Browsing Tag: Book

Book Review: Banda Singh Bahadur- Persian Sources (in Punjabi)

Banda Singh Bahadur is an edited volume based on 21 original historical sources in Persian. After reading the text in Punjabi, I have come to the conclusion that no historian of Sikh history has taken so much trouble to search for original evidence about the struggle of Banda Singh Bahadur....
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How to Raise a Financial Wizard

Though only a third of 2012 has passed, Zac Bissonnette is already a strong contender for the cheekiest author of the year award.
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The Boy With Long Hair

Recognizing the lack of knowledge about Sikhs & Sikhism in the western world including the United States, and the need for educating the masses about Sikh identity, it is very important to include information about Sikhs in school textbooks and Supplemental Instructional Materials (SIM).
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Shamini Flint's Latest Inspector Singh Novel

Reconciled to the event by the possibility of good curries, he is horrified when the bride-to-be disappears and he is tasked with finding her before the wedding day. However, it isn’t long before the search turns into a murder investigation with Mrs. Singh’s relatives among the chief suspects.
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Reflecting on the Design Mantra

Within all projects there are constraints and limitations and with all decisions there are pros and cons. In undertaking any design project my aim is to navigate through these hurdles to produce something that is beautiful, accessible, functional and most importantly, true to the brief.
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"The Sikhs in Britain" ~ Book Review

Peter Bance has created a unique volume, "The Sikhs in Britain" with a pictorial history of the Diaspora Sikhs in UK. In author's view, the Sikhs have added a little something to Britain. He recounts Guru Nanak Marg, Khalsa Avenue, Glassy Junction, Bhangra music and many more landmarks of Punjabi culture in London.
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The 11 Karmic Spaces

The karmic spaces can never confine the soul—nothing can—but they can confine the small self that yearns to become one with the universal soul. As you grow in awareness, you be able to give up things you don’t need, one by one, bit by bit—a pattern of anger, an attachment to someone who hurts you, a habit of negativity. What’s left is the soul, and the soul’s joy.
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A Bouquet for (and from) scholars! ~ Book Review ~ Sikhism in Global Context

This latest work on Sikhism is an exquisitely conceived anthology of a dozen essays by some of the most perceptive contemporary sociologists and historians - Western as well as subcontinenal, the outcome of a University of California seminar.
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The Maharaja, the Spy & the Temple of Gold

There is little more daunting than the burning stare of a blank page waiting to be filled with the introduction to a new book. And so it was with the task of writing the opening chapter of ‘The Golden Temple of Amritsar: Reflections of the Past (1808-1959)‘.
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The Rightful Owner - A First Novel by Charandeep Singh

The Rightful Owner is a saga of sacrifice, selfless love, greed and patriotism. It has in it the elements of mystery, suspense and drama.
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