Beyond Punjab : Sikhs in East and Northeast India

Name: Beyond Punjab : Sikhs in East and Northeast India
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book focuses on Sikh communities in east and northeast India. It studies settlements in Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, and Manipur to understand the Indian Sikhs through the lens of their dispersal to the plains and hills far from Punjab. Drawing on robust historical and ethnographic sources such as official documents, media accounts, memoirs, and reports produced by local Sikh institutions, the author studies the social composition of the immigrants and surveys the extent of their success in retaining their community identity and recreating their memories of home at their new locations. He uses a nuanced notion of the internal diaspora to look at the complex relationships between home, host, and community.\n As an important addition to the study of Sikhism, this book\n\nBeyond Punjab\nSikhs in East and Northeast India\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note that th;