Giani Sant Singh Ji Maskeen was born in 1934 at Pakistan to father Kartar Singh and mother Ram Kaur. He authored more than a dozen books. Some of his famous books includes Guru Chintan, Ras Dhara, Amrit Manthan, Ratnagar and Shabad Guru.He was given the title of Panth Ratan for his services to mankind through the message of Gurbani.