PATIALA: Sikh bodies and the SGPC have objected to the content material of the ebook ‘Lohgarh Khalsa Rajdhani’, which claims that sixth grasp of Sikhs Guru Hargobind had got the construction of the Lohgarh fortress, in Bilaspur sub-division of Yamunanagar district of Haryana, started whilst its was completed by Guru Gobind Singh. The ebook has been written by Gagandeep Singh, Gurvinder Singh and Harjinder Singh Dilgeer, who had been excommunicated by the Akal Takht.
Sikh students claimed that information had been misinterpreted in the ebook authored by the three students hired by the Lohgarh Trust of Haryana. The believe was shaped ultimate 12 months with one of the crucial three authors, Gurvinder, as its chairman, at the side of 10 different individuals. It was in November 2017, that Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar had announced the Lohgarh Trust Foundation in the title of Sikh warrior Baba Banda Singh Bahadur.
Stating that there were no information available in regards to the claims in the ebook, SGPC individuals have discovered it to be a distortion of information, especially the claim that Lohgarh fortress was established by Guru Hargobind. They added that the fortress was built by Mughal ruler Shahjahan. “There is an entire distortion of the historical past because the information and figures that do not fit. The fortress was established by the Mughal emperor Shahjahan. There isn't any proof that Guru Hargobind got the fortress built. It may be now not possible that throughout many years of the Guru’s keep at Lohgarh, the Mughals did not find out about any fortress being constructed by the Sikhs. The review report has been submitted to SGPC president and extra motion might be taken soon in opposition to those who have distorted Sikh historical past,” said, Balwinder Singh Jaurasingha, secretary of SGPC Dharam Parchar Committee.
Following some court cases of alleged distortion, the SGPC determined to take up the matter with noted Sikh historian Prof Kirpal Singh to ensure the information. “I had completed the review of the ebook written on Lohgarh fortress and Baba Banda Singh Bahadur and submitted the sealed report to the SGPC,” said Prof Kirpal.
Trust chairman Gurvinder Singh may now not be contacted however co-author of the ebook Gagandeep, who may be the district construction and panchayat officer (DDPO) at Yamunanagar, said, “Prof Kirpal had by no means visited the Lohgarh fortress. He had now not mentioned a phrase in regards to the fortress in his two volumes on Sikh historical past. We problem the scholars and SGPC individuals for open discussion over the matter. Guru Hargobind had stayed in Lohgarh for round 13 years and got its development started. Completion of the fortress was completed by the Guru Gobind Singh and we've got numerous proof on this regard.”
He said the Lohgarh Trust had assisted them so much financially in completing the analysis in regards to the fortress whilst the federal government additionally extended lend a hand.
Sikh students claimed that information had been misinterpreted in the ebook authored by the three students hired by the Lohgarh Trust of Haryana. The believe was shaped ultimate 12 months with one of the crucial three authors, Gurvinder, as its chairman, at the side of 10 different individuals. It was in November 2017, that Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar had announced the Lohgarh Trust Foundation in the title of Sikh warrior Baba Banda Singh Bahadur.
Stating that there were no information available in regards to the claims in the ebook, SGPC individuals have discovered it to be a distortion of information, especially the claim that Lohgarh fortress was established by Guru Hargobind. They added that the fortress was built by Mughal ruler Shahjahan. “There is an entire distortion of the historical past because the information and figures that do not fit. The fortress was established by the Mughal emperor Shahjahan. There isn't any proof that Guru Hargobind got the fortress built. It may be now not possible that throughout many years of the Guru’s keep at Lohgarh, the Mughals did not find out about any fortress being constructed by the Sikhs. The review report has been submitted to SGPC president and extra motion might be taken soon in opposition to those who have distorted Sikh historical past,” said, Balwinder Singh Jaurasingha, secretary of SGPC Dharam Parchar Committee.
Following some court cases of alleged distortion, the SGPC determined to take up the matter with noted Sikh historian Prof Kirpal Singh to ensure the information. “I had completed the review of the ebook written on Lohgarh fortress and Baba Banda Singh Bahadur and submitted the sealed report to the SGPC,” said Prof Kirpal.
Trust chairman Gurvinder Singh may now not be contacted however co-author of the ebook Gagandeep, who may be the district construction and panchayat officer (DDPO) at Yamunanagar, said, “Prof Kirpal had by no means visited the Lohgarh fortress. He had now not mentioned a phrase in regards to the fortress in his two volumes on Sikh historical past. We problem the scholars and SGPC individuals for open discussion over the matter. Guru Hargobind had stayed in Lohgarh for round 13 years and got its development started. Completion of the fortress was completed by the Guru Gobind Singh and we've got numerous proof on this regard.”
He said the Lohgarh Trust had assisted them so much financially in completing the analysis in regards to the fortress whilst the federal government additionally extended lend a hand.
Book on Lohgarh fort factually wrong, claims SGPC, scholars
![Book on Lohgarh fort factually wrong, claims SGPC, scholars]()
Reviewed by Kailash
on
June 14, 2018
Rating:
