Title: When sparrows became hawks
Description: Purnima Dhavan examines the creation of the Khalsa Sikh warrior tradition during the 18th century. By focusing on the experiences of long-overlooked peasant communities, she reveals how a dynamic process of debates, collaboration, and conflict transformed Sikh practices and shaped a new martial culture.
Subjects: Khalsa (Sect), History, Khālsā, Sikhismus, Sikhism