Talk:Gurinder Singh Mann

By Sachi Anjunkar

Gurinder Singh Mann taught religion at Columbia University, New York (1988-1999), held Kapany Chair in Sikh studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara (1999-2015), and is currently the director of the Global Institute for Sikh Studies, New York.

He has published no books, papers, or research pertaining to Hindus, the Indus Civilization, or caste.

In 2016, he signed a letter addressed to the State Board of Education, California Department of Education, dated May 17, 2016. The letter stated the following:

1. "There is no established connection between Hinduism and the Indus Civilization. The Rg Veda contains numerous mentions of horses and chariots but there is no conclusive material or fossil evidence for either at any Indus valley archeological site."
2. "It is inappropriate to remove mention of the connection of caste to Hinduism."

Publications

1. Mann, Gurinder Singh. The Goindval Pothis. Cambridge: Harvard Oriental Series, 1996. (Page number 51).
2. Mann, Gurinder Singh. The Making of Sikh Scripture. New York: Oxford University Press; New Delhi: OUP, 2001. (Hardbound 2001, Paperback 2003, 2006, 2009).
3. Mann, Gurinder Singh. Sikhism. Prentice Hall, 2007. (Japanese & Spanish editions, 2004).
4. Mann, Gurinder Singh. Baba Nanak: Virsa te Virasat. Punjabi, in progress, 2023.
5. Mann, Gurinder Singh, P. D. Numrich, and R. B. Williams. Buddhists, Hindus and Sikhs in America. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.
6. Mann, Gurinder Singh, Gurdit Singh, Ami P. Shah, and Gibb Schreffler. Introduction to Punjabi. Patiala: P.U., 2011.
7. Mann, Gurinder Singh, and J. S. Hawley, eds. Studying the Sikhs: Issues for North America. SUNY, 1993.
8. Mann, Gurinder Singh, ed. 20th-Century Punjabi Literature, special issue of the Journal of Punjab Studies 13:1-2, 2006.
9. Mann, Gurinder Singh, ed. Guru Gobind Singh, special issue of the Journal of Punjab Studies 15:1-2, 2008.
10. Mann, Gurinder Singh, ed. W. H. McLeod, special issue of the Journal of Punjab Studies 17:1, 2010.
11. Mann, Gurinder Singh, Kristina Myrvold, et al. Brill’s Encyclopedia of Sikhism. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 2017.
12. Mann, Gurinder Singh, ed. J. S. Grewal, special issue of the Journal of Sikh and Punjab Studies 30:1, 2023.
13. Mann, Gurinder Singh, and Ami P. Shah. Sri Guru Babe Ji Ki Sakhi ([c. 1588] critical edition and translation: in progress), 2023.
14. Mann, Gurinder Singh. The Goindval Pothis. Cambridge: Harvard Oriental Series, 1996. (Page number 51).
15. Mann, Gurinder Singh. The Making of Sikh Scripture. New York: Oxford University Press; New Delhi: OUP, 2001. (Hardbound 2001, Paperback 2003, 2006, 2009).
16. Mann, Gurinder Singh. Sikhism. Prentice Hall, 2007. (Japanese & Spanish editions, 2004).
17. Mann, Gurinder Singh. Baba Nanak: Virsa te Virasat. Punjabi, in progress, 2023.
18. Mann, Gurinder Singh, P. D. Numrich, and R. B. Williams. Buddhists, Hindus and Sikhs in America. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.
19. Mann, Gurinder Singh, Gurdit Singh, Ami P. Shah, and Gibb Schreffler. Introduction to Punjabi. Patiala: P.U., 2011.
20. Mann, Gurinder Singh, and J. S. Hawley, eds. Studying the Sikhs: Issues for North America. SUNY, 1993.
21. Mann, Gurinder Singh, ed. "20th-Century Punjabi Literature," special issue of the Journal of Punjab Studies 13:1-2 (2006).
22. Mann, Gurinder Singh, ed. "Guru Gobind Singh," special issue of the Journal of Punjab Studies 15:1-2 (2008).
23. Mann, Gurinder Singh, ed. "W. H. McLeod," special issue of the Journal of Punjab Studies 17:1 (2010).
24. Mann, Gurinder Singh, Kristina Myrvold, et al. Brill’s Encyclopedia of Sikhism. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 2017.
25. Mann, Gurinder Singh, ed. "J. S. Grewal," special issue of the Journal of Sikh and Punjab Studies 30:1 (2023).
26. Mann, Gurinder Singh, and Ami P. Shah. Sri Guru Babe Ji Ki Sakhi ([c. 1588] critical edition and translation: in progress), 2023.

Early Sikh history

1. Mann, Gurinder Singh. "Determining Baba Nanak’s Dates: An Exercise in Sikh History Writing." Journal of Sikh and Punjab Studies 30:1 (2023): 1-35.
2. Mann, Gurinder Singh. "Baba Nanak and the ‘Bhagati Movement’." Journal of Sikh and Punjab Studies 25:2 (2018): 165-179.
3. Mann, Gurinder Singh. "Baba Nanak and the Founding of the Sikh Panth." In Brill’s Encyclopedia of Sikhism. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 2017, pp. 3-17.
4. Mann, Gurinder Singh. "Guru Nanak’s Life and Legacy: An Appraisal." In Punjab Reconsidered: History, Culture, and Practice, edited by A. Malhotra and F. Mir. New Delhi: OUP, 2012, pp. 116-160.
5. Mann, Gurinder Singh. "Guru Gobind Singh’s Life and Times." Journal of Punjab Studies 15:1-2 (2008): 229-284.

Granth Sahib

1. Mann, Gurinder Singh. "Guru Granth." In Brill’s Encyclopedia of Sikhism. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 2017, pp. 129-137.
2. Mann, Gurinder Singh. "Scripture and the Nature of Authority: The Case of the Guru Granth." In Signifying on Scriptures, edited by V. Wimbush. Rutgers University Press, 2007, pp. 41-54.
3. Mann, Gurinder Singh. "Canon Formation in the Sikh Tradition." In Sikh Religion, Culture and Ethnicity, edited by C. Shackle et al. London: Curzon Press, 2001, pp. 10-24.

Literature:

1. Mann, Gurinder Singh. "Sakhis of the Founder." Brill’s Encyclopedia of Sikhism. Leiden, 2017, pp. 173-182.
2. Mann, Gurinder Singh. "Facsimiles of Core banhi in the Anandpur Biŗ." Journal of Punjab Studies 15 (2008): 285-311.
3. Mann, Gurinder Singh. "The Anandpur Biŗ: A Manuscript from the Court of Guru Gobind Singh." (In progress), 2023.
4. Mann, Gurinder Singh. "Sri Gur Panth Prakash." Journal of Sikh and Punjab Studies 23:1-2 (2016): 15-56.

Society:

1. Mann, Gurinder Singh. "Diversity within the Early Panth (1500-1700)." Brill’s Encyclopedia of Sikhism. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 2017, pp. 326-333.
2. Mann, Gurinder Singh. "The Sikh Panth." In Religions in the Modern World: Traditions and Transformations, edited by Linda Wood et al. London: Routledge, 2016, pp. 113-141.
3. Mann, Gurinder Singh. "Conversion to Sikhism." In Oxford Handbook on Religious Conversion, edited by L. Rambo and C. Farhadian. New York: OUP, 2013, pp. 488-507.
4. Mann, Gurinder Singh. "Making Home Abroad: Sikhs in the United States." In Nation of Religions, edited by S. Prothero. Durham: University of North Carolina Press, 2006, pp. 160-177.
5. Mann, Gurinder Singh. "Sikhism in the United States of America." In The South Asian Religious Diaspora, edited by Harold Coward et al. Albany: SUNY, 1993, pp. 259-276.
6. Mann, Gurinder Singh. "Pilgrimage to Darbar Sahib, Amritsar: A Photo Essay." http://giss.org/pdf/pilgrimage.pdf , 2016.

General:

1. Mann, Gurinder Singh. "Five Hundred Years of the Sikh Educational Heritage." In Five Centuries of Sikh Tradition, edited by R. Grewal and S. Pall. New Delhi: Manohar, 2005, pp. 335-368.
2. Mann, Gurinder Singh. "Teaching of Punjabi in the United States: Present Situation and Future Prospects." Journal of Punjab Studies 14:2 (2007): 281-294.
3. Mann, Gurinder Singh. "Punjabi Proverbs." In The Columbia World of Quotations, edited by R. Andrews et al. New York: Columbia University Press, 1996.
4. Mann, Gurinder Singh, and J. S. Hawley. "Mirabai at the Court of Guru Gobind Singh." In Culture and Circulation, edited by A. Busch and T. de Bruijn. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 2014, pp. 107-138.
5. Mann, Gurinder Singh, and J. S. Hawley. "Mirabai in the Pothi Prem Ambodh." Journal of Punjab Studies 15:1-2 (2008): 199-226.
6. Mann, Gurinder Singh, and Ami P. Shah. "Sikhism." The Norton Anthology of World Religions. http://wwnorton.com/college/religion/nawr/sikhism.aspx (2016).

Co-editor:

1. Mann, Gurinder Singh. Co-editor of Journal of Punjab Studies (2004-2015). Started by the Punjab Research Group, U.K. (1994-2003), it moved to UC Santa Barbara from 2004 to 2015, and then to GISS in 2016.