Prof. Darshan Singh- Renowned Sikh Scholar Passed Away

KorelChandigarh January 5, 2020

Dr. Darshan Singh, Prof. Emeritus of Panjab University, Chandigarh
renowned Punjabi and Sikh scholar passed away on 4th January 2020
after completing 82 years of his life. His cremation was performed
with all honors at cremation ground of Sector 25, Chandigarh on the
same day of his death, where a large number of his family members,
friends, teachers from the different universities and colleges, members
of the Panjab University Senate along with the former Vice
Chancellor Prof. KN Pathak and Prof. S P Singh former Vice
Chancellor GNDU Amritsar and also a number of students were
presented there.
Prof. Darshan Singh had played a long innings in Panjab
University where performed significantly as chairman of Department
of Guru Nanak Sikh Studies and as reader in Department of Punjabi
and also an active member of Punjab University Senate for 16 long
years.
Prof. Darshan Singh was an eminent scholar of Sikh academia who
has written many books in Punjabi and in English also as: Guru
Granth Sahib translation and transliteration in English (in 5 Volumes)
Indian Bhagati Tradition, Punjabi Bhasha, Pratinidh Adhiyatmic
Varan, Religion of Guru Nanak, Sikh art and architecture, Asa di war
: A Sikh Archetype, Japuji Sahib: Contexts and concerns of Guru
Nanak, Poetics of Dasam Granth etc. More than 50 students had done
their PhD research work under his supervision. Recently in 2018 Dr.
Saab was honored with Bhai Kahan Singh Nabha award which was
bestowed upon him by Punjabi University Patiala. Prof. Jaspal Kaur
Kaang Academic coordinator of Department of Guru Nanak Sikh
Studies stated that the death of Dr. Saab is a great loss as the vacuum
which has occurred in Sikh academia cannot be fulfilled.
Dr. Prakash Kaur, his wife and retired Prof. and former head of the
Punjabi Department of MCM DAV Chandigarh, informed that Antim
Ardas of Dr. Saab will be held on January 11, 2020 at Gurdwara Guru
Arjun Dev Ji sector 40 B, Chandigarh between 12-1 pm.