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Sikh and Punjab history books ਸਿੱਖ ਤੇ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦਾ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ

This is the largest shelf in the shop: 249 books on the Sikh Gurus, the misls and the Sikh Raj, the Ghadar movement and Bhagat Singh, Partition, 1984 and what followed. Most are in Punjabi; Khushwant Singh's A History of the Sikhs is also stocked in English.

249 titles, priced from ₹100 to ₹3,700. Every copy is an original publisher print. Free delivery across India. Pay online by UPI, card, netbanking or wallet.

Books on this shelf

Finding your way around it

  • The rise and fall of the Sikh kingdom: Sohan Singh Seetal's Sikh Raj Kiven Banya and Sikh Raj Kiven Gaya are the two books most readers start with.
  • A single general history: Khushwant Singh, in English or in the Punjabi translation.
  • The twentieth century and 1984: Ajmer Singh's books are the ones asked for most.
  • The freedom movement: books on the Ghadar party, Kartar Singh Sarabha and Bhagat Singh.

History books are heavier and dearer than novels, and the same title is often sold by different publishers at different prices. The price shown on each book is for the edition we hold, which is the one in the photograph.

A starter shelf of Punjab and Sikh history books — Where to begin, by period.

Questions readers ask

Which book should I read first on Sikh history?

For one general account, Khushwant Singh's A History of the Sikhs. For the Sikh kingdom told in Punjabi, Sohan Singh Seetal's Sikh Raj Kiven Banya followed by Sikh Raj Kiven Gaya.

Do you have Sikh history books in English?

A few, including Khushwant Singh's A History of the Sikhs. Most of the shelf is in Punjabi, printed in Gurmukhi.

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