Bhagat Puran Singh — The Tireless Savior English Graphic Novel | Sikh Comics Series

He found an abandoned, disabled boy outside a Gurdwara. He carried him on his back. He never put him down.

This is not an ancient story. Bhagat Puran Singh walked among us — born in 1904, he lived through Partition, through the birth of modern India, and gave every one of his years to a single mission: caring for those whom the world had forgotten.

He was not born a Sikh. As a young man, drawn by the beauty and equality of the Sikh faith, he embraced it wholeheartedly and was baptized with Amrit. He promised his mother he would never marry, that he would devote himself entirely to the destitute. Then one day, outside Gurdwara Dera Sahib in Lahore, he found Piara — a young boy, physically and mentally disabled, abandoned with no one in the world to care for him.

Bhagat Puran Singh picked Piara up and never let go.

Through the chaos and bloodshed of Partition, as millions fled and families were torn apart, Bhagat Puran Singh walked from Lahore to Amritsar — Piara on his back. What began as the devotion of one man to one forgotten child became a movement that would shelter, feed, and heal thousands. In Amritsar, he founded Pingalwara — a home for the destitute, the sick, the disabled, and the abandoned — and built it into an institution with branches across India and the world that serves to this day.

In his own words: "I believe God is always with me, that is why I never hesitate to take on any kind of work."

Through vibrant illustrations and powerful storytelling, this graphic novel brings Bhagat Puran Singh's extraordinary life to vivid life — his conversion, his devotion to Piara, his journey through Partition, and the vision of seva that made Pingalwara possible.

What's inside:

• The Calling: How a young man's encounter with the Sikh faith transformed his life and set him on an extraordinary path
• The Promise: The vow he made to his mother — and the life of total dedication to others that followed
• Piara: The abandoned disabled boy outside a Lahore Gurdwara who became Bhagat Puran Singh's mission and his greatest purpose
• The Partition: The harrowing journey from Lahore to Amritsar — Piara on his back — through one of history's most violent upheavals
• Pingalwara: How one man's tireless seva built a sanctuary for the forgotten that still operates and serves today
• The Experience: Extensively researched and told with deep reverence — 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 teach the living value of seva through a real and inspiring story
• Anyone moved by humanitarian courage and the Sikh spirit of selfless service

Book details:
30 pages · Paperback · English · Published 2020 · ISBN: 9789382887843 · Publisher: Sikh Comics
An illustrated Sikh children's book celebrating one of the most extraordinary acts of seva in modern history — and a legacy that lives on at Pingalwara, Amritsar, to this day.

Bring Bhagat Puran Singh's story of tireless love and service into your home or classroom today. Part of the Sikh Comics series — explore the full collection.

Also available in Punjabi — ਭਗਤ ਪੂਰਨ ਸਿੰਘ ਬੇਸਹਾਰਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਅਣਥੱਕ ਦਾਤਾ (Bhagat Puran Singh — Besaharayan da Anthak Daataa)