History of the Sikhs Vol 1 (SECOND EDITION)
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A01=Khushwant Singh
archival
Author_Khushwant Singh
background
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Category=QRRD
community
compilation
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Gobind
Granth
Khasla
political
religious
research
return
sacred
Sahib
scholarly
scriptures
Singh
social
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- ISBN 9780195673081
- Weight: 434g
- Dimensions: 139 x 211mm
- Publisher: OUP India
- Publication City/Country: IN
- Product Form: Paperback
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The new second edition volume one 1469-1839 is updated to the present recounts the return of the community to the mainstream of national life. Written in Khushwant Singh's trademark style to be accessible to a general, non-scholarly audience, the book is based on scholarly archival research. This volume covers the social, religious and political background which led to the formation of the Sikh faith in the fifteenth century. Basing his account on original documents in Persian, Gurmukhi and English, the author traces the growth of Sikhism and tells of the compilation of its sacred scriptures in the Granth Sahib. The transformation of the Sikhs from a pacifist sect to a militant group called the Khasla led by Guru Gobind Singh is portrayed in detail.
Khushwant Singh is Indias best known writer and columnist. He has been founder editor of Yojana and editor of the Illustrated Weekly of India, the National Herald and the Hindustan Times. He is the author of classics such as Train to Pakistan.
