The Sikhs

Author: Khushwant SinghRaghu Rai/Publisher: Roli BooksYear: 2001Language: EnglishPages: 144ISBN/UPC (if available): 8174361324 DescriptionThis coffee-table, lavishly produced art book in large format carries succinct, yet comprehensive and objective text by one of India's most celebrated authors, and is enhanced by rare, brilliant and varied photographs taken by one of the country's best photographers who has explored their private and public lives carefully and lovingly. The Sikhs are culturally one of the richest communities of India. The Sikh faith emerged and spread in north India to combat the stifling practices of the Hindu caste system and went on to become an all-encompassing way of life. Tracing the history of his race from the inception of its religion by Guru Nanak, this book explains the turbulent history of the Sikhs, their faith in one God, their ten Gurus and the casteless fraternity of the Khalsa Panth. It chronicles their customs, beliefs, rituals, modes of worship,