I have been perusing with interest One Hundred Questions by Professor Satbir Singh being rendered in English by Dr. Hakam Singh on Sikhe.com (currently every Saturday).

Satbir ji selected these questions out of nearly a thousand of them submitted by Sikh youth attending training camps of the All India Sikh Students' Federation in India. He chose these particular ones to incorporate the most salient features of the Sikh faith and Sikh history.

The Satbir Answers not only represent his deep study of Sikhism but also to reflect popular beliefs among the religious leadership of the Sikhs. Satbir Singh was the backbone of the Dharam Parchar Committee of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee for many years. Further, he sought input from his trusted colleagues before publishing his book on the question.

Dr. Hakam Singh should be commended for his efforts, as it is not easy to render the theological terminology into English without losing the beauty of the Punjabi language. He is clearly successfully in staying very close to what the author meant from each response and still make it very engaging reading.

I should recognize the earlier efforts of Sardar Jasbir Singh of North Carolina in translating a significant portion of the same book. He used his translations at the Loh Garh Retreat for Sikh youth and also made them available for every one's use through the Khalsa net Web site.

Dr. (Bhai) Harbans Lal is a distinguished Pharmacologist and a recognised scholar of Sikhism. Professor Lal has been published in all the major Sikh journals. His present interests lie in promoting Sikh Studies in North America.