Exploring Some Sikh Themes is an anthology of twenty five thought-provoking studies on various Sikh themes, most of which were undertaken at the request of such prestigious institutions as: • South Asian Institute, University of Heidelberg, West Germany • Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelm – Universidad, Bonn, West Germany • Northern Michigan University, Michigan, USA • Russian Orthodox Church, Moscow • The Singapore Sikh Education Foundation, Singapore • Council of Indian Culture, New Delhi • Punjabi University, Patiala • Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar As the author does not follow the beaten track, the readers will not take long to appreciate his logical approach to Sikh problems, old and new.

• Guru Nanak’s Childhood / 11
• Guru Nanak vis-à-vis Other Religions / 15
• Religion for Peace and Integration as Enunciated by Guru Nanak Dev / 22
• Guru Nanak’s Art of Teaching / 30
• The Interpretations of Mool-Mantra / 37
• India’s Debt to Guru Nanak / 61
• Adi-Granth : The Sikh Scripture / 65
• Bhai Banno’s Copy of Guru Arjan Dev’s Pothi / 78
• The Ahiyapur Pothi / 98
• Transliteration of Guru Granth Sahib into Devanagari Script / 107
• Computerization of Sikh Scriptural Research / 117
• The Significance of Sikh Baptism / 124
• The Sikh Custom of Sharing Food / 133
• Baba Dayal Ji / 143
• Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s Relevance Today / 149
• The Deviational Tendency of Sikh Missions / 159
• Kirtan and the Sikhs / 165
• Sikhism and National Integration / 174
• Multi-Cellular Concept of Community Development / 182
• ‘Houses of the Book’ as Book-House / 192
• Lasting Peace, Disarmament and Just Relations Among Nations / 197
• The Problems of Secularism in a Multi-Religious Society : The Sikh Experience / 205
• The Sikh Mode of Life in the Modern World / 221
• Bhagat Puran Singh / 233
• Consciousness of Sikh Identity / 238