Pashaura Singh is a religious studies scholar and a professor at the University of California, Riverside where he currently holds the Dr. Jasbir Singh Saini Endowed Chair in Sikh and Punjabi Studies.
William Hewat McLeod meeting Pashaura Singh (then a granthi) in Calgary, Canada, 1987. The photograph from the collection of Amarjit Chandan.
Guru Arjan
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Guru Arjan was the fifth of the ten Sikh Gurus. He compiled the first official edition of the Sikh scripture called the Adi Granth, which later expanded into the Guru Granth Sahib. He is regarded as t
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…the first summons, and later attempted to justify his actions, stating "I have simply compared the manuscripts of the third Guru and of the fifth Guru (Arjan Dev) and tried to establish the editorial policy of Arjan Dev (who is credited with compiling the holy book)", according to India Today. He later appeared…
Painting of Guru Arjan by the family atelier of Purkhu of Kangra, circa 1800
Fresco of Baba Buddha crowning Guru Arjan as the next guru by placing tilak on his forehead, known as the Gurgadi ceremony. Guru Ram Das is depicted to the immediate bottom right of Arjan.
Painting of the torture and martyrdom of Arjan by the Punjabi painter Sri Ram (1876 – 1926)
The Gurdwara Dera Sahib in Lahore, Pakistan, commemorates the spot where Guru Arjan Dev is traditionally believed to have died.