ਬਾਜ
Baaj (Hawk)
10.5cm x 13.5cm (Paper 17cm x 23cm)
Natural pigments heightened with gold on wasli paper
The inspiration came from when my father rescued and heal a baby Hawk and set him free in his space. He still graces us with its presence sometimes, flies around our house or sits on the topmost place on the roof.
In the Mughal period, the goshawk - Baaj was the most prized hawk and was considered to be royal. In South Asia and the Middle East, Kings and emperors kept hawks as a sign of prestige and aristocracy. The Goshawk was considered noble and its prowess in falconry was highly esteemed.
At least four of the ten gurus sahibs kept Baaj, namely: Guru Hargobind Sahib (6), Guru Harrai Sahib (7), Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib (9), and Guru Gobind Singh Sahib (10).
Many accounts refer to the Guru and the Baaj. One of the famous ones is from the writings of Bhai Nand Lal Goya (Tankhahnama)
ਚਾਰ ਬਰਨ ਇਕ ਬਰਨ ਕਰਾਊਂ। ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਕਾ ਜਾਪ ਜਪਾਉੂ। (੫੭)
I will make the four categories into one. I will recite Waheguru recitation
ਚੜੈ੍ਹਂ ਤੁਰੰਗ ਉੜਾਵੈਂ ਬਾਜ। ਤੁਰਕ ਦੇਖ ਕਰ ਜਾਵੈਂ ਭਾਜ਼।(੫੮)
They will mount horses and fly Baajs. The Turks will flee seeing them.
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