First Sikh The The Life and Legacy of

In this highly accessible and comprehensive biography Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh deftly mines the available sources to construct a vivid and complex account of Guru Nanaks life and legacy his personality and background the pluralistic world he lived in his teachings and philosophy and even the manner in which he has been understood by believers and scholars over time. What emerges is a majestic and magisterial portrait of a great enlightener who not only founded one of the worlds major religions but whose singular message of unity and hope has endured centuries after he first walked the earth.The First Sikh unites rigorous scholarship with a deep love for the subject offering fascinating insights into Guru Nanaks life and times even as it explores key facets of Sikhism. Moreover it shows us how Guru Nanak continues to remain relevant in a twenty-first-century reality.