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'''Karam Singh''' (1884–1930) was a [[Sikh]] [[historian]]. He was born in [[Jhabal Kalan|Jhabal]] a town {{convert|8|km|0}} south of [[Amritsar]]. His father Jhanda Singh <ref name= Gurmukh/>belonged to traditional Sikh family.
{{Infobox writer
| name = Karam Singh (historian)
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1884|03|18}}<ref name=Gurmukh>{{cite book|author=Bhupinder Singh Grover|title=Karam Singh Historian Jiwan Te Rachna|year=1986|publisher=Punjabi University Patiala|place=Patiala}}</ref><ref name=kar>{{cite web|title=Karam Singh Historian|url=https://m.facebook.com/KaramSinghHistorian/about/}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Jhabal]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1930|09|18|1884|03|18}}<ref name=Gurmukh />
| death_place = [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India
| language = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| nationality = Sikh
| education = F.Sc.<ref name=Gurmukh />
| alma_mater = Khalsa School Amritsar&Taran Taran,Khalsa College Amritsar<ref name=Gurmukh />
| period = 1899
| genre =
| occupation = Historian, essay writer, writer ,State Historian in Patiala State,Agriculturist<ref name=Gurmukh/>
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| notableworks = *Banda Bahadur (Punjabi, ਬੰਦਾ ਬਹਾਦਰ)
* Katak Ki Visakh (Punjabi, ਕਤਕ ਕਿ ਵਸਾਖ)
* Jeevan Harnaam Kaur (Punjabi, ਜੀਵਨ ਹਰਨਾਮ ਕੌਰ)
* Jeevan Sada Kaur (Punjabi, ਜੀਵਨ ਸਦਾ ਕੌਰ)
* Banda Kaun tha (Urdu, بندہ کون تھا؟)
* Maharaja Ala Singh (Punjabi, ਮਹਾਰਾਜਾ ਆਲਾ ਸਿੰਘ)
* Gurpurb Nirnay (Punjabi, ਗੁਰਪੁਰਬ ਨਿਰਣੈ)
* Amar Khalsa (Punjabi, ਅਮਰ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ)
* Gur Gatha (Punjabi, ਗੁਰ ਗਾਥਾ)
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| relatives = Father Jhanda Singh
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==Education==
Having studied primary school in Jhabaal, Middle from Khalsa Collegiate School, [[Amritsar]], he attended Khalsa College, [[Amritsar]] for higher studies. He had good command in [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Hindi]], [[Urdu]], and [[English language|English]]. During his college time while he was nearing to complete his B.A. degree an idea struck him that since aged persons of Maharaja Ranjit Singh times will die soon, why not collect historic narrations from their mouth. He left college to pursue his interest in oral history.<ref name=Gurmukh/>

== After Education ==
In year academic year 1905-06, near dec 2005 he left studies against will of his family members and friends, when he was about to complete his graduation in 3 months.<ref>{{Cite book|title=KARAM SINGH historian di itihasak khoj|last=Dard|first=Hira Singh|publisher=Sikh History Research Board SGPC Amritsar|year=1964|location=Amritsar|publication-date=1997 |edition=fourth |pages=22}}</ref> There was no one to support his passion of collecting notes and references. He thought of purchasing daily diaries of Ranjit Singhs’ Darbar available with various sources but no one came to his support . In order to earn livelihood he learned techniques of making blocks and successfully started a poster production business producing pictures of historic heroes and Sikh gurus. He also served Patiala State as Historian . In spite of being a Sikh, he undertook a long travel to Baghdad by being dressed as Muslim. His intention was to travel to Mecca and collect some historic evidences for Guru Nanak's visit there. He was recognised by some of his co travellers and he had to come back from Baghdad. In order to support his expenses he even purchased land and became a successful agriculturist. But simultaneously all along he kept writing articles on Sikh history in Phulwari monthly and published many books of great historic value.<ref name=Gurmukh/>

==Contributions==
He was a prolific author. He wrote extensively and his writings have reached us in the form of numerous notes, diary entries and manuscripts. Some of his published works are as under:<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sikhcybermuseum.org.uk/People/KaramSinghhistorian.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=3 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122123148/http://www.sikhcybermuseum.org.uk/People/KaramSinghhistorian.htm |archive-date=22 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>(Punjabi) ਸਿੱਖ ਧਰਮ ਦੇ ਮਹਾਨ ਵਿਦਵਾਨ, Sikh Missionary College (Regd.), Ludhiana</ref>
* Banda Bahadur (Punjabi, ਬੰਦਾ ਬਹਾਦਰ)
* Katak Ki Visakh (Punjabi, ਕਤਕ ਕਿ ਵਸਾਖ)
* Jeevan Harnaam Kaur (Punjabi, ਜੀਵਨ ਹਰਨਾਮ ਕੌਰ)
* Jeevan Sada Kaur (Punjabi, ਜੀਵਨ ਸਦਾ ਕੌਰ)
* Banda Kaun tha (Urdu, بندہ کون تھا؟)
* Maharaja Ala Singh (Punjabi, ਮਹਾਰਾਜਾ ਆਲਾ ਸਿੰਘ)
* Gurpurb Nirnay (Punjabi, ਗੁਰਪੁਰਬ ਨਿਰਣੈ)
* Amar Khalsa (Punjabi, ਅਮਰ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ)
* Gur Gatha (Punjabi, ਗੁਰ ਗਾਥਾ)

== Recognition in Society and death ==
On 22 December 1929 at a meeting held at [[Akal Takht|AkalTakhat]] Amritsar, he established Sikh Historical Society of which Karam Singh Historian (an epithet popularly suffixed to him) was made secretary. At the same time management of Khasa College wanted to establish [[Sikh History Research department]] under him. But he became terribly ill with attack of pneumonia and died on 18 September 1930.[[Khalsa College, Amritsar|Khalsa College]] established this department at his blog ceremony later.<ref name=":0" />

==See also==
* [[Sikhism]]
* [[Guru Granth Sahib]]
* [[Punjabi Language]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
# Grover, Bhupinder singh; ''Karam singh historian Jiwan ate rachna''
# Jasbir singh ''Karam singh historian di itihasik Vartak''
# Dard, Hira singh; ''Karam singh historian di itihasik khoj''
# ''Fulwari Karam singh'' number, October-1930, Amritsar

==External links==
* http://www.panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/displayPage.jsp?ID=1642&page=1&CategoryID=1&Searched=

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>Keith D at 23:36, 12 March 2021