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Jaggi has covered almost all aspects and features of Sikhism, be it the historical incidents, sacrifices, movements, political struggles, religious beliefs, rituals, modes of worship, folk traditions, codes and practices, philosophical formulations, value system, composers and compositions of the Guru Granth Sahib and the Dasam Granth, institutions, sects, pilgrimages and relevant villages, towns and cities. Among known personalities, he has included only those who are now no more. The task of preparing an encyclopedia is generally undertaken by a team or an institution. So, it must have been an arduous and challenging task for this scholar to come out with these two volumes. Jaggi was assisted in this work by his wife Dr Gursharan Kaur. Jaggi’s work is fresh
and equipped with the latest information on the subject. These two
volumes should find a place in public and institutional library in the
country and abroad. |
This voluminous work by
Rattan Singh Jaggi, a devoted scholar of Sikhism and medieval literature
and a recipient of the Punjab Sahit Shiromani Award, contains 2,500
entries on the Sikh panth. A few entries like khula path,
nindak, jalap, bibeki and bagrian run into just a couple of
lines while the majority of the entries run up to 1/2 to 2 pages. The
entries include Udasi sect, satsang, Sikhs in Afghanistan, Azad
Hind Fauj, amrit, shabad-surat-yog, Sukhmani, shakat
mat, Sikh, Hola-mohalla, hukam laina, Gurbani ucharan,
chaurasi lakh joon, jati-bhed bhav, Nankana Sahib, nishkam
bhagti, etc. Entries on the lives of Sikh Gurus, the Guru Granth
Sahib, banis, Harmandar Sahib, etc, go up to a few pages.