Dr. Mahinder Singh Madan's Obituary
Mahinder Singh Madan was born June 20, 1933 into a family of business owners in Gujranwala, Punjab prior to the partition of India. The repercussions of that fateful event in 1947 helped forge the man he was to become: tenacious fighter, determined survivor, hard-working and diligent family man, and person of keen discernment and sharp wit.Dr. Madan accomplished much in his professional and academic life, but will be remembered most for his fierce love of family and devotion to his faith, as well as his untiring work for the Sikh community. Dr. Madan left this earth for his heavenly abode on July 22, 2017. He will be greatly missed. ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਕਰਣਾ ਕੀਓ ਕਲ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਤੈ ਧਾਰੀਐ ॥You Yourself created the creation; You Yourself infused Your power into it. ਦੇਖਹਿ ਕੀਤਾ ਆਪਣਾ ਧਰਿ ਕਚੀ ਪਕੀ ਸਾਰੀਐ ॥You behold Your creation, like the losing and winning dice of the earth. ਜੋ ਆਇਆ ਸੋ ਚਲਸੀ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਈ ਆਈ ਵਾਰੀਐ ॥Whoever has come, shall depart; all shall have their turn. ਜਿਸ ਕੇ ਜੀਅ ਪਰਾਣ ਹਹਿ ਕਿਉ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਮਨਹੁ ਵਿਸਾਰੀਐ ॥He who owns our soul, and our very breath of life – whyshould we forget that Lord and Master from our minds? ਆਪਣ ਹਥੀ ਆਪਣਾ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਕਾਜੁ ਸਵਾਰੀਐ ॥੨੦॥With our own hands, let us resolve our own affairs.
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