The Story of a Sikh Museum Heritage, Politics, Popular Culture Singh Hardback
The Story of a Sikh Museum\n\nHeritage, Politics, Popular Culture\n\nA study of the Bhai Mati Das Museum at Sisganj Gurdwara in old Delhi.\n\nKanika Singh (Author)\n\n9781009550413, Cambridge University Press\n\nHardback, published 4 September 2025\n\n275 pages\n23.5 x 16 x 2 cm, 0.52 kg\n\nA pioneering study on Sikh museums, a unique phenomenon of contemporary India\u2014for their sheer numbers, distinctive display, malleability and presence in multiple cultural spheres and their political significance. This case study of Bhai Mati Das Museum at Gurdwara Sisganj, Delhi, examines the process of creation of Sikh heritage through history paintings and museums, unearths the networks of patronage which finance these, and analyses the ways in which specific versions of the Sikh past are used to make present-day claims. It is based on interviews with artists and patrons, material from personal and institutional archives, a visual analysis of Sikh popular art and a critical examination of t]
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