A Nishan, also spelt Nisan, is a type of calligraphic Sikh art produced by the Sikh gurus and other historical Sikhs. It usually consists of the Mul Mantar being scribed in a calligraphic Gurmukhi font, usually found in the opening section of historical manuscripts of Sikh scriptures, perhaps as an authentication measure. Nishans attributed to the gurus Arjan, Hargobind, Har Rai, Tegh Bahadur, and Gobind Singh have been identified and dated between 1600 and 1708.Malhotra, Karamjit K. “Professor J.S. Grewal Prize: In Search of Early Sikh Art.” Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, vol. 71, 2010, pp. 397–408. JSTOR, . Accessed 12 Dec. 2022.
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Anandpur Lipi
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