Parallel Power Centres: The Deras of Punjab and the Politics of the Blessing (Part 2)
VIII. The Namdhari (Kuka) Sect: Historic Legitimacy, Symbolic Weight The Namdharis, or Kukas, occupy a category…
In Search of the Markers of Punjabi Identity
In today’s age of globalization, the world has shrunk into a small village. No nation can…
Jat Sikhs of Punjab: Beyond the Simple Headcount
Why Punjab’s Caste Arithmetic Tells Only Half the Story — and Why the Other Half May…
The story of the discovery of Hemkund Sahib
There is a lake in the Himalayas that a Sikh Guru wrote about three hundred years…
Giani Ditt Singh Ji: Life and Service
Giani Ditt Singh Ji was born on 21 April 1850 and passed away on 6 September…
Repealing a Colonial Script: Why Sikhs Must Reclaim Governance of Their Own Gurdwaras
The Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925 was framed for colonial “peace management”, not for recognising Sikh spiritual…