Aris Daya Singh (1894 - 1946) was popular writer of devotional and didactic verses. He belonged to a backard rural family of farm labourers called Mazhabi Sikhs. Having been thrased by his poor father, Santa Singh, because of his pursuit of learning, left home and started living as a recluse; learnt Punjabi, Hindi, anskrit, Urdu, Persian and Arabic: and studied scriptures of the Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims from their traditional teachers at their respective places of worship and instruction. He began writing poetry while in teens and published his maiden book, Fanah da Makan (Abode of Mortality), in 1914: followed by his most popular work, Zindagi Bilas (Discourse on Life), in 1915.
Discover Guru Arjan's Gatha verses that praise God and guide devotion. Explore the mix of Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit in these profound teachings.
Explore 'Gurmat Sudhakar', Bhai Kahn Singh's anthology of Sikh texts explaining principles through chapters with poetic verses. Reprinted after many years!
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