Story of a Sikh Museum - Heritage, Politics, Popular Culture

The Story of a Sikh Museum examines the Bhai Mati Das Museum at Sisganj Gurdwara in Old Delhi, one of the most significant Sikh shrines in India.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Punjab & Sind Bank and the Creation of Sikh Heritage; 3. Sikh Heritage in Bhai Mati Das Museum; 4. Sikh Heritage and Its Politics in Contemporary India; 5. Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Appendix 1: Themes in Punjab & Sind Bank Calendars; Appendix 2: List of Paintings at the Bhai Mati Das Museum, Gurdwara Sisganj, Delhi.

About the author

Kanika Singh is Director at the Centre for Writing & Communication, Ashoka University and a historian, working in the domain of public history, museums and heritage. Her current research focuses on Sikh museums in contemporary India. At Ashoka, she teaches courses on museums in South Asia, Delhi's heritage, visual culture and research writing.

Product details

• Authors: Kanika Singh, Kanika (Ashoka University Singh
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2025
• EAN: 9781009550413
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0955041-3
• No. of pages: 275
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; India, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Asian History, Museology and heritage studies, HISTORY / Asia / South / General, For graduate / post-graduate and equivalents