Sikh heritage : a history of valour and devotion / photographs, Sondeep Shankar ; text, Rishi Singh ; foreword, Hardeep S. Puri.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shankar, Sondeep, photographer.

Rishi Singh, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sikhism--India--History.

Sikhism.

Sikhism--India--Pictorial works.

Sikh temples--India--History.

Sikh temples.

Sikh temples--India--Pictorial works.

History.

India.

Genre:

History.

Pictorial works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

215 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New Delhi, India : Lustre Press/Roli Books, [2019]

Summary:

Sikh Heritage, with a foreword by Hardeep Sigh Puri, is a succinct and delightfully photographed glimpse into the community's religion, its ten gurus, its temples, traditional systems of governance, history, architecture, and the famous Golden Temple. This book traces the history of the valour and devotion of the Sikh community, which forms less than 1 per cent of India's one billion population, yet produces over 50 per cent of the country's food reserves. Despite the brutal assaults of history faced by the Sikh community - such as the partition of Punjab - they still maintain the merit of their heritage. Looks at how the thriving Sikh diaspora has spread across the globe; and how they always took the words of the gurus with them wherever they went. This work has captured the relics that have borne witness to the establishment of the Sikh community and identity. Most of these heritage objects associated with the gurus are in private collections or in gurdwaras. A photographic documentation of the Sikh historicity through objects both in time and space, such as the beautifully captured images of Takhats or temporal seats of the Sikhs, portray a unique relationship between the edifice and the Sikhs - thus, each photograph is a story in itself. This new approach aims at the conception of Sikh heritage not only as the sacred masterpieces of the past to be valued and conserved, but also as emblematic and living spaces to be appropriated by the local communities who are the bearers of a rich and active collective memory.

Contents:

Emergence of the Sikh faith

Harmandir : the abode of tranquility

Temporal seats : the five Takhats

Seats of power : forts and fortresses

Index of important Gurdwaras.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9788193984604

8193984609

OCLC:

1117556002

Publisher Number:

99983651838