Katha by sant maskeen ji biography

Maskeeen Ji was born in 1934 at Lakki Marwat (now in Pakistan) to father Kartar Singh and mother Ram Kaur. He was the only son of his parents and had an only elder sister Sujan Kaur.

He pursued his schooling from Khalsa School (now in Pakistan) and went to Government High School but the turmoil of Partition in 1947, interrupted his education from the Govt. High School.

Like many Sikh families, his family migrated to India and settled in Alwar (Rajasthan) but due to some reason he could not continue with his studies. For some time he worked as a railway employee. The demise of his father in 1952 had an adverse impact on him and he started feeling very sad and isolated from worldly issues.

In 1958 he was married to Bibi Sunder Kaur and made Alwar his permanent home. He has three sons and two daughters.

Lifestyle

He had a very simple and frugal lifestyle. He was a very simple and down-to-earth person who advocated simplicity. Wearing simple white

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About Maskeen Ji

“Many people among the Sikh Sangat believe that Gyani Sant Singh Ji Maskin was not only a fabulous katha vachak, who touched millions of lives all over the world with his wisdom and words, but was also a very, very great man- a kind, compassionate man with a heart filled with love for one and all.

Born in Lak Marawat, Bannu, sydasiatiskt land in 1934, he spent more than 50 years of his life spreading the wisdom and knowledge of Gurbani and Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji all over India, and also in many countries abroad. His insight, ideas and ideals was appreciated not only by the Sikh Sangat, but also by many Sikh Religious Bodies, that bestowed on him titles such as ‘Panth Ratan’ and honours and awards such as ‘Gurmat Vidhya Martand’ and ‘Iss Yug De Bhai Gurdas Ji’ Award.

Though one still finds reputable Katha Vachaks today, that have extensive knowledge about sikh history and ideology, none of them can interpret and convey ancient religious history like he did, nor ca

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Sant Singh Maskeen

Sikh scholar

Sant Singh Maskeen (1934–2005) was a prominent Sikh scholar and theologian known for his expertise of Gurmat and Gurbani. He was honoured with the rare title of "Panth Rattan" for his services to mankind by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.

Early life

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Maskeen ji was born in 1934 at Lakki Marwat (now in Pakistan) to father Kartar Singh and mother Ram Kaur. In 1958 he was married to Sunder Kaur. He had three sons and two daughters. He pursued his primary education at Khalsa School (now in Pakistan) and then went to Government High School. Soon, around the age of 12, he experienced the turmoil of Partition of India in 1947, due to which, his family migrated to India and settled in Alwar, Rajasthan. Here, he could not continue his studies due to the language barrier because his education back in Pakistan was in Urdu and Persian. Due to poor living conditions at home, he then started looking for jobs. He worked in a factory for