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Sardar Kuldip Singh passes away
New York
 We are saddened to inform you of the
sudden demise of Sardar Kuldip Singh on October 14, 2007 occurred at
10PM.
Sardar Kuldip Singh’s journey began in a small village in District
Lyallpur(now Faizlabaad) known as Chhok Lishariyan. He was born into
the house of Mata Tej Kaur and Sardar Gurbaksh Singh.
He
completed his Masters Degree at Mahindra College, Patiala.
Subsequently, he obtained a degree in journalism from Punjab
University. He also completed a course in magazine publishing at
NYU.
He
spent many years in the fields of journalism, teaching, translation,
publicity and public relations.
He
was head of the publishing department at Guru Nanak Dev University,
Amritsar from 1972 to 1980. He was responsible for establishing the
publishing department at the University.
He
has been living with him family in New York since 1980. He spent
many years working at McGraw-Hill publishing.
He
organized and participated in many seminars on Sikhism in India and
abroad. He has been writing on Sikhi related topics in many
magazines and newspapers for over 25 years.
His
mission in life was to spread the message of Guru Granth Sahib.
Through his writings and various seminars, he spent many years
stressing the importance of Gurmat and Gurbani and its relationship
to Sikhs as a people. He organized many educational seminars
throughout India in the last few years.
Kuldip Singh was the founder of the Punjabi Literary and Cultural
Society of New York. He was an executive member of The Sikh Heritage
Foundation.
He
entered the literary world with his first book of Punjabi Poetry,
Trikha(Thirst), in 1994. He wrote a second book, Vaig, in 1997.
The funeral arrangements for S. Kuldip Singh are as follows.
Funeral on Wednesday October 17th, 3pm - 5 pm sharp at the following
address.
Moloney's Lake
Funeral Home
132 Ronkonkoma Avenue
Lake Ronkonkoma, New York 11779
(631) 588-1515
For Maps and
directions please visit: www.MoloneyFH.com
The Paath/Ardas will follow on Sunday October 21st, from 5pm to 7pm
at the Mata Sahib Gurudwara, Glen Cove.
Address:
Mata Sahib Kaur Gurudwara
100 Lattingtown Road,
Glen Cove,
New York, USA
17
October, 2007
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