Browsing Tag: Book Review

THE book desires to interpret the Guru Granth Sahib as it has put together hymns of Guru Nanak, Kabir and several other bhagats and saints. The study wishes to review its religious, spiritual and ethical opinions. The book seeks to maintain that monism and individual will can both be equally stressed.

‘Warrior Saints’ charts the journey and origins of the Sikh martial tradition.

....unravels the 1947 tragedy through a series of secret British documents, including the Governor’s Fortnightly Reports (FRs) and some of the most exhaustive first person accounts of survivors....

Age often bestows to us the "graybeard" title that some choose to call us by; it often lends gravity to oneself. Few however possess the insight and wisdom that is shown in this new book by Dr. I J Singh.

So, while I still gave the book to my niece for her birthday, I did so somewhat reluctantly, and included a disclaimer/apology to her parents. I want to help my niece learn about Sikhi and be proud of our history from an early age. I also want her to be proud of who she is and to know she is beautiful, not in spite of but because of her brown skin, no matter what shade it is.

The stories aim at kindling children's interest in the traditions and universal values of the Sikhs.

We hear a lot about the fake literature of the Minas and the false claim of Prithi Chand and his descendants to Guru Gaddi ( Guru's seat), but no scholar has actually read or published it completely except for a few hymns. Late Prof. Pritam Singh and Dr. Joginder Singh Ahluwalia took this project in hand and did a highly commendable job in bringing out this unexplored area to our attention.

After going through this book I felt it is first attempt in English to solve many riddles created by some.. against Sri Dasam Granth Sahib. English readers will find it easy to delve deep now into the spirit of this mysterious granth.

The Nihangs are sometimes misunderstood and as a result many commentators have dismissed their practices as being archaic or not in tune with the modern world. The book challenges this idea by showing a timeline of the Khalsa with excellent effect starting from Baba Buddha. Why Baba Buddha?

I’ve read virtually everything by Salman Rushdie, and while I do find him to be a bit verbose, I have an immense amount of respect for the rebelliousness in both the content and style of his writing... He has been very outspoken with his criticism in both his fiction and non-fiction on Indira Gandhi, but have never before come across any of his writing where he even mentions the Sikhs...

To her credit, she steers away from such sensationalism. Structuring her exploration of the subject around the nine months of her own (second) pregnancy, she provides a balanced, common-sense view of an emerging field of uncertain science.

Experience the sights and sounds of a fanciful San Francisco through the adventures of two young elfin girls - Amrin and Jaya - who live in a parallel fairytale world that co-exists alongside modern day San Francisco!