GURBANSAVAU, by Saundha (variously Saundha Singh), is a chronology in verse of the Gurus and of their families. The author, a contemporary and for some time an employee of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, was a Sandhu Jattofthe Lahore district. His father was Chaudhari Hem Raj, and his elder brother, Hira Singh, was the founder of the Nakal family. Among his other works are Amrit Mahimd, Gur Ustati, Parsang Pdlshdhi Dasvm and Hdlimndmd, besides several independent poems. The Gurbansdvali which is more a good piece of literature than a document of historical information starts with homage to the Gurus.
GURBILASBABA SAHIB SINGH BEDI, by Bhai Sobha Ram belonging to the Sevapanthi order, is a versified account of the life of Baba Sahib Singh Bedi, a descendant of Guru Nanak. The voluminous work, four manuscript copies of which one each at the Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar; Punjabi University, Patiala; Moti Bagh Palace, Patiala; and Punjab Archives Department, Patiala are known to exist, has since been published (1988) by the Punjabi University. Sahib Singh Bedi is presented in this work as a saint, profound scholar, warrior, statesman, social reformer, and a religious leader.
GURBILAS PATSHAHIDASVIN, a poeticized account of the life of Guru Gobind Singh by Bhai Sukkha Singh. The poet, a convert to Sikhism from the barber caste, was born at Anandpur in 1768 and completed the work in 1797 when he was barely twenty-nine. The poetry is more Braj than Punjabi, but the script used is GurmukhT. Recently, the Languages Department, Punjab, has brought out an edition in Devanagari characters also. The oldest printed edition of the work available is the one published in 1912 by Lala Ram Chand Manaktahia from Lahore.
History Gurdaspur was founded by Guriya Ji in the beginning of 17th century On his name, this city...