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  • Genocide of Palestinians by Israel
  • Palestine march London 17 May 2025
  • Anti-racism rally London 26 Oct 2024
  • Southall Park 29 Nov 2024
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  • EAS-Clarion Quiz
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  • Questions written badly
  • Compounding 2024
  • Food Bank 26 Nov 2024
  • US financial literacy quiz
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Of all elements, the most significant is the element of knowledge. (SGGS 152)

ਵਿਦਿਆ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ਤਾਂ ਪਰਉਪਕਾਰੀ ॥ vidhiaa veechaaree taa(n) paraupakaaree || "Vidiaa veechaaree tan parupkaaree”. That education is good, which is used for the welfare of people. (Guru Nanak Dev Ji, 356) 

Contemplate and reflect upon knowledge, and you will become a benefactor to others. (SGGS, 356)

"There is no good in science that won't help people, and there's no good in scholars isolated from people" (Al-Khawarizmi)

I've observed over time that the Sangat, generally-speaking, shows very little interest in books on Sikhi.  On the other hand, many Sikhs (academics and ordinary folk) have written and published thousands of books on many aspects of Sikhi, and in Punjabi and in English. 
Other websites with lists of books on Sikhi

Link   (Sacha Sauda Gurmat Parchar Society, Canada)

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Karamveer Singh appeals to Sikhs to have a library in their home to stimulate a passion for reading books to change their lives (click on the image to see and listen).  Karamveer Singh says:
"There is a weakness in our community, we are not used to reading. We can have a bar [alcoholic drinks] in our homes, but we don't have libraries in our homes. If we had libraries and books, we would have a passion for reading.
But we don't have a passion for reading. Today we have a passion to buy big cars and build a bank balance. But I would like to request the community through this channel [Satluj TV], that where you have big houses, where you have expensive houses, build a room in one of those big houses, in the form of a library, where there are thoughts of precious scholars.  And by reading those thoughts, we can make a change in our lives."  Transcribed from Punjabi to English by TurboScribe.ai.  Click on this link to view the full video interview by Satluj TV of Karamveer Singh.


Read books on Sikhi and Sikhism

Browse through the list below, of more than 550 items of literature on Sikhi.  Click on "previous" or "forward" (in the bottom left and right corners of a page) to move between pages.  Filter your selection using the Categories listed in the box below.  Each book entry provides details of the book, such as its title, author, and the gurdwara library where it's located.  Check the list regularly for new books added to it. 
The list was started on 31 Jan 2025.  Currently, only items held at the library at Sri Guru Singh Sabha Southall (category: SGSSS) are listed, and only those written primarily in English.  In time, I hope to add books held at other local gurdwara libraries.  I hope other sewadars will compile similar lists so that, ultimately, anyone in any region of any country, will be able to see online what books on Sikhi are available to read at their local gurdwara libraries.  To increase the likelihood and ease of the Sangat seeing what books are available locally, local gurdwaras need to cooperate and form a "hub and spoke" network in which the central gurdwara (the "hub") publishes an online list of books held at local gurdwaras (each a "spoke").
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Abbreviations: AG = Adi Granth; GGS = Guru Granth Sahib; DG = Dasam Granth; NS = not stated

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7/7/2026

A brief account of the Sikhs

Title: A brief account of the Sikhs 
Author surname(s): Singh
Author forename(s): Ganda
Publisher: SGPC
Pages: 48
ISBN: none
Publn 2015 (original publication date: 1956)
Location: shelf 19.3 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: n
Overview: An account of the evolution of Sikhi from Nanak and including the efforts of Banda Singh and up to partition.  A 1981 edn is on shelf 23.3

30/6/2026

Sikhs in the eighteenth century

Title: Sikhs in the eighteenth century
Author surname(s): Singh Ghandi
Author forename(s): Surjit
Publisher: Singh Brothers
Pages: 741
ISBN: 8172052170
Publn 1999 (original publication date: 1999)
Location: shelf 17.6 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: The book is wide-ranging and begins from the revenge of Banda Singh Bahadur, to the efforts by mughals, afghans and marathas to eliminate or oppress the Sikhs; Sikhs' response by forming Sikh organisations and concepts to counter such forces. There is also a section about Sikh Misls; Sikhs and the Marathas; Sikhs' incursions towards Delhi.  There is a section on Sikhi developing into an offshoot of Hinduisim as a consequence of control of gurdwaras, and a section on the emergence of casteism among Sikhs.  The book also highlights failures and successes of Sikhi in the 18th C.  There is a bibliography.

29/6/2026

The making of the Sikh empire the role of Banda Bahadur and the Misls

Title: The making of the Sikh empire the role of Banda Bahadur and the Misls
Author surname(s): Singh Mahal
Author forename(s): Bhupinder
Publisher: S Tallim & Co
Pages: 229
ISBN: 9780968673614
Publn 2013 (original publication date: 2013)
Location: shelf 17.4 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: n
Overview: The book is primarily about the Misls but also has a lot to say about Banda Singh Bahadur and it does not agree with many other accounts of his life and his achievements.  There is a glossary but no bibliography.

26/6/2026

The Khalsa generals

Title: The Khalsa generals
Author surname(s): Singh 
Author forename(s): Gurbaksh
Publisher: Sikh Missionary College, Ludhiana
Pages: 87
ISBN: none
Publn 2013 (original publication date: 2013)
Location: shelf 16.5 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: The purpose of the booklet is to make Sikh youths "become aware of their great and heroic past, feel proud of being connected to it and are inspired to live their lives as brave Sikhs committed to their faith.  The book will also meet the needs of those persons who are interested in having an overall view of the Sikh struggle for human rights during the 18th century."  The generals mentioned are: Banda Singh Bahadur; Kapoor Singh; Jassa Singh Ahluwalia; Jassa Singh Ramgharia; Phoola Singh; Hari Singh Nalwa; Ranjeet Singh.  Their lives cover the period 1670 - 1839.  There is a glossary.

19/4/2025

Guru Gobind Singh life and achievements vol 1

Title: Guru Gobind Singh life and achievements vol 1
Author surname(s): Macauliffe
Author forename(s): Max Arthur
Publisher: National Book Shop
Pages: 205
ISBN: 8171162256
Publn date: 1999 (original publication date: 1999)
Location: shelf 4.2 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: no
Overview: The book is a biography of the guru and has no unusual chapters, except chapters on: the Sikh way of life; grooming Banda Bahadur; and worship the sword.  There is a bibliograohy.

1/3/2025

Lohgarh: the world's largest fort.

Title: Lohgarh: the world's largest fort.
Author surname(s): Singh Dilgeer; Singh; Singh
Author forename(s): Harjinder, Gagandeep, Gurvinder
Publisher: Haryana Academy of History & Culture
Pages: 300
ISBN: 9788192061108
Publn date: 2018 (original publication date: 2018)
Location: shelf 15.3 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book is a detailed account of the establishment, construction, layout, and historical significance of this fort to Sikhi.  It mentions the battles fought and the persecution of Sikhs during the period of the mughals.  Banda Singh Bahadur is featured in the book: his battles and actions and places associated with him. Maps and photos of Lohgarh are provided.  A glossary and bibliography is included.  An appendix sets out mughals who fought the Sikhs

20/2/2025

Introduction to Sikhism

Title: Introduction to Sikhism
Author surname(s): Singh Sidhu
Author forename(s): G
Publisher: Sikh Missionary Society UK (Southall)
Pages: 62
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1973 (original publication date: 1973)
Location: shelf 10.7 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: no
Overview: This booklet summarises the evolution of Sikhi and the geopolitics during the lives of the Gurus, and Banda Singh Bahadur, and the British Raj up to 1942.  It then describes Rehat and what constitutes Sikhism. Chapter 3 is a Q&A on various aspects of Sikhi.  Chapter 4 shows compositions in English only, from GGS and the Gurus.

19/2/2025

Five arrows of Bada Singh Bahadur

Title: Five arrows of Bada Singh Bahadur
Author surname(s): Singh
Author forename(s): Mohinder Paul
Publisher: Lahore Books
Pages: 111
ISBN: none
Publn date: 2011 (original publication date: 2011)
Location: shelf 10.7 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: no
Overview: The life and times of Banda Singh Bahadur. A short bibliography is included at the end.
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