The Lost British accounts of Sikh texts
He will be going through rare documents, manuscripts and historical images showing how the earliest English translations of Sikh/Punjabi texts came about. The presentation revolves around one Dr John Leyden from Scotland who went to India and translated Punjabi/Sikh texts into English.
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The Conumdrum of Translating Poetry
The philosopher Suzanne Langer once wrote, “though the material of poetry is verbal, its import is not the literal assertion made in the words but the way the assertion is made and this involves the sound, the tempo … and the unifying all-embracing artifice of rhythm.”
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New Gurbani Search Engine - GurbaniDB - in English, Gurmukhi and 52 other languages
The world’s first Gurbani database to correctly archive Guru Granth Sahib into all 60 Raags (moods/melodies) with pop-up descriptions of each Author and Melody. Melody data has been kindly provided by an expert in Indian Musicology, Professor Surinder Singh from Raj Academy.
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Can We Actually Translate Gurbani into Other Languages?
Gurbani points to a Creator that is beyond personality, but we are always referring to a “Him”. Even using the word “God” is limiting.
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User Driven Siri Guru Granth Sahib Online Dictionary Launched
This resource is intended to evolve into a complete dictionary of the Siri Guru Granth Sahib in English. Anyone can add and edit this dictionary so come and participate.
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Spanish Translation of Guru Granth Sahib Ji is now Live
Spanish Translation of Guru Granth Sahib Ji is now available at www.sikhitothemax.com
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