MASTER TARA SINGH IN INDIAN HISTORY
COLONIALISM, NATIONALISM, AND THE POLITICS OF SIKH IDENTITY
We’re glad this article found its way to you. If you’re not a subscriber, we’d love for you to consider subscribing—your support helps make this journalism possible. Either way, we hope you enjoy the read. Click to subscribe: subscribing
JS Grewal
This is the first major biography of Tara Singh, arguably the foremost leader of the Sikh community during the twentieth century. Singh’s role in representing the interests of Sikhs during Partition and in the following decades has been overlooked by historians of modern India. This study of the man traces Sikh politics in the subcontinent between the 1930s and the 1960s, through Singh’s anti-British activity in colonial India, his leadership in the Akali movement, his key role in the Partition of British Punjab and the subsequent demand for a Sikh-majority, Punjabi-speaking state in independent India.
Oxford University Press, 776 pages, Rs 2,595
Thanks for reading till the end. If you valued this piece, and you're already a subscriber, consider contributing to keep us afloat—so more readers can access work like this. Click to make a contribution: Contribute