Gurbachan Singh Talib

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Sardar Gurbachan Singh Talib (Punjabi: ਸਰਦਾਰ ਗੁਰਬਚਨ ਸਿੰਘ ਤਾਲਿਬ (Gurmukhi); * 1911 in Munak; † 1986 ) was an Indian Sikh scholar and writer.

He was a lecturer at the Sikh National College in Lahore.

At Banaras Hindu University he received the prestigious Guru Nanak Chair in Sikh Studies. In 1985 he received the Padma Bhushan Prize from the Government of India.

Works

  • 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 Gobind 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)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Encyclopedia of Sikhism by Harbans Singh ji. Published by Punjabi university, Patiala
personal data
SURNAME Talib, Gurbachan Singh
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indian Sikh scholar and writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Munak
DATE OF DEATH 1986