The Shahid Sikh Missionary College at Amritsar has produced some top scholars of Gurmat and missionaries.
The Sikh population is now estimated at 20 million and there are thousands of gurdwaras the world over for these we need qualified missionaries well-versed in Gurbani Sikh history world history philosophy and comparative religion. We need Lo train at least 500 such missionaries every year. All the existing Missionary colleges like the Shahid Sikh college Amritsar Sikh Missionary College at Ludhiana Gurmat College at Patiala etc. can be affiliated with the proposed Academy All these institutions should take up plans for their expansion and should have students hostels residences for teaching staff libraries etc. and provision for stipends that would attract talented students. These missionaries will bring about a new life among the Sikh community and carry the message of Sikhism to all comers of the world.
This Academy will also undertake translation of selected Bani in all recognized languages of the world. There are many Sikhs who have a good command over foreign languages but are not adequately acquainted with Gurbani some of them can be trained to work as missionaries in foreign lands. More immediately we need missioners who know Arabic German French Bengali Tamil etc.
Article extracted from this publication >> April 8, 1994
