Giani Gurdit Singh

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Giani Gurdit Singh
Giani Gurdit Singh
Background information
Born	24rth February, 1923
Origin	Mithewal, Punjab (India)
Died	17th January, 2007

Giani Gurdit Singh (February 24, 1923 - January 17, 2007) was born in Mithewal village in the state of Punjab(India). He is a celebrated Punjabi writer, a pioneering journalist, the Owner-Editor of Parkash (a Punjabi newspaper) 1947-1978. He was also the Editor of Singh Sabha Patrika a monthly magazine of Sikh history and divinity (from 1973-1988).

Giani Gurdit Singh Ji graduated as "Giani" from Panjab University, Lahore in 1945 and he specializes in literature, divinity, history and folklore.

[edit] Literary and Research Work

Edited 50 books, with introductory essays, for the SGPC in connection with tercentenary celebrations of the Khalsa.
1995 Mera Pind (My Village), a substantially modified and enlarged edition with five new chapters)
1990 Ithas Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Bhagat Bani Bhag (History of Sri Guru Granth Sahib)
1987 Punjabi Jiwan te Sabhyachar (Punjabi Life and Culture)
1971 Punjab Dian Lok Kahanian (Folk Tales of Punjab, in three volumes, running into 834 pages)
1967 Mera Pind da Jiwan (Life of my Village)
1965 Takhat Damdam Sahib (a research report)
1961 Bhat te Unhan di Rachna (Bhats and their creation)
1961 Mera Pind (My Village)
1960 Tith Tihar (Functions & Festivals)
1960 Reetan te Rewaj
1960 Mere Pind di Rup Rekha (Facets of my Village)
1960 Viah Dian Rasma (Customs of Marriage)
1955 Achchoh Sikhran (Unattainable Paradigms, a collection of poems)
1954 Bhavan de Desh (Emotional Missives, a collection of poems)
1950 Amarnama (edited)
1945 Raag Mala di Asliat (The reality of Raag Mala)
19 -- Nawan Punjab
Anandpur Sahib di Sahit nu Dein (The Contribution of Anandpur Sahib to Literature)
2000 Itihaas Sri Guru Granth Sahib: Bhagat Bani (History of Guru Granth Sahib: Bhagat Bani, second edition)
2003 Itihaas Sri Guru Granth Sahib: Mundavani (History of Guru Granth Sahib: Mundavani)