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Furthering Sikh & Punjabi Studies in Japan:
Tomio Mizokami

Translator of Japji Sahib into Japanese.

Max Arthur Macauliffe -
He Introduced Sikhi to the English-Speaking West Dr HARBANS SINGH

His Punjabi assistant, Muhammad, reported that Macauliffe was reciting the Japji minutes before his death.

Lieutenant Brian Murphy:
What I've Learned An Interview by CAL FUSSMAN

 I was just doing my job.

C.F. ANDREWS: Eye-Witness To Sikh History T. SHER SINGH

MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2012:  "The pain upon the faces of these people reminded me of the shadow of the Cross. What was happening to them was truly a crucifixion ...."

The Champions Amidst Us HARPREET SINGH

Her reputation as a strict disciplinarian didn’t always earn her the ‘favorite teacher' moniker with the students, but this trip to the skating rink changed my view of her.

Tagore's Repudiation of British Knighthood After The Jallianwala Massacre ARCHIVES

"The time has come when badges of honour make our shame glaring in the incongruous context of humiliation, and I for my part wish to stand, shorn of all special distinctions ..."

Leader, Mentor, Friend:
Jack Layton by RUPINDER KAUR

Whenever I would meet with him, he greeted me with a “Sat Sri Akal” and his “Waheguru Ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji ki Fateh” was always impeccable and perfect.

Joseph Davey Cunningham: An Honest & Daring Historian by MADAN SINGH

His severe criticism of Lord Hardinge's Punjab policy led to his being removed from his political appointment and sent back to regimental duty.

Norman Gerald Barrier: "He is Indispensable" by Dr. Pashaura Singh

The tragic events of 1984 provided him with a new lens to re-interpret the legacy of the Sikh past in understanding modern Sikhism.

Scholar Extraordinaire by Dr. HIMADRI BANNERJI

If Hew McLeod was the pioneer in the area of textual sources in Sikh Studies, Jerry Barrier was the pioneer on Sikh print-culture.