Akali Kaur Singh (28 February 1886 – 23 January 1953) was a religious preacher and Sikh scholar.Jiwan Britant Akali Kour Singh Nihang:
Biography
He was born on 28 February 1886 as Puran Singh, son of Mahan Singh and Malkaram Kaur of Village Paddhar, Chakar, in Jammu and Kashmir.Jeevan Britant – Akali Kaur Singh: An Abstract by Gurcharan Singh.: sikhinstitute.org Kaur Singh studied Sikh scriptural texts, Sanskrit, Braj and Ayurveda under Bava Mahari Singh. In 1904, he became student of Giani Bagh Singh, a well known scholar of Peshawar. He used to take part in Arya Samaj Debates. He turn Nihang and renamed as Kaur singh at Hazoor Sahib, Nanded.Kaur Singh Nihang Akali : Retrieved sikhencyclopedia.com
He preached the message of guru during his travels throughout India and Afghanistan.
Work He worked on alphabetical index of Guru Granth Sahib in 1907, and completed it in 1920. In March 1923, it was published under title Guru Shabad Ratan Prakash/Tuk TatkaraRetrieved from Page 183, Bibliography, The Making of Sikh Scripture, Oxford University Press, Apr 3, 2001 and also worked on an index of Bhai Gurdas's work in 1929. He preached message of Gurus in Chakar and opened chain of schools, set up library and published bullietn called Ashram Samachar. His works include Sri Gur Sobha (1925),Retrieved Notes, Page 40 from Sikh Religion, Culture and Ethnicity: Arvind-Pal S. Mandair, Christopher Shackle, Routledge, Dec 16, 2013 Kavi Senapati, Gutka Pramanik Nitnem, Buddhibaridh Hitopadesh Ratnakar(Panchtantra in Gurmukhi), Sukh Sagararihat Gharaa Vaid(Ayurveda), Istri Sankat mochan (Women upliftment).Retrieved from Page 481, The Sikh Reference Book, Harajindara Siṅgha Dilagīra, Sikh Educational Trust for Sikh University Centre, Denmark, 1997
Death In 1952, he suffered from a heart attack and died on 23 January 1953.
Bibliography
Guru Shabad Ratan Prakash/Tuk Tatkara (1923) - an alphabetical index of the entire text of the Guru Granth Sahib. Loh Prakāsh (1925) - an exegesis of the Sarbloh Granth by Hazura Singh of Takht Hazur Sahib, foreword written by Kaur Singh.
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