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General Sikhism, Sikhs and Sikh History [top]

  1. Spirit Born People
    2. Puran Singh
    Singh Brothers, Mai Sewan, Amritsar, Reprint 1997
  1. Essays In Sikhism
    2. Principal Teja Singh
    Language Department, Patiala, Punjab 1988 (First published in 1944)
  1. The Sikh Revolution
    2. Jagjit Singh
    Kendri Singh Sabha, New Delhi/Amritsar, Punjab, 1984 (First published 1981)
  1. A Short History of the Sikhs, Volume One, (1469-1765)
    2. Teja Singh and Ganda Singh
    Punjabi University, Patiala, 1989
    ISBN 81-7380-007-3
  1. Spirit of the Sikhs
    Puran Singh
    2 Vols, Punjabi University, Patiala, 1976
  1. Book of Ten Masters
    2. Puran Singh
    Singh Brothers, Mai Sewan, Amritsar, 1984
  1. Spirit of the Oriental Poetry
    Puran Singh
    Punjabi University, Patiala
  1. In the Caravan Of Revolutions
    Jagjit Singh
    Institute of Sikh Studies, Chandigarh, 1988
  1. Some Insights into Sikhism
    Sirdar Kapur Singh
    Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, 1995 (1st Edition), 2000 (2nd Edition)
  1. Parasparparasana
    Sirdar Kapur Singh
    Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, 1972, 1982
  1. Guru Nanak and His Thought
    Sirdar Kapur Singh
    Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, 1991
  1. Guru Arjan and His Sukhmani
    Sirdar Kapur Singh
    Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, 1992, 1995
  1. Sikhism and Six Hindu Systems
    Tarlochan Singh Chattar Singh Jiwan Singh,
    Amritsar, Punjab, 2000
  1. Turban and Sword of the Sikhs
    Tarlochan Singh Chattar Singh Jiwan Singh,
    Amritsar, Punjab, 1977
  1. The Pilgrim’s Way
    B. P. L. Bedi
    Punjabi University, Patiala, 1999 (2nd Edition)
  1. The Sikh Religion, It's Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors (6 volumes)
    Max Arthur Macauliffe
    S. Chand & Company Ltd., New Delhi, 3rd reprint 1985 (original 1909)
  1. The Sikhs
    Patwant Singh
    Harper Collins, London, 1999
    ISBN: 0-3855-0206-0
  1. The Sikhs in History
    Sangat Singh
    New York, 1995
    ISBN 0-9647555-0-5
  1. Heritage of the Sikhs
    Harbans Singh
    ISBN  0836410068
  1. Sikhism an Ecumenical Religion
    Sirdar Kapur Singh
    Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India, Third Edition, 199
  1. Sikhs and Sikhism, A View with a Bias (2nd Edition)
    I.J. Singh
    The Centennial Foundation, Geulph, Ontario, 1998
    ISBN 1-894232-00-3
  1. The Sikh Way, A Pilgrim’s Progress
    I.J. Singh
    Author, New York, 2001
    ISBN 1-894232-09-7
  1. Being and Becoming a Sikh
    I.J. Singh
    The Centennial Foundation, Guelph, Ontario, 2003
    ISBN 1-894232-10-0
  1. The Singh Sabha and other Socio-Religious Movements In the Punjab (1850-1925)
    Edited by Ganda Singh
    Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, 3rd Edition 1997
  1. Life of Banda Singh Bahadur
    Ganda Singh
    Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, 1999
  1. Early Sikh Scriptural Tradition
    Balwant Singh Dhillon
    Singh Brothers, Amritsar, Punjab, India, 1998
  1. Garland Around My Neck
    Patwant Singh and Harinder Kaur Sekhon
    UBS Publishers, New Delhi, India, 2001
    ISBN 81-7476-337-6
  1. About Compilation of Sri Guru Granth Sahib
    Professor Sahib Singh
    Translated by S. Dalip Singh
    Lok Sahit Parkashan, Amritsar, Punjab, India, 1996
  1. Walt Whitman and the Sikh Inspiration
    Puran Singh
    Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India, 1982
  1. Four Quarters of the Night: the life-journey of an emigrant Sikh
    Tara Singh Bains and Hugh Johnston
    McGill-Queen’s University Press, 1995
    ISBN: 0-7735-1266-7

Human Rights and Sovereignty [top]

  1. Fighting for Faith and Nation, Dialogues with Sikh Militants
    Cynthia Keppley Mahmood
    University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 1996
    ISBN 0-8122-3361-1
  1. The Sikhs of the Punjab: Unheard voices of State and Guerilla Violence
    Joyce Pettigrew Zed Books Ltd.,
    London, 1995
    ISBN 1856493563
  1. Report to the Nation: Oppression in >Punjab (This book is banned in India )
    Citizens for Democracy U.S. Edition – Sikh Religious and Educational Trust,
    Dublin, Ohio, 1986
  1. Tandav of the Centaur, Sikhs and Indian Secularism
    Gurtej Singh
    Jagjit Publishing Co., Ltd., Mohali, Punjab, 1996
  1. Chakravyuh – Web of Indian Secularism
    Gurtej Singh
    Institute of Sikh Studies, Chandigarh, 2000
  1. Struggle for Justice – Speeches and Conversations of Sant Jarnal Singh Khalsa Bhindranwale
    Ranbir Singh Sandhu
    Sikh Educational and Religious Foundation, Ohio, USA, 1999
  1. Politics of Genocide
    Inderjit Singh Jaijee
    Ajanta Books International, New Delhi, India, 1999
  1. Truth about Punjab, SGPC White Paper
    Gurdarshan     Singh Dhillon
    Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Amritsar, Punjab, 1996
  1. Death Squad: Anthropology of State Terror
    Jeffrey Sluka
    University of Pennsylvania Press, Pennsylvania, 1999
  1. Ethnic Conflict in India: A Case Study of Punjab
    Gurharpal     Singh
    Macmillan Press Ltd., London, UK, 2000
  1. Who are the Guilty
    Rajni Kothari, Gobinda Mukhoty
    People’s Union for Democratic Right (PUDR) People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) New Delhi, 1984
  1. The Nation’s Tortured Body: Violence, Representation, and the Formation of the Sikh Diaspora
    Brian Keith Axel
    Duke University Press, 2001
    ISBN: 082232615

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias [top]

  1. Mahan Kosh (in Punjabi) – Encyclopedia of Sikh Literature
    Bhai Kahn Singh (Nabha)
    Bhasha Vibhag, Patiala, Punjab, 5 th Edition – 1990 (newer editions available)
  1. The Encyclopedia of Sikhism (4 volumes)
    Editor in Chief, Harbans Singh
    Punjabi University, Patiala, 2nd edition 1995
    ISBN 81-7380-100-2
  1. A Popular Dictionary of Sikhism
    W. Owen Cole & Piara Singh Sambhi
    NTC Publishing Group, Chicago, 1997 edition
    ISBN 0-8442-0424-2
  1. The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
    Edited by John Bowker
    Oxford University Press, 1997
    ISBN 0-19-213965-7

Coffee Table Books [top]

  1. The Golden Temple
    Patwant Singh
    ET Publishing Ltd., Hong Kong, published 1989
    ISBN 962-7375-01-2
  1. Gurdwaras, In India and around the World
    Patwant Singh
    Himalayan Books, New Delhi, published 1992
    ISBN 81-70002-065-4
  1. Warrior Saints, Three Centuries of Sikh Military Tradition
    Amandeep Singh Madra and Parmjit Singh
    I. B. Tauris Publishers, London, and The Sikh Foundation, San Francisco, 1999
    ISBN 1-86064-490-2
  1. The Arts of the Sikh Kingdoms
    Edited by Susan Stronge
    V & A Publications, 1999
    ISBN 1851772618

Fiction [top]

  1. Saffron Salvation
    Simranjit Kaur
    Saffron Publications, UK 1999
    ISBN 0-9535331-07
  1. Bijai Singh
    Bhai Vir Singh
    Amrit Publishing House, New Delhi 1983
    Translated by Devinder Singh Dugga
  1. Satwant Kaur
    Bhai Vir Singh
    Washington Sikh Center, 1987
    Translated by Ujagar Singh Bawa
    ISBN 0-942245
  1. Sundri
    Bhai Vir Singh
    Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan, 2001
    Translated by Gobind Singh Mansukhani

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