From The Back Cover Of 'Guru Gobind Singh , An Undying Spirit' By Surinder Singh Johar

Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth and last apostle of the Sikhs was Patna on December 26, 1666. It was a period of political turmoil in the country. Tyranny, oppression and persecution reigned supreme. He resorted to use of arms when all the other means had failed and infused a new spirit of courage, bravery and nation-hood among his countrymen. He aroused me dormant energies of the vanquished people.

Guru Gobind Singh during a short span of his life did wonders and left his footprints for the posterity to follow. He was one of the greatest men in history. He fought throughout his life for human freedom and not for any individual gains. He stood for secularism, democratic principles and pleaded for man's rights and non interference in his personal life. Though he did not live to see his high aims accomplished, yet he had set the people's souls free and filled their hearts with a lofty longing for freedom and national ascendancy.

In this book Johar has taken great pains in portraying the life ad various other facets of the great Guru in a simple and lucid language. In enables the reader to grasp the environments in which the Guru was born and gives a vivid picture of the Guru's eventful career, supporting the narration with un-challengeable evidence and countering the fallacies and misconceptions about the great Guru's life. The book fulfil a long felt need of the students of hstory, scholars and general readers. It reveals Guru Gobind Singh as a Real Man, a Greatman at that and not a legendly figure of doubtful existence.

About The Author Of 'Guru Gobind Singh , An Undying Spirit'

Sardar Surinder Singh Johar is a prolific writer. A post-graduate from Punjab University, he is a well known theologian, scholar author and a novelist. He has written about 2 dozen books on Sikh religion, history and fiction. His contribution : to these subjects is outstanding and commendable. Johar's books, motably biographies of Guru Nanak, Guru Tegh Bahadur and Guru 'Gobind Singh were very well received and highly commended by both the critics and literatures.

After a long stint in the Indian Information Service, Johar is now working as a freelance journalist at New Delhi.

Johar was honoured with the title of Shiromani Sahitkar in 1995 by the Government of Punjab for his contribution to literature.