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

  1. 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 .
  2. Web site: WSN-Tercentenary of Guruship to Guru Granth Sahib-Guru Granth Sahib now in Spanish . Worldsikhnews.com . October 29, 2008 . November 12, 2011.
  3. 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 .
  4. 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 .
  5. Web site: Siri Guru Granth Sahib in Spanish . SikhNet . October 27, 2008 . November 12, 2011.
  6. 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 .
  7. Book: Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Vol. 1 – Gopal Singh – Google Books . 2005 . 9788177643053 . November 12, 2011 . Singh . Gopal .
  8. Web site: Guru Amrit Kaur at Spirit Voyage . Spiritvoyage.com . November 12, 2011.
  9. Web site: Mantras from the Soul – Chants from the Soul – Guru Amrit Kaur CD . Satnam.de . November 12, 2011.
  10. Web site: The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Main News . The Tribune . India . November 12, 2011.
  11. Web site: 75335 . September 12, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120424062930/http://www.popularsikh.com/node/75335 . April 24, 2012 . dead .

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