The Open Bilaspuri Bible is a New Testament translation in the Bilaspuri language (also known as Kahluri), published in 2017 by Bridge Connectivity Solutions as part of their initiative to produce openly licensed Scripture in Indian languages. ^[1] Bilaspuri is a Western Pahari language spoken by approximately 296,000 people in the Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh and parts of the Rupnagar district of Punjab in northern India. ^[2] The translation is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license, allowing free redistribution and adaptation. ^[3] The text is available digitally through the Free Bibles India platform and as a mobile app.

Language and People

Bilaspuri (ISO 639-3: kfs) is spoken by approximately 296,000 people in India, Map 1. [Glottolog: bila1253]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Davar Partners International.

References

[1] The Open Bilaspuri Bible - Find.Bible, Digital Bible Society. Bible metadata and copyright details.
[2] Bilaspuri language - Omniglot. Language demographics and geographic distribution.
[3] IRV Hindi details - eBible.org. Creative Commons licensing details for Bridge Connectivity Solutions translations.
NT - Online text, Free Bibles India
बिलासपुरी नौआं नियम - Online text, The Love Fellowship
Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.