1. AVTAR SINGH VAHIRIA,

AVTAR SINGH VAHIRIA, polemicist and scholar of Sikh texts, was born on 12 June 1848 at Thoha Khalsa, a village in Rawalpindi district, now in Pakistan. As a small boy, he learnt to recite the Sikh psalms from his mother and maternal uncle, Prem Singh...

| 264 Hits | Print | Email | Read more...

2. BASANT SINGH, BHAI

BASANT SINGH, BHAI (d. 1900), one of the foundermembers of Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Lahore, established on 2 November 1879, worked as its accountant and later became its vicepresident. Differences between Bhai Basant Singh and other leaders of the Khals...

| 216 Hits | Print | Email | Read more...

3. BHAGVANT SINGH HARIJI, BHAI

BHAGVANT SINGH HARIJI, BHAI (1892-1968), a lover of game, horticulturist and scholar, was born on 15 February 1892 to the erudition of his celebrated father, Bhai Kahn Singh, of Nabha, the creator of the immortal Gurushabad Ratnakar Mahan Kosh. Unobt...

| 172 Hits | Print | Email

4. BIKRAMA SINGH, KANVAR

BIKRAMA SINGH, KANVAR (18351887), one of the pioneers of the Singh Sabha movement, was born in 1835. He was the son of Raja Nihal Singh of Kapurthala. As he grew up, he developed interest in classical learning and music. He received several honours a...

| 198 Hits | Print | Email | Read more...

5. BISHAN SINGH, GIANI

BISHAN SINGH, GIANI (1875-1966), cleric and exegete, was a granthi or priest at the Khalsa College at Amritsar for 30 years. The Khalsa College was then a premier Sikh college excelling in research and publication in the field of Sikh studies. Four o...

| 183 Hits | Print | Email | Read more...