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Old 02-Oct-2006, 02:57 AM
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re: Translating A Vaar of Bhai Gurdas. Please Help If You Can Understand Punjabi!

Yeah,

I'm hoping there is some new stuff in the kabits to give us a better understanding of Sikh theology.
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/interfaith-dialogues/14090-translating-vaar-bhai-gurdas-if-you.html
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=14090

Bhai Nand Lal Goya's work also needs a full translation, I know some are available but a full work is needed. I hear Lou Fenech is working on something like that but if his previous work is anything to go by, expect a westernised attack on the fundamentals of Sikhism/Sikh history.

I'm not too harsh on Jodh Singh because his work is a pioneering attempt. I had another small selection of translations published many years ago and distributed by The Sikh Missionary Centre in Southall (U.K.), but it to suffers from the limitations of Jodh Singh's work and is also highly selective in the choice of vars.

But slowly slowly Sikh scholars will get there hopefully. What is disappointing is that the scholars from India do not seem to utilise the Sikh talent available in the diasporic Sikh communities of the west. They should liase, as we have better English skills than them.
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