ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>GUR&#362 GOBINDA SI&#7748GHA</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 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">&#65279<i>GUR&#362 GOBINDA SI&#7748GHA</i>, by Basanta Kum&#257r Banerjee, is a biography in Bengali of Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh, the tenth spiritual teacher of the Sikh faith. According to the author's statement, the book is an enlarged version of a chapter on the Tenth Gur&#363 in his book <i>Sikh Gur&#363</i>. However, neither the <i>Sikh Gur&#363</i> nor the <i>Sikh Charitra</i> which he claims to have written is extant today. <i>Gur&#363 Gobinda Si&#7749gha</i>, first published in 1909 and later translated into Hindi and English, begins with a general review of the political and religious conditions of the Punjab on the eve of the rise of Sikhism. According to the author, Gur&#363 N&#257nak preached the message of Hindu-Muslim amity, but the Mu<u>gh</u>al policy of systematic religious persecution made the Sikhs a nation of soldiers. The birth of the <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 is described as an event which "paved the way for the foundation of a new state for the Sikhs and provided them a new rallying point to protect their faith in face of the fiercest persecution." In spite of the battles he had to engage in, Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh, says the author, lived the life of a hermit and "never touched an article of luxury" even in his hour of success. The book presents an elaborate exposition of the Gur&#363's character and of his influence on the history of India, but the Hindu predilections of the author impair his analysis. The narrative also suffers from factual errors.</p> </ol><p class="CONT">Him&#257dr&#299 Banerjee<br></p><BR> </font> <img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""> </HTML></BODY>