The Sikhs: Their Journey of Five Hundred Years

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The whole world is acquainted with the energetic and enterprising Sikhs because of their unique philosophy and distinct appearance. A Sikh is any person whose faith is in one God, the ten Gurus and their teachings as enshrined in the Adi Granth. He must live his life from birth to death according to the Sikh faith. It is the ideal Sikh character that makes them better individuals. The people love the Sikhs and their faith as the saviours of the women, down trodden and the protectors of human rights. A study of the Sikh ideal of life as prescribed by the Gurus and practiced both in letter and spirit by their followers since 1449 A.D. is the main theme of the book. The study further aims at providing knowledge of the glorious deeds of the Sikhs till date.

Dr. Raj Pal Singh in his book The Sikhs: Their Journey of Five Hundred Years has taken up a spectrum of issues related to the rise, growth and challenges to Sikhism in a meticulous way and dissected issues with clarity and authenticity. The book has been decorated with numerous coloured photographs and plates depicting rich heritage of the Sikhs which will immensely help scholars and historians to understand Sikh history in a lively way.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Raj Pal Singh

Dr. Rajpal Singh (b. 1953) is M.A. (History and English) and Ph.D. (History). He writes with a perspective and his works are recognized for historic and yet scientific objectivity. He has a long experience of teaching and research and has been studying Sikh History for the last ten years. He has also written a monograph Banda Bahadur and His Times (1998), which has been widely acclaimed as a significant contribution to Sikh History. In addition, Dr. Singh has authored 11 books including The Rise of the Jat Power (1988), Devi Lal: The Man of the Masses (1989), The Green Revolution (1990), Perspectives on Education (1991) and Tilak Raj Chandha, His Life and Vision (1999). Dr. Singh has participated in a number of academic seminars and conferences and has more than three dozen research papers to his credit. His forthcoming books are Socio-Economic History of Medieval India, and Bhai Kanhiya and His Legacy. At present Dr. Singh is working as Senior Lecturer in History at Mukand Lal National College, Yamuna Nagar (Haryana).