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Literature
The committee has put together a list of literature as below. We invite our members and anyone who is interested in the subject to read any of the below listed items and welcome you to discuss them on the forums.
| Title | Author | ISBN | Synopsis |
| 1947: A Soldier's Story | From the records of Maj. Gen. Mohindar Singh Chopra | Personal story of one soldier's experience during 1947 | |
| Maharaja Ranjit Singh | Mohinder Singh et al | 1-901363-45-7 | Basic info on his life and times |
| Guru Gobind Singh | Dr Gopal Singh | Biography of the Tenth Guru Ji | |
| *The Assassination & After | Arun Shourie et al | Debate on Panjab in light of the Indira Ghandhi assassination | |
| *The Betrayal of the Sikhs | Maj. Gen. J. S. Bhullar et al | ||
| *Genocide | P S Sandhu et al | Re 1984 | |
| Portrait of Courage | Sikh Military History | ||
| Emergency Sahib | Robin Schlaefli | Sikh Military History via memoirs of a British soldier | |
| Divine Mystic Reflections on Gurmat | Naranjan Singh Ji (Shiromani Kathakar) | Reflections on Gursikhi | |
| A Regimental History of the Sikh Light Infantry | Ed. J D Hookway | Sikh Military History | |
| The Political History of the Sikhs | Retd. Justice Choor Singh | A very brief Sikh political history | |
| Insights into Sikh Religion and History | G S Dhillon | ||
| Paintings of the Sikhs | W G Archer | ||
| Anandpur, The City of Bliss | Mohinder Singh et al | Basic info on the centre of pilgrimage | |
| The Encyclopedia of Sikhism | H S Singha | ||
| India, A Concise History | Francis Watson et al | ||
| Martyrdom in the Sikh Tradition, Playing the 'Game of Love' | Louis E Fenech | 019564947-8 | Sikh Military History |
| *Report to the Nation., Oppression In the Punjab, The Book They Banned | Sikh Human Rights Group | ||
| The Golden Temple | Dr Mohinder Singh | 962-217-167-2 | |
| Pilgrimage to Hemkunt | Jaswant Singh Neki | 1-901363-50-3 | Basic info on the centre of pilgrimage |
| Gurbani Komal Sangeet (in Panjabi) | Seetal Singh Sitara et al | Info on gurbani, especially classical raags | |
| Thw World According to Washington, An Asian View | Patwant Singh | Analysis of rising US intervention in Asia, from colonial times to the war with Iraq | |
| Stories from the Sikh World | Rani & Jugnu Singh | Collection of simple stories from the times of the Gurus | |
| Nishaan - backcopies | Journal on Sikh matters | ||
| Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar | Choor Singh Sidhu | History of Sri Harmandir Sahib, particularly focusing on Operation Blue Star | |
| Life & Times of the Sikh Gurus | 1-901363-05-03 | Very simplistic book on Sikh history and Gurus | |
| Arts of the Sikh Kingdoms | |||
| Arts of the Sikh Kingdoms, The Canadian Collections | |||
| Treasury of the World, Jewelled Arts of India in the Age of the Mughuls | Manuel Keene | 0-500-9608-2 | |
| The Golden Temple | Mohinder Singh et al | ||
| The Sikh Gurus | |||
| India Office Library & Records, Catalogue of the Panjabi and Sindhi Manuscripts in the India Office Library | C Shackle | ||
| Sikh Digest | Journal on Sikh matters | ||
| The Sikhs | Patwant Singh | Three Centuries of the Sikh Military Tradition | |
| History of the Sikhs Vol V | Hari Ram Gupta | ||
| Historical Sikh Shrines in Pakistan | Iqbal Qaiser | ||
| Warrior Saints | Amandeep Singh Madra & Parmjit Singh | ||
| Civil & Military Affairs of Maharajah Ranjit Singh | J S Grewal & Indu Banga | ||
| Readings from India | Ed G N S Raghavan | ||
| Race, Culture & Difference | Ed James Donal et al | ||
| Ethics of the Sikhs | Avtar Singh | ||
| Sikh Rehat Maryada (Panjabi) | SGPC, Amritsar | ||
| Glimpses of Sikhism | Sikh Missionary Society | ||
| Guru Nanak (for children) x2 | Sikh Missionary Society | ||
| A Spur to the Sikh Youth | Sikh Missionary Society | ||
| The Guru's Way (for children) | Sikh Missionary Society | ||
| The Life & Teachings of Guru Amardas Ji | Sikh Missionary Society | ||
| The Sikh Symbols - Hair | Sikh Missionary Society | ||
| In the Guru's Footsteps | Sikh Missionary Society | ||
| The Sikh Woman | Sikh Missionary Society | ||
| The Saint-Soldier, Guru Gobind Singh x2 | Sikh Missionary Society | ||
| Why am I a Sikh? | Sikh Missionary Society | ||
| The Supremem Sacrifice of Guru Tegh Bahadur | Sikh Missionary Society | ||
| The Sikh Marriage Ceremony | Sikh Missionary Society | ||
| Punjabi Teacher through English Medium | Sikh Missionary Society | ||
| The Gurdwara | Sikh Missionary Society | ||
| Guru Arjan Dev Ji, The Apostle of Peace | Sikh Missionary Society | ||
| The Khanda | |||
| Case for Republic of Khalistan | Surjan Singh | ||
| Guru Nanak at Hardwar | Virinder Jit Singh Kalra |
Please note that Cambridge University Sikh Society is not responsible for any of the literature listed.