Satwant Kaur — Destined to Survive English Graphic Novel | Sikh Comics Series

She was seventeen years old. Torn from her family. Sold into slavery in a foreign land. She refused to break.

Satwant Kaur did not choose to be a hero. She was an ordinary young woman living through one of the darkest chapters of Sikh history — a time when Mughal oppression was at its most merciless, and Sikh families lived under the constant shadow of violence and abduction.

The day the Mughals took her, everything changed. Dragged thousands of miles from home and sold as a slave to a Pathan household in Kabul, Satwant could have surrendered to despair. Instead, she did something remarkable — she opened her heart to the suffering of those around her. In a household of strangers, she forged bonds of genuine friendship. In a land that had taken everything from her, she found reasons to keep fighting.

When a caravan bound for Punjab presented her only chance of returning home, Satwant seized it — pursued by the evil Amir of Kabul, torn between her own desperate need for freedom and her loyalty to her mistress Fatima. And then she met Agha Khan — and the road home took a turn she never expected.

Through vibrant illustrations and powerful storytelling, this graphic novel brings Mughal-era Kabul and Punjab to vivid life — the danger, the loyalty, the impossible choices, and the faith that carried one young woman through all of it.

Inspired by Bhai Vir Singh's landmark Punjabi novel and brought to life in expressive illustrated panels, this is the story of a girl who would never desert a friend — even if it meant sacrificing everything.

What's inside:

• The Abduction: The harrowing moment that tears Satwant from her family and thrusts her into an alien world
• The Survival: How a seventeen-year-old finds courage, friendship, and purpose in the most unlikely of places
• The Pursuit: A desperate race for home — with the Amir of Kabul in relentless pursuit
• The Loyalty: The bonds Satwant forges along the way — and the extraordinary lengths she will go to honour them
• The Turn: An unexpected encounter that changes everything — and tests her faith in ways she never imagined
• The Experience: Inspired by a literary classic and extensively researched — 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 share stories of Sikh courage and women's strength with the next generation
• Fans of Bhai Vir Singh's original novel and Sikh historical fiction

Book details:
Paperback · English · Published 2016 · ISBN: 9789382887584 · Publisher: Sikh Comics

Adapted from Bhai Vir Singh's classic Punjabi novel — one of the founding works of modern Punjabi literature.

Bringing the courage, loyalty, and indomitable spirit of Satwant Kaur to vivid life like never before. Bring her story into your home or classroom today. Part of the Sikh Comics series — explore the full collection.

Also available in Punjabi - ਸਤਵੰਤ ਕੌਰ - ਫਤਿਹ ਹੀ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਨਸੀਬ ਸੀ (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਗ੍ਰਾਫਿਕ ਨਾਵਲ)