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Thaminder Singh Anand
American researcher From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thaminder Singh Anand is a controversial US-based Sikh researcher who was excommunicated from the Sikh faith by the Akal Takht (the highest authority in Sikhism) and the SGPC.[1]
Career
He has translated the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy religious text of Sikhism, into eight different languages, including French, English, Arabic, Telugu, Oriya, Gujarati, and Hindi with a team of 50 translators from all over the world.[2][3] He also created two websites for the Sikh community, providing a collection of Sikh literature, including rare handwritten copies of the Guru Granth Sahib.[4][5][6]
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Excommunication by the Akal Takht
His work caused controversy and he was expelled from the Sikh religion by Akal Takht, one of the highest authorities in Sikhism.[7][8][9] However, he has still continued to carry on with his work.[10]
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