Khargh Singh

Please also have a quick look at the link below.

http://www.bharatvani.org/books/ohrr/ch07.htm

I cannot account for the source as it links from the 'voice of india' website and the book in question is 'on hinduism reviews and reflections' however this is an interesting section in this chapter which i have quoted below



I feel the last comment in bold is a particularly nasty kick to the midsection in its painful but very truthful nature!!

So in addition to the texts in the post above, this article believes that older sikhs also studied

the tenth Guru's Panj Ekadash,
Bhagvat,
Tulsi Ramayana,
Vishnu Purana,
Pingal (10 parts),
Ashwa Medha,
Adhyatma Ramayana,
Vichara Sagar,
Moksha Pantha,
Surya Prakash,
the sixth Guru's Guru Vilas,
Vashishtha Purana, and
Daswan Askandha

again please could anyone provide any further info???!!?

One of the main problems we face as Sikhs today is our lack of knowledge on Gurbani. Given that gurbani is the very source of our existence, its not a good position to be in. Many of us have become sikhs of 'sikhi to the max' and not neccesarily sikhs of Guru Granth Sahib Ji. While we may be able to sing all night and give literal translations to the more popular shabads sang at rehnsbhai's, our depth of understanding doesnt seem to go much further.

One of the reasons why is because we have stopped reading.

Many will now say that you dont need to read teekeh and old granths, and that if guru ji wants he will bless you with understanding of the shabads. Seems strange why the elder sikhs therefore felt the need to read these pothia, wheras the modern super sikh will simply get blessed with understanding from the guru.

I found this list on the internet and it is said that these are the books/pothia/granths read and studied and in many cases made kanth by Sant Gurbachan Singh Ji Bhindranwale.

SIKHISM
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Sri Dasam Granth
Sri Sarbloh Granth
Bhai Gurdas Diyan Vaaran’
Bhai Gurdas Kabit Svaiya
Sri Nanak Prakash
Siri Guru Pratap Suraj Granth
Parbodh Chander Natak
Bhagat Bani
Panj Granthi
Das Granthi
Mehima Parkash
Bhavrasamrit

SANATAN
Bhagawant Gita
Balmiki Ramayan
Tulsi Ramayan
Mahabharat
Rig, Yujar, Sham and Atharvan Ved
Gurar Puran
Yog Vashisht
Markanday Puran
Hanuman Natak
Vairag Shatak
Sarkutavali
Vichar Sagar
Bavikhat Puran

ISLAM
BHai Nand Lal Zindageenama
Bhai Nand Lal Gazla
Bhai Nand Lal Rubaiyat
Bhai Nand Lal Jindagee Nama
The Koran
The Anjeel
Parasbhag
Masnavi Bhakh

As many of us, including myself have never even heard of a large number of the above, please could somebody perhaps provide a bit more information on them? Could you also shed a bit more light on whether the sikhs of yesteryear did actually study these texts and when and why the sikhs have in general lost this knowledge.

Many thanks