State Info Commissioner pens book on 9th Sikh Guru, presents it to BSF, dist admn

In line with the state-wide announcement of a series of events dedicated to the 350th martyrdom year of ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur, the Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) today hosted the launch of a book on religious heritage titled, “Spiritual Journey of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib”, depicting the holy shrines wherein the ninth Sikh Guru left his footprints during his life span. The book was presented today to the Amritsar district administration by the author and State Information Commissioner, Punjab, Harpreet Sandhu.

A documentary on the life journey of Guru Tegh Bahadur too was screened on the occasion for officials of the district administration and Guru Nanak Dev University.

Harpreet Sandhu said the book has been recently released by the Governor of Punjab. The preface and foreword of the book has been penned by Prof Pritam Singh, Emeritus Professor, Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom, with an acknowledgment by Padma Shri awardee Bhai Harjinder Singh Srinagar Wale, an eminent Sikh scholar. “We held an ardas today at Gurdawara Guru Ke Mehal — the birth place of Guru Tegh Bahadur and the book took two years in the making. I captured the visuals of the holy shrines where the Guru Sahib left his footprints during his life span, while also sharing textual information and history of these gurudwaras,” said Sandhu.

Vice-chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University, Dr Karamjeet Singh said: “It reflects the blessed journey of the great Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib and offers a new insight on the history, inspiration and values of the ninth Sikh Guru. The book comes out at the most appropriate time, being the 350th martyrdom year of the ninth Sikh Guru,” said the VC.

Later, Sandhu also visited the JCP at Attari border, and presented the book to the IG, BSF.