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Jvala Singh, born Sukh Sembhi[1], is a Sikh linguist and researcher on Braj and Punjabi literature.[2][3][4]
Jvala completed his Master of Arts (M.A.) at the University of Toronto, where he focused on Braj literature produced by Sikhs covering Sanskrit epics, such as the Ramayana.[2] Prior to starting his Ph.D., Jvala underwent training through traditional scholarly lineages of mentor-protégé in India.[4] He is currently completing his Ph.D. at the University of British Columbia.[2][4] The focus of his research is examining pre-colonial Sikh narratives in Braj and Punjabi literature from the 18th and 19th centuries.[2] He is currently working on a dissertation regarding Kavi Santokh Singh's Suraj Prakash.[4] He has researched Vir Singh's publication of the Suraj Prakash.[5] He is a lecturer of the Punjabi-language at the University of California, Berkeley.[2] He is also a lawyer.[6]
He is the author of 54 Punjabi Proverbs, a book covering classic and elusive Punjabi proverbs by rendering them in English.[7]
On 17 June 2024, he presented a lecture titled The All-Metal Text (Sarbloh Granth), A Sikh Retelling of a Jain Text? on the Sarbloh Granth at the CSASA-ACESA's Congress 2024 Meeting.[8]
Jvala Singh is the creator of the Suraj Podcast, sourcing his content for the podcast from the Suraj Prakash.[2][3] Each episode of the Suraj Podcast is a summary in English of a chapter from the Suraj Prakash, covering the life-stories of the Sikh gurus and their associates.[2][6] Each episode of the Suraj Podcast is around 10–15 minutes long.[6] All the stories covering Guru Hargobind in-particular from the Suraj Prakash have been retold by Jvala Singh in the original Suraj Prakash podcast.[4]
The Suraj Podcast allows for Sikhs who are not well-versed in Braj or Sanskrit, to become familiar with the traditional tales found within the Suraj Prakash, allowing for Sikh reclamation of the text.[3] The Suraj Podcast is an example of Sikhs utilizing the Internet, and social-media in-particular, to narrate Sakhis to a larger and more international audience than traditional spaces allow for.[3] Jvala presents the Suraj Prakash in the podcast as unfiltered, authentic history.[4]
Suraj Podcast X ("Suraj Podcast Dasvi") has since been launched as a sequel to the original podcast, covering the life-stories related to Guru Gobind Singh found in the Suraj Prakash.[9]
- Singh, Jvala (August 2019). 54 Punjabi Proverbs. Tattva. ISBN 9781999862497.
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