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Description	Photograph of Baba Gian Singh 'Rab' in 1967. He was also known as Gian Singh 'Sutantar'. He was a teacher of the traditional Sikh martial art of Shastar Vidya. He is not to be confused with his student, also named Gian Singh, from Bhindran.
Author or copyright owner	Unknown
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Original publication: Unknown Immediate source: http://kamalroopsingh.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-translation-of-shastravidia-book-by.html
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Gian Singh Nihang
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	for visual identification of the person in question, at the top of their biographical article
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	Subject is deceased but passed away in the mid-to-late 20th century, it is unlikely that any public domain images exist as of now of him.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	Only used in topic article's infobox.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	Unaware of any possibilities or attempts of commercial usage for this photograph by the potential copyright holder. Nil scope for commercialization and image is widely available across the internet.
Other information	The subject of the photograph has been deceased since: Unknown The person photographed in this image is Gian Singh 'Rab', he is not to be confused with his student, also named Gian Singh, who became another teacher and preserver of the Sikh martial art of Shastar Vidya. Another image of this photograph, where the dating was sourced from, can be found at: http://akalinihang.blogspot.com/2012/11/shastarvidia-by-baba-gian-singh-rab.html
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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	00:03, 15 September 2023		274 × 364 (88 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	02:58, 14 September 2023	No thumbnail	376 × 500 (165 KB)	MaplesyrupSushi (talk \| contribs)	Uploading a non-free historic portrait using File Upload Wizard

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