DARPAN FEATURE Seeing him face many of his health challenges gave me a clearer understanding of how he succeeded in overcoming the many other trials of his life both professional and personal.
A REMEMBRANCE
Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany By Sonia Dhami
His contribution to making Amritsar’s Golden Temple one of the greatest religious pilgrimage sites in the world ensures that his legacy still inspires Sikhs all over the world. 34
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ruth be told, I had begun to write about Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany, almost three years earlier. On December 12, 2020, I returned from his Bhog and Antim Ardas (gurudwara service) and started to reminiscence about the years between 2017 and now. I now believe that what Dr. Kapany demonstrated in these three odd years was the epitome of his strong character. Seeing
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him face many of his health challenges gave me a clearer understanding of how he succeeded in overcoming the many other trials of his life - both professional and personal. This is why I felt it is important to include this insight in my original draft. The Sikh Foundation 50th anniversary celebrations were planned for 2017. A year before in June 2016, his beloved wife of 62 years, Satinder Kaur,