G.Jaswant S. Parwana


Giani Jaswant Singh Parwana, a renowned Sikh preacher, was born on first September 1942 at Sri
Amritsar in the house of Giani Moola Singh and Mata Tej Kaur. Parwana Ji got his education up to Metric
and then obtained religious education mainly from his father who was a Kathavachak of his times. Giani
Jaswant Singh Ji also started doing Katha in various parts of country and when he became popular, he
also went to various foreign countries like USA, Canada, England, France, New Zealand, Japan, Malaysia,
Thailand and Singapore for propagating the Sikh religious through spiritual discourses. His popularity as
Katha Vachak depends upon his style of narrating Katha. Whenever he explains some Shabad (hymns)
from Sri Guru Granth Sahib, he tells about the minute detailed of the Punjabi vocabulary as used by the
Gurbani composers. For example, he will tell as if sihari (one of the vowels) is used with a particular word,
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its meaning becomes different when the other vowel sign, say bihari is used. He also go into details of
different meanings for which a particular word has been used in Gurbani.

In other words he clarifies each
and every word and the resultant meaning, both apparent as well as spiritual, to explain any concept of
Sikh religion. With this unique style of performing Katha, he has been honoured at different platforms
by various organizations in different countries. Whereas Gurmat Sagar Trust honoured him as Shirmani
Kathakar, SGPC also gave him a similar honour on the occasion of the 350th Anniversary of Sri Anandpur
Sahib. He has also won gold medal ever faraway places like New York and New Zealand. He is a role-model
Kathavachak because thousands of people want to listen to him when he perform the Katha. He can often be
seen at PTC Channel while performing Katha at Gurdwara Manji Sahib, Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar or on
Chardi Kla Channel doing Katha from Gurdwara Bangla Sahib, Delhi. Recently, when he performed Katha
on the occasion of the 350th Anniversary birth of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji at Takht Sri Patna Sahib, he left
a deep impression on all the listeners. The Gursikh Kathavachak role-model is presently staying at G.T.B.
Nagar, Jalandhar, Punjab with his family.