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New
book on Kairon Murder Case
17
February 2010
This new book
about Chief Minister Kairon Murder Case by Anand Sawrup has been
published by Sandeep Publications. Partap Singh Kairon, Punjab’s
legendary... |
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I accuse, I speak: Jarnail Singh launches book in Punjab
9
December 2009
You can accuse him of being hasty in throwing the show, but he has a
simple explanation. He took 25 years before hurling it. And he
hurled it at a system that deserved... |
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After hurling his shoe, Jarnail Singh
flings "I Accuse" into Indian establishment's face
11
November 2009
CHANDIGARH:
Journalist Jarnail Singh, who hit headlines when he hurled a shoe at
India's Home Minister P. Chidambaram and was later made to leave his
job... |
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How 1984 touched Sikhs
19
August 2009
Professor Emeritus of University of Missouri, Norman G. Barrier
reviews Bhupinder Singh Mahal’s book on the events of 1984.
The book touches many issues...
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Cashing on the Sikh Face
5
August 2009
Not to be left behind Bollywood, where every other actor and even
actress wants to sport the turban, Times of India’s sister
publication in Hindi, Navbharat Times, in... |
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Ajmer Singh's new work engages
with 1984 Catastrophe
8
July 2009
NEW YORK: In a world that has largely come to see path-breaking
technologies, wars between nations, or economic upheavals as having
the potential to change the... |
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Warming up to Enlightenment
13
May 2009
LUDHIANA: I do not remember the last time I went to a poetry
reading session and that too a Punjabi poetry reading session.
I spent a good part of... |
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Cataclysmic Showdown
22
April 2009
The last quarter of a century has been a pretty tumultuous period
for the Sikhs in India and in the Diaspora. A series of events-growth
in militancy in the... |
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IFCAPS invites research essays
for new book on Akal Takht Sahib
1 April 2009
NORTHBROOK:
After the successful launch of Sachi Ki Bani, the Institute for
Conflict and Peace Studies is planning to publish a book... |
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Sach Ki Bani
18 March 2009
CHICAGO:
Sach ki Bani: Universal Message for Peace dedicated to the
300th commemorative centenary of enthroning of Sri Guru Granth
Sahib, edited by... |
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Litterateur Extraordinaire
4
March 2009
One
of the serious blots on Sikhs has been that they do not write their
history but create it. Kapur Singh would not have any of this. He
created history not only by... |
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On the path
of Begumpura
4
February 2009
The
Gurta Gaddi Tercentenary celebrations have stopped. The search for
eternal peace, tranquility and soul-satisfaction continues. You are
invited to participate in this... |
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‘The Dutch Sikhs' released
14 January 2009
SOUTHALL:
Well known writer Bhupinder Singh Holland’s book The Dutch Sikhs was
released here at an impressive ceremony attended by crème de la
crème of Punjabi fraternity... |
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Margins of Peace
24 December
2008
Today,
South Asia is flashing all signs of turning into a battlefield for
the most horrific war, the humanity has ever seen. The leadership of India
and Pakistan has mostly... |
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Know Your Rights
10 December
2008
Documenting
human rights violation is the key work of human rights activists
world wide. From Amnesty International to the People’s Union
for Civil Liberties, from Punjab Human Rights... |
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Book traces history of Hazur Sahib Deccani Sikhs
12 November
2008
Amritsar:
In a comprehensive research, involving rare pictures and documents,
UK-based Sikh scholars Nidar Singh Nihang and Paramjit Singh have
explored... |
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King was Singh
8 October 2008
Acouple of years ago, William Dalrymple, in some interviews given
prior to the publication of The Last Mughal, set the cat among the
pigeons by comparing... |
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Seminar on Khushal Lali's book underlines
importance of volantary missions
27 August, 2008
CHANDIGARH: A
seminar on Khushal Lali’s book Babe Da Mission held at Punjab Kala
Bhawan brought together many literary and media personalities... |
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Kis
Bidh Ruli PatShahi: A Review
13 August, 2008
This is the
second of the trilogy, fourth edition of the first having appeared on the
bookstalls last year. Third book is under preparation and may soon be in the
hands... |
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Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time in Punjabi
6 August, 2008
LUDHIANA:
A science book for the layman, which was first published in 1988 and
became a bestseller selling more than 9 million copies, is now
available... |
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GB Singh in Fremont; his book shreds
India’s fabrications
30
April 2008
NEW YORK: In
“Gandhi Under Cross- Examination”, G. B. Singh and his colleague,
Tim Watson examine the very roots of Mahatma Gandhi’s position... |
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Beware about what your children are being
told
9
April
2008
AT
a time when Indian establishment is proudly proclaiming its achievement in
touching 10 per cent growth rate (even though admitting that agricultural
sector... |
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Advani reveals deep bias, dishonesty towards Sikhs, Punjab in his book
9
April
2008
PUNJAB: For readers dependent on the daily journalistic churnings,
‘My Country, My Life’, the new book by Lal Krishan Advani, declared
by the overtly right-wing Hindu ultra... |
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For Batalvi in Devnagari script, thank this
Punjabi-origin
27
February 2008
AMRITSAR: Born in Alipur (North Bengal), daughter of Punjabi
parents, Hindi writer Neelam Sharma Anshu (42) has transliterated
Shiv Kumar Batalvi... |
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Sikhs at Large: Religion, Culture, and
Politics in Global Perspective
13 February 2008
Verne
A. Dusenbery in this collection of essays explores two related
topics: Sikh "ethnosociology" and Sikh identity as minority far
and near... |
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Books on Sikhism to be included in Washington area Public Libraries
23 January 2008
Washington: To help disseminate information
about Sikhism, public libraries run by Montgomery County, adjacent to
Washington, DC, have agreed... |
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Intellectuals Mull over Whither Went
Sovereignty
16 January 2008
THE
operation Blue Start of June 1984 created turmoil in Sikhs’ relationship
with the Indian nation state. If 9/11 attack on twin towers rocked... |
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Day of Reckoning Raises Penetrating Questions
19 December, 2007
Patrick J. Buchanan’s book, Day of Reckoning: How Hubris, Ideology and
Greed are Tearing America Apart, has just arrived in the bookstores. This
book has already caught the attention... |
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In 1947, it was my mother. In ‘84, It was me
19 December, 2007
Pali Grewal, 70, began her life in a Punjab which was eventually
partitioned; her teen years were spent internalizing what it meant
to be a refugee. As a grown woman she married an IAS officer,... |
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Sikh teacher's book on bullying may help many parents,
teachers
12 December, 2007
MASSACHUSETS: Khalsa brings out A Springfield
educator SiriNam S. Khalsa has authored a book "Break the Bully Cycle:
Intervention Techniques and Activities to Create a Respectful School
Community"... |
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Lost In History: 1984 Reconstructed
21 November, 2007
Lost In History: 1984 Reconstructed Lost In
History: 1984 Reconstructed is authored... |
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A vivid account of Guru's martyrdom
14
November, 2007
Guru Arjan Dev was the
fifth Guru of the Sikhs who compiled the Adi Granth, which later became Guru
Granth Sahib; founding.... |
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Delhi’s Four Darkest Days
7 November, 2007
The
capital awoke to a foreboding calm,
A false peace foretold an exploding bomb; |
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Phoolka’s new book aims at shaking pogrom-programed
India out of stupor
31 October, 2007
NEW DELHI: Senior Supreme Court advocate and
relentless fighter for the cause of 1984 victims of anti-Sikh pogroms,
Sardar Harvinder Singh Phoolka, has claimed... |
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Twenty Years of Impunity
31 October,
2007
This in-depth 150-page report analyzes
thousands of pages of previously unavailable affidavits, government records
and arguments submitted to... |
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A Sea of Orange - Writings
31 October,
2007
Covers Sikh militancy, religious
conflict in India, and human rights. Drawing on sources used in judicial,
political and academic arenas, as well as... |
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The Sikhs of the Punjab:
31 October,
2007
Punjabis have lived with the terror of
the conflict between Sikh militants and Indian security forces since the
attack on the Sikh Golden Temple... |
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Hansra pens down book about Sikhs for those who are
not
11 July, 2007
Sacramento: As fear levels rose after 9/11 and
many a Sikh felt they were being targetted wrongly, the community... |
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Ludhiana doctor's book makes waves with Hollywood film
16 May, 2007
Like many young men fresh out of Ludhiana’s
Dayanand Medical College, Dr Parminder Singh Chawla — Shelley to his friends
— set his sights.... |
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Roopinder Singh’s book on Guru Nanak now in Hindi
2 May,2007
Chandigarh:
The Hindi translation of
Roopinder Singh’s book Guru Nanak: His Life and Teachings was
released... |
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Understanding Punjab: A Historian’s Viewpoint
2 May,2007
Mridula Mukherjee’s recent work on peasants in
India’s non-violent revolution is a welcome departure... |
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Punjab-Punjab cooperation can be a model of peace,
says new book
4 April,
2007
Washington: The prestigious American University
held a panel discussion on the role Punjab can play to bridge the
gap between the two rival nations... |
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Retd prof translates eight English classics into
Punjabi
21 March, 2007
Mansa: The abridged Punjabi translation of eight
classic masterpieces of world literature done by Prof Achhru Singh, former
head of department.... |
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First book on Chandigarh Gurdwaras released
10 January,
2007
Chandigarh: Ina first of sorts, a new book now
introduces readers to all gurdwaras in and around Chandigarh, the capital of
Punjab. Released by.... |
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New book about the man of Gurbani and Qurbani
22 November 2006
Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth Guru of the Sikhs, built the
Harmandir Sahib, in Amritsar, where he had the first Sikh holy book... |
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Scholar’s kin explores role of women in Sikhism
25 October 2006
CHANDIGARH: Dr Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh,
who holds the Crawford Family Professor of Religious Studies endowed chair
at Colby College... |
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