Gurbachan Singh Talib

Gurbachan Singh Talib

Sardar Gurbachan Singh Talib (1911-1986) was a Sikh scholar and author. He was born in Munak, Sangrur district. He was a lecturer at the Sikh National College at Lahore. At the Banaras Hindu University he held the prestigious Guru Nanak Chair of Sikh Studies. He received the Padma Bhushan in 1985. He received in 1985 the National fellowship by the Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi.

Bibliography

* Anapachhate Rah (1952)
* Adhunik Punjabi Sahit (Punjabi Kav) (1955)
*Pavittar Jivan Kathavan (1971)
*Baba Shaikh Farid (1975)
* "Muslim League Attack on the Sikhs and Hindus in Punjab, 1947" (1950)
*The Impact of Guru Cobind Singh on Indian Society (1966), Guru Nanak: His Personality and Vision (1969)
*Bhai Vir Singh: Life, Times and Works (1973)
*Baba Sheikh Farid (1974)
*Guru Tegh Bahadur: Background and Supreme Sacrifice (1976)
*Japuji: The immortal Prayer-chant (1977); and his classical
*Translation in English of the Guru Granth Sahib (Four Volumes)

References

*Encyclopedia of Sikhism by Harbans Singh ji. Published by Punjabi university, Patiala

External links

* [http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/history-of-sikhism/118-gurbachan-singh-talib-1911-1986-a.html]
* [http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/personalities/literature/talib.html]


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