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Based in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA, Sarbpreet is a poet and writer, commentator, playwright and an executive in the technology industry. He is the author of "Kultar's Mime," an epic poem on the 1984 pogroms.

Coming of Age As a Young Sardar:
Part I SARBPREET SINGH

A 50-year old ruminating on existential angst! It would have made for a highly entertaining story ...

The Ballad of Spring
Part II SARBPREET SINGH

His somewhat cryptic reply was that he had sung the shabad in Buddha (old, ancient) Basant!

The Ballad of Spring
Part I SARBPREET SINGH

"As the Three Worlds bloom, so does your entire being, drenched in His Name ..."

Guru Gobind Singh and The Sword of Righteousness:
Part II SARBPREET SINGH

"Our Guru and great King wants to kill hawks with sparrows ..."

Guru Gobind Singh and The Sword of Righteousness:
Part I SARBPREET SINGH

"The mantle on my shoulders sits / I take the righteous path; it fits ..."

In Praise of The King of Kings:
Part II SARBPREET SINGH

In Anandpur, young Guru Gobind had his followers engage in martial pursuits ...

In Praise of The King of Kings:
Part I SARBPREET SINGH

Whinnying stallions, fleet of foot, galloping like the wind. Richly caparisoned elephants, swaying majestically ...

Toorks in The House of Nanak:
Part II SARBPREET SINGH

The Children of Mardana collected their belongings and left Amritsar to embrace an uncertain future.

Toorks in The House of Nanak:
Part I SARBPREET SINGH

"Descendents of the very children of Mardana ..."

A Soul Clad in Silk:
A Pope with the Sensibilities of a Sikh SARBPREET SINGH

Guru Nanak's shabad from the 15th century is a masterpiece of social commentary from the Sikh canon.