Foreword / 9

Preface / 11

• Introduction / 15
• Sikhism: An Independent and Separate World Religion / 67
• Distinct Features of Sikhism from Other Main World Religions / 91
• Doctrine, Ideology and Religious Practices of the Sikh Religion / 105
• Distinct Sikh way of Life / 143
• The Period of Ten Sikh Gurus / 159
• Sikhs During the Mughal Rule (1708-1799) / 284
• Sovereign Sikh State Sikhs in Sikh Rule (1799-1849) / 317
• Sikhs under British Rule (1849-1947) / 353
• Sikhs in Republic of India – 1947 to 2010 / 398
• The Sikhs Worldwide / 535
• The Sikh Institutions / 543