Books & Reading – 2025SF

Role of Enlarged Diaspora in Strengthening Sikhi in America

sikhfou_sf2025 — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 06:44:00 +0000

Sikhi in America Written by BHUPINDER SINGH – Email: singhbo@gmail.com http://www.sikhreview.org/index.aspx The first Sikh immigrants looking for greener pastures came to the west coast of United States in the second half of the 19th century. Most Sikh immigrants from the province of Punjab came to the U.S. to work on agricultural farms and lumber industries drawn by the similarities of…

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The Sikh Review: The ‘Golden Jubilee’ Journal with A Global Mission

sikhfou_sf2025 — Sun, 03 Mar 2024 04:15:00 +0000

It all started in the early 1950s, when some learned Sikhs lived in the city of Calcutta (now Kolkata) started meeting once a month and discussing ‘Gurmat’ amongst themselves. This led to a “Study Circle” wherein interaction and discussions started on “Gurbani” and “Gurmat Vichar”. This Study Circle then thought of an English monthly and went on to herald its first issue in September-October…

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The Man Who Bent Light

sikhfou_sf2025 — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 19:16:00 +0000

Review by Bhupinder Singh The Man Who Bent Light by Narinder Singh Kapany Roli Books, 2021, ISBN: 978-81-952566-0-0 We can all remember being taught in schools that the light travels in a straight line, accepted it as the universal truth, and it is firmly ingrained in our minds. But there was someone who was not willing to accept this axiom, and his dogged determination to prove it…

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GURU TEGH BAHADUR (1621-1675) THE TRUE STORY

sikhfou_sf2025 — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 19:08:00 +0000

DOWNLOAD PDF – GURU TEGH BAHADUR (1621-1675) THE TRUE STORY Sardar Gurmukh Singh OBE A Retired Principal Civil Servant (UK) About the Author: He held many high-profile positions including departmental representation at European forums and the World Trade Organisation (ex-GATT). He is well respected in the Sikh diaspora and was honoured by the Canadian Sikhs with “Sirdar Kapoor…

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An Interview with Jessi Kaur

sikhfou_sf2025 — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 07:37:00 +0000

Recently Sonia Dhami had the pleasure of speaking with author Jessi Kaur. Jessi Kaur’s new book Home of the Beloved is an elegant coffee table book that delineates the journey of the soul back to its true abode, the Source from where it emanated. It covers fifty concepts that comprise the essence of Sri Guru Granth Sahib and is full of inspirational lessons learned from gurbani.

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Royals and Rebels: The Rise and Fall of the Sikh Empire – By Priya Atwal

sikhfou_sf2025 — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 05:54:00 +0000

Hardback September 2020 • £20 9781787383081 • 312pp Available here A dazzling history of the powerful women and men who forged a dynasty to rival the Mughals and the British. Description In late-eighteenth-century India, the glory of the Mughal emperors was fading, and ambitious newcomers seized power, changing the political map forever. Enter the legendary Maharajah Ranjit…

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Panjab: Journeys Through Fault Lines by Amandeep Sandhu

sikhfou_sf2025 — Sat, 13 Jun 2020 05:51:00 +0000

Panjab: Journeys Through Fault Lines Amandeep Sandhu, Westland Publications, 2019, Xvi+560pp., $15.99 (pb), ISBN 978-9388754569 Destinations are about completion of journeys, finding answers and getting settled. The journeys, however, yearn for something more. They are about exploring further because they are about continuation. Bangalore-based journalist Amandeep Sandhu’s journey to…

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Drinking from Love’s Cup: Surrender and Sacrifice in the Vars of Bhai Gurdas Bhalla by Rahuldeep Singh Gill

sikhfou_sf2025 — Sat, 13 Jun 2020 04:51:00 +0000

Drinking from Love’s Cup: Surrender and Sacrifice in the Vars of Bhai Gurdas Bhalla Rahuldeep Singh Gill, AAR, Religion in Translation, Oxford University Press, 2017 Xiii+280pp., $99.00 (hb), ISBN 978-0-19-062408-8 Rahuldeep Singh Gill’s Drinking from Love’s Cup is a welcome scholarly introduction to the poetic compositions of Bhai Gurdas, whose writings are central to understanding how Sikh…

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