Foreword To 'The Epic Of Rana Surat Singh' By Gurbachan Singh Talib

It gives me great pleasure to introduce this English version of the great Punjabi Epic Rana Surat Singh to the reading public. This work, which occupies a unique place in the world of Punjabi letters, has been sponsored by the Department of Bhai Vir Singh Studies is University, and has been put into the present mould by Professor Gurbachan Singh Talib, formerly Head of the Department of Guru Nanak Sikh Studies. Rana Surat Singh embodies the essence of the ethical teaching of religion and also reflects the cultural milieu of the Punjab in the period following its occupation by the East India Company in 1849. The English rendering is a valuable addition to the literature of interpretation of Indian cultural thought through English. I have every hope that the world of scholarship will welcome this work.