Punjabi University told to liaise with SGPC on ‘Mahan Kosh’ – encyclopedia of Sikh literature

Patiala, July 13

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has asked Punjabi University, Patiala, Vice-Chancellor to interact with the organisation before publishing the ‘Mahan Kosh’ – an encyclopedia of the Sikh literature.

SGPC chief secretary Harjinder Singh Dhami said, “The reprinting of Mahan Kosh by Punjabi University earlier had exposed a number of mistakes and its sale had been stopped by the Punjab and Haryana High Court after objections from the SGPC.”

“Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha’s Mahan Kosh is an important document on the Sikh community, which deals with various topics. It is the heritage of the Sikh community and must be preserved in its original form,” said Dhami.

He said the university should “liaise with the SGPC to work on the Mahan Kosh and republish it so that any controversy in future can be avoided”. — TNS