CONTENTS:- Foreword; Preface; I. The historical setting: the Sikh Gurus (1469-1708): 1. Ten Sikh Gurus; 2. Guru Nanak Dev; 3. Guru Angad Dev (1504-1552); 4. Guru Amar Das (1479-1574); 5. Guru Ram Das (1534-1581 A.D.); 6. Guru Arjun Dev (1563-1606 A.D.); 7. Guru Hargobind (1595-1644 A.D.); 8. Guru Hari Rai (1630-1661 A.D.); 9. Guru Hari Krishan (1656-1664 A.D.); 10. Guru Tegh Bahadur (1664-1675 A.D.); 11. Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708 A.D.); II. The pioneer Sikh state (1709-1715 A.D.): 1. The initial efforts; 2. The fight against Bahadur Shah; 3. The struggle against Jahandar Shah; 4. Clash with Farrukh Siyyar; 5. Support base of Banda Bahadur; 6. Banda Bahadur's place in history; III. The misls (1716-99); IV. Sarkar Khalsaji (1799-1849); V. Regeneration and reformation (1849-1920): 1. Economic prosperity; 2. Social conditions; 3. The Nirankari movement; 4. Sant Khalsa and Namdhari movements; 5. The Singh Sabha and the chief Khalsa Dewan; 6. Gurdwara reform movement 1920-26; VI. Search for 'Sikh Homeland': 1. Indian statutory commission and the Sikhs; 2. Communal award and the Sikhs; 3. Government of India act, 1935 and the Sikhs; 4. "Quit India" movement of 1942 and the Sikhs; 5. Sikhs and process of constitution making; 6. The demand for Sikh homeland revived; VII. The Sikhs in Independent India; VIII. Conclusion; Annexures; Bibliography; Index.
DESCRIPTION
A Sikh is any person whose faith is in one God, the ten Gurus and their teachings as enshrined in the Adi Granth. He must live his life from birth to death according to the Sikh faith. A study of the Sikh ideal of life as prescribed by the Gurus and practiced both in letter and spirit by their followers since AD 1449 is the main theme of the book. The study further aims at providing knowledge of the glorious deeds of the sikhs till date.
A study of the Sikh ideal of life as laid down by the Gurus and practised both in letter and spirit by their followers since 1469 A.D., is the main theme of the book. The study is Sikh religion's journey of five hundred years which further aims at providing knowledge of the glorious deeds of the staunch Sikhs in such a form as to give happiness and enlightnmnet to the readers if they try to sincerely understand and practise the Sikh way of life.
