Formation of the Khalsa Biradari and Abhed Sikhs
A step towards equality. Or was it
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12891503 |
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| Authors | Kulbir Kaur (0000-0003-2982-9587, University of Delhi, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 488-501 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sikh Formations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-8727 • E-ISSN: 1744-8735 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17448727.2021.2012392 |
| OpenAlex | W4207024553 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
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 background but the act of purification, ‘Khande-ki-pahul’, was cited as the medium to abolish all differentiation and further, to remove caste distinctions, Khalsa Biradari was formed in 1907. But did this elevated status of the Dalit Sikhs as Khalsa or Abhed Sikhs improve their social standing? Could they leave their past behind and merge seamlessly into the fold of Sikhism
Caste · Hinduism · Merge (version control · Political science · Politics · Sikhism · Sociology · Computer Science · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies · South Asian Cinema and Culture · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · South Asian Studies and Diaspora · Religious Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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