Seminar on Bhai Mardana’s book

Tribune News Service

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Amritsar, December 4

A discussion was organised on the newly published book “Rababbi Bhai Mardana te Puratan Keertania” authored by New York based Gurinderpal Singh Josan. Inaugurating the seminar, Principal Kulwant Singh Ankhi felicitated Josan for his research, dedication on rare touched subject.

Throwing light on the life of Bhai Mardana, Josan stated that after midwife Daultan, sister Bebe Nanaki and Rai Bular, Bhai Mardana recognised spirituality of Guru Nanak Dev. He became the musical companion of Guru Nanak Dev at Nankana Sahib. When Guru Nanak Dev set on long travels, Bhai Mardana accompanied Guru Nanak facing all odds of the unknown and faraway places with spiritual dedication and sincerity. He composed music in “raghas”. Bhai Mardana breathed his last in the presence of Guru Nanak, who performed his last rites.

“Bhai Mardana”s eighteenth and nineteenth generations were living in a penury in Lahore for whom Josan has worked a lot by providing them with suitable accommodations and monthly pensions amounting to almost 80,000 with the financial assistance from SGPC Amritsar and DSGMC Delhi”, said Ankhi.

Previously, Josan has worked hardly on “Saragarhi Martyrs” by preparing their sketches from eminent artists. Based on his research work Bollywood movie “Kesri “was produced.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Charanjit Singh Gumtala praised Josan for his research work on Bhai Mardana. He narrated that Mughals and Britishers burnt most of the Sikh scripters, which are needed to be reproduced by researching dedicatedly.

Josan briefed about his sincere efforts put in for the research work on Saragarhi Martyrs and Bhai Mardana. President AVM, Manmohan Singh Brar; general secretary Nishan Singh; Dr Inderjit Singh Gogoani; Daljit Singh Kohli; Manjit Singh Saini; Principal Kewal Singh also showered praises on Josan for his research work. Kamaljit Kaur Gill, vice- president Bhai Mardana Foundation Inc, Balbir Singh Randhawa, Michael Raul, Surinderjit Bittu, Sewak Singh and others were present.