Akali Kaur Singh Nihang

Akali
Kaur Singh
Nihang
Portrait photograph of Akali Kaur Singh in his later years
Born
Puran Singh

28 February 1886
Chakkar village, Muzzafarabad district, Kashmir
Died23 January 1953
Known forSikh literati and theologian

Akali Kaur Singh Nihang (28 February 1886 – 23 January 1953) was a religious preacher and Sikh scholar.[1][2]

Biography

Photograph of Kaur Singh in his youth

He was born on 28 February 1886 as Puran Singh, son of Mahan Singh and Malkaram Kaur of Village Paddhar, Chakar, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.[3][2] Kaur Singh studied Sikh scriptural texts, Sanskrit, Braj and Ayurveda under Bava Mahari Singh. In 1904, he became student of Giani Bagh Singh, a well known scholar of Peshawar. He used to take part in Arya Samaj Debates. He turn Nihang and renamed as Kaur singh at Hazoor Sahib, Nanded.[4]

He preached the message of guru during his travels throughout India and Afghanistan.

Work

He worked on alphabetical index of Guru Granth Sahib in 1907, and completed it in 1920. In March 1923, it was published under title Guru Shabad Ratan Prakash/Tuk Tatkara[5] and also worked on an index of Bhai Gurdas's work in 1929. He preached message of Gurus in Chakar and opened chain of schools, set up library and published bullietn called Ashram Samachar. His works include Sri Gur Sobha (1925),[6] Kavi Senapati, Gutka Pramanik Nitnem, Buddhibaridh Hitopadesh Ratnakar(Panchtantra in Gurmukhi), Sukh Sagararihat Gharaa Vaid(Ayurveda), Istri Sankat mochan (Women upliftment).[7]

Death

In 1952, he suffered from a heart attack and died on 23 January 1953.[2]

Bibliography

  • Loh Prakāsh (1925) - an exegesis of the Sarbloh Granth by Hazura Singh of Takht Hazur Sahib, foreword written by Kaur Singh.[8]

References

  1. ^ Jiwan Britant Akali Kour Singh Nihang:
  2. ^ a b c Dilgeer, Harjinder Singh (1997). The Sikh Reference Book. Sikh Educational Trust for Sikh University Centre, Denmark. p. 481. ISBN 9780969596424.
  3. ^ Jeevan Britant – Akali Kaur Singh: An Abstract by Gurcharan Singh.: sikhinstitute.org
  4. ^ Kaur Singh Nihang Akali Archived 2014-05-04 at the Wayback Machine: Retrieved sikhencyclopedia.com
  5. ^ Retrieved from Page 183, Bibliography, The Making of Sikh Scripture, Oxford University Press, Apr 3, 2001
  6. ^ Retrieved Notes, Page 40 from Sikh Religion, Culture and Ethnicity: Arvind-Pal S. Mandair, Christopher Shackle, Routledge, Dec 16, 2013
  7. ^ Retrieved from Page 481, The Sikh Reference Book, Harajindara Siṅgha Dilagīra, Sikh Educational Trust for Sikh University Centre, Denmark, 1997
  8. ^ Singh, Hazura; Singh, Partap; Singh, Sundar (2012) [1925]. "Foreword". In Singh, Kaur (ed.). Loh Prakāsh (PDF). Translated by Singh, Kamalroop. Amritsar.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)