Babaji Singh Explained
Babaji Singh Khalsa |
Native Name: | (Panjabi; Punjabi: ਬਾਬਾਜੀ ਸਿੰਘ ਖਾਲਸਾ) |
Birth Date: | 15 August 1947 |
Birth Place: | Mexico City, Mexico |
Death Place: | Mexico |
Occupation: | Sikh preacher, Spanish translator of Guru Granth Sahib |
Spouse: | Guru Amrit Kaur |
Babaji Singh Khalsa (Panjabi; 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]
Life
He was born in Mexico City; raised in a Catholic family, he finished his studies in a Jesuit University in Mexico, Universidad Iberoamericana.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6] [7] The translation was presented by his widow, Guru Amrit Kaur[8] [9] in October 2008, in Nanded, during the Tercentenary Celebrations of the Guru Gaddi of Guru Granth Sahib.[10] [11]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: World Yoga Council . +title+ . Worldyogacouncil.net . November 12, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111124012526/http://www.worldyogacouncil.net/members.html . November 24, 2011 . mdy .
- Web site: WSN-Tercentenary of Guruship to Guru Granth Sahib-Guru Granth Sahib now in Spanish . Worldsikhnews.com . October 29, 2008 . November 12, 2011.
- Web site: 3HO Foundation eNewsletter . 3ho.org . November 12, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120323084127/http://www.3ho.org/enewsletter/e-news.07.08.09.a.html . March 23, 2012 . mdy .
- Web site: Sikh Dharma International . Spanish Translation of Siri Guru Granth Sahib gifted to Sikh Jathedars in Nanded | Sikh Dharma International . Sikhdharma.org . November 12, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120330100752/http://www.sikhdharma.org/pages/spanish-translation-siri-guru-granth-sahib-and-gifted-sikh-jathedars . March 30, 2012 . mdy .
- Web site: Siri Guru Granth Sahib in Spanish . SikhNet . October 27, 2008 . November 12, 2011.
- Web site: Guru Granth Sahib English Translation by Dr. Gopal Singh . Jsks.co.in . November 12, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111026035447/http://www.jsks.co.in/sggs_gopal_singh.htm . October 26, 2011 . mdy .
- Book: Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Vol. 1 – Gopal Singh – Google Books . 2005 . 9788177643053 . November 12, 2011 . Singh . Gopal .
- Web site: Guru Amrit Kaur at Spirit Voyage . Spiritvoyage.com . November 12, 2011.
- Web site: Mantras from the Soul – Chants from the Soul – Guru Amrit Kaur CD . Satnam.de . November 12, 2011.
- Web site: The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Main News . The Tribune . India . November 12, 2011.
- Web site: 75335 . September 12, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120424062930/http://www.popularsikh.com/node/75335 . April 24, 2012 . dead .