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'''Giani Sher Singh''', born in January 1890 in [[Thikriwala (Barnala)|Thikriwala]], in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]] was a [[political leader]] and [[newspaper editor]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Gandhi|first=Surjit Singh|url=https://books.google.fr/books?redir_esc=y&hl=fr&id=IPr-BX563M8C&q=giani+sher+singh#v=snippet&q=giani%20sher%20singh&f=false|title=Perspectives on Sikh Gurdwaras Legislation|date=1993|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist|isbn=978-81-7156-371-5|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Kumar|first=Narender|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hRmvDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT75&lpg=PT75&dq=giani+sher+singh&source=bl&ots=7DDJZrF-LR&sig=ACfU3U2ujtDrPNxwAzLtC1AfrKzebrp1qQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiImuWH97LqAhUh6nMBHaKcBo44HhDoATABegQIBxAB#v=onepage&q=giani%20sher%20singh&f=false|title=Politics and Religion in India|date=2019-09-12|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-000-69147-4|language=en}}</ref> As a result of his extensive knowledge for [[Sikhism]], he came to be known as ''[[Giani]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=Harbans|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=khDYAAAAMAAJ&q=giani+sher+singh&dq=giani+sher+singh&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwii4eD0xrXqAhVD7nMBHatcB_w4ChDoATAHegQICRAC|title=The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism|date=1995|publisher=Punjabi University|isbn=978-81-7380-100-6|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=pFXRAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA60&dq=giani+sher+singh&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwii4eD0xrXqAhVD7nMBHatcB_w4ChDoATAEegQIAhAC|title=South Asian Politics, 1931-1942: Selected References from the Daily Tribune, Lahore|date=1982|publisher=Centre for South Asian Studies, University of the Punjab|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=Harbans|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=WqHXAAAAMAAJ&q=giani+sher+singh&dq=giani+sher+singh&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwii4eD0xrXqAhVD7nMBHatcB_w4ChDoATAFegQIAxAC|title=The Heritage of the Sikhs|date=1983|publisher=Manohar|language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
Giani Sher Singh was born in January 1890 in the village of [[Thikriwala (Barnala)|Thikriwala]] in the [[Sangrur district]] of the [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] (now Barnala) to Waryam Singh and Nand Kaur.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=Pritam|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=fgNuAAAAMAAJ&q=giani+sher+singh&dq=giani+sher+singh&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwii4eD0xrXqAhVD7nMBHatcB_w4ChDoATACegQIBhAC|title=Globalisation and the Region: Explorations in Punjabi Identity|last2=Thandi|first2=Shinder S.|date=1996|publisher=Association for Punjab Studies (UK)|isbn=978-1-874699-05-7|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Gulati|first=Kailash Chander|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Z59oN-PYyNwC&q=giani+sher+singh&dq=giani+sher+singh&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjZ9YHvxrXqAhXsH7cAHVOeBGoQ6AEwB3oECAgQAg|title=The Akalis, Past and Present|date=1974|publisher=Ashajanak Publications|language=en}}</ref> He [[Visual impairment|lost his eyesight]] due to [[smallpox]] in his childhood, but continued his studies.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=Harbans|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=AUhOAQAAMAAJ&q=giani+sher+singh&dq=giani+sher+singh&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjZ9YHvxrXqAhXsH7cAHVOeBGoQ6AEwCHoECAcQAg|title=The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism: E-L|date=1998|publisher=Punjabi University|isbn=978-81-7380-204-1|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=jY8MAQAAMAAJ&q=giani+sher+singh&dq=giani+sher+singh&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwii4eD0xrXqAhVD7nMBHatcB_w4ChDoATAAegQIABAC|title=The Panjab Past and Present|date=2007|publisher=Department of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University.|language=en}}</ref> He got his primarily education by Sant Jwala Das and Sant Bhola Singh and then studied at an institution for blind children at Daudhar for about five years.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.fr/books/about/The_Making_of_the_Sikh_Rehatnamas.html?id=6A_IX9WxnhoC&redir_esc=y|title=The Making of the Sikh Rehatnamas|publisher=Hemkunt Press|isbn=978-81-7010-370-7|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=Amrik|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Kr6S2WONpFYC&pg=PA65&lpg=PA65&dq=giani+sher+singh&source=bl&ots=nvDshncwQU&sig=ACfU3U09U94Lw7WvEBXUwf0mNBKgrtgSyQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiImuWH97LqAhUh6nMBHaKcBo44HhDoATACegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=giani%20sher%20singh&f=false|title=The Partition in Retrospect|date=2000|publisher=Anamika Publishers and Distributors (P) Limited|isbn=978-81-86565-65-0|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Chatterjee|first=Chhanda|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Gfl0DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT103&lpg=PT103&dq=giani+sher+singh&source=bl&ots=vgP5RR0MKY&sig=ACfU3U2g1SjIp2vCDOmJNp0kMioCKso1WQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiImuWH97LqAhUh6nMBHaKcBo44HhDoATAEegQICBAB#v=onepage&q=giani%20sher%20singh&f=false|title=The Sikh Minority and the Partition of the Punjab 1920-1947|date=2018-10-25|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-429-65615-6|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=Gurharpal|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=d5O0bZmta-QC&pg=PA47&lpg=PA47&dq=giani+sher+singh&source=bl&ots=7EKurZYAFG&sig=ACfU3U0fbxyx6e3SDjb3CyNtCDzsk2rHpw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiImuWH97LqAhUh6nMBHaKcBo44HhDoATAFegQIChAB#v=onepage&q=giani%20sher%20singh&f=false|title=Sikhs in Britain: The Making of a Community|last2=Tatla|first2=Darsham Singh|date=2006-10-03|publisher=Zed Books|isbn=978-1-84277-717-6|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Panjab Digital Library - Digitization of Gurmat Darshan|url=http://www.panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/displayPage.jsp?ID=5635&page=1&CategoryID=1&Searched=|access-date=2020-07-05|website=www.panjabdigilib.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Grewal|first=J. S.|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=FztuAAAAMAAJ&q=giani+sher+singh&dq=giani+sher+singh&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjZ9YHvxrXqAhXsH7cAHVOeBGoQ6AEwCXoECAEQAg|title=The Akalis: A Short History|date=1996|publisher=Punjab Studies Publications|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=5jRuAAAAMAAJ&q=giani+sher+singh&dq=giani+sher+singh&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwii4eD0xrXqAhVD7nMBHatcB_w4ChDoATABegQIBRAC|title=Proceedings - Punjab History Conference|date=2005|publisher=Department of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University.|isbn=978-81-7380-990-3|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=NpnXAAAAMAAJ&q=giani+sher+singh&dq=giani+sher+singh&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwii4eD0xrXqAhVD7nMBHatcB_w4ChDoATADegQIARAC|title=Journal of Sikh Studies|date=2005|publisher=Department of Guru Nanak Studies, Guru Nanak Dev University.|language=en}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
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== References ==
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[[Category:Punjabi politicians]]
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