Author: Gurmukh Singh
Publisher: Rupa
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 288
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8129100681
Description
This stock-taking coffee-table travelogue highlights the rise to prominence of Sikh communities around the world. Packed with the latest information, this book sketches the lives of some of the most prominent Sikhs in various fields.
It is a riveting account of how Sikhs, who started emigrating from Punjab towards the end of the nineteenth century, today occupy a place of pride in their adopted lands. It gives an accurate idea of how in just one century Sikhs have become a global community.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
BRITAIN: On The Kohinoor Trail
EUROPE: Continental Gains
CANADA: Overachievers Galore
AMERICA: The Dream Comes True
SINGAPORE: Best In The East
THAILAND: Royal Welcome
MALAYSIA: Soaring High
AUSTRALIA: Going Up Down Under
NEW ZEALAND: Among The Long White Cloud
EAST AFRICA: The Safari Rolls On
CONCLUSION