Tribune News Service
New Delhi, August 20
Writer Sangat Singh who acquired fame for his books on the history of the Sikh community passed award here. He was cremated on Sunday.
Singh, who retired as an officer in the Ministry of External Affairs wrote "Sikhs in History" and also on events around the 1984 riots.
Former chairman of National Minorities Commission Tarlochan Singh recalled that Sangat Singh wrote extensively on the happenings of 1984 and brought new facts in his book which became very popular in Sikh diaspora. He travelled a lot for lectures on Sikh history.
The bhog ceremony will be on August 26 in Gurdwara Greater Kailash, Part-2, New Delhi, he said.
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