Harjinder Singh Dilgeer

Harjinder Singh Dilgeer

Harjinder Singh Dilgeer (Punjabi: ਹਰਜਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਿਲਗੀਰ, born 22 October 1965) is a Sikh historian and author.[1]

Dilgeer has translated Guru Granth Sahib in English.[2] He has written about the concept and history of Akal Takht Sahib,[3] Sikh culture, Shiromani Akali Dal, the history of Anandpur Sahib, Kiratpur Sahib, etc.

The Sikh Reference Book is his magnum opus.[4] The Sikh Reference Book is an encyclopedia consisting of more than 2400 biographies, a chronology of Sikh history, 400 concepts of Sikh philosophy, and 800 Sikh shrines. He has produced a Sikh Encyclopedia CD-ROM.

Early life

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Dilgeer was born on 22 October 1965, in the family of Gurbakhsh Singh and Jagtar Kaur, in Jalandhar, Punjab, India.[5][failed verification] in a family originally from Jaisalmer, in Rajasthan, then Mehraj village (now in Bathinda district). He was later based in Jalandhar and Jalalabad (Firozpur), and finally in Oslo. He is a citizen of Norway, and, presently lives in England.

Education and job

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Dilgeer passed his M.A. in English, Punjabi, and Philosophy. He was awarded the degrees of Master of Philosophy,[6] Bachelor of Laws,[7] and PhD[8] by Panjab University Chandigarh.[citation needed] He has passed the degree of Adi Granth Acharya.

He started teaching in various colleges in Punjab and finally at Panjab University Chandigarh.[9] He has been a visiting teacher at the university. He has been teaching in Canada and England. He has been Director of the Sikh History Research Board as well as the Sikh Reference Library (SGPC).[10] He is a former director of the Guru Nanak Institute of Sikh Studies. Currently,[as of?] he is the Director of Guru Nanak Research Institute (Birmingham, England). He is the Editor-in-Chief of "The Sikhs: Past& resent".[11]

He has been the editor of the newspapers The Punjab Times (London) and The Sikh Times (Birmingham). He is also the Director of thesikhs.org.

Awards

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In Denmark in 1995, he was presented with the Shan-i-Punjab award; in 2004, he was given the Giani Garja Singh Award in Ludhiana; in 2005, he was presented with the Kohinoor Award, the National Professor of Sikh Studies award and a gold medal in Birmingham (England); in 2006, he was given the Bhai Gurdas award in Amritsar; and, in 2009, he was presented with the National Professor of Sikh History award at Chandigarh. In 2014, he was awarded a gold medal in Toronto.[12] He was given the award of "Heera-e-Qaum" by the Haryana SGPC on 11 November 2017.

References

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  1. ^ "Sikh History – Set of 10 Volumes – Book By Dr. Harjinder Singh Dilgeer". jsks.biz. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Guru Granth Sahib Text in Punjabi, Transliteration in Roman Script and Translation in English – Set in 7 Vol. – Book by Harjinder Singh Dilgeer". Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Clash of the titans". The Indian Express. 29 December 1998. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  4. ^ "Nuggets on Sikhism". The Sikh Times. 25 February 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  5. ^ Grewal, J. S.; Indu Banga (1997). Five Punjabi Centuries. Manohar. p. 240. ISBN 978-81-7304-175-4. Sardar Kapur Singh appears to assume that 'Sikh homeland' was offered to the Akali leaders.45 This view is taken also by Gurmeet Singh,46 a Sirsa-based advocate, and Harjinder Singh Dilgeer,47 an advocate from Jalandhar.
  6. ^ (1979)
  7. ^ (1977)
  8. ^ (in 1982)
  9. ^ Panjab University Chandigarh, Annual Report 1982-83
  10. ^ Rana, Yudhvir (2 April 2004). "After Tohra, who? Ask Badal". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  11. ^ ISSN 2631-4282
  12. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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