Harbhajan Singh Khalsa discussing the successes of Sikhs who had migrated from India to the West, including Surjit Kaur's "Among the Sikhs: Reaching for the Stars" and Gurmukh Singh's "The Global Indian: The Sikhs". Harbhajan Singh Khalsa died of complications of heart failure at his home in Española, New Mexico, on October 6, 2004, aged 75. He was survived by his wife, sons, daughter and five grandchildren. His passing was widely noted in the press, with obituaries appearing in "The Los Angeles Times", the "Times of India", "The New York Times", and "Yoga Journal". In addition, Singh's passing was noted by the Shiromani
Harbhajan Singh in further controversy after an 2008 Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab at Mohali in April 2008. While the teams were shaking hands, he slapped Punjab paceman and Indian teammate Sreesanth in the face. Harbhajan, who had stood in as the Mumbai captain for the first three matches of the tournament to that point, all of which were lost, had apparently been angered by Sreesanth's aggressive sending-off of his batsmen as Punjab coasted to a decisive victory. The Kings XI Punjab lodged an official complaint to the IPL. The match referee Farokh Engineer found