Title: Perspectives on Sikh polity
Author surname(s): Singh 
Author forename(s): Kehar
Publisher: Dawn Publishers
Pages: 279
ISBN: none
Publn 1993 (original publication date: 1993)
Location: shelf 20.4 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: The book is a collection of essays by various writers, and is an "overview of ideological and political developments in the Sikh community from the times of..." Nanak to date  It includes political ideas and values of the gurus and the demand for Khalistan. "The book will help the reader better appraise the demand for Khalistan which can no more be dismissed as that of the 'lunatic fringe.' "

Title: Sikhism a comparative study of its theology and mysticism
Author surname(s): Singh 
Author forename(s): Daljeet
Publisher: Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd
Pages: 379
ISBN: none
Publn 1979 (original publication date: 1979)
Location: shelf 20.4 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: The aim of the book is a) "explain the identity, unity and integrity of the Sikh gospel", and b) classify the major religions and "place Sikhism among them."  There is a bibliography.

Title: Marriage practices of the Sikhs
Author surname(s): Kaur Jyoti
Author forename(s): Surinder
Publisher: Deep & Deep Publications
Pages: 256
ISBN: 'none
Publn ns (original publication date: ns)
Location: shelf 20.3 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: The book is an attempt to know "the practices of mate selection and marriage among the Sikhs." and an "attempt…to find out the extent to which Sikh marriage practises pertaining to mate-selection conform or deviate from their religious dictates." The book also attempts to "study the intergenerational differences in the criteria and procedures of mate selection among the Sikhs."  The study is confined to Patiala.  There is a bibliography.

Title: Sikh ethnonationalism and the political economy of Punjab
Author surname(s): Purewal 
Author forename(s): Shinder
Publisher: OUP
Pages: 215
ISBN: '0195651804
Publn 2000 (original publication date: 2000)
Location: shelf 20.3 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: The book is based on the author's PhD.  It looks at the political and social reasons for the formation of Sikh 'militants' in the 1980s and 1990s.  It also discusses the evolution of capitalist farmers in the Punjab and their influence, and the influence of SGPC and related religious and political parties.  A very confusing account partly because of its jargon and lack of clarity and connectedness of events.  There is a glossary and a bibliography.

Title: Ethics of the Sikhs
Author surname(s): Singh
Author forename(s): Avtar
Publisher: Punjabi university, Patiala
Pages: 258
ISBN: 8173802017
Publn 2009 (original publication date: ns)
Location: shelf 20.2 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: The book is "a systematic and scientific study of the Sikh ethic." "the book constructs the overall Sikh world view in its moral, spiritual, and religious dimensions."  The author has "explored the entire Sikh corpus, from the Guru Granth  to the codes and manuals which followed the creation of the Khalsa..."  There is a bibliography.

Title: The sovereignty of the Sikh doctrine
Author surname(s): Singh Ahluwalia
Author forename(s): Jasbir
Publisher: Singh Brothers
Pages: 272
ISBN: 8172053703
Publn 2006 (original publication date: 1983)
Location: shelf 20.1 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: "this book was conceived to discover, afresh, the essential doctrinal sovereignty of Sikhism in contemporary context, idiom and (ontological, epistimological) categories of thought…If Sikhism has to play its due role in the making of the new global civilization ...the Sikh community would have to update its contemporary praxis and re-orientate its mindset." [This is a load of unintelligible words, typical of pompous writers trying to dazzle with their vocabulary but at the same time denying readers of the understanding they seek and expect.]  The book is about Sikh identity and its distinct form separate from Hinduism; about the relationship of Sikhi with Marxism, and the significance of Jats.  The book "is considered an authoritative text on Sikh philosophy."

Title: The city of Amritsar an introduction
Author surname(s): Singh
Author forename(s): Fauja
Publisher: Punjabi University, Patiala
Pages: 127
ISBN: none
Publn 1977 (original publication date: 1977)
Location: shelf 19.5 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: The book is a collection of essays by various writers that presents "the historical profile of this city."

Title: Sikhism and history
Author surname(s): Singh and Barrier
Author forename(s): Pashuara and N Gerald
Publisher: OUP
Pages: 280
ISBN: 9780195667080
Publn 2005 (original publication date: 2004)
Location: shelf 19.1 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: The book is "a collection …of essays…that define the contours of contemporary Sikh studies"  

Title: The politics of Sikhs
Author surname(s): Kaur
Author forename(s): Jitinder
Publisher: National Book Organisation, New Delhi
Pages: 280
ISBN: n
Publn 1986 (original publication date: 1986)
Location: shelf 19.1 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: The book  "is an attempt to understand the political perceptions of Delhi Sikhs through a study of [DSGPC]." The book looks at Delhi SGPC and its approach compared to the approach taken by Sikhs of Punjab and SGPC, Amritsar.  A possible reason for the different approaches is Sikhs in Delhi are a minority amidst hindus.  "their [Delhi Sikhs vs Punjab Sikhs] political situations and the consequent percepions are widely different." There is a bibliograpohy.

Title: Sikh religion & Islam a comparative study
Author surname(s): Singh Sidhu and Singh
Author forename(s): Gurbachan and Gurmukh
Publisher: ns
Pages: 153
ISBN: n
Publn 2001 (original publication date: 2001)
Location: shelf 18.7 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: I have chosen not to scan the book - it's a comparative study of the two religions, including similarities and differences.

Title: Importance of the teachings of sri Guru Granth Sahib in present era & Punjab waters SYL canal
Author surname(s): Singh & Singh
Author forename(s): Kirpal & Gurdev
Publisher: Institute of Sikh Studies, Chandigarh
Pages: 83
ISBN: 8185815194
Publn 2002 (original publication date: 2002)
Location: shelf 18.4 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: The book is a collection of papers presented at a seminar on two subjects (stated in the book's title).

Title: Sikhism and Punjab's heritage
Author surname(s): Singh 
Author forename(s): Wazir
Publisher: Punjabi university, Patiala
Pages: 179
ISBN: none
Publn 1990 (original publication date: 1990)
Location: shelf 17.2 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: The book is a collection of 20 essays on "the theme of Punjab's culture, religious history and Sikhism."

Title: Jallianwala Bagh
Author surname(s): Singh et al
Author forename(s): Gursharan et al
Publisher: Punjabi university, Patiala
Pages: 327
ISBN: 8173803889
Publn 1997 (original publication date: 1994)
Location: shelf 16.6 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: A collection of essays by various authors on various aspects of the massacre and its relevance to the struggle for independence of India from the Raj.  There is a bibliography.

Title: Approaches to the study of religion
Author surname(s): Singh 
Author forename(s): Harbans
Publisher: Punjabi university, Patiala
Pages: 183
ISBN: none
Publn 1969 estd. (original publication date: 1969 estd.)
Location: shelf 16.6 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: The book is a collection of essays presented at a seminar in 1969 on how to study religion academically.  Some of the authors are Sikhs and so it's possible some of their content will mention Sikhi but it is not obvious from the contents, except for one essay on the concept of Sewa.

Title: The creation of the Khalsa
Author surname(s): Singh Kapoor 
Author forename(s): Sukhbir
Publisher: Hemkunt
Pages: 234
ISBN: 8170102944
Publn 1999 (original publication date: 1999)
Location: shelf 16.4 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: The book contains "selected articles from some of the world renowned authors on the Sikh history…It covers different aspects of Sikh religion and history, focusing mainly on the need of the creation of the Khalsa."

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.

Title: The Sikh gurus
Author surname(s): Singh
Author forename(s): Kharak
Publisher: Institute of Sikh Studies, Chandigarh
Pages: 123
ISBN: 8185815224
Publn 2004 (original publication date: ns)
Location: shelf 16.2 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: n
Overview: The booklet is a series of articles by scholars, on various aspects of the combination of guru granth and guru panth i.e., the GGS and the Sangat as separate but connected parts of Sikhi.  The booklet also discusses the idea of establishing an International Sikh Apex Body under the aegis of Sri Akal Takht.  There is a piece about the Brits preventing Dalip Singh from becoming Maharaja of Punjab.

Title: Guru Gobind Singh a descriptive bibliography
Author surname(s): Singh Ramdev
Author forename(s): Jagindar
Publisher: Panjab university, Chandigarh
Pages: 260
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1967 (original publication date: 1967)
Location: shelf 4.2; 4.4 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: "The object of this bibliography is to provide a list of the literature in classified order on the life and works of Guru Gobind Singh."  The list has 1367 entries derived from material in 14 languages.  The list is divided into 36 subject headings, such as hymns, battles, and poetry.  There is an author index, a chronology of events in the guru's life from 1666 to 1708, and a geneology tree of ancestors of the guru.

Title: Dynamics of the social thought of guru Gobind Singh
Author surname(s): Singh
Author forename(s): Dharam
Publisher: Punjabi university, Patiala
Pages: 159
ISBN: 8173804680
Publn date: 1998 (original publication date: 1998)
Location: shelf 4.2 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: "The book makes an analytical and interpretive study of Guru Gobind Singh's select hymns.  The preceding and contemporary socio-political milieu, which had shaped the Sikh ethos and polity, is also [discussed]…I am sure [the book will be] a notable addition [to literature on] the social philosophy of Guru Gobind Singh."  This book is perhaps "the first full-length study of the social thought of the Guru."  The book says the guru's social ideology is derived from his "metaphysical thought."  "the book... [discusses] Sikh philosophy, theology and relationship of God with the cosmos, human kind and the whole of creation."  Chapters include: Khalsa-the ideal social structure; a brief profile of the guru.  A bibliography is included.

Title: The impact of guru Gobind Singh on Indian society a socio-ethical interpretation of the Sikh religion
Author surname(s): Singh Talib
Author forename(s): Gurbachan
Publisher: Punjabi university, Patiala
Pages: 126
ISBN: 8173805644
Publn date: 1999 (original publication date: NS)
Location: shelf 4.2 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book is "an incisive and perceptive study of the evolution and orientation of certain socio-ethical ideals…Sikhism redefined and applied these ideals to mundane human life…[and they] inspired thousands to lay down their lives to uphold them..Sikhism gave to this land…the sense of such great values without which individual and corporate life would become vulnerable to moral and social degeneration."  The book is a reprint of a book first published in 1966 by the Guru Gobond Singh Foundation, Chandigarh.

Title: A critical study of Adi Granth
Author surname(s): Singh Kohli
Author forename(s): Surindar
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi
Pages: 391
ISBN: '0842608544
Publn date: 1976 (original publication date: 1961)
Location: shelf 3.4 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book refers to the AG but it means the GGS.  It is a translatiion by Gopal Singh of the thesis by the author.  The book covers subjects including: the contributors to the GGS; the language and style used in the GGS; imagery used in GGS; social and religious conditions depicted in GGS; symbols and rituals; philosophy and religion; ethics; religion enshrined in GGS.  There is a Concluding chapter, then a bibliography.

Title: Guru Tegh Bahadur background and the supreme sacrifice
Author surname(s): Singh Talib
Author forename(s): Gurbachan
Publisher: Punjabi university, Patiala
Pages: 296
ISBN: 8173806152
Publn date: 1999 (original publication date: NS)
Location: shelf 3.2 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The  book has twenty essays by various writers, organised into three groups: the work of the guru; "the essence of the teaching of Sikhism and its course uptill his day, thus relating his ideal achievement to the character of the Sikh faith [what does this all mean?] and lastly, the study of his Bani from the philosophical and literary view-points."  "Another group of essays...seeks to study some of the cherished ideals and traditions of the Sikh faith..[another group] studies the devotional compositions [of the guru]"  Another group of essays "set forth the historical,. social and cultural background of [the guru's] age [and his guruship]."

Title: Perspectives on Guru Amar Das third Sikh master
Author surname(s): Singh and Singh Jaggi
Author forename(s): Fauja and Rattan
Publisher: Punjabi university, Patiala
Pages: 184
ISBN: 8173803463
Publn date: 1997 (original publication date: NS)
Location: shelf 2.5 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: This book is "a bouquet of research papers [by various writers] presented…[at Punjabi university in 1980]"

Title: Social and political pjhilosophy of guru Nanak and guru Gobind Singh
Author surname(s): Singh Deol
Author forename(s): Gurdev
Publisher: New academic publishing company; Jullundur
Pages: 120
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1976 (original publication date: 1976)
Location: shelf 2.3 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book is aimed at students of political science.  Chapters on: guru Nanak's and guru Gobind Singh's life and work; political and social philosophy.  The book includes many quotes of Nanak, and some from Gobind Singh.