Sardar Gurcharan Singh

Sardar Gurcharan Singh was an Indian potter.{{Cite web |date=2013-06-26 |title=Grand old potter of India, Sardar Gurcharan Singh, starts his own gallery |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19920115-grand-old-potter-of-india-sardar-gurcharan-singh-starts-his-own-gallery-765708-2013-06-26 |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=India Today |language=en}}

He studied in Japan.{{Cite web |title=Padma Shree Lt. Sardar Gurcharan Singh :ICAF |url=https://icaf.org.in/team-members/padma-shree-sardar-gurcharan-singh/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=icaf.org.in}} After his return for a couple of years his patron was the Maharao Raja of Bundi.https://www.differenttruths.com/travel-getaways/history-culture/people/padma-shri-sardar-gurcharan-singh-father-of-studio-pottery-in-india/ He set up his kiln in Delhi in 1952.{{Cite web |last=Mukherjee |first=Anushka |date=2019-11-09 |title=Delhi sculpts the blues |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/091119/delhi-sculpts-the-blues.html |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=www.deccanchronicle.com |language=en}} He received the Padma Shri for his services in the development of Indian ceramic art.https://www.differenttruths.com/travel-getaways/history-culture/people/padma-shri-sardar-gurcharan-singh-father-of-studio-pottery-in-india/

In 1991 the Delhi Blue Pottery Trust was founded by him to further develop the art.{{Cite web |title=About {{!}} Delhi Blue Pottery Trust |url=http://delhibluepotterytrust.com/about.php |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=delhibluepotterytrust.com}}

A documentary film "The Lotus and the Swan" was made about his life by Nirmal Chander and presented at the Dharamshala International Film Festival.{{Cite web |title=DIFF 2024 - Bringing Independent Cinema to the Mountains |url=https://diff.co.in/film/the-lotus-and-the-swan/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=Dharamshala International Film Festival |language=en-US}}

He died in 1995 at the age of 99.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-04-09 |title=A documentary revisits legendary studio potter Gurcharan Singh’s journey of utility and beauty |url=https://scroll.in/reel/1047039/a-documentary-revisits-legendary-studio-potter-gurcharan-singhs-journey-of-utility-and-beauty |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=Scroll.in |language=en}}