I was absolutely delighted last year when I saw the shelves of a Central London bookshop dominated by a book whose jacket featured the photograph of a delicate-looking nine year old Sikh boy tensely staring out. read more
As Nidar Singh Nihang put it, this book gives an alternative view on our history. Drawing on sources in Hazoor Sahib, Maharastra, it conveys the vision of Sikhism untainted by its reformation in the Northern States. read more
the book Menus and Memories from Punjab: Meals to Nourish Body and Soul by Veronica (Rani) Sidhu is the first Punjabi cookbook that I've come across made for a western audience. read more
To my mind this the finest example of a coffee table book but my heart rebels at such a moniker for it. It is much, much more than that; it is indeed a labor of love, with a lot more to teach us than simply being delightful eye-candy.
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