Review: Guru Nanak

Penning His Passion

Writing the life histories of Sikh religious leaders provides a passage towards salvation for the Principal of Yadavindra Public School, Harish Dhillon

Writing on sublime topics and spiritual leaders is his forte. Harish Dhillon, Principal of Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, has written widely on Sikhism and the biographies of Sikh gurus. Dhillon has eleven books to his credit. Presently, he is working on a book based on the teachings and philosophy of Guru Nanak. "This is the latest book in the series Spiritual Masters published by Indus Source, Bombay. The earlier subjects in this series include Gautam Buddha and Sai Baba of Shirdi. The aim of this series is to give the lay reader an insight into the lives and teachings of the great spiritual masters of the world," notes Dhillon.

This genre is a fusion of biography and fiction in which all anecdotes are based on actual incidents, which are either corroborated by cross-references or are illustrations of well-known aspects of the life and teachings of the subject. After penning, The Lives and Teachings of the Sikh Gurus, Love stories of the Punjab, The Legend of Banda Bahadur, The Living Saint (a biography of Bhagat Puran Singh), After the Storm, The Song of Silence (a collection of short stories), and Kali Saver (short stories in Punjabi), the author believes, "The joy of writing, just the act of putting the pen to paper, gives me great pleasure. I've learnt to recognize that this is all that matters. I have also been commissioned by Indus Source publishers to do a book on Guru Gobind Singh."

The study of the lives of the religious philosophers has been an enlightening experience for Dhillon. "It provides an insight into the life history of the spiritual masters and is also a great learning experience," he adds.