Babaji Singh

Babaji Singh Khalsa
Native name
(Punjabi: ਬਾਬਾਜੀ ਸਿੰਘ ਖਾਲਸਾ)
Born(1947-08-15)August 15, 1947
Mexico City, Mexico
DiedNovember 19, 2006(2006-11-19) (aged 59)
Mexico
OccupationSikh preacher, Spanish translator of Guru Granth Sahib
SpouseGuru 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]

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

References

  1. ^ World Yoga Council. "+title+". Worldyogacouncil.net. Archived from the original on November 24, 2011. 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. ^ "3HO Foundation eNewsletter". 3ho.org. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  4. ^ Sikh Dharma International. "Spanish Translation of Siri Guru Granth Sahib gifted to Sikh Jathedars in Nanded | Sikh Dharma International". Sikhdharma.org. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  5. ^ "Siri Guru Granth Sahib in Spanish". SikhNet. October 27, 2008. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  6. ^ "Guru Granth Sahib English Translation by Dr. Gopal Singh". Jsks.co.in. Archived from the original on October 26, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  7. ^ Singh, Gopal (2005). Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Vol. 1 – Gopal Singh – Google Books. ISBN 9788177643053. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  8. ^ "Guru Amrit Kaur at Spirit Voyage". Spiritvoyage.com. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  9. ^ "Mantras from the Soul – Chants from the Soul – Guru Amrit Kaur CD". Satnam.de. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  10. ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Main News". The Tribune. India. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  11. ^ "75335". Archived from the original on April 24, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2011.


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