“It was a labour of love and I wanted to keep this book out there for those who wanted to read this holy book of Sikhs in the Kashmiri language.” “I spent about Rs 70,000 on the Japji Sahib translation so that some copies are made available in bookstalls,” he said. “I was told that Manmohan Singh has also been sent a copy of my translation,” reported The Wire.Īfter completing the translation, Asad spent his own money to get it published by a local publisher. “The Sikh community wants to release the book in the Golden Temple in Amritsar,” he said. Asad is the only Kashmiri writer who has translated the sacred verses of Guru Nanak into the Kashmiri language in recent decades.
