(2012) There is very limited literature available on the subject of Sikh Architecture. The scope of this dissertation is mainly to look into the aspects of the origin of Gurdwaras, their development and architectural analysis. A great article which highlights the need for further study. The gurdw...
and it operates within God's hukam. Guru Nanak declares that God alone knows the reasons for and the moment of earth's creation. The origin of the universe is unknowable. The act of creation itself, the creation of the primeval atom, was instantaneous, caused by the Will of God. ...
the bulk of the Sikh chieftains tended to be of Jat origin, a fact that drewdisparagingremarks from at least some contemporary writers, who spoke of them as Sudras (the lowest of the fourvarnas [social classes]). Thus, besides the states set up in other regions, such asBharatpur, the ...