ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>GI&#256N SI&#7748GH GI&#256N&#298 (1824-1884)</TITLE> <style type="text/css"> .BODY { background-color: #EAF1F7; background-image: url('images/gtbh.jpg'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; background-position: center; color: #0066CC;} .C1{text-align: justify;color: #0066CC;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .BIB{text-align: center;color: #000099;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .CONT{text-align: right;color: #FF0000;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} </style><META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="GIN,SIDGH,GIN*,Person,Person"> <META http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></HEAD> <BODY class="BODY" oncontextmenu="return false" ondragstart="return false" onselectstart="return false"> <FONT ALIGN="JUSTIFY" FACE="Tahoma"> <p class="C1">&#65279GI&#256N SI&#7748GH, GI&#256N&#298 (1824-1884), scholar and theologian, was the elder son of Gi&#257n&#299 Bishan Si&#7749gh, a collateral of the well-known Gi&#257n&#299 house of Amritsar, headed by Gi&#257n&#299 Sant Si&#7749gh and his son, Gi&#257n&#299 Gurmukh Si&#7749gh. Gi&#257n Si&#7749gh was born at Amritsar about 1824. He received his education from his father at his home, in Ka&#7789&#7771&#257 R&#257mga&#7771h&#299&#257&#7749, near Chowk B&#257b&#257 A&#7789al. As he grew up, he started giving discourses on Sikh Scripture and history at Gurdw&#257r&#257 Tha&#7771&#257 S&#257hib, near the Ak&#257l Ta<u>kh</u>t, and later at Bu&#7749g&#257 M&#257n&#257&#7749v&#257l&#299&#257&#7749. His easy manner and clarity of exposition won him a large circle of admirers which included Hindus as well as Sikhs. Gi&#257n&#299 Gi&#257n Si&#7749gh was also a poet of considerable merit. His <i>Gurpurb Prak&#257sh</i>, a book of verse in Braj, contains anecdotes from the lives of the Ten Gur&#363s. He also wrote in prose a commentary on the <i>Japu(j&#299)</i>. Some of the works published by his son, Gi&#257n&#299 Sard&#363l Si&#7749gh, are also attributed to him.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gi&#257n&#299 Gi&#257n Si&#7749gh was one of the founders of the Si&#7749gh Sabh&#257. He participated in the meeting called in 1873 in Amritsar by some leading Sikhs following the announcement by four Sikh students of the Mission School to embrace Christianity. The meeting led to the establishment of Sr&#299 Gur&#363 Si&#7749gh Sabh&#257, Amritsar. Gi&#257n&#299 Gi&#257n Si&#7749gh was appointed secretary of the Sabh&#257.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Towards the end of March 1884, Gi&#257n&#299 Gi&#257n Si&#7749gh was invited to Gudw&#257r&#257 Kaulsar to give the inaugural recitation from a copy of the Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib prepared by Bh&#257&#299 Prat&#257p Si&#7749gh, the well-known calligraphist and <i>granth&#299</i> of his day. There, while reciting a hymn, he suddenly fainted. He remained in a coma for 50 hours and passed away on 30 March 1884. His death was widely mourned and he was cremated with due honours near Gurdw&#257r&#257 B&#257ba A&#7789al S&#257hib.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Jagj&#299t Si&#7749gh, <i>Si&#7749gh Sabh&#257 Lahir</i>. Ludhiana, 1974<BR> <li class="C1"> Harbans Singh, <i>The Heritage of the Sikhs</i>. Delhi, 1983<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Jagj&#299t Si&#7749gh <br></p><BR> </font> <img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""> </HTML></BODY>