Outlook Magazine - November 18, 2019

In this issue

M. Rajivlochan A proudly distinct identity has been the hallmark of Sikhs. What factors helped develop this distinctiveness that has sustained through the years? J.S. Grewal and Indu Banga Guru Nanak’s familiarity with the beliefs and customs of Muslims, and his assessment of Islam Orijit Sen It’s 20 metres high, stretches along a 70-metre curved wall… a panoramic view of contemporary Punjab, with the Golden Temple at its centre. Toronto to the left. Mark Tully Bhindranwale, militancy, political one-upmanship… the dark days of Punjab blow apart the aura of decisiveness that encircled Indira Gandhi Simi Malhotra The deity’s seven features that outline Sikhism’s epistemology, ontology and ethics… the ‘name’ or the ‘word’ as the source of all knowledge Interview Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh says Sikhism has the necessary tools to mend strained relations between India and Pakistan Pranay Sharma Kartarpur—will the political overwhelm the spiritual? Jyotika Sood What anxiety stalks still in some homes in Punjab’s villages, day and night? Reema Anand The Gurus pulled women out of the ‘well’ of patriarchy. How did they get back in later? J.S. Grewal and Karamjit K. Malhotra From Nanak to Govind Singh, the guruship is a singular continuum that unites the spiritual with the martial The Stard ust Harbhajan Singh, Gul Panag, Rakul Preet Kaur, Divya Dutta, J.J. Valaya…In the Guru’s own country, the pursuit of piety