This scholarly work makes an in-depth study of the philosophical mosaic of Sikhism and brings out clearly the ethos of progress envisioned in it. It is addressed to finding out whether the relationship between Sikhism and economic development is productive or otherwise. It examines Sikh Religion in terms of its three basic dimensions: scriptural value system, institutional framework, and operational value system. Sikhism turns out to be a life-asserting, world-affirming, active and equalitarian religion with a system of metaphysics and praxis which stimulates forces of progress. It is a work of immediate relevance to the Indian situation.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Upinder Jit Kaur
Dr. Upinder Jit Kaur is Professor and Head of the Department of Economics, Correspondence Courses, at the Punjabi University. She obtained Honours in Economics from Punjabi University and MA in Economics from Delhi School of Economics. Later she researched at the University of Sydney for the degree of M.Ec. While at Sydney, she was Senior Research Assistant to Professor W.P. Hogan and worked on projects relating to Trade and Development in South-East Asia. She completed her Ph.D. degree at the Punjabi University under the supervision of Dr. H.K. Manmohan Singh, Professor Emeritus and now Vice-Chancellor of the University. Her major areas of interest are Economics of Development and Classical Political Economy. Her earlier book Development of the theory of Demand: Bernoulli to Marshall is a major contribution in the field of history of economic analysis which was very well received in academic circles. She has over a dozen research papers to her credit besides her fairly large output of interpretation and translation of economics works into Punjabi.
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