Preminder Singh Sandhawalia

Preminder Singh Sandhawalia is a Punjabi author descended from the Sandhawalia Jatt or Sansi[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] clan) who were Sukerchakia misldars[10] clan. His family are indirect relatives of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.[11]

His first book, published in 1999, was Noblemen and Kinsmen History of a Sikh Family.[11][12] His second book Beyond Identity is a book of fiction. It attempts to describe a new path that the Sikh community should follow in the years to be a model people.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Two, Ranjit Singh who seemingly got “total ascendancy” in Punjab was not a Jat but a Sansi...", Sangat Singh, MCLEOD AND FENECH AS SCHOLARS ON SIKHISM AND MARTYRDOM, Presented in International Sikh conferences 2000 , www.globalsikhstudies.net
  2. ^ Sir Lepel Griffin, Punjab Chiefs, Vol. 1, p 219"...and from Sansi the Sindhanwalias and the Sansis have a common descent. The Sansis were the thievish and degraded tribe [sic] and the house of Sindhanwalia naturally feeling ashamed of its Sansi name invented a romantic story to account for it. But the relationship between the nobles and the beggars, does not seem the less certain and if history of Maharaja Ranjit Singh is attentively considered it will appear that much his policy and many of his actions had the true Sansi complexion"
  3. ^ The Sansis of Punjab; a Gypsy and De-notified Tribe of Rajput Origin, Maharaja Ranjit Singh- The Most Glorious Sansi, pp 13, By Sher Singh, 1926-, Published by , 1965, Original from the University of Michigan
  4. ^ Tribalism in India, pp 160, By Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya, Edition: illustrated, Published by Vikas, 1978, Original from the University of Michigan
  5. ^ Sociological Bulletin,pp 97, By Indian Sociological Society, Published by Indian Sociological Society., 1952
  6. ^ Indian Librarian edited by Sant Ram Bhatia,pp 220, Published by, 1964Item notes: v.19-21 1964-67, Original from the University of Michigan
  7. ^ The Sikhs in History, pp 92, By Sangat Singh, Edition: 2, Published by S. Singh, 1995, Original from the University of Michigan
  8. ^ Some Aspects of State and Society Under Ranjit Singh, pp 5 By Fauja Singh, Published by Master Publishers, 1981, Original from the University of Michigan
  9. ^ Preminder Singh Sandhawalia (1999). Noblemen and Kinsmen History of a Sikh Family: History of a Sikh Family. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. ISBN 81-215-0914-9
  10. ^ a b Jean-Marie Lafont, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Lord of the Five Rivers. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002).
  11. ^ a b Book review on Noblemen and Kinsmen: History of a Sikh Family
  12. ^ Preminder Singh Sandhawalia (1999). Noblemen and Kinsmen History of a Sikh Family: History of a Sikh Family. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. ISBN 8121509149. 
  13. ^ Author info at Sandhawalia's website

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