Birth Name:

Giani Gurdit Singh

Male

Birth Date:

Sat, Feb 24, 1923

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Mithewāl, Punjab, India

Age:

101

Zodiac Sign:

Pisces

Astrology Data:

Sun

4°

Pis

38'

About Giani Gurdit Singh

Giani Gurdit Singh (24 February 1923 – 17 January 2007) was born in Mithewal village (Sangrur district) in the state of Punjab, India. He was considered one of the greatest contemporary writers in Punjabi and his book Mera Pind is regarded as a classic. It is now in its 14th edition and has been in print continuously since 1961. He was also a pioneering journalist, the Owner-Editor of Parkash (a Punjabi language newspaper) 1947–1978. He was also the Editor of Singh Sabha Patrika a monthly magazine of Sikh history and divinity (from 1973–1988). Giani Gurdit Singh graduated as "Giani" from Punjab University, Lahore in 1945 and he specialised in literature, divinity, history and folklore. He was a member of the Punjab Legislative Council from 1956 to 1962. He contributed to the debates at that time and in the creation of Punjabi University, Patiala and in the recognition of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, Talwandi Sabo, as the 5th Takht of the Sikhs. He was General Secretary of the Singh Sabha Shatabadi Committee, Amritsar, which was renamed Kendriya Sri Guru Singh Sabha. As the Editor of the magazine Singh Sabha Patrika he focused on issues of importance to the Sikhs. He also established two Guru Granth Vidya Kendras, one in Chandigarh and another in Mehrauli, Delhi.

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Giani Gurdit Singh: Sun 4 Pisces, Moon 7 Gemini, Mercury 7 Aquarius, Venus 18 Capricorn, Mars 24 Aries, Jupiter 18 Scorpio, Saturn 19 Libra, Uranus 13 Pisces, Neptune 16 Leo, Pluto 9 Cancer, Sun Trine Pluto, Mercury Quincunx Pluto, Sun Semi Square Venus, Sun Sesquiquadrate Saturn, Venus Sextile Jupiter, Venus Square Saturn, Venus Quincunx Neptune, Mars Opposition Saturn, Jupiter Semi Sextile Saturn, Jupiter Square Neptune, Saturn Sextile Neptune, Uranus Trine Pluto

Categories related to Giani Gurdit Singh: 2007 deaths, Punjabi people, February 24 births, India, 20th-century Indian journalists, Indian social sciences writers, 20th-century Indian essayists, Indian Sikhs, 1923 births, Journalists from Punjab, Sikh writers