Nirinjan Kaur Khalsa
Biographic Data
| ID | 3462534 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nirinjan Kaur Khalsa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nirinjan Kaur |
| FAMILY NAME | Khalsa |
| SIGNATURE | KHALSA N K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Provocation 3
At the ‘Sikh Diasporic Feminisms’ workshop in LA, we gathered to create a space where our experiences and perspectives could be voiced, heard, acknowledged and appreciated. We shared our stories an
Renegotiating Orthopraxy in the Presence of the Bani Guru
This article examines the intersection between Sikh scripture as text and as ‘Living Guru’ (Bani Guru) enlivened through the performative practice of Gurbani Kirtan (singing devotional ‘Gurbani’ hymns enshrined in Sikh scripture). It ethnographically explores how practitioners negotiate between the diverse lived practices and orthopraxic conventions surrounding the physical and intangible forms of the Guru as Bani (Gurbani). Today, Gurbani Kirtan…
Gurbani Kirtan Renaissance
This article examines the modes of revival within the contemporary renaissance of traditional Gurbani Kirtan (Sikh devotional music) in an effort to differentiate historically operative practices from modern products being sold as tradition. Modern reformist tendencies have attempted to institutionalize a normative Sikh musical identity into one homogeneous ‘Gurmat Sangeet’ genre through codifying Sikh raga forms and promoting a particular Sikh m…
When Gurbani Sings a Healthy Happy Holy Song
This article examines 3HO Kirtan (devotional music of the international Kundalini Yoga Sikh community aka Healthy Happy Holy Organization) whose innovative musical styles and practices reconstruct and deconstruct particular notions of 3HO Sikh identity and orthopraxy. 3HO Kirtan also includes the singing of Sikh devotional hymns (Gurbani Kirtan) which maintain specific performative parameters. Thus, normative Sikh ideology views 3HO Kirtan as tra…
Inside the Guru's Gate
Inside the Guru's Gate: ritual uses of texts among the Sikhs in Varanasi Kristina Myrvold Lund Studies in African and Asian Religions, Vol. 17 Lund University, 2007 536 pp., ISBN 978-91-074897-7-5
When Gurbani Sings a Healthy Happy Holy Song
This article examines 3HO Kirtan (devotional music of the international Kundalini Yoga Sikh community aka Healthy Happy Holy Organization) whose innovative musical styles and practices reconstruct and deconstruct particular notions of 3HO Sikh identity and orthopraxy. 3HO Kirtan also includes the singing of Sikh devotional hymns (Gurbani Kirtan) which maintain specific performative parameters. Thus, normative Sikh ideology views 3HO Kirtan as tra…
Gurbani Kirtan Renaissance
This article examines the modes of revival within the contemporary renaissance of traditional Gurbani Kirtan (Sikh devotional music) in an effort to differentiate historically operative practices from modern products being sold as tradition. Modern reformist tendencies have attempted to institutionalize a normative Sikh musical identity into one homogeneous ‘Gurmat Sangeet’ genre through codifying Sikh raga forms and promoting a particular Sikh m…
Renegotiating Orthopraxy in the Presence of the Bani Guru
This article examines the intersection between Sikh scripture as text and as ‘Living Guru’ (Bani Guru) enlivened through the performative practice of Gurbani Kirtan (singing devotional ‘Gurbani’ hymns enshrined in Sikh scripture). It ethnographically explores how practitioners negotiate between the diverse lived practices and orthopraxic conventions surrounding the physical and intangible forms of the Guru as Bani (Gurbani). Today, Gurbani Kirtan…
Inside the Guru's Gate
Inside the Guru's Gate: ritual uses of texts among the Sikhs in Varanasi Kristina Myrvold Lund Studies in African and Asian Religions, Vol. 17 Lund University, 2007 536 pp., ISBN 978-91-074897-7-5
Gurbani Kirtan Renaissance
This article examines the modes of revival within the contemporary renaissance of traditional Gurbani Kirtan (Sikh devotional music) in an effort to differentiate historically operative practices from modern products being sold as tradition. Modern reformist tendencies have attempted to institutionalize a normative Sikh musical identity into one homogeneous ‘Gurmat Sangeet’ genre through codifying Sikh raga forms and promoting a particular Sikh m…
When Gurbani Sings a Healthy Happy Holy Song
This article examines 3HO Kirtan (devotional music of the international Kundalini Yoga Sikh community aka Healthy Happy Holy Organization) whose innovative musical styles and practices reconstruct and deconstruct particular notions of 3HO Sikh identity and orthopraxy. 3HO Kirtan also includes the singing of Sikh devotional hymns (Gurbani Kirtan) which maintain specific performative parameters. Thus, normative Sikh ideology views 3HO Kirtan as tra…
Renegotiating Orthopraxy in the Presence of the Bani Guru
This article examines the intersection between Sikh scripture as text and as ‘Living Guru’ (Bani Guru) enlivened through the performative practice of Gurbani Kirtan (singing devotional ‘Gurbani’ hymns enshrined in Sikh scripture). It ethnographically explores how practitioners negotiate between the diverse lived practices and orthopraxic conventions surrounding the physical and intangible forms of the Guru as Bani (Gurbani). Today, Gurbani Kirtan…
Provocation 3
At the ‘Sikh Diasporic Feminisms’ workshop in LA, we gathered to create a space where our experiences and perspectives could be voiced, heard, acknowledged and appreciated. We shared our stories an
South Asian Studies and Diaspora (5 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Indian History and Philosophy (2 works) · South Asian Studies and Conflicts (2 works) · Theatre and Performance Studies (2 works)