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A '''gyani''' or '''giani''' is an [[honorific]] [[Sikh titles|Sikh title]] used by someone learned in the [[Sikh]] religion and who often leads the congregation in prayers, such as [[Ardas]], or in singing ([[kirtan]]). The word {{lang|pa-Latn|ghian}} means "knowledge" in [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], being a derivative of the [[Sanskrit]] word {{lang|sa-Latn|[[jnana]]}}. So a "gyani" is one who has spiritual and religious knowledge and can help the congregation—the {{lang|pa-Latn|[[Sadh Sangat]]}}—in understanding the Sacred Texts and the history of the religion.<br />
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==Characteristics==<br />
A gyani can be a male or a female, as the Sikh religion gives equal rights to both sexes. He or she will have undergone an intensive course of study and evaluation at an academic or religious institute, will have a thorough knowledge of the [[Guru Granth Sahib]], the Sikh Holy Scripture, and will have the ability to translate the words of sacred text into simple everyday language. Gyanis can also communicate in English (not always the case), a major bonus to western children who are not fluent in [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] or [[Gurmukhi]], the language of the holy scriptures. In religious contexts, a gyani may also be called a brahm gyani.<br />
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Gyani or giani is also an academic degree conferred in [[Punjabi literature]].<ref>''A Popular Dictionary of Sikhism'' from W. Owen Cole and Piara Singh Sambhi, Curzon Press, p.68, {{ISBN|0700710485}}</ref><br />
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==Notable people known as 'gyani'== <br />
*[[Giani Sant Singh Maskeen]], Sikh Ratan<br />
*[[Giani Balwant Singh Nandgarh]], kh politician and Jathedar of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, one of five seats of temporal authority of Sikhism<br />
*[[Giani Dhanwant Singh Sital]] (1912-1980), Punjabi writer <br />
*[[Giani Ditt Singh]] (ca. 1850–1901), historian, scholar, poet, editor and an eminent Singh Sabha reformer<br />
*[[Giani Gian Singh Nihang]], Sikh scholar and martial artist, belong to Nihang order<br />
*[[Giani Gurbachan Singh]] (born 1948), the 30th Jathedar of Akal Takht<br />
*[[Giani Gurdit Singh]] (1923-2007), one of the greatest contemporary writers in Punjabi <br />
*[[Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir]], first Chief Minister of Punjab<br />
*[[Giani Pritam Singh Dhillon]], freedom fighter and prominent member of the Ghadar Party<br />
*[[Giani Zail Singh]] (1916-1994), the seventh President of India, serving from 1982 to 1987<br />
*[[Pratap Singh Giani]] (also Partap Singh Gyani, 1855–1920), Sikh academician, scholar and calligraphist<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Sikh titles]]<br />
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