Weekly Featured Photo: Gurmukhi Word Picture Poster
This poster is designed and painted by sangat for sangat. The words shown here are taken from Sikhism, holy scripture Guru Granth Sahib. Words shown are spelled in Gurmukhi and English but have no transliteration or Roman phonetic equivalent.
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well, I might not be able to say any of those words but I can appreciate the attractive poster.
Very well made, catches a child’s imagination.
Lovely poster. Really draws one in.
Reminds me a little of Sunday school when I was a kid, but the Chinese church I went to was English only.
I can always learn something from your lessons. esp when they have pictures! the writing (is it sanskrit?) would make my eyes really blur (no offense, I have vision problems)!
Hi Faythe,
the writing script style is known as Gurmukhi, a simplified form of traditional ancient Hindu sanskrit, developed by the Sikh gurus for the common person which is phonetic and easy for any one to learn.
It is easier and more fun to learn with pictures.
cool. it not only helps getting students’ attention but it also makes learning more meaningful and enjoyable.
Very interesting piece about Gurmukhi script, “from the mouth of the guru.”
What a beautiful way to depict words!
What a great resource for your readers. The simple style of the drawings make them very homey and friendly looking.
I thought of you this week, with the Sikh elder who ran the Toronto marathon at 100. He had a yellow shirt on that said, ‘Sikhs in the City.’ I think my husband was really inspired, because he looked at a few different articles, and it got us into a discussion about how to stay interested in what you’re doing, into adulthood. Keep the sparkle in the eyes, which this runner definitely has!
How wonderful to have a phonetic version of the holy language, Sanskrit, so everyone can learn to read the Guru Granth Sahib without confronting the issues that come with translation from one language to another. So much is truly “lost in translation” – I am glad that Sikhs around the world don’t have to face this problematic issue.
It is such a lovely script and it’s interesting to see what an ABC book is like to illustrate it.