Book Reviews
Review of J S Grewal’s Contesting Interpretations
CONTESTING INTERPRETATIONS OF THE SIKH TRADITION
Author: J. S. GREWAL
Published by: Manohar Publishers, 2/6, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi
Pages: 315
Reviewed by Dr Gurdarshan Singh Dhillon
The book under review is divided into three parts. The first part deals with the origin and development of the Sikh Studies from the last quarter of the eighteenth century to the [...]
Response to Some Misstatements About Dr Hew McLeod – Part 1
[The following response, to some of the statements made about Dr McLeod in tributes paid to him after his death, has been made using Dr McLeod's own methodology of a "skeptic" — that we believe the statements in question are hagiographical in nature rather than objective. I am sure those who worship Dr McLeod would [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Review of McLeod’s “The Sikhs”
The Sikhs
Reviewed by Dr Gurdarshan Singh Dhillon*
by: W.H. McLeod
Published by: Columbia University Press, New York
Pages: p. 119+
[* Review published in the Journal of Sikh Studies, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar and in the Nanak Parkash Patrika, Punjabi University, Patiala.This version reproduced from Some Recent Publications on Sikhism — An Evaluation, Institute of Sikh Studies, Chandigarh, [...]
Review of book by former head of Punjab Police
Police and Politics in the 20th Century Punjab
Reviewed by Tharam Singh
by B.S. Danewalia, (Retd) I.G.P., Punjab
Published by Ajanta Publications
Pages: 486; Price: not given
The first chapter of the book traces the origins of the Danewalia class, and the next two are an autobiography covering the author’s early life. The fourth chapter details the formation of the [...]
History of the Sikhs in 18th century
Sikhs in the Eighteenth Century
Reviewed by Prof. Dharam Singh
by S S Gandhi
Published by Singh Brothers, Amritsar
Pages: 741; Price: Rs. 500
[Reproduced from Abstracts of Sikh Studies, Jan-Mar 2000]
Eighteenth century, the focus of this book, is of absorbing interest and historical importance because it witnessed the end of the rule of Mughals and Afghans, the [...]
Critique of Louis Fenech’s thesis on Concept of Martyrdom in Sikhism
The Sikh Tradition of Martyrdom
Reviewed by Tharam Singh
by Louis Emanuel Fenech
Subject of a thesis submitted for a PhD degree at the University of Ontario
[Reproduced from Abstracts of Sikh Studies, Jan-Mar 2000]
The introductory chapter is devoted to the significance of the word Shahid as applied to the martyrs of Sikh history, tracing its origin to the [...]
Dynamics of State Formation — India and Europe Compared
Dynamics of State Formation – India and Europe Compared
Reviewed by Dr Gurdarshan Singh Dhillon
Edited by Martin Doornbos & Sudipta Kaviraj
Published by Sage Publications, New Delhi, 1997
ISBN 0-8039-9335-8 (US-hb) 81-7036-574-0 (India-hb)
Pages: 441; Price: Rs. 475/- (India-hb)
The book under review is a collection of papers presented by eminent scholars at a seminar held in [...]
Partition of Punjab & the Sikh Leaders
[Reproduced from Abstracts of Sikh Studies, Jan-Mar 1998]
Punjab Da Batwara Te Sikh Neta
Reviewed by Tharam Singh
by Kirpal Singh
Published by Singh Brothers, Bazar Mai Sewan, Amritsar
Pages: 113; Price: Rs. 60/-
Language: Punjabi
This small book is in hard cover which has a pleasing design. The author has based it on the series of articles [...]
Review of “A Nation Flawed — Lessons from Indian History”
A Nation Flawed — Lessons from Indian History
Reviewed by Prof. Gurdarshan Singh Dhillon
by P.N. Chopra
Published by Vision Books, New Delhi
Pages: 188; Price: Rs. 280/-
The book, written on the eve of the fiftieth year of India’s independence, seeks to identify and examine the forces and factors due to which India has repeatedly faltered [...]
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