Babaji Singh

Babaji Singh Khalsa
(Punjabi: ਬਾਬਾਜੀ ਸਿੰਘ ਖਾਲਸਾ)
Born (1947-08-15)August 15, 1947
Mexico City Mexico
Died November 19, 2006(2006-11-19) (aged 59)
Mexico
Occupation Sikh preacher, Spanish translator of Guru Granth Sahib
Nationality Mexican
Spouse Guru Amrit Kaur

Babaji Singh Khalsa (Punjabi: ਬਾਬਾਜੀ ਸਿੰਘ ਖਾਲਸਾ) (August 15, 1947 – November 19, 2006) was a Mexican[1] Sikh who is credited for translating Guru Granth Sahib, the holy text of the Sikhs into Spanish.[2] [3][4]

Life

He was born in Mexico City; raised in a Catholic family, he finished his studies in a Jesuit University in Mexico, Universidad Iberoamericana.[5] After finishing college, he left for Alaska and then United States of America. Soon, after converting to Sikhism, he returned to Mexico City, Mexico and became a Sikh preacher.[6][6] He translated the Guru Granth Sahib into Spanish,which took him 30 years, with help from the English translation of the scripture by Gopal Singh.[7][8] The translation was presented by his widow, Guru Amrit Kaur[9][10] on October 2008, in Nanded, during the Tercentenary Celebrations of the Guru Gaddi of Guru Granth Sahib.[11][12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ World Yoga Council. "+title+". Worldyogacouncil.net. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  2. ↑ "WSN-Tercentenary of Guruship to Guru Granth Sahib-Guru Granth Sahib now in Spanish". Worldsikhnews.com. October 29, 2008. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  3. ↑ http://www.sangatsansar.com/writereaddata/mainlinkfile/27.pdf
  4. ↑ "3HO Foundation eNewsletter". 3ho.org. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  5. ↑ Sikh Dharma International. "Spanish Translation of Siri Guru Granth Sahib gifted to Sikh Jathedars in Nanded | Sikh Dharma International". Sikhdharma.org. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  6. 1 2 "Siri Guru Granth Sahib in Spanish". SikhNet. October 27, 2008. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Guru Granth Sahib English Translation by Dr. Gopal Singh". Jsks.co.in. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  8. ↑ Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Vol. 1 – Gopal Singh – Google Books. Books.google.co.in. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Guru Amrit Kaur at Spirit Voyage". Spiritvoyage.com. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Mantras from the Soul – Chants from the Soul – Guru Amrit Kaur CD". Satnam.de. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  11. ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Main News". The Tribune. India. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  12. ↑ http://www.popularsikh.com/node/75335


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