BhagatSingh Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 (edited) I have a severe case of ADHD. Oh look a penny! sooo shiny... Edited November 14, 2013 by BhagatSingh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BhagatSingh Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 (edited) I am only joking of course... there is no penny. Edited November 14, 2013 by BhagatSingh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsingh101 Posted November 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 I think ADHD is one of those easily curable conditions. Your momma and poppa just needed to use one of these on you at the right time: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BhagatSingh Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 I have gotten my share of beatings when I was young. PS Chapal can cure cancer if used right. It's a known fact amongst Indian people. Chapal to skin impact emits shockwaves that damage cancerous cells. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsingh101 Posted November 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 For your next project try something fancy: Finish a book. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BhagatSingh Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 I'll just hold my pinky out the next time I read. Now that's fancy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singh123456777 Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 I'm reading the host by Stephanie Myers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsingh101 Posted February 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Any one read Who moved my cheese by Dr. Spenser Johnson? It's very short (and simple), but well worth the read; and it can be done within an hour or two! Found an online copy: Ignore the blurb and go straight to the story. http://classes.sdc.wsu.edu/classes/cstm301/readings/who%20moved%20my%20cheese.pdf 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chatanga1 Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) Am I the only one here who picks up lots of books but doesn't finish reading them? No. I have a tendency to just pick a random book and read a chapter. Although if there is something i reaally want to know about I do finish the book. I have just finished reading "In the Master's Presence" by Nihang Niddar Singh. Edited February 25, 2014 by chatanga1 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAL 07 Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 No. I have a tendency to just pick a random book and read a chapter. Although if there is something i reaally want to know about I do finish the book. I have just finished reading "In the Master's Presence by Nihang Niddar Singh. So what's your review like. Niddar is a gyaani but he does chat shxx aswell 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsingh101 Posted February 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 I have just finished reading "In the Master's Presence by Nihang Niddar Singh. You resisted for that long! ...... lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chatanga1 Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 The book is well constructed, but i would rather have something a little plainer, less glossy and much cheaper. Thankfuly my friend lent me his copy. It IS a good book. It seems that there has been a war on in and around Hazur Sahib for decades. I never knew (assuming it is all correct) that the Sikhs had to fight many battles against Muslims to prevent them destroying the Gurdwara. I would like to have seen more pictures of the destruction of Sikh heritage just to make Sri Hazur Sahib look more "beautiful" in ther book. this is the last chapter, and as it is the only thing that has happened in the life time of todays reader, it could have done with more expansion. One thing that did make me ask, is the book says that "Banda Bahadur was veteran of many battles before he became a bairagi. I have never heard of Madho Das/Banda ever fighting any war, until he became a Sikh. Has anyone heard of this? Who's army was he part of? Who did he fight against? When did these fights take place? Oh, and there's one typo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chatanga1 Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 You resisted for that long! ...... lol no, I've wanted to read it for ages, just couldnt afford to pay 40 odd quid for it. I am now reading "Sicques, Tigers and theives". This is a really interesting book as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsingh101 Posted February 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 no, I've wanted to read it for ages, just couldnt afford to pay 40 odd quid for it. I am now reading "Sicques, Tigers and theives". This is a really interesting book as well. I think the common writer between the two works (Masters and Sicques) is Paramjit Singh. I do a fair bit of reading, and I must say that his writing style is quite exceptional. He is very talented in this respect. As for the contents of the book he did with Niddar, I'd say it was very interesting, even if some sections were somewhat dubious. Overall though, the work does a lot to open your eyes. I mean I found the information on that sehajdhari leader (was his name Chandu?) very interesting. What the book does allude to is a time when Sikhs and Sikhi had a much wider influence in India than the Panjabcentrism of today. The network of Sikhi was much more dispersed in India prior to annexation. Personally I think that is something we need to resurrect without trying to be some sort of 'Sikh overlords' of a wider Sikh world. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chatanga1 Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 What the book does allude to is a time when Sikhs and Sikhi had a much wider influence in India than the Panjabcentrism of today. The network of Sikhi was much more dispersed in India prior to annexation. Personally I think that is something we need to resurrect without trying to be some sort of 'Sikh overlords' of a wider Sikh world. Maybe because we had a rule i those times. Ever since 1849, we have been tooo concerned with holding the community together against external threats to realise, that we have become panjab-centric. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsingh101 Posted February 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 Ever since 1849, we have been tooo concerned with holding the community together against external threats to realise, that we have become panjab-centric. I'd say there was a VERY strong case for us having assimilated the very British 'politics of fear' and insularity as one of the subtle but profound influences of being colonised. Pre-annexation Singhs/Sikhs appear to have been infinitely more confident (both physically and politically) as well as independent minded and shrewd compared to now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premi Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 I'm surprised you guys daint know this, the British actually have the original 500 Saki. In order to weaken the Sikhs, the British corrupted the 500 sakhi and made it into 5 books of 100 sakjis, which many are inaccurate. Many vidvaans know of this and have heard in Katha aswell by Sant Jagjeet Singh Harkovalwale Anyone know where the Sau Sakhis are kept now by the British? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chatanga1 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 I have bought some books from India, well quite a lot actually. Arthshastra Gazetteers of undivided Panjab Panjab 100 years ago (written in 1840s) Umdat ul Twarikh (5 vols) Four centuries of Sikh literature about 10 books on partition of India inc Governors reports on Panjab, Partition Observed Sunset of the Sikh Empire Gurbilas 6 Guru kian Sakhian Lahore 1947 Master Tara Singh (biography) and loads more! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAadmin Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 I start reading on and off priceless 800 page teeka of japji sahib by sant kartar singh bhindranwale/sant gurbachan singh bhindranwale: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsingh101 Posted May 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 I have bought some books from India, well quite a lot actually. Arthshastra Gazetteers of undivided Panjab Panjab 100 years ago (written in 1840s) Umdat ul Twarikh (5 vols) Four centuries of Sikh literature about 10 books on partition of India inc Governors reports on Panjab, Partition Observed Sunset of the Sikh Empire Gurbilas 6 Guru kian Sakhian Lahore 1947 Master Tara Singh (biography) and loads more! That's a tasty looking list! Make sure you share any discoveries with us. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amar_jkp Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 I have bought some books from India, well quite a lot actually. Arthshastra Gazetteers of undivided Panjab Panjab 100 years ago (written in 1840s) Umdat ul Twarikh (5 vols) Four centuries of Sikh literature about 10 books on partition of India inc Governors reports on Panjab, Partition Observed Sunset of the Sikh Empire Gurbilas 6 Guru kian Sakhian Lahore 1947 Master Tara Singh (biography) and loads more! Umdat ul Twarikh (5 vols) - Is is related to Sikhi ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chatanga1 Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Umdat ul Twarikh is a persian diary of the daily life of the Royal Court of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. It has been translated into english. There are other similiar works, eg Khalsa Darbar records, of which original volumes still exist in Panjab Library, Patiala, but as of yet there are no plans to publish them. There is a dearth of literature that exists as such, in various libraries throughout Panjab inc Lahore, but with very little plans to bring it to wider audiences. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amar_jkp Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 (edited) I would like share my wish list . I also request you to recommend good books : Punjab Divided: Politics of The Muslim League and Partition 1935-1947 by Amarjit Singh The Sikh Separatist Insurgency in India: Political Leadership and Ethnonationalist Movements by Jugdep S. Chima Warrior Saints: 1: Four Centuries of Sikh Military History Report of the Komagata Maru Committee of Inquiry and Some Further Documents (the Punjabi Diaspora Documents and Literature Series) by Darshan S. Tatla (Hardcover) Reflections on Baba Dayal and Nirankari Movement Swami Dayanand and His Tragic Consequences by Gurpreet Singh Sumra Dreams After Darkness ; A Search for a Life Ordinary Under the Shadow of 1984 by Manraj Grewal Edited May 31, 2014 by amar_jkp 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amar_jkp Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Sikh Militancy in the Seventeenth Century: Religous Violence in Mughal and Early Modern India (Library of South Asian History and Culture) Fascinating Hindutva: Saffron Politics and Dalit Mobilisation by Badri Narayan The Cross in the Shadow of the Crescent by Erwin W. Lutzer The Sikh Zafar-namah of Guru Gobind Singh: A Discursive Blade in the Heart of the Mughal Empire by Louis E. Fenech Martyrdom in the Sikh Tradition: Playing the 'Game of Love' by Louis E. Fenech Cultural Entrenchment of Hindutva: Local Mediations and Forms of Convergence by Daniela Berti (Hardcover) From Missionary to Mercenary: How the Church Went from Pacifism to Militancy and Why It Should Return by PhD Alvin L Carpenter Broken Republic by Arundhati Roy (Hardcover) Struggle for the Land: Native North American Resistance to Genocide, Ecocide and Colonization by Ward Churchill 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amar_jkp Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Partition: And the Making of the Mohajir Mindset by A.R. Siddiqui Veer Savarkar Father of Hindu Nationalism by Jaywant D. Jogleka Changing Homelands: Hindu Politics And Partion Of by Neeti Nair Jinnah and Punjab: Shmsul Hasan Collection and Other Documents 1944-47 by Amarjit Singh Gandhi: Behind the Mask of Divinity by G. B. Sing The Sickle and the Crescent: Communists, Muslim League and India's Partition (Critical Debates on Frontpage, History & Politics on Frontpage) by Sunanda Sanya 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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