Komal JB Singh's 'An Invisible Minority'

Unseen in the Valley: Remembering and Reclaiming Sikh Identity in Kashmir

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An Invisible Minority is essential reading for students and researchers in South Asian Studies, Political Science, Sociology, History, and Religious Studies.

It also holds value for journalists, policy analysts, and human rights workers seeking to understand the nuanced dynamics of identity, memory, and marginality in contested regions. Komal JB Singh has crafted a work that is as much a narrative of survival as it is a call for recognition. It demands to be read, discussed, and remembered.

Singh draws on theoretical insights from Berger and Luckmann, Busekist, and J. Edward Mallot to show how collective memory consolidates belonging, reaffirms boundaries, and provides moral grounding in moments of uncertainty. Her work reminds us that for many Sikhs in Kashmir, violence is not a historical anomaly but a recurring reality that links the past to the present. The Sikh identity, thus, is not constructed in isolation but emerges from a continuum of remembrance, resistance, and negotiation.