Babaji Singh

Babaji Singh Khalsa
(Punjabi: ਬਾਬਾਜੀ ਸਿੰਘ ਖਾਲਸਾ)
Born August 15, 1947
Mexico City Mexico
Died November 19, 2006 (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. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "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