|
New book about the man of Gurbani and Qurbani
 Guru
Arjan Dev, the fifth Guru of the Sikhs, built the Harmandir Sahib,
in Amritsar, where he had the first Sikh holy book, the Adi Granth,
compiled and installed. He was the first Guru to be martyred.
A seminar on “Guru Arjan Dev: Life, Martyrdom and Legacy” was
organised in September by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara M a n a g e m e n
t Committee. This book is a compilation of the papers presented
there.
It is a richly brought out, coffee table-like book that has
contributions by scholars.
Dr W Owen Cole reconstructs the life and times of Guru Arjan Dev, Dr
J S Neki explores the meeting of the minds, as envisioned in the
Guru Granth Sahib.
Saran Singh, editor of Sikh Review, writes of Guru Arjan’s twin
gifts of Gurbani and qurbani, while Rev Marcus Baybrooke dwells on
the interfaith dialogue in the Adi Granth. An interesting inclusion
is the article “Martyred by Shamanistic Law,” excerpted from a book
of the late Sirdar Kapur Singh, former ICS officer.
Prof Prithipal Singh Kapur expounds on the contemporary perceptions
on the Guru’s martyrdom, while Dr Gurdarshan Singh Dhillon writes on
martyrdom in Sikhism.
The article on conserving the Guru Granth Sahib manuscripts by Dr
Mohinder Singh is informative. Harbir Singh Bhanwar gives details
about Tarn Taran, the town founded by Guru Arjan Dev.
Unusually for a book of this kind, there is a significant section in
Punjabi that exposes the readers to scholars on the subject. Darshan
Singh Khalsa writes on Dharam Puja Arjan Hari Bhagat, Manjit Singh
Calcutta on Gurbani te Kurbani da Samel, Dr Kirpal Singh on Sri Guru
Arjan Sahib ji de Bhashiai Nipunta.
Harnam Singh Shan has written on Guru Arjan Dev ji’s Bhasha Sidhant
Spirit te Shahidi, and Giani Gurdit Singh on Adi Granth di Sarjna
Bani di Sambhal and Dr Gurbhagat Singh on Shahadat: Gauravshil
Ithasik Dakhal.
Many academics will want that their seminar papers be presented in
this fashion. As for general readers, this book is a colourful, non-
ntimidating way of finding out what the scholars have to say.
Management Committee, New Delhi. Pages 196.
Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth Guru of the Sikhs, built the Harmandir
Sahib, in Amritsar, where he had the first Sikh holy book, the Adi
Granth, compiled and installed. He was the first Guru to be
martyred. A seminar on “Guru Arjan Dev: Life, Martyrdom and Legacy”
was organised in September by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management
Committee. This book is a compilation of the papers presented there.
It is a richly brought out, coffee table like book that has
contributions by scholars.
Dr W Owen Cole reconstructs the life and times of Guru Arjan Dev, Dr
J S Neki explores the meeting of the minds, as envisioned in the
Guru Granth Sahib.
Saran Singh, editor of Sikh Review, writes of Guru Arjan’s twin
gifts of Gurbani and qurbani, while Rev Marcus Baybrooke dwells on
the interfaith dialogue in the Adi Granth. An interesting inclusion
is the article “Martyred by Shamanistic Law,” excerpted from a book
of the late Sirdar Kapur Singh, former ICS officer.
Prof Prithipal Singh Kapur expounds on the contemporary perceptions
on the Guru’s martyrdom, while Dr Gurdarshan Singh Dhillon writes on
martyrdom in Sikhism.
The article on conserving the Guru Granth Sahib manuscripts by Dr
Mohinder Singh is informative. Harbir Singh Bhanwar gives details
about Tarn Taran, the town founded by Guru Arjan Dev. Unusually for
a book of this kind, there is a significant section in Punjabi that
exposes the readers to scholars on the subject. Darshan Singh Khalsa
writes on Dharam Puja Arjan Hari Bhagat, Manjit Singh Calcutta on
Gurbani te Kurbani da Samel, Dr Kirpal Singh on Sri Guru Arjan Sahib
ji de Bhashiai Nipunta.
Harnam Singh Shan has written on Guru Arjan Dev ji’s Bhasha Sidhant
Spirit te Shahidi, and Giani Gurdit Singh on Adi Granth di Sarjna
Bani di Sambhal and Dr Gurbhagat Singh on Shahadat: Gauravshil
Ithasik Dakhal.
Many academics will want that their seminar papers be presented in
this fashion. As for general readers, this book is a colourful, non-
ntimidating way of finding out what the scholars have to say.
22 November 2006
|
Read Also