Mr. S.P. Singh - Sikhs The Supreme

Mr. S.P. Singh, Director (Conservation), National Museum, New Delhi, is the mastermind of several prestigious art conservation projects in India. This ace conservationist in 2004 supervised restoration work of the famous “Qajar painting” at the Rashtrapati Bhavan and restoration work of rare paintings in the Central Hall of Parliament in Delhi and two other significant projects, which includes the training of 30 Indian Air Force men in the preservation of rare regimental collections in India and the training of 50 Lamas in the preservation of 500 monasteries across Ladakh. Twenty five volunteers from Punjab were also trained in the art of preserving heritage objects. He also supervised the conservation of India's first oil painter Raja Ravi Verma's works.

Mr. S.P. Singh has special love for Punjab's heritage. He compares Amritsar to historical cities of Ujjain, Kashi and Banaras. He says that Punjab has an unmatched collection of heritage objects like cannons, arms and ammunitions, textiles, manuscripts, medals, wall paintings etc. He is sad over the neglect of medals gallery of Patiala.

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