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"Encyclopaedias do not grow on trees". The force in the dictum notwithstanding, the Punjabi University promised to produce one for the scholarly world--an Encyclopaedia of Sikhism. It was a daring undertaking. Happily, the first volume of the Encyclopaedia in a four-part series is now ready. It comprises about 850 entries, covering different aspects of Sikh life and letters, history and philosophy, customs and rituals, social and religious movements, ...
Odd as it may sound, the Sikhs--a unique religious community in the world--have, by and large, remained unsung, except in local fable and folklore. It is surprising that the epic story of such a striking and dynamic people has lain buried in private and public archives for so long. Of late, however, scholars, historians and writers have increasingly turned to the rich ores of Sikh civilization and quarried significant patterns and leitmotifs which define the ...
In the summer of 1982, Professor Harbans Singh was somehow prevailed upon to leave the campus of the Punjabi University, Patiala, where he devotes himself to working on the Encyclopaedia of Sikhism, to deliver a series of lectures at Berkeley, California. The university has cause to be congratulated upon its success in persuading the Professor to give the lectures. By no means all lectures are worthy of publication, even as articles in a journal, but the essays ...
The book is a fascinating and revealing study of the relationship between the Nehru family and the Sikhs and their contribution to the national cause during the freedom struggle and post-independence period. The book highlights Nehru family’s concern for the Sikh community spread over four generations and is a plea for the promotion of secular and composite culture so dearly cherished both by the Nehrus and the Sikhs. The publication of this book is ...