Making sense of Sikh nationalism

Singh, Gurharpal

Abstract

Despite significant advances in Sikh studies, Sikh nationalism is still poorly understood. As a complex community with competing narratives of self-identity – as a religion, as an ethnicity, and as a global and national minority (in India and in the diaspora) – Sikh nationalism requires an integrated framework that recognises the rich symbolic heritage and how the nation and state-building projects of India and Pakistan have defined Sikh politics. Such a framework also needs to rethink the role of the diaspora as the agent of long-distance nationalism against the background of the rise of religious nationalisms.

Citation

Singh, G. Making sense of Sikh nationalism. Sikh Formations: Religion, Culture, Theory, 19(1), 3-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/17448727.2023.2198896

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Apr 11, 2023
• Deposit Date: Apr 24, 2023
• Journal: Sikh Formations: Religion, Culture, Theory
• Print ISSN: 1744-8727
• Electronic ISSN: 1744-8735
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 3-12
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17448727.2023.2198896
• Keywords: Sikhs, Nationalism, Diaspora, India, Pakistan, Khalistan