Jan Parupkari Aae – Dr. Ranbir Singh Sandhu
Abstract
The title of this essay is a phrase often used in eulogies for Sikhs who have rendered distinguished service to the Khalsa Panth. Two lines from which this phrase has been taken are:
Janam maran duhu men nahi jan parupkaari ae
Jeea daan deh bhagti laain har so laain milaae
These appear on the front pages of biographies of Sant Attar Singh Ji and Sant Harnam Singh Ji and possibly others. This essay seeks guidance from Siri Guru Granth Sahib to learn about Par-upkaar and as to who the Guru is referring to as being beyond birth and death.
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Author Bio
Dr. Ranbir Singh Sandhu was the first Secretary General of the Word Sikh Council and held this office until 2000. He is Founder Trustee of Sikh Educational and Religious Foundation. He has published over thirty articles on Sikh faith and related issues and authored the book titled “Struggle for Justice: Speeches and Conversations of Sant Jarnail Singh Khalsa Bhindranwale” published by Sikh Educational and Religious Foundation in 1999. He was a Council Member, Interfaith Association of Central Ohio 1992 to 2001 and the President of the Association in 1998. Dr. Sandhu holds a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, M.Eng. from University of Sheffield, UK (as a Commonwealth Scholar), and B.Sc. (Honors in Civil Engineering) from East Punjab University. He is currently Professor Emeritus, Ohio State University.
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