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Dasam Granth Controversy Promoted by Anti Sikh Scholars

Written by Jangbeer Singh, UK

Attempts made by pseudo-scholars of Sikhism to try and create controv

ersies are a partand parcel of Sikhism these days. The in-depth knowledge needed to understand SriDasam Granth requires hard work. However, a new breed of pseudo scholars and Internetcut and paste merchants are the standard. Whilst many Panthic scholars who, by nature,are pro-Dasam Granth have had years of training and methodology related to religion,studies of scripture etc, the opposite side is literally naked! In their bandwagon are the‘YouTube’ Gianis, truck drivers, an excommunicated ex-Jathedar of the Akal Takht andthe self-appointed Singh Sabha Canada – what a joke.

Cut and paste scholars

YouTube GiyanisThe self-appointed Chief of this ilk of Pseudo-scholars is none other than a doctor fromSouthern California, USA. Having a delusion that he has a Doctorate in religion he hasdreamt up many a claim on the Dasam Granth. His delusions include cut and paste noteson how the scripture of the Sri Dasam Granth is incorrect and has no history. He isinfamous for creating the most hilarious theory in pseudo scholarship – namely, theBritish created the Dasam Granth. This individual is a medical doctor, but he is moreconcerned with the anatomical references in the Charitropakhyan! He should do whatdoctors of medicine do – do the job he knows, and treat medical illnesses. Whatscholarship do we expect from a medical Doctor who has no training in religious studies?Whilst there are many saroops of the Dasam Granth from the time of the Guru through tothe 18th century, only somebody with limited intellectual skills could come up with sucha lazy theory. This insane theory centers on one Manuscript of the Dasam Granth based

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in the British Library which he claims has the same compositions as the standardisedDasam Granth. This manuscript from the late 18th century was bought by a collector of manuscripts named Colebrooke. On one of the pages is the term “Nanak Panthi Kabya”hence as a result this gentleman states that that the Granth is not called the Dasam Granth.He claims that this Dasam Granth from the late 1700’s was used in the standardizedDasam Granth by the Sodhak Committee. However, this is a lie. The Sodhak Committeelooked at over 25 different recensions of the Dasam Granth. He also tries to fool thepublic with the term “Nanak Panthi Kabya”. Little does he know that it also appears in aJanamsakhi in the British Library. The name is a catalogue name for manuscripts. Sothere dies this ingenious theory of a cut and paste scholar.Whilst Akali Phula Singh was being attacked by the British he was maintaining

themaryada prevalent at the Akal Takht, the same maryada which is maintained by theNihangs to this very day and two Takhts of the Sikhs, Patna Sahib and Hazur Sahib. If theAkalis were venerating the bani of Guru Gobind Singh why would the British create aGranth and then attack the same people who did prakash of it with the Guru GranthSahib?The prakash of the Dasam Granth at the Akal Takht (which the Akalis were in charge of)was removed by the SGPC in the 1940’s. However the other Takhts would not bow downto such a sacrilege and as a result the prakash continues with flourishing colours.

Religion for sale

Some of this doctor’s articles have appeared in the World Sikh News who are peddlingthe phobia of the Dasam Granth and promoting a Tankhyia ex Jathedar, together with atabloid website Sikhchic. It is matter of fact that some persons have been going aroundoffering money to the people behind shady websites and individuals to write negativearticles regarding the Dasam Granth.This is not surprising as the anti Dasam Granth lobby do not have a leg to stand on as aresult they have turned to writers for sale. It has been known for some time that moneyis being offered to various scholars at Universities. As a result recently a score of articleshave appeared from people including Dr Balwant Singh Dhillon

(Guru Nanak DevUniversity)

, Dr Kashmir Singh

(Guru Nanak Dev University)

, Dr Balkar Singh

(PunjabiUniversity, Patiala)

, Dr Gurnam Kaur (

Punjabi University, Patiala)

.Whilst these individuals who have not undertaken the work of the Dasam Granth in theirPHD’s they are now been brought into the limelight. Even more surprising is that thephony calendar maker Pal Singh Purewal has been brought into prove that the dates