The title of the book clearly reveals that Anne Dr. Jasbir Singh Mann is an orthopedic surgeon, GLOBAL Murphy has built the entire thesis on material practicing in California since 1980. Medical aspects of Sikh history, with an obvious objective Graduate from Punjab Univ., Post Graduate from PGI Chandigarh and Columbia Uni. New York. 'S I K H I S M' of reducing Sikhism to a set of materials. The Sikh community activist, a scholar and writer on intent to understand Sikhs and their religion Sikh Academic issues. His articles have appeared In The Making Of The Third Millennium continues to be largely political. She has cast in journals, including Nishaan, The Sikh Review, doubts and created undesirable controversies and Abstracts of Sikh Studies, and in several 'C I V I L I Z A T I O N' regarding the well-entrenched religious identity books. of the Sikhs. Ghadr – A - New - Spiritual – World – Order - of - Guru Manyo Granth - of the - 'Mowna' The book, under review in its original form, was Dr. Gurdarshan Singh Dhillon is an expert on Sikh Identity Essentials of Sikhism produced as a doctoral dissertation. The very Sikh social, political, and religious history and is a Ph.D. recipient from and former professor of theme of the book chosen by Anne Murphy history at Punjab University. He has published reflects her implicit bias against the Sikhs and G u r m u k h s M a n m u k h s scores of articles in reputable national and Sikhism. Western historiography, which has international journals, as well as academic Share Sell created new models of history writing based on pieces in newspapers including The Tribune), Spirituality Materiality materialistic interpretation of history, is under a The Indian Express, The Illustrated Weekly Of cloud. India, The Washington Times, The Globe and vis-à-vis Mail, and The Punjabi Tribune. For their Spirit of Chardi-Kala One of the primary premises used by Anne is Sardar Kavneet Singh specializes in M & A from Sikhs Have Been Attacked On Independent Identity Issue Since Guru Nanak Time trying to delineate the fact that the formation of small to mid-size businesses since 1986. Another Canadian Ghadr? Reviews of : the current Sikh physical identity is more of a currently the Secretary General of the World The Materiality of the Past-History and Sikh Council - America Region. He has published recent 20th century event rather than Representation in Sikh Tradition'. By continuous one based on the various proofs of in the Radical Humanist, Indian Skeptic, Global Sikh Studies, in various journals and forums. He Anne Murphy the material/ object/ relics as she calls them. compiled and published a landmark book on Anne has quoted Giorgia Shani based on Harjot Sikh Human Rights in 2013. He has contributed Oberoi’s questioning the keshdhari identity, chapters in two books to be published in early using the victimhood theory 2014. Consistent with the higher Sikh studies S. Charanjit Singh Bal, A prolific writer on Sikh supercilious academia and Sikh, pseudo-Sikh studies from Burnaby, BC Canada. Author of and non-Sikh literati clique’s trend, Anne many books to include English: 'Sikhism, Anti- Murphy, constructs her thesis on apocrypha, Sikhism'; 'Target: Sikhism'(Available on Amazon.com)Punjabi:-'Akhouti Granthan De mythology, heresy, hearsay fiction, and folklore. Reviews Personally Presented to Dr Anne Murphy With Request For Academic Debate, Perdchole'; 'Shabd guru, Samperdai Guru', In the outlandish recondite jargon, she alludes For As Nanak said:- 'GurúGhantal', Sikhi, AShikhi'. For details on his Don't be angry with us - please tell us: How can we find the Guru's Door? that Sikh temples are pilgrimage sites, and academic work click on his website equates Sikh relics to ‘Holy Grail and Khilat’ http://www.sikhsundesh.net/ o'; B ehi? T[so[ dhi? feT[ gkJhn? r[o{ d[nko/॥ Nanak. SGGS 938 रोसु न कीजै उतरु दीजै किउ पाईऐ गुर दुआरो ॥ Ros na kījai uṯar ḏījai ki▫o pā▫ī▫ai gur ḏu▫āro. On one hand Anne quotes Fox by stating Dr Kashmir Singh has taught law in different Edited by Veteran Colonel Perminder Singh Randhawa that the defined boundaries were being created Indian Universities for nearly four decades. He by the reformers of the Singh Sabha movement retired as a Professor from Guru Nanak Dev e"wh ekBøoz; gzikph :{Bhtof;Nh gfNnkbk yet she backs off by mentioning that the Darbar University, Amritsar. He also served as the Dean ftPkL ;qh r[o{ rqzE ;fkjp dk B?fse ;z;ko Sahib existed long before the movement. It and Head of the Department of Laws there. He is fwsh L 10-13 d;zpo, 2013 seems to be specialty of the McLeodian school to a life member of the Indian Law Institute, New Published By make your point subtly on one hand and then Delhi and was also an executive member of the s i k h y a s e e k e r s defending your position by claiming the Institute. He has been a member of Lok Adalt for opposite in the same breath so no one notices Sri Guru Granth Sahib Bhawan, Plot #1, Sector 28A, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh- 160020.India. about a decade. www.sikhyaseekers.org, [email protected] M:- 9417007140 PH:- 911725030858 the sleight of hand. ISBN : 81-85815-29-1 GLOBAL 'Sikhism' In The Making Of The Third Millennium 'Civilization' A Paper for IOSS Seminar 2013 Ghadr - a - New - Spiritual – World – Order - of – the'Mowna' 'Among all ranks of men there is a – [Ghadr] - a Spirit [of Chardi-Kala] at work, which rejects as vain the ancient forms and ideas whether of Brahmanism or Mohammedanism, [or Adamism and others, et ell] and which clings for present solace and future happiness to new intercessors and to another manifestation of Divine Power and Mercy' which would speedily lead to the recognition of Nanak and Gobind; as the long looked-for Comforters': Widely spread notions, how erroneous soever they be, in one sense, always deserve attention, as based on some truth or conviction. Thus the Hindus quote an altered or spurious passage of the Bhagavat Gita, describing the successive rulers of India as follows: (1) the Yavvans (Greeks), At Chandigarh. Copies of Reviews - eight Kings; (2) the Tooshkrs (Turks or Muhammadans, fourteen Kings; Editor Materiality of the Past-History and (3) the Gurand (the fair, i. e. the English), ten Kings; and the Mowna (or silent, i. e. the disciples of Nanak the seer), eleven Kings. with scholars Representation in Sikh Tradition - [Captain J. D. Cunningham, in his 'History of the Sikhs', P. 296 ] Presenting for Academic Debate / The 'World Government will be according to the 'Hukum' of the 'Eleventh King' Anne Murphy Mend the- Munmukh Sri Guru Granth Sahib o The long looked-for Comforters as foreseen in - Ecclesiastes. IV. KJV. Bible. o The Khalsa of the Sikhs is visualized as 'Comforters', for Making of the Third Millennium Civilization o Globally Sikh Means Disciple. KHALSA means Pure o A Global Village Nation Government, of a Parliament of One World Religion, for Sarbat da Bhalla. o A call to all global- 'Citizens of the Global Village, unite; we have nothing to lose but our Universe'. G U R M U K H S vis-à-vis M A N M U K H S Anne acknowledges- ‘The Materiality of the Past- Anne Murphy is Assistant Professor and Chair of History and Representation in Sikh Tradition’- Punjabi Language, Literature, and Sikh Studies at Book - ‘has grown out of my own experiences of the University of British Columbia. She offers a material representations of the Sikh past, showing the material life of the past. And all the material how objects, as well as historical sites, and texts, financial support to overcome the many debts have played a vital role in the production of the Sikh incurred. A commitment to post colonial critique community as an evolving historical and social and engagement with the politics of the present. formation from the eighteenth century to the present. Available Rs. 199/-/ / $ 5/- Sikhya Seekers Trust. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Bhawan, Plot # 1 , Sector 28-A, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh- 160020. India. Ph. 91 - 172 5030858. M 9417007140 / 85437584858 ISBN : 81-85815-29-1 Contents 1. Foreword 2 2. Sikhism Third Millennium- Inevitable Global Civilization P S Randhawa 5 2. The Sikh Identity S Daljeet Singh 25 3. The Materiality of the Past-History and Representation in Sikh Tradition Dr Jasbir Singh Mann 37 4. The Materiality of the Past-History and Representation in Sikh Tradition Dr G S Dhillon 49 5. Anne Murphy Misconstrues, Misrepresents Sikh Gurus' Mission, Reform Movement S. Charanjit Singh Bal 65 6. The Materiality of the Past-History and Representation in Sikh Tradition S Kavneet Singh 72 7. The Materiality of the Past-History and Representation in Sikh Tradition Dr Kashmir Singh 89 1 Sikh religion and its scripture - Guru Granth Sahib – will have Foreword something of special value to say to the rest of the world’. Ever since the Guru ‘Panth’6 of the ‘Sikhs’ or ‘Disciples’, later so-called ‘Nation’7 , a ‘Sikh’ ‘Nation’8 , the foundation was Veteran Colonel Perminder Singh Randhawa laid for the World Government for ‘Sarbat da Bhalla’9 of Guru Manyo Granth of the ‘Mowna’! Ever since the founder, the first Revolutionary/ Ghadri Baba, ‘Widely spread notions, howsoever, erroneous they be, in Nanak launched his Revolution/ Ghadr – lived and ‘walked the one sense, always deserve attention, as based upon some truth talk’ along the path of ‘higher still is truthful living’1 , repeated or conviction.