Work in-progress: An online viewer of the bani database. Authenticated by GitHub for suggesting changes. Shown as pull requests to our Database repo.
Tutorial pending.
Anyone with a GitHub account can help contribute content and accuracy to the database. If you wish to contribute to the source-code of the Database Viewer itself, please follow the contributing guidelines set out.
The below table lists various files used in correcting the bani portion of the database. The term proof does not indicate a 100% hard-truth. Over the many years in Sikh history, there have been multiple variations of the same text, even by the same publisher (e.g. SGPC), from mistakes in transpiling, incorrect printer set-ups, and human error. Therefore, documenting these multiplicities for the sake of transparency, reproducibility, and research purposes is encouraged.
If one would like to proofread the database, they may click on the corresponding link for a PDF. The compare the proof against the source (Shabad OS Database) using the online viewer.
| Proof | Edition | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shabadaarth (Vol. 1) Shabadaarth (Vol. 2) Shabadaarth (Vol. 3) Shabadaarth (Vol. 4) |
Vol. 1: October 2009 Vol. 2: August 2012 Vol. 3: July 2010 Vol. 4: September 2010 |
- | SGPC, Sri Amritsar |
| Sri Guru Granth Sahib (Unicode) | - | - | SGPC.net |
| Proof | Edition | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Das Granthi | March 2006 | - | SGPC, Sri Amritsar |
| Nitnem Gutka | May 2017 | - | SGPC, Sri Amritsar |
| Akal Ustat | 5th Ed., December 1995 | - | SGPC, Sri Amritsar |
| Bachittar Natak | 7th Ed., July 2000 | - | SGPC, Sri Amritsar |
| Zafarnama | 6th Ed., September 2013 | Piara Singh Padam | Singh Brothers, Sri Amritsar |
| Sri Dasam Granth Shiromani Steek (Vol. 1) Sri Dasam Granth Shiromani Steek (Vol. 2) Sri Dasam Granth Shiromani Steek (Vol. 3) Sri Dasam Granth Shiromani Steek (Vol. 4) Sri Dasam Granth Shiromani Steek (Vol. 5) Sri Dasam Granth Shiromani Steek (Vol. 6) |
Vol. 1-6: Vaisakhi 1999 | Eshar Singh Ramgharia Ropar | Gurdwara Rajdhani Bunga Nihung Singh, Mehron, Dist. Moga |
| Sri Dasam Granth | - | Dr. Ratan Singh Jaggi | Gobind Sadan, New Delhi |
| Proof | Edition | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaaran Bhai Gurdaas Ji | November 2011 | Shamsher Singh Ashok | SGPC, Sri Amritsar |
| Proof | Edition | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kabit Savaiye Bhai Gurdas Ji Steek | 7th Ed., December 2011 | Bhai Sewa Singh | Singh Brothers, Sri Amritsar |
| Proof | Edition | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhai Nand Lal Granthavali | 4th Ed., 2009 | Dr. Ganda Singh | Punjabi University, Patiala |
| Rehitname | 8th Ed., June 2006 | Piara Singh Padam | Singh Brothers, Sri Amritsar |
| Proof | Edition | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrit Keertan | 40th Ed., July 2011 | "ਕੂਕਰ ਰਾਮ ਕਉ" | Khalsa Brothers, Sri Amritsar |
| Sanpuran Steek Sri Sarabloh Granth Ji | June 2000 | Santa Singh | Budha Dal, Sri Anandpur Sahib |
| Sanpuran Steek Sri Sarabloh Granth Ji (Vol. 1) Sanpuran Steek Sri Sarabloh Granth Ji (Vol. 2) |
Unknown | Santa Singh | Budha Dal, Sri Anandpur Sahib |
In academia it is customary to include the URL of citations. This is to prevent confusion in case one of the proofs above is not actually the same as the physical source.
The viewer consists of two components: the backend, and the frontend. Each can be started independently, and are wrapped in their own containers.
To fire up both the frontend and backend, install Docker and run docker-compose up.
You can also navigate to either folder individually, and run npm start.