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I.J. Singh is a New York based writer and speaker on Sikhism in the Diaspora, and a Professor of Anatomy.

The Spin Cycle by I.J. SINGH

They postulated that anyone who followed a different way was, by definition, bound for hellfire and damnation. 

Takht Hazur Sahib Makeover!
But, To What Purpose? by I.J. SINGH

The projected cost is Rupees 115 crores  -  by my rough reckoning, that comes to about 29 million even in today's devalued U.S. dollars. 

From Here to Eternity by I.J. SINGH

What are we to make of the myriad of references to incarnation and reincarnation in the Guru Granth?

"I Have An Accent?" by I.J. SINGH

I might speak with an accent, but I sure hope that I don't think with one.

The Blessings of Bibliophilia by I.J. SINGH

I would think that, for a Sikh, there can be no existence without the company of books.

The Tail that Wags ... by I.J. SINGH

No Sikh Guru ever even declared himself a Guru.

No Easy Answers by I.J. SINGH

Should one enter into or patronize a business that is clearly against one's personal moral and ethical framework? 

The Living Word by I.J. SINGH

The idea is not of a God who micromanages our existence, but to provide the spiritual basis for a moral and ethical framework around which purposeful lives can be fashioned. 

Of Saints & Sinners by I.J. SINGH

A seemingly sensible graybeard had the temerity to suggest that an error-filled reading was an insult to the Guru.

Probing the Limits of Scholarship by I.J. SINGH & GUNISHA KAUR

One must start with the obvious fact that no one knows exactly what happened in the river before Guru Nanak re-emerged after three days.