Kulbir Kaur
Biographic Data
| ID | 6806155 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kulbir Kaur |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kulbir |
| FAMILY NAME | Kaur |
| SIGNATURE | KAUR K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Delhi |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2982-9587 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Framing Dalits in Sikh Religion and History
This work is an enquiry into the role and status of the Dalits or the Untouchable castes among the Sikhs. An attempt has been made to trace the ‘Dalit history’ with reference to the works dealing with the issues of caste and Dalits in the Sikh social system. The various sections of the article have covered studies which, on the one hand, emphasize on the denial of the caste system among the Sikhs, highlighting its egalitarian nature and on the ot…
Matimen, thugs, soldiers and landlords
The article, focuses on MazhabiFootnote1 Sikhs in the colonial period and, contextualises British ideals of race and religion in the region of Punjab. The British formulated the myth of the martial races. This racial theory and the importance given to the ‘khande di pahul’ ceremony resulted in the phase, leading to an increase in the Sikh population, mainly due to conversion. exclusion, and later, the inclusion of the Dalit Sikhs into the British…
Sacred space sacred body
The ‘untouchables,’ outside the varna model of the Hindu social order, were regarded as ‘impure’ and ‘polluted.’ The ceremony of Khande-di-pahul was aimed at levelling caste differences. An attempt has been made in this paper to cover the relation of the untouchables to a sacred place and how donning a sacred body (Amritdhari Khalsa) the claim to equality was established, that is, their right to enter the Golden Temple. The event is analysed in d…
Formation of the Khalsa Biradari and Abhed Sikhs
The paper,11 This paper is a revised version of the chapter, ‘Khalsa Biradari: Sacred Body Sacred Space’ of my Ph.d thesis, ‘Caste, Dalits and Sikh Politics in the Punjab in late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Century,’ Centre for Historical Research, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. with the use of the notion of ‘purity and pollution,' analyses the status of the Dalits within the Sikh social order. ‘Dalit Sikhs' remained in the bac…
India's Religions (Perspectives from Sociology and History)
Identity and Religion
Matimen, thugs, soldiers and landlords
The article, focuses on MazhabiFootnote1 Sikhs in the colonial period and, contextualises British ideals of race and religion in the region of Punjab. The British formulated the myth of the martial races. This racial theory and the importance given to the ‘khande di pahul’ ceremony resulted in the phase, leading to an increase in the Sikh population, mainly due to conversion. exclusion, and later, the inclusion of the Dalit Sikhs into the British…
Identity and Religion
India's Religions (Perspectives from Sociology and History)
Formation of the Khalsa Biradari and Abhed Sikhs
The paper,11 This paper is a revised version of the chapter, ‘Khalsa Biradari: Sacred Body Sacred Space’ of my Ph.d thesis, ‘Caste, Dalits and Sikh Politics in the Punjab in late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Century,’ Centre for Historical Research, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. with the use of the notion of ‘purity and pollution,' analyses the status of the Dalits within the Sikh social order. ‘Dalit Sikhs' remained in the bac…
Sacred space sacred body
The ‘untouchables,’ outside the varna model of the Hindu social order, were regarded as ‘impure’ and ‘polluted.’ The ceremony of Khande-di-pahul was aimed at levelling caste differences. An attempt has been made in this paper to cover the relation of the untouchables to a sacred place and how donning a sacred body (Amritdhari Khalsa) the claim to equality was established, that is, their right to enter the Golden Temple. The event is analysed in d…
Framing Dalits in Sikh Religion and History
This work is an enquiry into the role and status of the Dalits or the Untouchable castes among the Sikhs. An attempt has been made to trace the ‘Dalit history’ with reference to the works dealing with the issues of caste and Dalits in the Sikh social system. The various sections of the article have covered studies which, on the one hand, emphasize on the denial of the caste system among the Sikhs, highlighting its egalitarian nature and on the ot…
Matimen, thugs, soldiers and landlords
The article, focuses on MazhabiFootnote1 Sikhs in the colonial period and, contextualises British ideals of race and religion in the region of Punjab. The British formulated the myth of the martial races. This racial theory and the importance given to the ‘khande di pahul’ ceremony resulted in the phase, leading to an increase in the Sikh population, mainly due to conversion. exclusion, and later, the inclusion of the Dalit Sikhs into the British…
Philosophy (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · South Asian Studies and Diaspora (5 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · South Asian Studies and Conflicts (4 works) · Caste (3 works) · Hinduism (3 works) · History (3 works) · History (3 works)