Ek Ong Kaar Kaur Khalsa converted to Sikh Dharma at age 30. She graduated from Rice University in Asian Studies, with a concentration in English Literature. This lead to a scholarship in China, exploring issues of translation with sacred texts. After graduating from college, she worked as a Journalist and marketer until she met SSS Harbhajan Singh Khalsa (Yogiji) in 1996. Under his guidance she began translating the writings of the Sikh Gurus into English. She also is a teacher of Kundalini Yoga and Sikh Dharma and has published poetic translations of the Japji Sahib, Anand Sahib and Sukhmani Sahib. Ek Ong Kaar Kaur is the Special Programs Manager for SikhNet.com