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Rs 1 crore for translation of Guru Granth Sahib
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CHANDIGARH: The Indian government has given a grant of Rs.10 million for translation of Guru Granth Sahib into English and Hindi to commemorate the tercentenary of the “Guru-ta-Gaddi”. The translated  versions would be distributed to public librariesand educational institutions to spread the message of the holy scripture, a Punjab government spokesman said here.Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has urged the central government to issue a commemorative coin to mark the important occasion. Neither Badal nor the SGPC has said anything about who will approve the translations. And how will the new translation be different than the earlier ones was also not touched upon.

29 July, 2008
 

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