He was seventy-five years old. He had been a scholar, a warrior, and a keeper of Gurbani his entire life. When Harmandir Sahib was desecrated, he picked up his weapon and marched. He did not stop until the sacred shrine was restored — and he had given everything he had.
In the long history of the Khalsa, few names inspire awe the way Baba Deep Singh's does. He was not simply a warrior. He was a saint-soldier in the truest and most complete sense — a man who committed his life equally to the sword and to the shabad, and whose final act of sacrifice has become one of the most enduring symbols of Sikh courage and devotion.
His life was one of extraordinary breadth. As a young man, he sat at Damdama Sahib alongside Bhai Mani Singh, transcribing the Pothi Sahib — the sacred scripture that would become Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji — as Guru Gobind Singh dictated it to them. He fought alongside Guru Gobind Singh and then Baba Banda Singh Bahadur in wars against the Mughals. He mastered Gurmukhi, Sanskrit, Persian, and Arabic — becoming a scholar of rare distinction. He founded three taksals — academies of Sikh learning — that continue their seva to this day.
When Ahmad Shah Abdali swept through Hindustan, enslaving hundreds of men and women and carrying them back to Kabul, it was Baba Deep Singh who launched daring raids on the Afghan army and rescued them.
And then, in 1757, when Abdali's forces desecrated Harmandir Sahib — the holiest shrine in Sikhdom — Baba Deep Singh made a vow. At the age of seventy-five, he raised his double-edged khanda and marched.
The battle that followed has become legend. Baba Deep Singh fought with a ferocity that stunned the Afghan forces, pressing forward until he had fulfilled his vow and restored Harmandir Sahib to the Sikhs. He gave his life at the gates of the sacred shrine.
Through vibrant illustrations and powerful storytelling, this graphic novel brings every chapter of this extraordinary life to vivid life — the scholarship, the battles, the rescues, and the immortal last stand that has inspired Sikhs across the world for over two and a half centuries.
What's inside:
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The Scholar: How Baba Deep Singh helped transcribe Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji at Damdama Sahib alongside Guru Gobind Singh and Bhai Mani Singh
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The Warrior: His battles alongside Guru Gobind Singh and Baba Banda Singh Bahadur against Mughal tyranny
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The Rescuer: The daring raids on Ahmad Shah Abdali's army that freed hundreds of enslaved men and women
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The Taksals: Three academies of Sikh learning founded by Baba Deep Singh — still serving the Panth today
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The Last Stand: The legendary march on Harmandir Sahib at age seventy-five — and a sacrifice that has never been forgotten
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The Experience: Meticulously researched and based on primary historical sources — enjoyable for readers aged 7 to adult
Perfect for:
- Children aged 7 and up (and the adults reading alongside them)
- Gurdwara Sunday school programs and Sikh Studies classes
- Parents and grandparents wanting to pass the stories of Khalsa courage and sacrifice to the next generation
- Anyone drawn to the saint-soldier spirit at the heart of Sikh identity
Book details:
40 pages · Paperback · English · Published 2016 · ISBN: 9789382887492 · Publisher: Sikh Comics
One of the founding titles of the Sikh Comics series — the story that started it all, brought to vivid life in rich illustrated panels.
Bring Baba Deep Singh's extraordinary story of faith, scholarship, and sacrifice into your home or classroom today. Part of the Sikh Comics series — explore the full collection.
Also available in Punjabi — ਬਾਬਾ ਦੀਪ ਸਿੰਘ ਅਦੁੱਤੇ ਅਮਰ ਸ਼ਹੀਦ ਅਤੇ ਪਰਮ ਗਿਆਨੀ (Baba Deep Singh — Adutey Amar Shaheed atay Param Giani)
