Did Giani in 1945 from Panjab
University, Lahore.
Literature, history, folklore
and divinity.
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He started and edited Parkash,
a daily Punjabi newspaper from Patiala in
1947. It was the premier Punjabi daily newspaper
of PEPSU, and continued as a daily till 1961.
It was subsequently published as a weekly
till 1978. |
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Started and edited a monthly literary magazine,
Jiwan Sandesh in 1953. |
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Started and edited the monthly Singh
Sabha Patrika, which was published from
Amritsar, Delhi and Chandigarh. This magazine
made singular contribution to studies of Sikh
history and divinity from 1973-1988.
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| Published books: |
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Edited 50 books, with introductory essays,
for the SGPC in connection with tercentenary
celebrations of the Khalsa. |
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1995 Mera Pind (My Village), a
substantially modified and enlarged edition
with five new chapters) |
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1990 Ithas Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Bhagat
Bani Bhag (History of Sri Guru Granth
Sahib) |
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1987 Punjabi Jiwan te Sabhyachar (Punjabi
Life and Culture) |
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1971 Punjab Dian Lok Kahanian (Folk
Tales of Punjab, in three volumes, running
into 834 pages) |
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1967 Mera Pind da Jiwan (Life of
my Village) |
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1965 Takhat Damdam Sahib (a research
report) |
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1961 Bhat te Unhan di Rachna (Bhats
and their creation) |
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1961 Mera Pind (My Village) |
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1960 Tith Tihar (Functions &
Festivals) |
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1960 Reetan te Rewaj |
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1960 Mere Pind di Rup Rekha (Facets
of my Village) |
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1960 Viah Dian Rasma (Customs of
Marriage) |
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1955 Achchoh Sikhran (Unattainable
Paradigms, a collection of poems) |
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1954 Bhavan de Desh (Emotional
Missives, a collection of poems) |
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1950 Amarnama (edited) |
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1945 Raag Mala di Asliat (The reality
of Raag Mala) |
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19 -- Nawan Punjab |
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Anandpur Sahib di Sahit nu Dein (The
Contribution of Anandpur Sahib to Literature) |
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| Biographical sketches: |
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Giani Ditt Singh |
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Principal Teja Singh |
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Dr M. S. Randhawa |
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Bawa Harkishan Singh |
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Nanak Singh Novelist |
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Sardar Hukam Singh |
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Sardar Gian Singh Rarewala |
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Bhai Sahib Ardaman Singh Bagrian |
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Sant Harchand Singh Longowal |
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Giani Gurbachan Singh Khalsa |
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Bhai Randhir Singh |
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Jwala Singh Ragi |
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Bhai Hira Singh Ragi |
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Sant Gurmukh Singh |
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Raja Rasalu |
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Maharaja Ashok |
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Kikkar Singh Pahelwan |
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Bhai Lalo |
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Bhai Rup Chand |
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| Appointments: |
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Offered a job as research scholar by Shiromani
Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee in 1946, but
the offer was politely declined. |
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Appointed Secretary of Dharam Arth Board,
PEPSU, 1948. |
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Member Legislative Council, Punjab 1956-1962 |
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Founder President, Sahitya Sabha, Chandigarh
1956 |
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Honorary Fellow, Punjabi University, Patiala,
1970 |
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Honorary General Secretary, Kendri Sri Guru
Singh Sabha Shatabdi Committee 1973-1983 |
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President, Kendri Sri Guru Singh Sabha Shatabdi
Committee, 1984-2003 |
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Founder , Sri Guru Granth Vidya Kendra,
Andheria Mor, Mehrauli, Delhi. |
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Founder, Sri Guru Granth Vidya Kendra, Sector
28-A, Chandigarh |
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President, Kendri Singh Sabha Academy, Chandigarh. |
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Member, Senate, Punjabi University, Patiala |
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Member, Dharam Prachar Committee, SGPC,
Amritsar. |
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| Honours: |
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Honoured
by Chief Khalsa Diwan, Amritsar at the Centenary
Celebrations. 2003  |
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Given S. Kartar Singh Dhaliwal
Award by Punjabi Sahitya Akademi, Ludhiana,
2000 |
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Honoured by Punjabi Sath
Lambra, Jallandhar, 1999 |
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Honoured by Punjabi University,
Patiala, 1998 |
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Honoured by Raghbir Singh
Memorial Trust, Calcutta |
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Honoured by Punjabi Lekhak
Sabha, 1997 |
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Honoured and designated
Gurmat Acharya by Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak
Committee, Amritsar in 1991 |
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Honoured by Gurdwara Woolwich,
UK, 1991. |
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International Punjabi
Sahit Sabha, UK, 1991 |
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Honoured by Sikh Cultural
Society, New York, where his book Ithas
Guru Granth Sahib, was released in 1990 |
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UNESCO prize for Punjabi
Literature for the book Mera Pind da Jiwan
in 1967 |
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UNESCO prize for Punjabi
Literature for the book Tith Tihar
in 1960 |
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Punjabi Sahit Shiromani Puraskar, Languages Department, Punjab, 2006. |
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Godrej No. 1 Doordarshan Panj Pani Sanman 2005 for contribution to the Punjabi heritage and culture by Doordarshan Kendra, Jalandhar. |
