Title: Two swords of guru Gobind Singh in England
Author surname(s): Singh and Singh
Author forename(s): Nahar and Kirpal
Publisher: Atlantic publishers
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1989 (original publication date: 1989)
Location: shelf 4.2 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: "My main object in publishing the pamphlet is to urge upon the Indian Government, Sikh leaders, public men and researchers, the desirability and necessity of locating the whereabouts of the swords.  The question of obtaining and bringing these to India comes next."  The pamphlet is about the two swords of the guru and locating them and returning them to India.

Title: Bhai Maharaj Singh ji & gurdwara sahib Silat Road: a historical journey
Author surname(s): NS
Author forename(s): NS
Publisher: Central Sikh gurdwara board, Singapore
Pages: 90
ISBN: 9810559836
Publn date: 2006 (original publication date: 2006)
Location: shelf 15.7 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book aims to "commemorate and celebrate the 150th anniversary of Bhai Maharaj Singh Ji."  It depicts his early life, his struggle for independence during the Raj, and his exile by the British to Singapore.  The second part of the book "traces the history of Gurdwara Sahib Silat Road [in Singapore]."  The book draws from material on the history and development of Sikhs in Singapore by Choor Singh Sidhu.

Title: Callous betrayal of the Sikh nation
Author surname(s): Singh Nijjar
Author forename(s): Balbir
Publisher: Sikh Missionary Soc (UK)
Pages: 21
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1983 (original publication date: 1983)
Location: shelf 15.6 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: no
Overview: The pamphlet provides details of the battles of Sikhs with invaders of Punjab (Afghans and mughals), then by the British.  It then chronicles the political events of the partition of India, and the betrayal of the Sikhs in post-partition India.

Title: Sankhip Sikh Ithiaas: 1469-1979
Author surname(s): Singh Pudum
Author forename(s): Piara
Publisher: Piara Singh Pudum
Pages: 328
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1979 (original publication date: 1963)
Location: shelf 15.5 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: no
Overview: The title and name of the author are my transliterations of the Punjabi text.  This book is almost all in Punjabi but included here because of a letter in English on pages 126-128 dated 22/05/1776 by a Brit to another Brit, that describes the appearance and habit of Sikhs.  It is  included here for its historical significance because it describes Sikhs and is by a Brit in 1776.  The book also has several B&W photos of Sikhs.  The end also has lists of dates and events (in Punjabi text) that look useful, but I cannot decipher them.

Title: Autobiography of Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh
Author surname(s): Singh
Author forename(s): Rhandir
Publisher: Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh Trust
Pages: 304
ISBN: none
Publn date: 2011(original publication date: 1972)
Location: shelf 14.2; 14.3 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book (a translation by Trilochan Singh)  is an autobiography compiled from Randhir Singh's letters while in prison. It includes additional information by the translator, on the life of Randhir Singh, his involvement in the Rakabganj Affair, and in the Ghadar Party Revolution.

Title: Betrayal of Sikh nation by master Tara Singh
Author surname(s): Singh
Author forename(s): Ram
Publisher: Punjab Publicatiions, Ludhiana
Pages: 145
ISBN: none
Publn date: not stated (original publication date: not stated)
Location: shelf 13.7 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: no
Overview: This book reproduces letters between negotiators leading to the partition in 1947 of the Punjab, and in particular, the role of Tara Singh on behalf of the Sikhs.  The book is in two parts, the first written in Punjabi and the second, in English. 

Title: Sikhs of the Punjab: a study of confrontation and political mobilization
Author surname(s): Khawaja
Author forename(s): Sarfraz
Publisher: Modern Book Depot, Pakistan
Pages: 183
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1985 (original publication date: 1985)
Location: shelf 13.7 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book is a study of "Sikh communal politics in the pre-independence province of Punjab from 1900 - 1925…[it] presents a comprehensive view of the interaction of British colonial policy and the mutually adversarial politics of the Sikh, Hindu and Muslim communities...[the author's] major thrust is on British policy towards the Sikh community which exacerbated the relations between Sikhs, Muslims and Hindus and set a pattern of conflict which led to the partition of India on a religious basis."  The book explores: a) religious revivalism in Punjab; b) Sikhs' conflicts with other Punjabi communities; c) why Sikhs' consolidated their community; d) the importance of British patronage of the Sikhs; e) the British communal policy and its impact on the Sikhs; f) Sikhs' changed loyalty to the British.  The book has an extensive bibliography.

Title: The meaning of Sikh baptism
Author surname(s): Singh
Author forename(s): Trilochan
Publisher: Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh Trust
Pages: 74
ISBN: none
Publn date: not stated (original publication date: not stated)
Location: shelf 13.7; 11.2 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book is the first edition of a translation by Trilochan Singh of the book "Amrit Ki Hai" by Randhir Singh.  (the second edition is on shelf 11.2). The book is "a short dialogue which took place in a prison cell in the summer of 1922 between a rational minded inquirer [Kartar Singh] and an illuminated saint-scholar [Randhir Singh] [on]…apects of Sikh baptism and mysticism."  In other words, it looks at the spirituality and deeper meaning of Amrit (of being a baptised Sikh) that shows baptism is more than a ritual.  Chapter one and three and six look at Rasa "aesthetic and spiritual flavour" of recitation of gurbani.  Chapter 2: occult powers; chapter four: the meaning of Amrit; chapter 5 describes the process of Sikh baptism and its meaning.  The book ends with a note about the translation (into English) by Trilochan Singh, of letters of Randhir Singh which illustrate his life and times and his fight against the British Raj.

Title: The golden temple: its theo-political status
Author surname(s): Singh
Author forename(s): Kapur
Publisher: dharam parchar committee, SGPC, Amritsar
Pages: 25
ISBN: none
Publn date: 2002 (original publication date: 2002)
Location: shelf 13.1 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: no
Overview: The pamphlet describes the history of Amritsar, the evolution of Sikhi, events involving the golden temple or Amritsar that illustrate the history of the Sikhs, during the time of the mughals and the Brits.

Title: Evolution of Khalsa: suffering and successes
Author surname(s): Singh Gill
Author forename(s): Ujagar
Publisher: not stated
Pages: 60
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1999 (original publication date: 1999)
Location: shelf 13.1 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book describes the life and times of the gurus, and the Sikh struggle post-colonial rule.  It lists a timeline from 1706 to 1801 of key events for Sikhs, and also the period pre-Independence.  It also mentions the 1984 attack on the golden temple.  The book reproduces extracts of comments by scholars from the west about Sikhi.  The author warns: "Both from outside and inside, serious dangers to Sikh valuation system are lurking ahead.  We do need to put our house in order...we better get serious to frame up a strong system of Checks and Balances leaving no scope for an individual or an institution to fail us."  The book includes several colour photos of Sikh gurdwaras in India.

Title: The meaning of Sikh baptism
Author surname(s): Singh
Author forename(s): Randhir
Publisher: Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh Trust
Pages: 64
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1997 (original publication date: 1981)
Location: shelf 11.2 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book is a translation by Trilochan Singh of the book "Amrit Ki Hai" by Randhir Singh.  The book is "a short dialogue which took place in a prison cell in the summer of 1922 between a rational minded inquirer [Kartar Singh] and an illuminated saint-scholar [Randhir Singh] [on]…apects of Sikh baptism and mysticism."  In other words, it looks at the spirituality and deeper meaning of Amrit (of being a baptised Sikh) that shows baptism is more than a ritual.  Chapter one and three and six look at Rasa "aesthetic and spiritual flavour" of recitation of gurbani.  Chapter 2: occult powers; chapter four: the meaning of Amrit; chapter 5 describes the process of Sikh baptism and its meaning.  The book ends with a note about the translation (into English) by Trilochan Singh, of letters of Randhir Singh which illustrate his life and times and his fight against the British Raj.

Title: The truth about the Sikhs
Author surname(s): Singh Duggal
Author forename(s): Devinder
Publisher: SGPC, Amritsar
Pages: 50
ISBN: none
Publn date: not stated (original publication date: not stated)
Location: shelf 10.7 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: This pamphlet's aim is to provide a detailed reply to articles written by Arun Shourie  (in May 1982, in the newspaper The Indian Express), "who has tried, in a most provocative and pernicious manner, to deface, defile and distort the sacred tenets and traditions of the Sikhs, with a view the malign and demoralize them.".  The pamphlet describes the political events pre-and post-partition of India and the impact on the Sikhs.  At the end of the pamphlet, there are copies of letters to the author thanking him for his articles in the Indian Express that responded to Shourie's venomous articles.

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.