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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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Abbreviations: AG = Adi Granth; GGS = Guru Granth Sahib; DG = Dasam Granth; NS = not stated

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13/7/2026

Sikh forms and symbols

Title: Sikh forms and symbols
Author surname(s): Singh 
Author forename(s): Mohinder
Publisher: Manohar
Pages: 178
ISBN:
8173043108
Publn 2000 (original publication date: 2000)
Location: shelf 20.4 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview:
The book is a collection of essays by various "scholars" in support of Sikh symbols and it also includes the struggles faced by Sikhs in foreign lands to such symbols.

12/7/2026

How Europe is indebted to the Sikhs?

Title: How Europe is indebted to the Sikhs?
Author surname(s): Singh Holland
Author forename(s): Bhupinder
Publisher: Sikh University Press, Holland
Pages: 274
ISBN: 
2930247126
Publn 2005 (original publication date: 2005)
Location: shelf 20.3 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: n
Overview:
Incredibly, no introduction or preface to summarise the contents.  I guess the book deals with some aspects of Sikhs' time in Europe, especially in Belgium (the home of the author) during WW1.  A long list of Sikh soldiers, plus a section on Sikh principles, 20 characteristics of a "genuine" Sikh, and the 5Ks.

10/7/2026

Sikhs in the diaspora a modern guide to the practice of the Sikh faith

Title: Sikhs in the diaspora a modern guide to the practice of the Sikh faith
Author surname(s): Singh Bakhshi
Author forename(s): Surinder
Publisher: Sikh publishing house
Pages: 278
ISBN: 9780956072801
Publn 2008 (original publication date: 2008)
Location: shelf 20.2 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: n
Overview: A book that covers various aspects of Sikhi including gurdwaras; hymns; way of life for a Sikh including principles; GGS; lives of the gurus; and modern Sikh identity.  "This book narrates Sikh faith in a contemporary setting.  It shows that faith is compatible with living in the twenty-first century."

25/6/2026

Southall's immigrant communities 1900-2000 a religious, political & socio-economic perspective

Title: Southall's immigrant communities 1900-2000 a religious, political & socio-economic perspective
Author surname(s): Singh Bhambra
Author forename(s): Jaspal
Publisher: New Millennium Publishing
Pages: 244
ISBN: 978185845445x
Publn date: 2017 (original publication date: 2017)
Location: shelf 5.7 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: The book records the events and developments that have helped to shape Southall, from the 19th century to the present day."  It looks at the various religious communities, and the events that left a mark on the history of Southall.

24/6/2026

The Sikhs in Wales

Title: The Sikhs in Wales
Author surname(s): Singh 
Author forename(s): Jaswant
Publisher: Bhat Sangat Association, Cardiff
Pages: tbc
ISBN: 9780957218406
Publn date: 2012 (original publication date: 2012)
Location: shelf 5.7 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: The book is mainly about the Bhatra Sikh Community of Wales (people from Ceylon who became Sikhs, originally at the time of Nanak's visit to Sri Lanka). "My aim in this book is to explain who the Bhat are; why we are called Bhat; when we came to Punjab and the rest of India; how we became Sikhs, and who our ancestors are."  The book also describes the life and times and development of these Sikhs in Wales, and their particular customs and culture within the wider Sikh culture.  There is a glossary and references and further reading lists.

5/3/2025

Bhai Maharaj Singh ji & gurdwara sahib Silat Road: a historical journey

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.

27/2/2025

Sikh studies: comparative perspectives on a changing tradition

Title: Sikh studies: comparative perspectives on a changing tradition
Author surname(s): Juergensmeyer and Barrier
Author forename(s): Mark and N Gerald
Publisher: Berkeley religious studies series graduate tehological union, Berkeley
Pages: 230
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1979 (original publication date: 1979)
Location: shelf 14.3 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book provides "a useful introduction into the diversity of studies relating to the Sikhs, and a point of departure for reflections on those larger issues of scholarship that relate to the Sikh tradition.  Most of the papers in this volume originally were prepared for a Sikh studies conference held in Berkeley on August 13-14, 1976."  A bibliography is provided plus short biographies of the contributors.  Essays cover: the context of Sikh studies; the origins of Sikhism; the texts of Sikhism; and Sikhs abroad.

26/2/2025

Sikhs the supreme: the Sikhs who reversed the tides of History and shaped India

Title: Sikhs the supreme: the Sikhs who reversed the tides of History and shaped India
Author surname(s): Singh Tuli
Author forename(s): Pritpal
Publisher: Sarabjit Singh and B Chattar Singh and Jiwan Singh
Pages: 264
ISBN: none
Publn date: 2010 (original publication date: 2010)
Location: shelf 13.7 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book is a collation of clippings, taken in a period spanning 50 years, of stories of celebrated Sikhs who lived in a period spanning many centuries, from Guru Nanak to modern times.   It includes an image of most, if not all, of those mentioned, followed by a short biography of their achievements and life.

23/2/2025

Sikh study forum London: selected essays

Title: Sikh study forum London: selected essays
Author surname(s): not stated
Author forename(s): not stated
Publisher: Baldev Singh Sabar
Pages: 280
ISBN: 9789351132004
Publn date: 2014 (original publication date: 2014)
Location: shelf 11.4 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book is a collation of essays in English and different essays in Punjabi (without translation into English).  The subjects in English are: Vaisakhi; post-1984 Sikh renaissance; Sikh martial tradition; Sikhs of Punjab: past, present, future; Relevance of Sikhism to British values; Sikh women and education; Guru Gobind Singh: a world leader ahead of his time; Women and Sikhism; Adi GGS: Sikh heritage and cosmic divinity; the Sikh heritage and diaspora of today's youth.  Appendices cover: 1984 holocaust; the Rajiv-Longowal accord of 1985; Amnesty International's view of the treatment of Sikhs; the position of Sikhs in India today; Anandpur Sahib resolutions - 1978.  The back cover of the book explains the Sikh insignia (logo).

20/2/2025

Mistaken identity of the Sikhs

Title: Mistaken identity of the Sikhs
Author surname(s): Singh Alag
Author forename(s): Sarup
Publisher: Sarup Singh Alag
Pages: 124
ISBN: none
Publn date: 2003 (original publication date: 2003)
Location: shelf 11.1 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: no
Overview: The book attempts to distinguish Sikhs from people who look similar but who are very different in terms of their outlook and religion, i.e,., Arabs, the taliban, or muslims etc.  The need to make the distinction and to write the book, is because of victimisation of Sikhs by ignorant people, following the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the USA.  The book explains the Sikh identity and Sikh appearance and Sikhi, and why Sikhs look like other people (arabs and afghans).  Half of the book sets out the views of many people who are not Sikhs, on what Sikhi is and who the Sikhs are. The book also mentions the inadequacy of Sikhs at disseminating information about Sikhi to avoid mistaken identity by people who are ignorant.

19/2/2025

The turban victory

Title: The turban victory
Author surname(s): Bidwell
Author forename(s): Sydney
Publisher: Sikh Missionary Society UK (Southall)
Pages: 66
ISBN: none
Publn date: 2015 (original publication date: not stated)
Location: shelf 10.7 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book chronicles the debates in parliament or the house of lords, to exempt Sikhs, who ride motorcycles, from wearing a standard helmet.  An earlier version of the book (published around 1978 I guess) on the same subject and by the same author, but published by Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Southall and 62 pages, is held on shelf 20.4

17/2/2025

The Sikhs in Britain: 150 years of photographs

Title: The Sikhs in Britain: 150 years of photographs
Author surname(s): Bance
Author forename(s): Peter
Publisher: Sutton Publishing
Pages: 192
ISBN: '9780750945110
Publn date: 2007 (original publication date: 2007)
Location: shelf 10.5 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book summarises Sikhism, then chronicles the interaction between Sikhs and the British in India and the subsequent migration of Sikhs to England post-British Raj, their involvement in the World Wars, the establishment of gurdwaras in England, and the period following that up to recent times.  A glossary and bibliography are included, plus notes to the text or images in the book.

17/2/2025

The rise of Sikhs abroad

Title: The rise of Sikhs abroad
Author surname(s): Singh
Author forename(s): Gurmukh
Publisher: Rupa & Co
Pages: 288
ISBN: none
Publn date: 2003 (original publication date: 2003)
Location: shelf 10.4 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview:  This "coffee-table travelogue highlights the rise to prominence of Sikh communities around the world...this book sketches the lives of some of the most prominent Sikhs in various fields and gives an accurate idea of how in just one century Sikhs have become a global community."

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