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List of Books for a Gurdwara, public and academic Library
BIOGRAPHY
Garland Around My Neck: The Story of Puran Singh of Pingalwara, by Patwant Singh
& Harinder Kaur Sekhon, UBS Pub. Distrib., New Delhi, 2001, ISBN 1-901363-40-6
In the Line of Duty: a Soldier Remembers, by Lt. Gen. Harbakhash Singh: New
Delhi, Lancer Publishers & Distributors, 2000, pp.440, Rs. 595
Congressman From India, by Dalip Singh Saund : Originally published by E. P.
Dutton and Company, Incorporated, New York.
The Four Quarters of the Night, by Tara Singh Bains, McGill-Queen's UP, 2003,
ISBN 0-77351-266-7
The Real Ranjit Singh, by Fakir Syed Waheeduddin, Punjabi University, Patiala,
2001, 81-7380-778-7
East of Indus : My memories of Old Punjab, by Gurnam S Brard. Hemkunt
Publishers, 2007
CHILDREN
Bed Time Stories by Santokh Singh Jagdev.
Nanak: The Guru, by Arpana Caur and Mala Kaur Dayal, Rupa, New Delhi, 2005
Bindu's Wedding, written & illustrated by Amrit & Rabindra Kaur Singh
Guru Nanak: His Life & Teachings, by Roopinder Singh, Rupa, New Delhi, 2004
COFFEE TABLE
The Sikhs in Britain, by Peter Bance, Sutton, U.K., 2007, ISBN 0-7509-4511-0
Piety and Splendour: Sikh Heritage in Art, edited by B.N. Goswamy, National
Museum, New Delhi, 2000, ISBN 81-85832-09
Maharaja Ranjit Singh: Lord of the Five Rivers, by Jean-Marie Lafont, Oxford UP,
New Delhi, 2002, ISBN 0-195-66111-7
Warrior Saints, by Amandeep Singh Madra & Parmjit Singh, I.B. Tauris, London,
1999, ISBN 1-860-64490-0
The Illustrated History of The Sikhs, by Khushwant Singh, Oxford UP, New Delhi,
2006, ISBN 0-195-67747-1
The Sikhs, Text by Khushwant Singh, Photography by Raghu Rai, Lustre Press, 1984
Anandpur: The City of Bliss, by Mohinder Singh, UBS Pub. Distrib./National
Institute of Panjab Studies, New Delhi, 2002, ISBN 81-7476-374-0
The Golden Temple, by Mohinder Singh, UBS Pub. Distrib./National Institute of
Panjab Studies, New Delhi, 2005, ISBN 81-7476-371-6
Maharaja Ranjit Singh, by Mohinder Singh, UBS Pub. Distrib./National Institute
of Panjab Studies, New Delhi, 2002, ISBN 81-7476-372-4
The Golden Temple, by Patwant Singh, Time Books, New Delhi, 1988
DASAM GRANTH
The Granth of Guru Gobind Singh and the Khalsa Brotherhood, by C H Loehlin,
Lucknow Publishing House, 1971.
The Dasam Granth: The Second Scripture of the Sikhs, by Gobind Singh and
Surindar S. Kohli. Munshirm Manoharlal, 2005
DIASPORA
Canadian Sikhs: History, Religion, and Culture of Sikhs in North America, by
Narinder Singh, 1994
Punjabis in New Zealand, by W.H. McLeod, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar,
1986
Sikh Diaspora, by Darshan S Tatla, . UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS,
ISBN:0295977159
Sikhs in Britain: The Making of a Community, by Gurharpal Singh & Darshan Singh
Tatla . Palgrave Macmillan, 2006
The Rise of Sikhs Abroad, by Gurmukh Singh. New Delhi, Rupa & Co., 2003, ISBN
812910068-1.
The Other Sikhs : A View
from Eastern India, Volume I, by Himadri Banerjee. New
Delhi, Manohar, 2003, 280 p., $31. ISBN 81-7304-495-3.
ESSAYS
Parasaraprasna, by Kapur Singh, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 2001, ISBN
81-7770-014-6
Khalsa, Sikh and Non Sikh Perspective, Edited by J S Grewal, Manohar, 2004
Berkeley Lectures on Sikhims (Hardcover), by Harbans Singh, Publisher: South
Asia Books; 2nd Corr. edition (August 1995)
Sikhs & Sikhism: A View With a Bias, by I.J. Singh, Centennial Foundation,
Guelph, Canada, 1998, ISBN 1-894232-00-3
Connecting the Dots in Sikh History, by Harbans Singh Noor, IOSS, Chandigarh,
2004
FICTION
English Lessons and Other Stories, by Shauna Singh Baldwin, Goose Lane,
Fredericton, NB, Canada, 1999, ISBN 0-864-92273-6
Sacred Games, by Vikram Chandra, Harper Collins, New York, 2007, ISBN
0-06-113035-4
Train to Pakistan, by Khushwant Singh. Photographs by Margaret Bourke-White.
Roli Books Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, 2007. Illustrated Edition. ISBN-13:
978-81-7436-444-9.
GENERAL WORKS
Who is A Sikh? , by W. H. McLeod, Oxford University Press / Hardcover / 1989
Sikhism (Religions of the World Series) by
Gurinder Singh Mann. Prentice Hall, 2003
Teach yourself Sikhism, by Owen Cole. McGraw-Hill; 2nd edition, 2005
A Reconstruction of Sikh History From Sikh Literature, by Surjit Hans,
Sikh History from Persian Sources , by J.S. Grewal and Irfan Habib , Tulika,
2002
Contesting Interpretations of the Sikh Tradition, by J. S. Grewal, Manohar,
1998,
Sikhism, by Nikky-guninder Kaur Singh. Facts on File, 2004
Sikhism, by W. Owen Cole, Hodder & Stoughton, London,
Sikhism : 1000 questions Answered , by S S Kapur, Hemkunt, 200
Universality of the Sikh Religion: A Guide to
Understanding the Sikh Religion, by Jaspal Singh Mayell. Mayell Publishers,
2006. $31.50, ISBN#: 0977790703
The Sikh Tree, by Jagjit Singh
GURDWARAS
Gurdwaras in India and Around the World, by Patwant Singh. Delhi, 1992
Historical Sikh Shrines in Pakistan, by Iqbal Qaiser, Punjab History Board,
Lahore, 1998
The Golden Temple: Past and Present, by Madanjit Kaur, Amritsar, 1983
GURU GRANTH SAHIB
The Making of Sikh Scripture, by Gurinder Singh Mann, Oxford UP, New York, 2001,
ISBN 0-195-13024-3
Guru Granth Sahib, Canon, Meaning and Authority, by Pashaura Singh, Oxford Univ.
2000
GURU GRANTH SAHIB: An Introductory Study, by S.S. Kapoor, 1999, ISBN :
8170102936
GURUS
The Sikh Gurus and their Religion, by A C Baneree. Munshi Ram Manohar Lal, 1983.
The Evolution of thr Khalsa, 2 Vols, by Indubhushan Banerjee. A Mukherjee, 1979
The Ten Masters, by Puran Singh, Singh Brothers, Amritsar, 2004, ISBN
81-7205-148-4
Guru Nanak and the Sikh Religion, by W. H. McLeod. Oxford University Press, 1996
Guru Nanak in western scholarship (Paperback), by J. S. Grewal. South Asia
Books,1992
Guru Nanak, by Harbans Singh. Punjabi University, Patiala, 1979.
Guru Amar Das, Life and Teachings, by Fauja Singh, Sterling, 1979.
Life and Work of Guru Arjan (Hardcover), by Pashaura Singh. Oxford, 2006
Life of Guru Hari Krishan: A biography and history, by Trilochan Singh. Delhi
Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (1981)
Guru Tegh Bahadur (Hardcover), by Harbans Singh. South Asia Books 1994
Guru Tegh Bahadur, prophet and martyr, A biography by Trilochan Singh. Gurdwara
Parbandhak Committee (1967)
Guru Gobind Singh (Paperback), by by Gopal Singh : South Asia Books (May 1999)
Saint Soldier, by Sukhbir Singh Kapoor, South Asia Books.
Guru Gobind Singh. 2 vols. , by J. S.Grewal, & S. S. Bal , Chandigarh, Panjab
University, 1967.
Guru Gobind Singh, by Harbhans Singh , Chandigarh, Guru Gobind Singh
Foundation, 1971.
Sahib-e-Kamaal Guru Gobind Singh Ji, by Daulat Rai. Amritsar, Gurmat Sahit
Charitable Trust, 1996.
Life of Guru Gobind Singh, by Kartar Singh, Ludhiana, Lahore Book Shop, [1968].
HISTORY
History of the Sikhs, by J.D. Cunningham, Satvic Media, Amritsar, 2002, ISBN
81-87526-04-1
History of the Sikhs, (6 vols.) by Hari Ram Gupta, Munshiram Manoharlal, New
Delhi, 2000, ISBN 81-215-0540-2
The Sikh Religion, (6 vols.) by Max Arthur Macauliffe, S. Chand, Delhi, 1963
The Sikhs: History, Religion & Society, by W.H. McLeod, Columbia UP, New York,
1989, ISBN 0-231-06814-7
The Sikhs of The Punjab, by J S Grewal, Cambridge University Press, 1994
The Heritage of the Sikhs, by Harbans Singh, Manohar, New Delhi, 1999, ISBN
81-7304-064-8
A History of The Sikhs, (2 vols.) by Khushwant Singh, Oxford UP, New Delhi,
1999, ISBN 019-567308-5
History of the Sikhs and their Religion, Vol. 1, Ed by Kirpal Singh. SGPC, 2004
A Short History of The Sikhs, by Teja Singh & Ganda Singh, Punjabi University,
Patiala, 1999, ISBN 81-7380-007-3
The Sikhs in History, by Sangat Singh, Singh Brothers, Amritsar, 2005
A History of the Sikh People, by Gopal Singh. Allied Publishers, 1988
LANGUAGE
An Introduction to the Sacred Language of the Sikhs, by Christopher Shackle,
School of Oriental & African Studies, London, 1983
"Punjabi Made Easy" Level 1-3, by J S Nagra; Paperback; Nagra Publications (Dec
31 1996)
Akhar, a Punjabi Word Processor , by Gurpreet Singh Lehal. Punjabi Unicversity,
Patiala.
MAGAZINES & JOURNALS
Journal of Punjab Studies (semi-annual), edited by Gurinder Singh Mann,
University of California, Santa Barbara, http://www.global.ucsb.edu/punjab/journal.html
Nishaan (quarterly), The Nagaara Trust, New Delhi, http://www.nishaan.in/
Sikh Formations (semi-annual), edited by Arvind-Pal Singh Mandair, Taylor &
Francis, U.K., http://www.tandf.co.uk/
The Sikh Review (monthly), The Sikh Cultural Centre, Kolkata, http://www.sikhreview.org/
MOVEMENTS
The Akali Movement, by Mohinder Singh, Delhi, 1983
The Akalis, A short History, by J S Grewal. Punjab Studies Publication,
Chandigarh, 1996jjj
The Singh Sabha and Other Socio-Relegious Movements in the Punjab - 1850-1925
(Paperback),
by Ganda Singh, Punjabi University (1997)
Struggle for Reform in Sikh Shrines, by Ruchi Ram Sahni, ed., Ganda Singh. SGPC,
Amritsar,
NINETEEN-EIGHTY-FOUR
Amritsar: Mrs. Gandhi's Last Battle, by Mark Tully, South Asia Books, 1991
My Bleeding Punjab, by Khushwant Singh / Hardcover / 1992
The Searching Eye, by Grewal, Gurdev S. : Rupa, 2007
When A Tree Shook Delhi, by Manoj Mitta & H.S. Phoolka: Roli,
ISBN:978-81-7436-598-9
Betrayed by the State: The Anti-Sikh pogrom of 1984, by Jyoti Grewal, Penguin,
2007
Amu. by Bose. original novel. pa.
PARTITION
The Sikhs And Transfer of Power (1942-1947), by Kirpal Singh, Publisher: Punjabi
University, 2006
The Other Side of Silence: Voices from the Partition of India, by Urvashi
Butalia, Duke UP, Durham, NC, USA, 2000, ISBN 0-822-32457-1
REFERENCE
Historical Dictionary of Sikhism, by W.H. McLeod, Scarecrow Press, Lanham, MD,
USA, 2005, ISBN 0-810-85088-5
A Popular Dictionary of Sikhism , by Cole and Sambhi. Curzon, 1990
English-Punjabi Dictionary, Punjabi University
Punjabi-English Dictionary, Punjabi University
Dictionary of Guru Granth Sahib, by Surindar Singh Kohli, Singh Brothers,
Amritsar, 2005
Thus Sayeth Gurbani (Hardcover), by Pritpal Singh Bindra, 1997
The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism, Editor-in-Chief: Harbans Singh, Punjabi
University, Patiala, 2002, ISBN 81-7380-1002
Mahan Kosh v.1, Kahan Singh. . as trans. Punjabi U
A Conceptual Encylopaedia of Guru Granth Sahib, by Surindar Singh Kohli, Manohar,
New Delhi, 1992
TRANSLATIONS: GURU GRANTH SAHIB
Gopal Singh, Gur Das Kapur & Sons, Delhi, 1962
Gurbachan Singh Talib, Punjabi University, Patiala, 1984
Kartar Singh Duggal, Hemkunt, New Delhi, 2004, ISBN 81-7010-332-0
Manmohan Singh, SGPC, Amritsar, 1962
Sant Singh Khalsa on Internet http://www.srigranth.org
TRANSLATIONS: GURBANI SELECTIONS
The Name of My Beloved: Verses of the Sikh Gurus, by Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh,
Penguin, New Delhi, 1995, ISBN 0-14-100765-6
Textual Sources For the Study of Sikhism, by W.H. McLeod, Univ. Chicago Press,
Chicago, 1990, ISBN 0-226-56085-6
The Sacred Writings of the Sikhs, by Tirlochan Singh, et al., Orient Longman,
New Delhi, 2000, ISBN 81-250-1790-9
Teachings of the Sikh Gurus, Selections from the Sikh Scriptures , Edited by
Christopher Shackle, Arvind Mandair, Published by: Routledge, 2005, ISBN:
978-0-415-26604-8
WOMEN
Eminent Sikh Women, by M.K. Gill. South Asia Books / 1996 :
The Birth of the Khalsa: A Feminist Re-Memory of Sikh Identity, by
Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh . State University of New York Press, 2005.
Sikh Women In England : Religious, Social and Cultural Beliefs, by Satwant Kaur
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