Author: Navtej Singh
Title: Re-exploring Baba Ram Singh and Namdhari Movement
Description: Patiala, Punjabi University, 2010. orig.boards. 22x14cm, iv,276 pp. Published in an edition of 500 copies.. ISBN: 813020259X. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Contains 29 papers presented at a seminar on ’150 years of Namdhari Movement : A Recontemplation’, held at Patiala on 7th May 2008. Includes: A note on the social backround of the Namdhari Sikhs of Punjab; Social milieu in Punjab & the Kuka movement; Hukamnamas of Baba Ram Singh: Impressions & apprehensions of the Namdhari movement; Namdhari beliefs and practices as reflected in the Hukamnamas of Baba Ram Singh; Controversial death of Guru Ram Singh; British attitute towards Namdharis; The Kukas, Patiala Maharaja & the British; Punjabui literature on the Namdhari movement; Was the Kuka (Namdhari) movement a rebellion against British government?; The Kukas: A millenarian sect of the Punjab; Origin of the Namdhari Sikhs: Some historiographical aspects; Contradition in the British records on the Kuka history; Namdhari Deras of District Amritsar: A profile; etc.

Keywords: 813020259X Sikhism, Namdhari Movement, Sikh SIkhs Sikhism, Guru Ram Singh, British Colonialism, Colonial History, Punjab, India South Asia, Namdharis, History of Religion