Bachelor's Degree · B.A.G.S.

Bachelor of Arts in Gurbani Studies

ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ਅਧਿਐਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਲਾ ਦੀ ਡਿਗਰੀ

A comprehensive study of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji and the broader corpus of Sikh scripture. Covers Gurmukhi linguistics, Gurbani exegesis, Sikh literature, theology, musical tradition, and devotional practice.

182

Courses required

3–4 years

Estimated duration

60

Cumulative exam questions

80%

Pass mark

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Prerequisites: Complete C.G.L. before starting this program.

Required Courses

Complete all 182 courses below, then take the cumulative examination.

language

Gurmukhi & the Grammar of Gurbani

Conversational Punjabi I

Reading Gurmukhi: The Script

Learning Punjabi Through Gurbani

Reading Gurbani by Its Endings: Giani Harbans Singh's Simple Grammar

Reading Larivaar and Pad-Ched: How Gurbani Is Written and Read

The Many Tongues of Gurbani: Sant Bhasha

Advanced Gurmukhi: Reading Gurbani with Confidence

Gurmukhi Script: Guru Angad Dev Ji's Gift to the Panth

literature

The Sikh Encyclopedic Tradition

Modern Sikh Literature with Bhai Vir Singh

Classical Sikh Poetics

A Survey of Sikh Literature

Bhai Gurdas: The First Interpreter of Gurbani

Bhai Nand Lal Goya: Poet of the Guru's Court

Bhai Vir Singh: Father of Modern Punjabi Literature

Reading Sikh Festivals and Daily Life: The Descriptive Accounts of Abinash Mahapatra

Bhai Hira Singh Dard: Letters, Journalism, and the Writing of Sikh History

The Kuka Movement in Punjabi Letters: Swaran Singh Virk's Literary History of Namdhari Reform

Reading Bhai Gurdas Ji's Kabitt Savaiye Through Giani Mal Singh's Steek

Poetic Figures in Gurbani: Reading Alankaar with Giani Pritam Singh Likhari

The Singh Sabha Novels of Bhai Vir Singh

The Poetry of Bhai Vir Singh

The White Robe: Giani Jaswant Singh on Purity of Conduct and the Inner Life

Reading the Hanuman Natak: Hirdey Ram Bhalla and the World of Braj Court Poetry

Praise of the Ten Gurus: Reading Bhai Nand Lal's Ganj Namah through Giani Gurvinder Singh Nangli's Teeka

Pandit Gulab Singh Nirmala and the Adhyatam Tradition: A Reader's Guide to Nirmala Spiritual Literature

The Ideal Life of Love: Bhai Nand Lal's Zindagi-nama Through a Sampardai Lens

Rana Surat Singh: Spiritual Epic Poetry by Bhai Vir Singh

Sundari: The First Punjabi Novel and Its Sikh Vision

Bhai Nand Lal Goya: Life, Times, and Literary Legacy

Ghazaliyat of Bhai Nand Lal: Sikh Persian Poetry

Zindagi Nama: Bhai Nand Lal's Autobiography in Verse

Jot Bigas and Rah-i-Rast: Bhai Nand Lal's Punjabi Works

Guru Gobind Singh Ji as Poet: Jaap Sahib, Swayye, Akal Ustat, and the Zafarnama

The Hanuman Natak: An Introduction to Sikh Court Literature

Hanuman Natak: Braj Bhasha, Devotion, and Theological Themes

music

Introduction to Gurmat Sangeet

Raag in Gurbani

The Raagi's Craft: Kirtan Maryada and the Discipline of Singing Gurbani

The Raags of Sri Guru Granth Sahib: How the Scripture Sings

Shabad Reet: The Traditional Kirtan Compositions

The Craft of Taal: Rhythm in Gurmat Sangeet

Tanti Saaj: The Stringed Instruments of Gurmat Sangeet

Gurmat Sangeet: The History and Soul of Sikh Sacred Music

philosophy

Foundations of Sikh Philosophy

Sikh Ethics & the Householder Life

Sikhi & Comparative Religion

Haumai, the Self, and Liberation

Reading Adhiyatam Prakash: Metaphysics in Mahant Ganesha Singh's Nirmala Scholarship

Gurmat Thought with Bhai Randhir Singh

Chanakya Niti: Statecraft and Ethics

Sarukatavali: A Granthavali Reflection

Vichar Mala: A Garland of Reflections

The Saint-Soldier and the True Guru: Reading Giani Nahar Singh's Sant Sipahi Satguru

Shabad Guru and Guru Panth: Giani Sher Singh on the Doctrine of Guruship

Sikhi and the Earth: Gurbani's Environmental Ethics

reference

Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha: The Great Encyclopedist

Bhai Desa Singh and His Rehatnama: A Sikh Code of Conduct in Context

Unlocking Gurbani Vocabulary: Giani Kirpal Singh and the Craft of a Gurbani Word-Meaning Kosh

A Glossary of Key Sikh Terms

Finding the Verse: Gurbani Concordances, Tuk Indexes, and the Craft of Reference Tools

A Reader's Guide to the Mahan Kosh

The Sikh Reference Shelf: Encyclopedias, Dictionaries & Gazetteers

rehat

Amrit Sanchar: Initiation and the Vows of the Khalsa

The Chaupa Singh Rahit-Nama: Early Sikh Conduct and Its Many Layers

The Five Ks and Khalsa Identity: Bana, Discipline, and the Saint-Soldier

The Prem Sumarag: A Sanatan Vision of the Ideal Panth

The Early Rehatnamas: Reading the Puratan Codes of Khalsa Conduct

Foundations of Rehat: An Introduction to the Sikh Way of Discipline

The Sikh Rehat Maryada: The Modern Panthic Code of Conduct

The Historical Rehatnamas: Codes of Sikh Conduct

Prem Sumarag: The Path of Love — An 18th-Century Sikh Manual

Tankhahnama: Penalties and Accountability in Sikh Ethics

ਗ੍ਰਿਹਸਤ: The Sikh Householder Life as Spiritual Path

Sex Education and Gurbani: Kaam, Anand Karaj, and Ethical Intimacy

spirituality

Naam & Spiritual Discipline

Foundations of Sikh Spirituality

Nitnem: The Daily Spiritual Practice

Sikh Festivals and the Calendar

Sikh Life Ceremonies and Rites

The Devoted Life: Bhai Raghbir Singh Bir on Bandgi, Naam, and Trust in the Guru

Seva and Devotion in the Sevapanthi Tradition: Reflective Readings

Becoming Sachiara: Discourses of Sant Waryam Singh Ji

Bhavrasamrit: The Nectar of Devotion

Amar Vastu: Sant Jodh Singh Rishikesh on the One Imperishable Treasure

The Gift of Naam: Sant Makhan Singh and the Longing of the Heart

The Power of Bhajan-Bandgi: Devotional Remembrance in the Work of Subedar Baghel Singh

The Witnessing Mind: Swami Rama on Meditation and Joyful Living, Studied Alongside Sikh Practice

Naam di Vela: The Sacred Hour — Sant Waryam Singh on Amrit Vela

Haumai: The Ego That Blocks Liberation

Naam Simran: The Practice of Remembering Waheguru

Seva in Daily Life: Making Every Action an Offering

Bhagti / Bhakti as the Foundation of Sikh Jeevan

Anhad Shabad: Bhai Randhir Singh's Autobiography of Inner Experience

Jail Chitthian: Bhai Randhir Singh's Letters from Prison

Naam Simran: The Practice of Divine Remembrance

Guru Ram Das Ji and the Elevation of Seva

Conquering Kaam: Spiritual Discipline Against Lust in the Sikh Tradition

theology

Gurbani Exegesis with Prof. Sahib Singh

Introduction to Gurmat (Sikh Theology)

Reading Japji Sahib

Understanding the Mool Mantar

The Concept of Naam in Sikhi

The Five Ks and Sikh Identity

Introduction to Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

The Faridkot Teeka: The First Complete Commentary on Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

The Garab Ganjani Teeka: A Commentary on Japji Sahib

Understanding Teekas: How Gurbani Has Been Explained

Opening the Word: Dr. Surinder Singh Kohli and Gurbani in English

Reading the Dasam Granth: The Textual Scholarship of Dr. Kamalroop Singh

Reading Giani Gurdit Singh: The History and Structure of Sri Guru Granth Sahib and the Mundavani

Pandit Tara Singh Narotam: A Nirmala Scholar and His Commentaries

Defending Gurmat: The Doctrinal Writings of Sodhi Teja Singh

Reading Akal Ustat: Mehta's Vision of the Divine

Santhya and Rehat in the Damdami Taksal Tradition

Reading Japji Sahib with the Udasi Lens: Harnam Daas Udasi's Sateek Tradition

Steek and Shastrarth: The Expository and Argumentative Gurmat Writings of Pandit Kartar Singh Dakha

Explaining Gurbani: The Steek Tradition of Sant Jagjit Singh Harkhowal

Reading Jaap Sahib with the Nirmala Tradition: Sant Kartar Singh's Arth Prabodh

Crossing the Worldly Ocean: Liberation in the Nirmala Commentary Tradition

Bani Steeks with Bhagat Jaswant Singh (Daudar)

Bhai Vir Singh's Gurbani Exegesis (Santhya)

Japji Sahib: A Puratan Teeka with Sant Waryam Singh Ji

Shield-Words: Baba Gajjan Singh's Teeka of the Brahm Kavach and Bhagauti Astotar in the Tarna Dal Tradition

Reading the Uthanka: Mahant Sadhu Singh on the Origins, Order, and Reverence of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Akali Kaur Singh and the Defence of the Dasam Granth

Reading the Pran Sangali: A Disputed Text and the Scholar Who Studied It

The Meaning of Waheguru: Pandit Ishar Singh Kanshi and the Mantarath Granth

Sant Hari Singh Randhawa and the Panch Granthavali Steek: Reading a Commentary on a Gathered Collection

Hukam: The Divine Order That Governs All Existence

Death, the Soul, and Sachkhand: The Sikh Understanding

Guru Nanak Chamatkar: Bhai Vir Singh's Portrait of the First Guru

The Mool Mantar: Sikh Theology in One Breath

Japji Sahib: A Deep Reading of the Opening Prayer

Katha Pramaan Sagar — Part 2: Spiritual Pramaan and Gurbani Evidence

Understanding Ardas: Sant Waryam Singh Ratwara Sahib's Teachings

Vaaran Bhai Gurdas: The Formation of the Sikh Panth

Vaaran Bhai Gurdas: A Key to the Guru Granth Sahib

Vaaran Bhai Gurdas: Spiritual Practice and Inner Life

Vaaran Bhai Gurdas: Social Ethics and Community Life

Faridkot Wala Teeka: The Royal SGGS Commentary

Guru Granth Darpan: Prof Sahib Singh's Life Work

Vaaran Bhai Gurdas: Theology and Philosophy (Vaars 16-25)

Dr Daljit Singh Jawa: English Translation of SGGS

The Santhya Tradition: Correct Reading of Gurbani

Reading SGGS with Multiple Commentaries: A Comparative Approach

ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ: The Mool Mantar as Complete Theology

Charitropakhyan: Theology and Interpretation in Dasam Granth

Guru Angad Dev Ji's Saloks: Wisdom in Few Words

Anand Sahib: The Song of Bliss — A Deep Study

Guru Amar Das Ji's Gurbani: Themes of Equality and Liberation

The Dasam Granth: History, Manuscripts, and the Scholarly Landscape

Jap Sahib, Swayye, and Benti Chaupai: The Daily Khalsa Banis

Chandi Di Var and Chandi Charitar: Heroic Poetry and the Divine Feminine

Charitropakhyan: Narratives, Ethics, Gender, and Scholarly Debate

The Zafarnama: Guru Gobind Singh's Letter of Victory

The Theology and Philosophy of the Dasam Granth

The Dasam Granth and Guru Gobind Singh Ji's Literary and Intellectual Legacy

Nanded, the Final Hukam, and the Eternal Guruship of the Granth and Panth

Japji Sahib: A Deep Study

Asa Di Var: Morning Prayer and Social Vision

Sidh Gosht: Guru Nanak's Dialogue with the Siddhs

Miri-Piri: The Two Swords and a New Sikh Identity

Guru Har Rai Ji and the Preservation of Gurbani

Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji's Saloks: A Deep Study of Detachment and Courage

The Lavan: Marriage, Love, and Union with Waheguru

Guru Ram Das Ji's Gurbani: Devotion, Longing, and Raag

Compiling the Adi Granth: Guru Arjan Dev Ji's Vision, Method, and Universality

Sukhmani Sahib: The Jewel of Peace — A Deep Study

Guru Arjan Dev Ji's Gurbani: Themes, Rasas, and Message

The Sarbloh Granth: History, Attribution, and Manuscript Tradition

The Manglacharan and Opening Invocations of the Sarbloh Granth

Sarbloh Japji Sahib: A Deep Study

Mythology, Heroic Narrative, and the Warrior-Saint Ideal in the Sarbloh Granth

The Philosophy of Sarbloh: Iron, Sovereignty, and the Eternal Form

Authenticity, Scholarly Debates, and Khalsa Practice Today

The Pran Sangli: Text, Breath, Attribution, and Sikh Thought

ਆਤਮਾ and ਜੋਤਿ: The Soul Beyond All Physical Categories

Females in the Punj Pyare: History, Akal Takht, and Gurbani on Gender in Sikh Ceremony

ਕੁਦਰਤਿ and ਹੁਕਮਿ: Gurbani's Theology of Creation