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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)
Link    Sikh pdf library
Link    Books about the Panjab or Punjab
Link    Manglacharan "
dedicated to shedding light on the treasure trove of knowledge passed down by our ancestors, which has not yet been translated into English." 
Link    Courses by Sikhi University on Punjabi literature   

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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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31/7/2026

Miscellaneous articles

Title: Miscellaneous articles
Author surname(s): Singh Grewal
Author forename(s): Jagtar
Publisher: Guru Nanak university, Amritsar
Pages: 162
ISBN: none
Publn 1974 (original publication date: 1927)
Location: shelf 22.1 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: 
A collection of articles by this historian covering Punjab's history and up to Ranjit Singh's rule. Two articles are; a) how the Gurus ruled; b) the state of Sikh studies, including historians who wrote about Sikhs. c) the book Char Bagh i Punjab by Ganesh Das on the evolution of the Sikhs. 
An archived copy (some pages are missing) is available here: https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.107989/page/153/mode/2up

29/7/2026

Thus spake Punjab

Title: Thus spake Punjab
Author surname(s): Singh Gill
Author forename(s): Kulwant
Publisher: SGPC
Pages: 94
ISBN: none
Publn 1999 (original publication date: 1999)
Location: shelf 22.1 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: 
The book is a poem of Punjab and covers the period post Partition (1947) including Operation Bluestar

29/7/2026

Notes on punjab and mughal india

Title: Notes on punjab and mughal india
Author surname(s): Ahmed
Author forename(s): Zulfiqar
Publisher: Sang-e-meel publications, Lahore
Pages: 830
ISBN: none
Publn 1988 (original publication date: 1988)
Location: shelf 22.1 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: 
This very large book (by size not just number of pages) is a collation of articles from the Journal of the Punjab Historical Soc, and some [subject matter TBC] on Sikhs, but nothing written by a Singh or a Kaur.

29/7/2026

History of the Punjab volume III

Title: History of the Punjab volume III
Author surname(s): Singh and Joshi
Author forename(s): Fauja and LM
Publisher: Patiala Punjabi university
Pages: 317
ISBN: 8173807809
Publn 2002 (original publication date: 1977)
Location: shelf 22.1 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: 
This appears to be the second edition.   This volume covers the period 1000-1526 AD.  There is a biblio.  There are multiple authors in this collation.

29/7/2026

History of the Punjab volume one

Title: History of the Punjab volume one
Author surname(s): Singh and Joshi
Author forename(s): Fauja and LM
Publisher: Patiala Punjabi university
Pages: 354; 351
ISBN: 8173803366; none
Publn 1997; 1977 (original publication date: 1977)
Location: shelf 22.1 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: 
Two books: 1st and 2nd editions.  The second edition has an ISBN.  I have not checked if they are different.  Each covers covers the period from pre-historic times to 'the age of Asoka' (Mauryan rule).  There is a biblio. and contributors.

28/7/2026

The Punjab a hundred years ago

Title: The Punjab a hundred years ago
Author surname(s): Garrett
Author forename(s): HLO
Publisher: Nirmal publishers
Pages: 131
ISBN: none
Publn ns (original publication date: ns)
Location: shelf 22.1 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: n
Overview: 
The book describes the travels of Jacquemont (a French scientist) in 1831 and Soltykoff (1842) a Russian prince, across Punjab.  The introduction mentions many westerners who also travelled through Punjab.

28/7/2026

The Jat rulers of upper doab three centuries of Aligarh jat nobility

Title: The Jat rulers of upper doab three centuries of Aligarh jat nobility
Author surname(s): Singh
Author forename(s): Jagbir
Publisher: Aavishkar publishers
Pages: 334
ISBN: 8179100162
Publn 2002 (original publication date: 2002)
Location: shelf 22.1 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: n
Overview: 
The book talks about Jats but not a single word about Sikhs so very difficult to see whether it is of any relevance, though there are many "Singh" discussed.  It is possible that these were not Sikhs.  Not sure this book is relevant to Sikhi but included in case some of the Singhs mentioned are Sikhs.  There is a biblio

28/7/2026

Patiala and its historical findings

Title: Patiala and its historical findings
Author surname(s): ns
Author forename(s): ns
Publisher: Punjabi University, Patiala
Pages: 97
ISBN: none
Publn 1987 (original publication date: 1967)
Location: shelf 22.1 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: 
The book provides a brief account of the development of Patiala and its contributions to learning with a lot devoted to the university, plus a chap on "Punjab through the ages".  There is also a section on places of interest nearby.  No biblio.

28/7/2026

A glossary of the tribes and castes of the Punjab and north-west frontier provinces vol I

Title: A glossary of the tribes and castes of the Punjab and north-west frontier provinces vol I
Author surname(s): ns
Author forename(s): ns
Publisher: Language Dept, Punjab, Patiala
Pages: 923; 570 estd.
ISBN: none
Publn 1990 (original publication date: 1883)
Location: shelf 22.1 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: 
 Two separate books.  Vol I is based on the 1883 census report of Punjab by the Brits.The first 18 pages refer to Sikhs, and then p676-730 covers Sikhs exclusively.  The index shows there are one or two other pages on Sikhs.
Vol II covers A-K in the alphabet, and there is very little compared to vol I, on Sikhs but there is a lot on "Jats".

24/7/2026

The spiritual heritage of the Punjab

SVariousTitle: The spiritual heritage of the Punjab
Author surname(s): Singh Neki
Author forename(s): Jaswant
Publisher: Guru Nanak Dev university, Amritsar
Pages: TBC
ISBN: none

Publn 2000 (original publication date: 2000)
Location: shelf 21.5 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: 
The book tracks the path of spiritual development in the Punjab and the spiritual insights they revealed.  A lot of the content is on Sikhi but it also includes other movements including Sufi, Bhakti etc.

21/7/2026

The fall of the kingdom of the Punjab

Title: The fall of the kingdom of the Punjab
Author surname(s): Singh 
Author forename(s): Khushwant
Publisher: Orient Longman
Pages: 165
ISBN: none

Publn 1971 (original publication date: 1962)
Location: shelf 20.7 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview:
It covers the decade 1839-1849

3/3/2025

Callous betrayal of the Sikh nation

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.

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

1/3/2025

The colourful land of Manjki

Title: The colourful land of Manjki
Author surname(s): Alamgir and Singh Sarai
Author forename(s): Ashok and Kulwinder
Publisher: Panj Nad Parkashan
Pages: 200
ISBN: none
Publn date: 2013 (original publication date: 2013)
Location: shelf 15.3 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book seems to be a detailed record of the establishment and evolution of villages in the Manjki region of the Punjab. There is also a section on the origin and history of the Jatt caste.  There is also mention of events relating to the gurus and other prominent people in relation to this region.  Unfortunately, there is no map to help locate the region.

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