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The biggest shame is that the police were right there and did nothing, disgusting.

The idea was to try and get the story of our Guru into the mainstream so that more people could learn about who Sikhs are and why we hold the Guru's in such high regard. At the moment its only an idea that i wanted to investigate, getting feedback off you guys on here is ideal so that i can see what the general feeling is.

The problem with novels that straddle the line between fact and fiction is that the average reader doesnt have the brain to differentiate and those who are smart will see an agenda. No matter how you say it, we are all prejudiced and opinionated and this will always come across. In the west we see this with Christian fiction which is 'based on a true story' but when you research the backstory, it is wildly different.

I've been writing some scripts and alternative history novels based on Sikh history. I have found that to avoid the issue of bias I just state facts if they can be backed up but have them in the background to my fictional story so that people who may watch or read could tell the difference (hopefully). If you want to write a novel, why not make up the story and heroes etc but include your research as backstory and background? That way the reader can differentiate the fictional story/characters you have made up with the research about Guru Gobind Singh Ji? It will be like having two novels in one and will avoid the usual criticism thrown at these kinds of novel. I dont doubt your heart is in the right place and that this project will be great but some people react differently to other people's notion of a good idea. We already have enough problems of people just making stuff up about our Gurus so you will need to tread carefully.

That's the issue you see, i believe the story of Guru Gobind Singh would enlighten many people to the faith and the struggled faced so long ago - yet there will be others that will do their best to try and bring the project down and bring negativity to the table. Treading carefully is the biggest issue of them all.

Hi guys,

I am a relatively new writer and one of my aims for a book in the future is to tell the story of Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

The idea would be to tell his story as accurately as possible from early years to the end, this would require lots of research and is probably a few years away from beginning as a project. I am Sikh and want the world to know about the amazing story of our Guru, my question to you guys here is that would you have issues with the story being told as a novel?

Some of the dialogue in the novel would have to be invented or expanded where required but the main of the story would be as accurate as possible and the research would be as thorough as possible.

Let me know your thoughts please.

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