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<p class="C1">&#65279T&#256RAN SI&#7748GH (1922-1981), scholar and teacher of Sikh studies, was born on 18 February 1922, the son of Bh&#257&#299 Nidh&#257n Si&#7749gh M&#257kan of village Kallar Koh&#257&#7771 in Jehlum district (now in Pakistan). Having received his early education in the village school, he passed his Gi&#257n&#299 (Honours in Punjabi) examination of the Pañj&#257b University in 1940. In 1941, he passed the Intermediate examination from <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 College, Amritsar, where he was appointed a teacher in the same year. He got his Bachelor's degree in arts in 1947. He passed his M.A. in English from D.A.V. College, Lahore. The same year he became a destitute refugee as a result of the partition. He had already lost his father during the communal riots which engulfed R&#257walpi&#7751&#7693&#299 district in March that year. He found a job in 1948 as an inspector in the Food and Supplies Department of East Punjab. In 1950, he joined R&#257mga&#7771h&#299&#257 College, Phagw&#257&#7771&#257, as a lecturer in English. In 1952, he passed his M.A. (Punjabi) and joined the <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 College, Amritsar, as Professor of Divinity. He received his Ph.D. degree in 1959. During 1964-66 he also held charge as principal of Shah&#299d Sikh Missionary College at Amritsar. In 1966 he joined Punjabi University, Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257, as head of the Department of Sr&#299 Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib Studies. He went on missionary tours to Malaya in 1955 and Iran in 1974. In 1978 he visited U.S.S.R. to represent Sikh religion in the World Religious Conference. He wrote several books mostly on Sikh religious thought and Punjabi literature.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dr T&#257ran Si&#7749gh died at Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257 on 30 January 1981.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1">Harjinder Si&#7749gh Dilgeer, <i>The Sikh Reference Book</i>. Edmonton (Canada), 1997<BR>
</ol><p class="CONT">Major Gurmukh Si&#7749gh (Retd.)<br></p><BR>
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