪੰਜਾਬ | author=ਰਛਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਗਿੱਲ | year=2004 | page=430}}</ref> was a painter from [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India.

==Early life==
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[[Sardar]] Sobha Singh was born on 29 November 1901 in a [[Sikh]] family in [[Sri Hargobindpur]], [[Gurdaspur]] district of [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]]. His father, Deva Singh, was in the Indian cavalry. Sobha Singh joined British Indian Army as a draughtsman in 1919 and served at Iraq till 1923 when he resigned from the Army and opened his own studio at Amritsar in 1923. He moved to Lahore, Preet Nagar, Delhi, and Bombay before finally settling down in Andretta in 1947 as he was forced to leave Lahore due to the partition of India. Andretta [[Andretta, Himachal Pradesh|Andretta]] (near Palampur), a remote and then little-known hamlet in the Kangra Valley on the foothills of the Himalayas but Sobha Singh brought this tiny village on International art map by his various classic works. Sobha Singh is fondly remembered as Darji and his daughter Bibi Gurcharan Kaur, assisted by her son Dr. Hirday Paul Singh, has converted Andretta into an ever-popular tourist destination not only for art enthusiasts but for all who admire his work.

==Education and training==
At age 15, Sobha Singh entered the Industrial School at [[Amritsar]] for a one-year course in art and craft. He joined the [[British Indian army]] as a draftsman and served in [[Baghdad]], [[Mesopotamia]] (now [[Iraq]]). In 1923 he left army and returned to [[Amritsar]], where he opened his art studio. In the same year, he married Bibi Inder Kaur on [[Baisakhi]] day. He worked from his studios at Amritsar, [[Lahore]] (1926) and [[Delhi]] (1931).

In 1946, he went back to Lahore and opened his studio at Anarkali and was working as an art director for a film when he was forced to leave the city due to partition of the country.<ref>[http://www.sobhasinghartist.com/life.html S. Sobha Singh Artist]. Sobhasinghartist.com. Retrieved on 20 November 2018.</ref> In 1949 he settled down in Andretta (near [[Palampur]]), a remote and then little-known place in the [[Kangra Valley]], beginning his career as a painter. Now, this place is very well known due to Sobha Singh Art Gallery and Museum. The family of the late artist has also added 'Artist Residency' in the ever-popular 'Grow More Good' complex.

==Painting==
[[File: Painter Sobha Singh 2001 cover of India crop.jpg|thumb|Painting by Sobha Singh on a 2001 postal cover of India]]
During his 39-year stay at Andretta, S. Sobha Singh painted hundreds of paintings. His main focus was Sikh gurus, their life and work. His series on the Sikh gurus have dominated to an extent that his paintings dominate the public's perception associated with [[Guru Nanak Dev Ji]] and [[Guru Gobind Singh ji]].
The portrait he made in honor of the 500th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak in 1969 is the one most people believe to be the visage of [[Guru Nanak]]. Sobha Singh painted pictures of other gurus as well, [[Guru Amar Das]], [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] and [[Guru Har Krishan]].
His paintings of [[Sohni Mahiwal]] and [[Heer Ranjha]] were also very popular. He also painted impressive portraits of national heroes and leaders like [[Shaheed Bhagat Singh]], [[Kartar Singh Sarabha]], [[Mahatma Gandhi]], [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]], etc.<ref>Katoch, Avnish (11 January 2006) [https://web.archive.org/web/20080423045747/http://himachal.us/2006/01/11/sardar-shoba-singh/159/arts/avnish Sardar Shoba Singh]. himachal.us</ref>
His murals are displayed in the art gallery of [[Indian Parliament]] House in New Delhi. The panel depicting the evolution of Sikh history features [[Guru Nanak]] with [[Bhai Bala|Bala]] and [[Bhai Mardana|Mardana]] on one side; and [[Guru Gobind Singh]] in meditation on the other. Sobha Singh also dabbled in sculpture and did the busts of some eminent Punjabis such as M.S. Randhawa, [[Prithviraj Kapoor]], and Nirmal Chandra, and an incomplete head-study of the [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] poet [[Amrita Pritam]]. The originals of his works are displayed in Sobha Singh Art Gallery at Andretta. The general public can also visit his studio in Andretta.
Sobha Singh died in [[Chandigarh]] on 22 August 1986. Andretta (Palampur) is so popular because of the Sobha Singh Art Gallery and many of the visitors from all over the world including tourists visit Andretta to see his art.

==Awards==
Numerous awards and distinctions were conferred on him, the prominent being the title of ''State Artist'' of the [[Government of Punjab (India)|Punjab Government]] in 1974 and the [[Padma Shri]] of the [[Government of India]] in 1983.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070403205026/http://chdmuseum.nic.in:80/art_gallery/sobha_singh.html SOBHA SINGH (1901–1986)]. The Government Museum and Art Gallery Chandigarh, India</ref> He was conferred upon the degree of Doctor of Literature ([[Honoris Causa]]) by [[Punjabi University]], [[Patiala]].<ref>Mohan, Vibhor (25 June 2006) [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060625/spectrum/main2.htm Painter of people]. ''The Sunday Tribune''. Retrieved on 20 November 2018.</ref>

The [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]] released a documentary film titled ''Painter of the People'' based on his life and works. The [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] also made a documentary on him in 1984. [[Indian Government]] issued postal stamp in honour of Sobha Singh in 2001.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20011129/himachal.htm#3 Stamp on Sobha Singh to be released today]. ''The Tribune'', Chandigarh, India. 28 November 2001</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.tripadvisor.com.sg/Attraction_Review-g967277-d3913496-Reviews-Sobha_Singh_Art_Gallery-Palampur_Kangra_District_Himachal_Pradesh.html Shobha Singh Art Gallery's visitors candid reviews on tripadvisor.com]
* [http://123himachal.com/sobhasingh_gallery.html Get to know Sobha Singh and his life]
* [http://www.123himachal.com/sobhasingh_gallery.html Sobha Singh page on 123himachal.com]
* [http://allaboutsikhs.com/person/sobhasingh.htm Page at allaboutsikhs.com]
* [http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/personalities/sobha.html Sobha Singh Page on Sikh-History.com]
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027173633/http://geocities.com/dakshina_kan_pa/art24/nov.htm |date=27 October 2009 |title=Stamp on Sobha Singh }}
* {{YouTube|lHZXNacW7EA|Documentary Artist Sobha Singh}}

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