Gurdarshan Singh Dhillon is one of the most well known historians of Sikh history. He was born on 5th March 1943. After doing his M.A. History (he topped) in 1966, he completed his Ph.D. in 1974 on the subject impact of “Singh Sabha Movement” on the history of Punjab. He taught history in the Punjab […]

Gurmukh Singh, a prominent British Sikh community mentor and a social activist, was born on 11 September 1938. After completing his education in India he went to UK in 1960 and joined the Department of Trade and Industry in December 1962. He held many high profile position in the Department while serving in over 12 […]

Harinder Khalsa, a Turkish by birth, converted to Sikhism was born in Ankara, Turkey. After finishing her school education, she moved to Istanbul where she studied Italian language and literature. She also started taking classes in Italian at a young age. It was her interest in the studies of languages that brought her several scholarships […]

Dr. Madanjeet Kaur, a renowned Sikh scholar and historian, was born on 10th November 1939 at Allahabad. She had her education at Allahabad ending with M.A. History and Ph.D. Degree from Allahabad University. She served in the University of Allahabad, then Gorakhpur and then shifted to Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar. She remained Dean faculty […]

Dr. Mohinder Singh, a renowned Sikh scholar, was born on 23rd November 1941 in Haripur District (now in Pakistan). He did his M.A. (History) with first class from Punjabi University and Ph.D. from University of Delhi. He started his career teaching History at SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi (1968- 79) and afterwards taught at […]

Dr. Jodh Singh, one of the most educated philosophers, scholars and writers on Sikhism, was born on 15th May 1942. He holds masters degree in Philosophy, Hindi and English, and also a doctorate on ‘Guru Nanak’s Thought in the light of Sidh Gosti’ from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. He has considerable teaching experience which includes […]

Dr. Inderjit Singh, a well known Sikh scholar in USA, was born in Gujranwala (now in Pakistan) and had started his school education in Lahore. His father was a learned Gursikh who had retired as Secretary of Punjab Public Service Commission. After partition, the family shifted to Jalandhar, where he completed his school education. He […]

Description Dr. Gurinder Singh Mann, a well known Sikh historian and scholar, who currently holds ‘The Kundan Kaur Kapani Chair’ in Sikh studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, was born on 10th December 1949 in Punjab. He completed his studies with a Master’s degree in English from Baring Union Christian College in Batala, […]

Description Dr. Kirpal Singh, a great Sikh historian was born in 1924 in Village Ganaur, Gujrawala (Now in Pakistan). He got his Ph.D from Punjab University, Chandigarh and started his career as a historian by joining Khalsa College, Amritsar. When he wrote a book on partition of Punjab (1947), the same was considered as a […]

Description Inni Kaur, a writer, poet and a painter, settled in USA, was born in Kuwait city. She had her early education at Kuwait city and then at University level, she studied at Sacred Heart College, Dalhousie, India. Before moving to USA in 1982, she lived in New Zealand and Greece. In USA she joined […]