Book Review: The Sikh Heritage Beyond Borders by Dalvir Pannu

Abstract

Dalvir S. Pannu’s book, The Sikh Heritage: Beyond Borders, which took him eleven years to complete, sheds light on how Sikhs and their faith bore the brunt of the aftermath of the Partition. This book builds upon the foundational work of architecture specialists such as Samia Karamat, whose Architecture of Sikh Shrines and Gurudwaras in Pakistan provides a noteworthy contribution to the field, and Amardeep Singh, whose Lost Heritage: The Sikh Legacy in Pakistan and its subsequent volume, The Quest Continues: Lost Heritage – The Sikh Legacy in Pakistan, present a journey of discovering the ancestral roots and lost heritage. Pannu’s work makes significant contribution to this existing body of literature by offering a fresh perspective and exploring the subject with a unique emphasis on the enduring impact of displacement and loss.