Prof Pritam Singh was one of the last major Punjabi scholars of his generation, and we lost him when he passed away at his residence in Patiala on October 25, 2008.

He knew both my parents well, and since many years, we interacted with each other on various occasions.

Please click here to read my obituary on Professor Sahib, which was published on the Editorial page of The Tribune

Guru Granth Sahib—The Guru Eternal by Dr Mohinder Singh is a magnificently produced volume and with impeccable it has been released by the Vice President of India at a time when the Sikhs worldwide are celebrating the ‘Gurta Gaddi Divas’.

Please click here to read my review of the book.

I had written, in 2004, an exhaustive article on Guru Granth Sahib, which you may be interested in reading. You can access it at this URL.

Let’s rededicate ourselves to following the teaching of the great Gurus on this occasion and follow the path they have shown us.

Time magazine named Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal as one of the “Heroes of the Environment 2008”. The President of India honoured him recently, Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam visited the site of his work and expressed his appreciation….
Meeting this activist 46-year-old sant, is an invigorating, empowering experience. The honesty of purpose is evident and it soon cuts through the inevitable skepticism that is a part of journalism.

I met Sant Seechewal a few days ago, and earlier at the function held by Dr Rajwant Singh to mark “Excellence among Sikhs” where, along with others, Sant Seechewal was honoured.

Please click here to read more about this remarkable man who cleaned up Kali Bein, a rivulet in which Guru Nanak Dev attained enlightenment.

Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal and Roopinder SinghFrom Website

India has finally ban smoking at public places. The Indian initiative comes soon after one of the richest men in the world and a former Mayor of New York city came together in a laudable initiative to help anti-smoking campaigns in the world, especially in the developing countries which are being aggressively courted by tobacco companies. Please click here to read more.

Tobacco consumption is on the rise in India and China and they are both in the focus of this initiative. Incidentally, following aggressive anti-tobacco campaigns, as well as increasing awareness about the ill-effects of smoking on the health of the society and individuals that comprise it, tobacco consumption is on the decline in the USA and in some other high-income countries.

Please click here to read more.