'(.) the compositions in the Sikh holy book, Adi Granth, are a melange of various dialects, often coalesced under the generic title of Sant Bhasha.' ^ Harnik Deol, Religion and Nationalism in India.King and JL Brockington (2005), The Intimate Other: Love Divine in Indic Religions, Orient Blackswan, ISBN978-8125028017, pages 359-361 ^ a b Christopher Shackle and Arvind Mandair (2005), Teachings of the Sikh Gurus, Routledge, ISBN978-0415266048, pages xvii-xx.

Another group, called Shabad OS (Open Source), is working on creating a publicly-logged open source and textually accurate database of various texts of the Sikh Cannon with translations and dictionaries for researchers. In 2017, Khalis Foundation, a Californian based non-profit, relaunched Sikhi to the Max based on the open source philosophy promoted by the Sikher project.

In 2004 the Sikher project was launched by Jasdeep Singh Khalsa to develop an 'open source' approach to Gurbani translations and app development. In 2003 the Panjab Digital Library, in collaboration with the Nanakshahi Trust, began digitizing centuries-old copies and manuscripts of the Guru Granth Sahib and other Sikh sacred texts. In 2000 a British Sikh named Tarsem Singh developed the 'Sikhi to the Max' Guru Granth Sahib search engine which is currently used throughout Sikh diaspora communities around the globe to provide English language translations within gurdwaras. Kulbir Singh Thind which included a full set of Gurbani fonts which he also developed in 1995. The first CD of the Guru Granth Sahib was released in 2000 by Dr.

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