The book covers the subject close to my heart: it elucidates how the wisdom-seeking Sikhs derive their guidance and inspiration from their Guru that lives in the hymns of Sri Guru Granth Sahib. It discusses the selected themes of the sacred Sikh scripture with clarity and eloquence. The subject...
Guru Nanak was a child prodigy, showing early maturity when questioning his teacher on meaning of life and his priest on meaning of Janeu. A born linguist, he mastered Sanskrit and Arabic, two languages in which the Hindu and Islamic literature was written, the literature that he read in depth...
Guru Nanak Dev (1469–1539): Early Life
Dr Dalvinder Singh Grewal
dalvinder45@rediffmail.com
Mehta Kalu the Land-recorder of village Talwandi Rai Bhoi was eagerly waiting for some special news. As the day dawned the village midwife Daultan came out from the room of his expecting wife...
Universal Relevance of Guru Nanak’s Philosophy
Dr. Dalvinder Singh Grewal
Guru Nanak’s Times
Guru Nanak’s time was the period of religious, political and cultural turmoil. The prevailing religions; Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Islam had become corrupt and degenerated. They had lost...
Use of Discourses as Effective Tools of Communication by Guru Nanak
Dr. Dalvinder Singh Grewal
Introduction
A discourse is an address or a verbal expression of a religious nature in the form of verbal exchange or conversation in speech or...
GURU NANAK IN TURKEY AND BEYOND
Dr.Dalvider Singh Grewal
Bhai Mardana requested: “If we have come this far, why not visit Turkey (Rum) and Sham Desh.” Guru Nanak said, “Let us go.” Guru Nanak and Mardana met the king of Turkey. [1] King of Turkey was Selim I (1512-1520 AD) son of...
GURU NANAK IN PALESTINE AND SYRIA
Dr Dalvinder Singh Grewal
Guru Nanak passed through Jordan and entered Palestine. [1] Jordan, Israel, Egypt and Syria were all then part of Ottoman’s Empire. The word Palestine derives from Philistia, the name given by Greek writers to the land of the...
GURU NANAK IN EGYPT
Dr Dalvider Singh Grewal
Guru Nanak’s visit to Egypt and Habash Wilayat is recorded in Sikh chronicles. [1] According to Giani Gian Singh from Madina Guru Ji went to Ajara, Mash-had, Ali, and Karbala. After visiting these cities and meeting various peers and...
GURU NANAK IN IRAQ
Dr Dalvinder Sigh Grewal
The city of Baghdad (33° 20'N, 44° 30'E), is the capital of the Republic of Iraq which has remained a great centre of learning in the History of the Islamic world. The old name of this ancient region is Mesopotamia located in south-west...
GURU NANAK IN HABASH WILAYAT AFRICA
Dr. Dalvinder Singh Grewal
Guru Nanak went further down towards Africa also known as Habash Wilayat as mentioned in Sikh chronicles. In Arabic, the elevated plateau on the east of the Nile, from which most of the waters of that river are derived, is...
GURU NANAK IN ARAB
Dr. Dalvinder Singh Grewal
Saudi Arabia is an Arab state in Western Asia constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula. Approximately 2.15 million km2 in area, Saudi Arabia is geographically the fifth-largest state in Asia and second-largest state in the Arab...
BOOK REVIEW By Prof. Harbans Lal, Ph.D.; D.Litt. (Hons).
"Science and Sikhism: Conflict or Coherence" (Anthology of Essays on Various Concepts in Sri Guru Granth Sahib), 334 pages
Author: Dr. D.P. Singh
Singh Brothers Publishers, Amritsar, India
When I received the newly published book my...
Much of what the average Sikh know about Guru Nanak is narrated through some 2,000 odd stories. The source of these so called sakhis is NOT the writings of Guru Nanak, argues DR KARMINDER SINGH
Eminent Sikh scholar Bhai Gurdas Ji – a contemporary of Guru Arjun Dev ji, and in whose hand the...
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.