When there was an academic work to be done at the university or a Sikh scholar was to be invited to a meeting or seminar, the name of Sabar Sahib used to be on everyone’s lips. One of the main reasons for this was that whenever he came for an interview or interview at the university, instead of bothering or harassing someone, he would easily ask questions and guide a student when he could not answer them. which would become an eternal part of his memories.
While constantly participating in large academic meetings and panthak meetings, he felt happy and presented his words to the audience in an emotional manner. Many events of Sikhism and history were part of his memories. Because of this, on October 2 of this month, Bhai Vir Singh’s younger brother Dr. Balbir Singh ji’s 50th anniversary event came which Dr. It was organized at Balbir Singh Sahitya Kendra, Dehradun. Before organizing the event, my colleague Dr. Kulwinder Singh started saying that this time those personalities should be called who Dr. Enjoyed the company of Balbir Singh ji. At first glance two scholars came to mind. One of them Dr. Balkar Singh and other Dr. Jasbir Singh was patient. When the two scholars were requested to attend the event, they not only gave a positive response but also expressed their happiness that Dr. It is an honor to remember Balbir Singh on his 50th birth anniversary. Apart from these Dr. from Amritsar. Dharam Singh also attended the event.
A day before the event Dr. Balkar Singh got a call and said that out of the scholars whom you have called, both I and Sabar Sahib have reached such a stage of age that we may not be able to meet again. It would be appropriate that the speeches of the scholars involved in this event should be recorded so that a memorial remains. Dr. to participate in this event. Jasbir Singh Saber, Dr. Dharam Singh and some other scholars had reached Dehradun from Amritsar by train. During the keynote speech at the event, he said that Dr. It is necessary to learn from Balbir Singh ji that ‘in whatever field the research may be, the aim should not be to get a degree but to gain knowledge.’ This idea remained in his own life till the end. A day before the hunger strike, he was working in his office and while talking on the telephone, he said that he will review your books which were received honorably during the event and publish them in my magazine.
