Gurbachan Singh Talib

Sardar Gurbachan Singh; 7 April 1911 – 9 April 1986 He was also a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 1984,

The Idea of Sikh State ( 1946) Anapachhate Rah (1952) Adhunik Punjabi Sahit (Punjabi Kav) (1955) Pavittar Jivan Kathavan (1971) Baba Shaikh Farid (1975) Muslim League Attack on the Sikhs and Hindus in Punjab, 1947 (1950) It was first published in 1950 by the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC). This book details the witness accounts of the Hindus and Sikhs who fled their homes in the West Punjab, the North-West Frontier Province, Sindh and parts of Jammu & Kashmir. The Impact of Guru Gobind Singh on Indian Society (1966) Guru Nanak: His Personality and Vision (1969) Bhai Vir Singh: Life, Times and Works (1973) Baba Sheikh Farid (1974) Guru Tegh Bahadur: Background and Supreme Sacrifice (1976) Japuji: The immortal Prayer-chant (1977) Translation in English of the Guru Granth Sahib (four volumes)

Awards and recognition

Padma Bhushan (1985) Sahitya Akademi Fellowship (1984) SADDA Award (South Asia Diaspora Distribution Agency) Punjabi Sahitya Sameekhya Board Award - 1973 Punjab State Award for Literature - 1962

He was honored by the Punjab Government as an "eminent educationist and writer" in 1967. Punjabi University also conferred upon him the degree of D.Litt. (honoris causa).