Review
“J. S. Grewal’s book is an extremely valuable reference work for Sikh and Punjabi history from Guru Nanak’s day down to the present.” American Historical Review”This contribution to The New Cambridge History of India provides the most balanced account of the Sikhs of the Punjab. It is certain to become a classic….[A]n example of fine scholarship, reflecting both the author’s maturity and his lifetime’s work in the field.” Pashaura Singh, Pacific Affairs
Amazon.com Review
Sikhism is one of the world’s gentlest religions–a sort of eastern version of Anglicanism. It is as though someone had taken the best bits of Hinduism and Islam and merged them into a religion accessible even to the most secular of souls. There is no class or caste system, hence the men are all called Singh (Lion) and the women Kaur (Princess), and it makes no great claim to be the only way; indeed, unlike most religions, it actively promotes the idea tha (more…)
