"I believe we will, this will become the most important initiative to scale Sikh teachings for global audiences,” - Prof. Mohanbir Singh Sawhney
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (PRWEB) September 02, 2020
The Sikh Research Institute (SikhRI) announces the first official release of The Guru Granth Sahib Project (TGGSP) website to coincide with the First Prakash Purab (Illumination day) of then known Adi Granth in 1604. SikhRI is making the timeless treasure-house accessible for today's seekers, scholars, and techies to connect with the Sabad-Wisdom.
Three years ago, the Guru Granth Sahib Project was envisioned as a curative-collaborative effort. Its research and development phase has completed eight different Banis (Compositions). Its technology, UX paradigm, and user persona were developed in the last few months. The current team consists of 31 members.
“I consider SikhRI to be a leading research organization with 18 years of demonstrable record in delivering several key projects in educational resources. When they approached me about starting TGGSP, I took this on as a challenge that intermixes content, technology, and marketing. If we get this right, and I believe we will, this will become the most important initiative to scale Sikh teachings for global audiences,” remarked Prof. Mohanbir Singh Sawhney, global IT Marketing expert, and TGGSP Strategic Alliance partner.
“Translations, currently available in Panjabi and English of the Guru Granth Sahib, limit the profound depth, cultural opulence and poetic genius so eloquently revealed in the Guru Granth Sahib. In awe and reverence, we have attempted to converse and draft the verbiage that we hope is capturing the letter, message and spirit of the original language of the Guru Granth Sahib,” shared Dr. Ishmeet Kaur Chaudhry, Assistant Professor of English literature and TGGSP’s English Reviewer.
In reflecting on the project’s vision, SikhRI Co-Founder and TGGSP Project Lead, Harinder Singh, said, “We are disrupting the Sikh theological space which is currently caught between binaries created by men. This is the first effort in history to include the female perspective in developing an understanding of the Sikh canonical text enthroned to the Guru-Perfection. The process intentionally integrates a diverse array of schools of thought, acknowledges their strengths and biases, and builds on the collective knowledge transfer to expand them for current times. It is for teenagers and seniors, for the religious and the atheists, and so on.”
This is another SikhRI milestone on a twenty-year journey to complete the research on each word of Guru Granth Sahib: etymology, grammar, and meaning. “The team of subject matter experts carves a literal translation and an interpretive transcreation. Then, a commentary is composed. All is done in contemporary English and Panjabi while incorporating musical, poetical, and historical dimensions,” added Dr. Jaswant Singh, TGGSP’s Content Lead.
We are excited to release complete work to date on Asa ki Var: it is about 300,000 words (equivalent of 629 pages). We will be releasing Banis in the coming weeks on TGGSP site.
To access The Guru Granth Sahib Project, please visit: app.gurugranthsahib.io
For inquiries, please contact: Manpreet Singh
Manpreet.Singh@SikhRI.org | +1 855-913-1313 ext. 701
