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Satguru Ram Singh Chair, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

A PROFILE

The Satguru Ram Singh Chair was established in 2001. The Chair was started with the objective to undertake studies on the contribution of Namdhari Sikhs to the national movement, the promotion of Punjabi language and literature, sports and devotional classical music etc. It also proposes to collect the archival sources pertaining to the Namdhari Sikhs under the colonial rule, generate new demographic and ethnographic information and study the extant beliefs and practices of the Namdhari Sikhs of the Punjab and Diaspora since the inception of the Kuka movement in late 19th century.

In this context, the Chair has executed several projects and has also produced books and articles. The Chair has also been organising special lectures, symposia and seminars for developing new perspectives on the past and the present of the Namdhari Sikhs. Besides, for disseminating latest information about the Namdhari Sikhs, the Chairman has been contributing research papers to the forums of professional historians periodically and delivering popular lectures in the colleges.

Prof. Satinder Singh was the first Chairman who was succeeded by Prof. H.S. Bedi on 1.4.2003. It was in 2007 that the undersigned was appointed as Professor and Head of this Chair.

(A) Publications from 2008

(i) Books

    • Namdhari Guru Ram Singh: A Biography, National Book Trust, New Delhi, 2010 by Joginder Singh

    • A Short History of Namdhari Sikhs of Punjab, GND University, Amritsar, 2010 by Joginder Singh

    • Punjabi Journalism: Issues and Concerns, published by Punjabi University, Patiala, 2012 by Joginder Singh

    • The Namdhari Sikhs: Their Changing Social and Cultural Landscape, Manohar Publishers, New Delhi, 2013 by Joginder Singh

(ii) Booklet

Writing Contemporary History of Punjab: Some Issues for Consideration by Joginder Singh, Prof. Sita Ram Kohli Memorial Lecture, 42nd Session of Punjab History Conference, Punjabi University, Patiala, March 19-21, 2010.

(iii) Major UGC Project

Letter No. F.5-555/2010 (HRP) date 01-02-2011 to 31-01-2013.

Contemporary Sikh Sants and Babas of the Punjab: A case study of the Neeldhari Sant Khalsa and Nanaksar Sects.

(iv) Articles

    1. "A Note on the Operative Beliefs and Practices of Namdhari Sikhs of Punjab" by Joginder Singh, Proceedings of Punjab History Conference, Punjabi University, Patiala 14th to 16th March, 2008, pp. 554-565.

    2. "Migration and Resettlement of Businessmen and Artisans of Amritsar: A Case Study of Namdhari Sikhs" by Joginder Singh, Proceedings of 68the Session of Indian History Congress, Delhi, 2008.

    3. Partition of Punjab 1947; Dispersion of Agriculturists of West Punjab and their Resettlement in East Punjab: A Case Study of Namdhari Sikhs, 69th Session ofIndian History Congress, Kannur University, Mangattuparmba (Kerala), December 28-30, 2008, pp. 653-64.

    4. "A Note on the Social Background of the Namdhari Sikhs of Punjab" Re-Exploring Baba Ram Singh and Namdhari Movement by Joginder Singh, (Ed. Navtej Singh), Punjabi University, Patiala, 2010.

    5. Social Crisis of the Punjab Farmers: Can Religious Ethics Play a Role in Resolving Crisis?, Punjab Past and Present by Joginder Singh, Punjabi University, Patiala, 2010.

    6. The Muslim Chiefs and Administrative Personnel Under the Sikh Raj: A Case Study of Shifting Allegiance by Joginder Singh, Institute of Sikh Studies, Chandigarh, 2010.

    7. Presidential Address: The conditions of Sikh Women in India: A Perspective of Indian Census Reports, Punjab History Conference, Punjabi University, Patiala, Feburary 9-11, 2012, pp. 500-13.

    8. "Sikhs in Independent in India" by Joginder Singh, Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies (Eds. Pashaura and Louis E Fenech), Oxford University Press, 2014.

    9. Ghadarites’ Interaction with Akalis and Babbar Akalis in Early Twentieth Century: A Case Study of Their Ideological Transformation, National Seminar Reflections on Ghadar Movement by Joginder Singh, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, November 14-15, 2013.

    10. "Satguru Jagjit Singh: Piety, Politics and Economy" by Joginder Singh in Satjug, Basant Ank (Ed. H S Hanspal), Namdhari Gurdwara, Ramesh Nagar, New Delhi, 2012.

    11. "His Holyness Satguru Jagjit Singh A Tribute" by Joginder Singh in Satjug, Basant Ank (Ed. H S Hanspal), Namdhari Gurdwara, Ramesh Nagar, New Delhi, 2013.

    12. "Namdhari Sikhs of Punjab" by Joginder Singh, Journal of Punjab Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara. (Accepted for Publication).

(B) Seminars and Conferences:

  1. "Uprising of 1857 and Kuka Movement: An Analysis of Their Links, 1857: Revisited", Three-dayConference, Department of History, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra January 16-18, 2008.

  2. In commemoration of 150 years of "Kuka Andolan", the undersigned delivered lectures to the faculty and students of DAV College, Amritsar and Guru Nanak College, Moga on 31st October, 2007 and 22nd January, 2008 respectively.

  3. The Sikh Historiography of 20th Century Punjab: Some of its Problematic Concepts, "Guru, Granth and Panth: Situating Sikh Movement in South-Asian Context", Department of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, University of Delhi from February 4-5, 2008.

  4. A Note on the Social Background of the Namdhari Sikhs of Punjab, "Key Note Address" Seminar (one-day) on "150 years of Namdhari Movement: A Recontemplation to Commemorate", Department of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University, Patiala on May 7, 2008.

  1. Demographic Changes during Pre and Post Colonial Periods: A Study of Fracturing Pluralistic Society and Polity in Punjab, one-day Seminar on "Exploring Historical Perspective on Pluralistic Society and Polity in Punjab", DAV College, Abohar, October 25, 2008

  2. Inaugural Comments on Kuka Movement: History, Literature and Cultural Perspectives, Panjab University Chandigarh, November 25, 2008.

  3. Inaugural address, National Seminar on ‘The Heritage of Kuka Movement’, Guru Gobind Singh Chair, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra on 18th February, 2009.

  4. A Note on the Transformation in the Namdhari Ideology in early 20th century, 41st Session of Punjab History Conference, Punjabi University, Patiala, March 14-16, 2009, pp. 282-289.

  5. Key Note Address, Reflections on the Sikh Shahadat in Early Twentieth Century, National Seminar on the Sikh Shahadat, Distance Education Department ,Punjabi University, Patiala, , January 07, 2013.

  6. Namdhari Guru Ram Singh A Religious Rebel, (Working Essay) 45th Session of Punjab History Conference, Patiala, 15-17 March, 2013,

  7. Seminar on Defining Minority Syndrome: A Case Study of Sikh Community "Contextualizing Forms of Discrimination: Minority Issues and Concerns in North West India" University College, Chunni Kalan, Fatehgarh Sahib, February 28, 2014.

  8. Politics of Dissent, Protest And Accomodation Of Contemporary Namdhari Sikhs Of Punjab, "Dissent, protest and governance: Mapping the Symbolic Universe of Social Movements and Liberal State in contemproary India", 16-17 November, 2012.

(C) Supervision of Ph.D Thesis

The Namdhari Sikhs of Punjab (1947-2001) by Babusha Maingi,Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (2013).

(D) International/National Seminars/ Lectures organized by the Chair

  1. "Namdhari Literature and History", GNDU Amritsar, 13th February 2006.

  2. "Namdhari Lehar", GNDU Amritsar, on September 17, 2008.

  3. "20ਵੀਂ ਸ਼ਤਾਬਦੀ ਦੇ ਨਾਮਧਾਰੀ ਸਿੱਖ", ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ, ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ, 22 ਫਰਵਰੀ, 2010

  4. Symposium on the "Gender Relations" on Namdhari Guru Ram Singh, organised at GNDU Amritsar, September 25, 2013

  5. Co-ordinator, National Seminar on Reflections on Ghadar Movement, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, November 14-15, 2013.

  

Joginder Singh
(Prof. & Head)

 

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