{"title":"The Latest Additions","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"british-newspaper-reports-on-the-sikhs-1784-1799","title":"British Newspaper Reports on the Sikhs: 1784 - 1799","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" title=\"Edited\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis book includes newspaper reports from the Calcutta Gazette, Madras Courier, Kentish Gazette and the Oxford Journal from 1784 to 1799. You will not find this book anywhere else. ⠀\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExtracts from the Introduction:⠀⠀⠀\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e⠀\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"To provide some context the newspaper extracts start in March 1784. It was only the previous year, in March 1783, that Delhi was subjugated by the combined forces of Baghel Singh Karorsinghia, Jassa Singh Ahluwalia and Jassa Singh Ramgharia.⠀⠀\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e⠀\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlthough the period after this is marked by numerous invasions by the Durrani’s, by the end of the century the consolidation of power under the Sikhs is about to come to fruition.⠀⠀\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e⠀⠀\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt is the short time period between 1784 and 1799 which is covered by the various newspaper extracts included in this book. As expected, all of the extracts include a mention of the Sikhs and Umrootsar and Lahore also crop up. Alongside this the Nawab of Oudh and Zaman Shah are mentioned most often.\"⠀⠀⠀\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" title=\"Edited\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe book conforms to the digest dimensions of 5.5 x 8.5 in \/ 140 x 216 mm and 40 pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" title=\"Edited\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is just the first in the series of books I will be publishing that catalogue British newspaper reports regarding the Sikhs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Softback\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ramblingsofasikh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37043763183780,"sku":"","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/0570\/1796\/files\/british-newspaper-reports-on-the-sikhs-1784-1799-8054596.jpg?v=1756601249"},{"product_id":"the-punjab-by-henry-steinbach-1","title":"The Punjab by Henry Steinbach","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Punjab Being a Brief Account of the Country of the Sikhs. Its Extent, History, Commerce, Productions, Government, Manufactures, Laws, Religion by Henry Steinbach was first published in 1845.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is \u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emore of a compilation than an original contribution. It is mostly based on the accounts of Malcolm, Murray, Prinsep, Baron Charles Hegel, Moorcroft and Trebeck and Thorton. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe entire 8th chapter, except for two pages, is from Captain Murray. The 10th chapter is mostly based on Malcolm's Sketch of the Sikhs. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMcLeod is right in saying that Steinbach's narrative includes errors due to Malcolm's guidance. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLieutenant-Colonel Henry Steinbach was a Prussian who was employed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji's Khalsa Darbar in 1836 as a battalion commander on a slarary of 600 RS and increased to 800 RS by 1841. In 1841 he commanded a Sikh battalion and according to his own testimony he apparently escaped with his life during the mutiny of the Sikh army in 1843. Amongst a whole lot more.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGetting back to the book - the entire aim of him producing this work was in order to make a plea for the annexation of the Punjab by the British. 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While postmodern thinkers like Bataille, Foucault, Derrida, Lyotard, Deleuze, Guattari, Boudieu, Rorty, Geertz, Irigaray have, through their works, attacked the epistemic rationalist enterprise of the West that eliminates the difference of the Other\/Subject. The main challenge before the postmodernism was to liberate the subject and the human beings from all types of Oedipal. The Sikh Gurus, although their texts were written in a different period in which the sultan\/emperor was the central governing figure, evolved the concept of Sahaja to liberate the individuals from the Oedipal or the despotic ruler. To counter the territorializing strategies of then dominant classes, the Gurus established a God who is creative, libidinal and wonderous, is not a rational sign. The Gurus’ collective effort was not only transforming individual psyche, but transforming a cultural psyche from repression to celebrative of other’s difference. For this the Guru used multiple strategies. 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A foreword by Professor Raj Kumar Hans constructs an informed and scholarly framework around the text, in terms of Sikh history, ideology and dalit Dynamics, then and now. An introduction by the translator speaks of the scholarship potential the Katha holds as a source text for historians, anthropologists, social scientists and researchers in religious and literary studies. In the larger context of Gurbani and Bhakti poetics, the Srl Gur Katha emerges as a text furnished by local and transnational poetic traditions which in turn were influenced by the dust-storms of religious confluence and conflict. Of this, the Katha text is both an expression and an extension; as on the one hand it subsumes and shifts stylistic and substantial boundaries and, on the other, culls new strategies and dynamics into the poetics of mystic and militant verse writings in Punjabi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can check out my book review on this book, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/43263260\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Hardback\u003cbr\u003e- ISBN:\u003cspan class=\"author-bold\"\u003e 81-7205-543-9\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e- Edition(s):\u003cspan class=\"author-bold\"\u003e Aug-2015 1st\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e- Pages:\u003cspan class=\"author-bold\"\u003e 143\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ramblingsofasikh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37045434417316,"sku":"","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/0570\/1796\/files\/bhai-jaitas-sri-gur-katha-by-neeti-singh-3644729.jpg?v=1756601045"},{"product_id":"the-first-punjab-war-by-p-k-nijhawan","title":"The First Punjab War by P.K. 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The English and Hindi rendition of the Jangnamah by Nijhawan in a lucid style will go a long way in arousing the sense of Punjabi pride, cutting across communal considerations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can check out my book review \u003ca href=\"bit.ly\/BookReview13\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ramblingsofasikh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37045447590052,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/0570\/1796\/files\/the-first-punjab-war-by-pk-nijhawan-7783903.jpg?v=1756601044"},{"product_id":"rajasthani-documents-on-banda-singh-bahadur-by-balwant-singh-dhillon-dr","title":"Rajasthani Documents on Banda Singh Bahadur by: Balwant Singh Dhillon (Dr.)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe present study introduces the exciting Rajasthani sources to explore the Sikh history. It rings into focus the Rajasthani documents, which are basically found in archival form in Rajasthan State Archives, Bikaner. The authors of these documents belonged to a rare breed of Vakils, who like the present-day diplomats, represented the Rajput Rajas at the Mughal court. On the basis of their observations they submitted regular reports to their masters which may be called dossiers in the modern sense. Evidence offered by them is unique as it does not carry the sectarian bias which is the hall-mark of contemporary Mughal chronicles. Rather it unfolds the Rajasthani perspective on the Sikh struggle against the Mughal Empire under the stewardship of Banda Singh Bahadur. This study is based upon the reports written by eyewitnesses to the events. Some of the reports carry graphic account of the battlefield and even reveal the crisis within the Mughal army. These documents divulge the nature and extent of Sikh uprising and throw fresh light on some of the lesser-known facets of Banda Singh Bahadur. These dossiers from the pen of Rajasthani Vakils are of immense value to understand the military strategy and diplomacy during the suppression of the Sikh struggle by the Mughal Empire. These documents also bear testimony to the fact that Banda Singh Bahadur desired to forge an alliance with the Rajput Rajas with a view to liberate the country from the Mughal yoke.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can check out my book review on it \u003ca href=\"bit.ly\/BookReview03\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ramblingsofasikh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37045695971492,"sku":"","price":13.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/0570\/1796\/files\/rajasthani-documents-on-banda-singh-bahadur-by-balwant-singh-dhillon-dr-7109464.jpg?v=1756601045"},{"product_id":"sri-dasam-granth-sahib-questions-answers-by-g-s-mann-and-kamalroop-singh","title":"Sri Dasam Granth Sahib: Questions \u0026 Answers by G.S. 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But over time, confusion, misinterpretations, and controversy have clouded its understanding.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThis book offers a clear and well-researched guide to the history, compilation, and relevance of Guru Gobind Singh’s compositions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eWritten by Gurinder Singh Mann and Kamalroop Singh, it answers 50 of the most important questions people have about the Dasam Granth—drawing on rare manuscripts and historical sources to provide honest, thoughtful insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIf you’ve ever had questions about the Sri Dasam Granth, this book is where to start.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book features:\u003cbr\u003e*50 questions and 50 elaborate answers on the scripture.\u003cbr\u003e*Rare pictures of Sri Dasam Granth manuscripts.\u003cbr\u003e*The Akal Takht Sahib stance on the Guru's bani.\u003cbr\u003e*The British views on the Sikh scripture.\u003cbr\u003e*The relevance of Sri Dasam Granth in modern society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can read my in-depth review here: \u003ca href=\"bit.ly\/BookReview07\" title=\"bit.ly\/BookReview07\"\u003ebit.ly\/BookReview07\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can check out all the related podcasts to Sri Dasam Granth below.\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/ramblingsofasikh\/episode-06-dr-kamalroop-singh-from-northampton-sri-dasam-granth-authenticity-and-authorship\" title=\"here\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lqd4tbc_Vyg\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hkgHVvfmtL8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ris1pTIP4tk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ramblingsofasikh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37121596489892,"sku":"","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/0570\/1796\/files\/sri-dasam-granth-sahib-questions-answers-by-gs-mann-and-kamalroop-singh-6915623.jpg?v=1756600959"},{"product_id":"history-of-the-punjab-the-rise-progress-present-condition-of-the-sect-nation-of-the-sikhs-by-henry-thoby-prinsep","title":"History of the Punjab, \u0026 the Rise, Progress, \u0026 Present Condition of the Sect \u0026 Nation of the Sikhs by Henry Thoby Prinsep","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe book deals mainly with the political history of the Sikhs from 1742 to 1831.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHenry Thoby Prinsep's (1792 - 1878) work is primarily based on the material collected by Murray. Prinsep has further enriched this information by adding from Captain Wade's (Agent at Ludhiana) report and from some other sources too. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaptain Murray spent sixteen years (1815 to 1831) among the Sikhs as Assistant Political Agent at Ludhiana, Deputy Superintendant of Sikh and Hill Affairs and later Political Agent at Ambala. 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Front cover is from Prince Alexis Soltykoff's Indian Scences and Characters: sketched from life, edited by Edward E. Eastwick.⠀\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Softback\u003cbr\u003e- 426 pages\u003cbr\u003e- Limited stock available\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA History of the Sikh Misals by Dr. Bhagat Singh\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis work on the Sikh Misals mainly relates to the eighteenth century, which is one of the most eventful periods of Sikh history. Covering the struggles against the Mughals, Ahmad Shah Durrani, and the Marathas. The Sikhs, led by Kapur Singh Faizullapuria, Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, Jassa Singh Ramgarhia, Charhat Singh Sukarchakia, Tara Singh Ghaiba, Jai Singh Kanaihya, Ala Singh Phulkian, Baghel Singh Karorsinghia, Lehna Singh, and Gujjar Singh Bhangis, organized themselves into armed units and waged a life and death struggle for Sikh and Punjabi political emancipation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy 1768, having overpowered all their enemies, the Sikhs obtained possession of the majority of the Punjab. The Misals passed from deliverers to rulers of their territories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book conforms to\u003c\/span\u003e A5 (5.83 x 8.27 in \/ 148 x 210 mm), 309 Pages, Black \u0026amp; White Standard, 60# (90 GSM) White Paper, Paperback, Matte Cover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBritish Newspaper Reports on the Sikhs: 1784 - 1799\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan title=\"Edited\" class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis book includes newspaper reports from the Calcutta Gazette, Madras Courier, Kentish Gazette and the Oxford Journal from 1784 to 1799. You will not find this book anywhere else. ⠀\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan title=\"Edited\" class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe book conforms to the digest dimensions of 5.5 x 8.5 in \/ 140 x 216 mm and 40 pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan title=\"Edited\" class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is just the first in the series of books I will be publishing that catalogue British newspaper reports regarding the Sikhs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Softback\u003cbr\u003e- 40 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"product-single__title\"\u003eBritish Newspaper Reports on the Sikhs: The Sikh Empire (7th July, 1799 – 8th March, 1846)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis book is a compilation of over one hundred British newspaper articles regarding the Sikhs spanning over fourty-six years from 1799 until 1846.  In summary, it provides a brilliantly broad view of British interactions and observations of the Punjab and the Sikhs. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt is a treasure trove of information, from the sketches of the Sikhs, descriptions of the local people, overviews of the landscape or the cities through which the observer had travelled, as well as the bias and views of the writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHistory of the Punjab, \u0026amp; the Rise, Progress, \u0026amp; Present Condition of the Sect \u0026amp; Nation of the Sikhs by Henry Thoby Prinsep\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book deals mainly with the political history of the Sikhs from 1742 to 1831.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHenry Thoby Prinsep's (1792 - 1878) work is primarily based on the material collected by Murray. Prinsep has further enriched this information by adding from Captain Wade's (Agent at Ludhiana) report and from some other sources too. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaptain Murray spent sixteen years (1815 to 1831) among the Sikhs as Assistant Political Agent at Ludhiana, Deputy Superintendant of Sikh and Hill Affairs and later Political Agent at Ambala. 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(Mudki - 18th December 1845, Ferozeshah - 21st\/22nd December 1845, Baddowal - 21st January 1846, Aliwal - 28th January 1846 and Sobraon - 10th February 1846).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo help understand this time there are a handful of newspaper extracts post 8th March 1846 that helps to set the scene for the next compilation of British newspaper reports - this time looking at the inter-Anglo-Sikh war period and the Second Anglo-Sikh War (18 April 1848 – 30 March 1849).\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Those mentioned include: Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Guru Gobind Singh Ji, Guru Granth Sahib Ji and Sri Dasam Granth Sahib Ji. Maharaja Runjeet Singh, some of his wives’, Daya Kaur, Roop Kaur and Mehtab Kaur, along with his mother-in-law, Sada Kaur, and his wife, Jind Kaur. 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