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Janamsakhi: Paintings of Guru Nanak in Early Sikh Art

Prof. Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh talks about her work on the Janamsakhis to explore Guru Nanak's portrayal in art and his message on environmentalism.

Prof. Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh

Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh is the Crawford Professor and chair of Religious Studies at Colby College. Dr Singh has published extensively in the field of Sikh Studies. Her Birth of the Khalsa (SUNY 2005) Feminine Principle in the Sikh Vision of the Transcendent (Cambridge University Press, 1993), and her gender-inclusive translations of Sikh scriptural hymns The Name of My Beloved (HarperCollins, 1995), republished Hymns of the Sikh Gurus (Penguin Classics, 2018) were ground-breaking in challenging patriarchy.
Crawford Professor and Chair of Religious Studies at Colby College, Prof. Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh, returned to the the Bookclub, in discussion with Prof. Jagbir Jutti-Johal, to commemorate Guru Nanak Dev Ji's 555th birth anniversary. Prof. Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh talks about her work on the Janamsakhis to explore Guru Nanak's portrayal in art and his message on environmentalism.
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