Amar Lekh Part 2 in Punjabi by Bhai Vir Singh

 

‘Amar Lekh’ is a collection of essays by Bhai Vir Singh, compiled and named such posthumously. The first of a three volume series was published in 1967, comprising essays which first appeared in Khalsa Samachar (newspaper), a Punjabi weekly started by the author. The second one here, apart from the essays published in Khalsa Samachar, also contains extracts from other books authored by Bhai Vir Singh, like Guru Nanak Chamatkar, Sri Kalgidhar Chamatkar, and such.

Named Amar Lekh by Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan because of its timeless essence, the subjects taken up in Amar Lekh continue to resonate even after a century of its publication. Written at a time when Sikhism could be said to be at its lowest ebb and modernizing influences were further disintegrating the Sikhs from their history and religion, cultural revitalization became Bhai Vir Singh’s primary concern. Khalsa Samachar thus became a mouthpiece to this attempted renaissance where he wrote essays on theology, culture, history and the Sikh way of life with an avowed aim of waking up the Sikhs to their glorious past.

In ‘Amar Lekh Volume 2’, the author has, among various subjects, explained the philosophical importance of keeping uncut hair, and other such issues in the Sikh way of life to further the reader’s understanding of their own identity. Underlying the importance of initiative on the part of the believer, in order to attain enlightenment, Bhai Vir Singh weaves the philosophy of Karma, contentment and renunciation, central to all religious thought, in order to equip the Sikhs against the onslaught of influences of the evolving times. The weaponry of  the True Name, which the author subscribes to, can be said to be relevant today as much as it was a century ago. Savor this ageless wonder By Bhai Vir Singh at sikhbookclub.com