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  • Alcohol addiction - resources
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  • Boycott Israel - Ealing
  • 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
  • Feeback form
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  • 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)
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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24/7/2026

Sikh religion and hinduism

SVariousTitle: Sikh religion and hinduism
Author surname(s): Singh Sidhu
Author forename(s): Gurbachan
Publisher: Sikh Missionary Society, Southall
Pages: 216
ISBN:
19022122003
Publn 2011 (original publication date: 2011)
Location: shelf 21.5 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: 
A chapter by chapter comparison of Sikhi and Hinduism, such as: scriptures, women, caste, diet, worship, rituals etc

14/7/2026

The temple tulips

Title: The temple tulips
Author surname(s): Singh
Author forename(s): Puran
Publisher: Punjabi university, Patiala
Pages: 161
ISBN:
8173806616
Publn 2001 (original publication date: 2001)
Location: shelf 20.5 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview:
A collection of poems but abstract and not easy to relate to Sikhi except in a philosophical or abstract sense.  The exception is the poem about Amritsar.  There is mention in the Intro of a woman thinking of her man as a god a concept used by one or more Gurus.

14/7/2026

Sikh religion and economic development

Title: Sikh religion and economic development
Author surname(s): Kaur
Author forename(s): Upinder Jit
Publisher: National Book Organisation
Pages: 382
ISBN:
8185135487
Publn 1990 (original publication date: 1990)
Location: shelf 20.5 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview:
The book seeks to find a relationship between Sikhi's principles, institutions, and operations and economic development, and concludes Sikhi "stimulates forces of progress."  It includes a chap on women and Sikhi.  There is a bibliography

8/7/2026

100 stories…

Title: 100 stories…
Author surname(s): ns
Author forename(s): ns
Publisher: Lady Margaret Rd, Southall
Pages: 157
ISBN: none
Publn ns (original publication date: ns)
Location: shelf 19.5 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: n
Overview: A very odd book because it appears to be a random and disconnected collection of entries, mostly written in Punjabi. Its only value is reproducing a letter (in Punjabi and in English translation) written by Mani Singh to the wife of guru Gobind Singh around 1716 - s very important historical document.

7/7/2026

Anand karaj

Title: Anand karaj
Author surname(s): Singh Alag
Author forename(s): Sarup
Publisher: Alag Shabad Yug International Charitable Trust, Ludhiana
Pages: 60
ISBN: none
Publn 2009 (original publication date: ns)
Location: shelf 19.3 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: Explains the ceremony in terms of the gurus and Sikhi.  Also explains why the woman follows behind the man when they are supposed to be equal.  It also talks about the plight of Sikh youth today, keeping hair unshorn, and women's equality.

7/7/2026

Gobind Marg

Title: Gobind Marg 
Author surname(s): ns
Author forename(s): ns
Publisher: Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Hounslow
Pages: 10
ISBN: none
Publn 1996 (original publication date: 1996)
Location: shelf 19.3 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: n
Overview: Some articles - about the inequality of men and women, and about langar.

26/6/2026

The Khalsa and the Punjab studies in Sikh history, to the nineteenth century

Title: The Khalsa and the Punjab studies in Sikh history, to the nineteenth century
Author surname(s): Banerjee
Author forename(s): Himadri
Publisher: Tulika Books
Pages: 192
ISBN: 8185229716/8185229724
Publn 2002 (original publication date: 2002)
Location: shelf 16.4 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: The book (part of a series on Sikhi marking 300th anniversary of Khalsa formation) is a collection of 15 papers on Sikhi, including: the Khalsa at the time of guru Gobind Singh; the Marathas; Sikh territorial chieftainships; the Maratha-Sikh treaty; Sikhs in the South; Ranjit Singh; Ventura's Jagir; Khalsa ideology and politics; Raja Lal Singh; Jind Kaur; agrarian conditions in GGS; Sikh painting. There are two ISBNs bec one miight be for a hardback version.

24/6/2026

The Sikhs & their way of life

Title: The Sikhs & their way of life
Author surname(s): Singh Sacha
Author forename(s): Gurinder
Publisher: Gurinder Singh Sacha
Pages: 160 estd.
ISBN: 1871888107
Publn date: 2003 (original publication date: 2003)
Location: shelf 5.7 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: n
Overview: No Contents page.  Chapters have a contents page and overall, the book covers many aspects of Sikhi, including: rehat, gurus, Sikh raj, Brit raj, 1984, gurdwaras and shrines, langar, Ardas, Sikh concepts, baptism, marriage, death, festivals, naming at birth, scriptures, turban, Sikh anthem, insignia, ethics, women, sects, music, gatka, language, foods, famous Sikhs, Sikh organisations, meaning of sat sri akal, glossary, booklist.

20/6/2026

Sikh women

Title: Sikh women
Author surname(s): Singh Tuli
Author forename(s): Pritpal
Publisher: B Chattar Singh Jiwan Singh
Pages: 55
ISBN: 9789384194062
Publn date: 2014 (original publication date: 2014)
Location: shelf 4.7 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: n
Overview: 25 Sikh women are described.

19/6/2026

The Sikh woman

Title: The Sikh woman
Author surname(s): Singh Sidhu
Author forename(s): Gurbachan
Publisher: Sikh Missionary Soc, UK
Pages: 30
ISBN: none
Publn date: 2011 (original publication date: 1977)
Location: shelf 4.7 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: This is an enlarged version of an earlier edition (on shelf 2.7) with the same title.  It  contains additional prominent Sikh women biographies.  There is also a page on the process of naming a newborn according to Sikhi.

17/6/2026

Sundri the birth of a warrior

Title: Sundri the birth of a warrior
Author surname(s): Singh Sidhu and Gill
Author forename(s): Daljeet and Terveen
Publisher: Gyan Khand Media, India
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9789382887508
Publn date: 2016 estd. (original publication date: 2016)
Location: shelf 4.7 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: no
Overview: A comic book about her.  "Inspired by Bhai Vir Singh's Punjabi novel, Sundri, this is a story of faith, perseverence and courage.  Treachery and honsey were ready for battle and only the strongest would prevail."

25/3/2025

The Sikh martyrs

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.

25/3/2025

The Sikh woman

Title: The Sikh woman
Author surname(s): Singh Sidhu
Author forename(s): G
Publisher: Sikh Missionary Society UK
Pages: 27
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1977 (original publication date: 1977)
Location: shelf 2.7 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: "the submerged prejudices that remain in the upbringing as well as the conventional behaviour expected of them [re: women] are painfully evident almost everywhere.  My attempt  in the next few pages is to endeavour to glance at the roots of such prejudices vis-à-vis Sikh way of life and practice...I am only stating the Sikh view of life in the hope that the Sikhs would also rethink over the matter and improve their [women's] position which is by no means ideal at this time."  The booklet mentions the views of other cultures and religions, on women and those of the gurus.  There is also a section on prominent Sikh women.

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