Title: Brief history of Nanded Sikh gurdwaras
Author surname(s): NS
Author forename(s): NS
Publisher: NS
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
Publn date: NS (original publication date: NS)
Location: shelf 4.2 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: no
Overview: This pamphlet summarises the life of guru Gobind Singh, summarises the evolution of the Sikh religion.  Most of the pamphlet describes many gurdwaras, and other places worthy of pilgrimage, plus other places linked to the guru in some way.

Title: Guru Tegh Bahadur the unique martyr
Author surname(s): Singh Gill
Author forename(s): Pritam
Publisher: New Academic Publishing Company
Pages: 124
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1975 (original publication date: 1975)
Location: shelf 3.2 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book is "an attempt at consistent philosophy lying at the back of the historical events of the period involved.  It traces the metaphysical thought currents that moved the people to action; it examines the tensions that worked in the minds of Mughal rulers, Hindus and Sikhs, that acted and reacted on one another; and it dilineates the effloroscence that appeared in the form of resurrection of the Sikh community and freedom of Hindus from the theocratic tyranny."  "The book is purposely written in analytic form for clarifying the ideas lying behind the Martyrdom of [the guru]."  There are also chapters on: comparing Sikhi to other Indian religions; martyrdom; fearlessness, then a bibliography.

Title: Guru Tegh Bahadur
Author surname(s): Singh Anand
Author forename(s): Balwant
Publisher: Sterling publishers
Pages: 235
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1979 (original publication date: 1979)
Location: shelf 3.1 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book, like others, describes his life, times, travels, and includes a translation of his compositions. This book also provides "pen portraits, on the one side [of gurus] and, on the other hand, of [mughal rulers].  I have introduced the story of the two dynasties, the Ecclesiastical dynasty of Guru Nanak and the Imperial dynasty of Babar because they impinged on each other and very much influenced the political events of the day. This historical and religious, background, I believe, will help the reader not only to appreciate the political policies of the time but also gain a deeper understanding of the basic principles of the Sikh faith.  Effort has also been made to portray the various aspects of [the guru's] personality"

Title: The Sikh martyrs
Author surname(s): Singh
Author forename(s): Sawan
Publisher: International institute of gurmat studies, USA
Pages: 82
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1997 (original publication date: NS)
Location: shelf 2.7 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: "This booklet contains brief life stories [15] of the Sikh martyrs uptill 1762.  Each story is followed by a set of questions pertaining to it.  The answers to all the questions are given at the end."  There are around 200 Q&As.  "[This booklet] is an effort to draw the attention of our coming generations to the foot-prints of our great ancestors"  "I have deliberately avoided details, city names and dates to keep it simple and interesting to the young readers."  The list includes the gurus, women martyrs, Sikh holocausts, and other Sikhs.

Title: Guru Arjun Dev
Author surname(s): Ralhan
Author forename(s): OP
Publisher: Anmol publications
Pages: 243
ISBN: 8174886729
Publn date: 1998 (original publication date: 1998)
Location: shelf 2.6 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: This book is part of a series that provides "an account of their [gurus'] teachings, philosophies, travelogue, their sufferings and sacrifices for their country, their mythological and theological aspects, socio-economic reforms, their political contention and wars with the autocrcacy at their times and many more touching incidents of their lives, miracles which they manifested on several occasions"  "These volumes are faithful and sincere narration of the political conditions, social conditions, religious fanaticity of the rulers"  This book is about Arjan Dev only.  Most of the book is taken up by his hymns, including Sukhmani. Three pages summarise his achievements.  One-sixth covers his early career, foundatiion of Darbar Sahib, and his martyrdom.

Title: Guru Amar Das life and teachings
Author surname(s): Singh
Author forename(s): Fauja
Publisher: Sterling publishers
Pages: 196
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1979 (original publication date: 1979)
Location: shelf 2.5 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: "This book is the first elaborate, well documented and scientific study of the life and work of Guru Amar Das.  In its preparation two main considerations have been kept in mind namely the context of Indian history, and the growth of the Sikh community.  In this way on the one hand the study has been related to the broad currents of our national history, and on the other, to the process of evolution of Sikhs as a corporate body."  There is a bibliography, and chapter end notes.

Title: Guru Angad Dev
Author surname(s): Ralhan
Author forename(s): OP
Publisher: Anmol publications
Pages: 242
ISBN: 8174886710
Publn date: 1998 (original publication date: 1998)
Location: shelf 2.4 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: This book is part of a series that provides "an account of their teachings, philosophies, travelogue, their sufferings and sacrifices for their country, their mythological and theological aspects, socio-economic reforms, their political contention and wars with the autocrcacy at their times and many more touching incidents of their lives, miracles which they manifested on several occasions"  "These volumes are faithful and sincere narration of the political conditions, social conditions, religious fanaticity of the rulers"  This book contains chapters on: Angad Dev; Amar Das; Ram Das; Hargobind; Har Rai and Har Krishan

Title: Guru Nanak Dev and his teachings
Author surname(s): Singh and Singh
Author forename(s): Sahib and Dalip
Publisher: Raj Publishers
Pages: 420
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1969 (original publication date: 1969)
Location: shelf 2.2 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: This book is a translation of Sahib Singh's book, and describes the life and times of Nanak; the second part of it describes the messages of the gurus.

Title: Japu ji sahib - context and concerns  of Guru Nanak
Author surname(s): Singh
Author forename(s): Darshan
Publisher: Sikh Education Council UK
Pages: 85
ISBN: none
Publn date: NS (original publication date: NS)
Location: shelf 2.2 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book analyses Nanak's Japuji Sahib in relation to other religions.  It also discusses the political situation at the time of Nanak and the rule of the mughals.  It also mentions the message of Nanak.  The second part sets out Japuji in gurmukhi and its English translation.

Title: Janamasthan: yesterday, today and tomorrow
Author surname(s): Singh Dhillon
Author forename(s): Ganga
Publisher: Sri Nankana Sahib Foundation Inc., USA
Pages: 58
ISBN: none
Publn date: NS (original publication date: NS)
Location: shelf 2.2 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book provides "a valuable glimpse of the glorious traditions of Sikh history of the [past] five hundred years.  By focussing attention on Sri Nankana Sahib, this book would reveal as to why the Sikhs are so deeply concerned over the unencumbered pilgramage to this holy shrine."  "This book is a concise account of the Sikh faith, a list of the many Sikh shrines in Pakistan, and a report on the origin and activities  of Sri Nankana Sahib Foundation, which has made living and viable  the sikh committment to regain access and control of Janamasthan and the rest of the Gurdwaras in Pakistan.  What the pages of this book add up to are: what we are, where are from where we are now, and which direction we are to take."

Title: Guru Nanak in history
Author surname(s): Singh Grewal
Author forename(s): J
Publisher: Panjab university, Chandigarh
Pages: 348
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1979; 1969 (original publication date: 1969)
Location: shelf 2.2 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: 1979 and 1959 editions are held, and are on the same shelf.  "[the author discusses] political, social and religious and social content of Guru Nanak's teachings."  "The book gives an interpretation of Guru Nanak's mission in a broad historical perspective…[part 1] deals with the political, social and religious environment of Guru Nanak and the second with his response to this milieu.  The epilogue outlines the response of Guru Nanak's sucessors to his mission."  There is also a bibliography.

Title: Guru Nanak
Author surname(s): NS
Author forename(s): NS
Publisher: Ministry of Information, Govt of India
Pages: 224
ISBN: none
Publn date: NS (original publication date: NS)
Location: shelf 2.2 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: A collection of essays by various writers on subjects that include: his life, times, message, his impact on history, his contemporaries, and as a revolutionary.  The appendix contains many of his sayings and the sources, followed by a bibliography and notes.

Title: Guru Nanak's relationship with lodis and the mughals
Author surname(s): Singh
Author forename(s): Gurmit
Publisher: Atlantic publishers; New Delhi
Pages: 208
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1987 (original publication date: NS)
Location: shelf 1.6 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: "This is the first exhaustive and detailed account of Guru Nanak's direct involvement in the politics of his time...The relationship between the Sikh Gurus and the Delhi rulers which was of a mercurial nature has been discussed in detail to show that Sikhism from the very time of Guru Nanak aimed at awakening political consciousness in people to prepare them for obtaining political ascendancy...The conclusions of Dr Gurmit Singh are in sharp contrast to the generally accepted views of the historians."  "  In this book, it is "proposed to examine in details the relationships of the Delhi Rulers in question with the Sikh Gurus…I have fished in the vast ocean of Persian, Punjabi and English literature and historical works…At many places these conclusions are in sharp contrast to prevalent traditions and even generally accepted view of scholar of history."  A bibliography is included.

Title: Guru Nanak: the master divine
Author surname(s): Singh Alag
Author forename(s): Sarup
Publisher: Alag Shabad Yug International Charitable Trust
Pages: 184
ISBN: none
Publn date: 2018 (original publication date: NS)
Location: shelf 1.5 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: no
Overview: The book covers many aspects of the life and times and teachings of Nanak.

Title: The heritage of the golden temple
Author surname(s): Singh
Author forename(s): Harbans
Publisher: SGPC, Amritsar
Pages: 32
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1977 (original publication date: NS)
Location: shelf 1.5 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: no
Overview: The booklet describes the history of the Sikhs from the time of Nanak, including their struggles.  It also describes the establishment of the golden temple, and describes the Sikh character.

Title: Sri guru Nanak Dev ji
Author surname(s): Singh
Author forename(s): Teja
Publisher: The Kalgidhar Trust, Baru Sahib
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
Publn date: NS (original publication date: NS)
Location: shelf 1.5 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: no
Overview: The book is a biography of guru Nanak including his travels.

Title: Guru Nanak of Talwandi
Author surname(s): Singh Kalra and Mills
Author forename(s): Surjit and Maeve
Publisher: Third World Publiocations, Birmingham
Pages: 106
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1981(original publication date: NS)
Location: shelf 1.5 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: A book of 12 stories about guru Nanak: his life and times, and his wisdom.

Title: Guru Nanak Dev and his teachings
Author surname(s): Singh
Author forename(s): Sahib
Publisher: Lok Sahit Prakashan
Pages: 376
ISBN: none
Publn date: 2002 (original publication date: NS)
Location: shelf 1.5 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book is in two parts. Part 1 is a translation by Dalip Singh of Sahib Singh's book, which describes the guru's life and times.  Part 2 (the bulk of the book) is Dalip Singh's interpretation of the teachings of guru Nanak.  He admits his interpretation might be controversial "there is no doubt about it that the objective study of Sikh Scriptures was over due...I have no hesitation in making a sweeping statement that nothing of importance in the study of Sikhism has been done so far during the last more than 290 years after the Ascension of Guru Gobind Singh in 1708 AD...The situation demands a scientific, scholarly and intelligent interpretation of the teachings of study of the Gurus."

Title: Sikh shrines in Pakistan
Author surname(s): Waliullah Khan
Author forename(s): Mohammad
Publisher: Kalpaz Publications, New Delhi
Pages: 142
ISBN: 8178350130
Publn date: 2000 (original publication date: 1962)
Location: shelf 15.7 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: This a 2000 edition of the 1962 book on shelf 15.3 and has a slightly changed title ("west" has been removed), but the contents are identical, and also has a different publisher, and now has an ISBN number.  The book is a "collection and compilation of the information about the Sikh Shrines [in west Pakistan]"  "After independence the management of Sikh shrines was disrupted and therefore, the responsibility for their maintenance and repairs fell on the Government of Pakistan.  This all the more necessitated a preliminary survey of all the Sikh Shrines in Pakistan by the Department of Archaeology."  "shrines have been arranged districtwise in alphabetical order. Brief life sketches of the gurus are given before the description of the Shrines associated with them [for some gurus, there are no shrines associated with them in Pakistan]. A consolidated list of all the Shrines has also been given at the end."  "it is therefore, in the larger interest of Pakistan's history and culture, that as a first step towards oreserving the sacred relics of the Sikhs, the present Monograph has been prepared."  Reading the author's introduction, it is clear that his story about Sikhs (e.g., the reason for the execution of guru Tegh Bahadur) differs from that in most other books on history, written by Sikhs.  This author says the reason for the execution was political and there is no mention of the reason commonly associated with Tegh Bahadur (of saving the Hindu faith). He writes "Guru's death in these circumstances was not due to any religious bias, but on account of a political issue."  The author also says the Guru offered to perform a miracle.    A bibliography is presented, plus many B&W photos.

Title: Sri Harimandar Sahib; a spiritual sanctuary to humanity
Author surname(s): Khullar and Singh
Author forename(s): Rupinder and Roop
Publisher: Timeless Books
Pages: 144
ISBN: 9788189497019
Publn date: 2007 (original publication date: 2007)
Location: shelf 15.7 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: no
Overview: Large size photographic description of the history and activities at the golden temple, including extracts from gurbani and about Sikh history. Mostly photos.

Title: guru Gobind Singh: the illustrated story
Author surname(s): Singh
Author forename(s): Jagdish
Publisher: NS
Pages: 40
ISBN: none
Publn date: NS (original publication date: NS)
Location: shelf 15.6 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The large book has many paintings by the author, illustrating the life of guru Gobind Singh each with a footnote explaining the painting.  There is also a chapter describing the guru's personality and character, and chapters on the battles and events of his life.  Maps show the route of his travels.  The estimated publication date is 1999.

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: Khalistan
Author surname(s): NS
Author forename(s): NS
Publisher: Khalsa National Press, Amritsar
Pages: 85
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1986 (original publication date: 1986)
Location: shelf 15.5 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The booklet describes the struggle for the rights of Sikhs in India and the political conflict around Khalistan and Sikh sovereignty and Sikh rights.  It also describes the conflicts with the British including Anglo-Sikh battles, and the conflict post-Independence. There is also a Charter and Constitution for Khalistan.  It was published in 1986.  It includes many excerpts and references to Guru Gobind Singh and gurbani.

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: Glimpses of the Harimandir: the abode of god
Author surname(s): Singh Alag
Author forename(s): Sarup
Publisher: Alag Shabad Yug International Charitable Trust
Pages: 260
ISBN: 9788192748498
Publn date: 2013 (original publication date: 2000)
Location: shelf 15.4 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: no
Overview: The book contains numerous stories about the golden temple, up to the 1984 operation Bluestar and Russia's hand in it.  There is also a chapter of buildings that form the golden temple complex.  When comparing the list of contents, this edition has most of the same content as the 2001 edition on shelf 15.3, but in the 2013 edition some content is either excluded or added.  It is a pity therefore, that the later edition has not highlighted these changes to earlier editions. The latest title has dropped "The".