This historic 1902 portrait shows the dope af- Sir Baba Khem Singh Bedi seated alongside an attendant, photographed by the prestigious Lafayette Studio in London during his visit to Britain for the Coronation of King Edward VII. Baba Khem Singh Bedi was a 13th-generation direct descendant of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and became one of the prominent Sikh figures of the 19th century. Learn Punjabi He was closely involved in the beginnings of the Singh Sabha movement, helping establish the Sri Guru Singh Sabha in Amritsar in 1873. The wider movement emerged during a period of major religious and social change in Punjab and sought to strengthen Sikh religious life, education and literature. Learn Punjabi One of Baba Khem Singh Bedi's most significant contributions was education. Historical accounts credit him with helping establish at least 50 schools for boys and girls across Punjab, with particular efforts to expand education among Sikh communities and women. He also donated substantial sums to educational and charitable causes, including money towards establishing a college in Rawalpindi. Learn Punjabi In 1902, he travelled to Britain as one of Punjab's representatives connected with the Coronation of King Edward VII the visit during which this extraordinary portrait was produced. More than a century later, the photograph captures a man who stood at the centre of an important period of change in Sikh history from the growth of Sikh education to the early Singh Sabha movement