Textual Analysis, History and Academic Issues of Important Dasam ...

Nirmala Atma Ram hired by Britishers @calcutta
wrote Four Chhands 126-130 in Gian Parbodh
8) As noted above the compositions and their arrangements as noted in the current
Dasam Granth ( corrected by sodhak committee in 1897) clearly match with this Granth.
There is no history of this Granth. “Catalogue of the Punjabi and Sindhi Manuscripts
in the India Office Library”, written by Shackle in August 1976, on page 9, in the
opening statement, Shackle has put a “?” after 18 th century as noted in the introduction of
the manuscript which starts as “MSS Panj. D 5. 541 ff; size 35 x 33 cm; 23 lines on a
page; Gurmukhi; 18 th century? [H T Colebrook]”. By history Charles Wilkin in 1781
A.D. locates another Granth in Patina in Hindoove and Sanskrit and quotes he will get it
translated in future. Then Colebrook procures this Dasmi Patshahi Ka Granth titled in
Devnagri but Granth Contents in Gurmukhit which is used by Malcolm In his
Book”Sketch of Sikhs”.
(3) Academic Issues of Various Dasam Granth
Birs
(A) Bhai Mani Singh Bir
. No history before 1818. No one knows where this Bir was between 1713AD and
1818AD? Although internal evidence dating is shows 1713AD, but Jaggi has clearly
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