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INDEX Abdali, Ahmed Shah, 97, 108, 165 Adi Granth. See Guru Granth Sahib Afghan wars, 108-109, 153, 194, 239 agriculture in Punjab, 114, 117, 124 Air India disaster, 156- 157, 285 n.24 Akal Takht. See Golden Temple Complex Akali Dal, 60-61, 67, 75, 80, 82, 104, 112-113, 115-118, 136, 146, 152, 158, 162, 283 n.14. Seealso Mann, Simranjit Singh AkhandKirtni Jatha, 60, 73, 78-79, 156 All-India Sikh Students Federation. See Sikh Students Federation Amarjit Singh, role of, 5, 12, 21-22, 25,96-97,133-134,162,236 American Sikhs (converts) , 254, 290 n.37 American Sikhs (immigrants).See U.S. Sikhs Amnesty International, 205, 277 n.6 Amrik Singh, 55, 77, 91, 120, 146 amrit,43,46,87, 130, 145, 190-191, 232 amritdhari. SeeKhalsa Amritsar, etymology, 43 Anandpur, 43-44, 109; AnandpurSahib Resolution (ASR), 43, 117, 121, 146-147 Anderson, Benedict, 253 Angad (Guru), 32-33 Anglo-Sikh wars, 110, 282 n.3 Arjun (Guru), 34-36, 41,88, 125, 130, 164 Arjun Singh, 81 arson, 137, 140-141, 143 Arur Singh, 152 AryaSamaj, 111, 199,240 Asad, Talal, 244, 246 Asian Games, Sikhs' attendance, 65, 68,81 assassinations: of Mahatma Gandhi, 144; of Indira Gandhi, 24, 46, 71, 84, 135, 143; of Gurbachan Singh, 79; of Lalajagat Narain, 61-62, 79, 81; of Harchand Singh Longowal, 143; of A. S.Vaidya, 155; of Rajiv Gandhi, 220; of Beant Singh, 163. See also Murders asylum. SeeRefugees Atalgar, Satnam Singh, 168, 170 Atinder Pal Singh, 136 Aulakh, Gurmit Singh, 162, 255 Aurora,Jagjit Singh, 81, 99-100 Ayodhya. SeeBabri Masjid Babbar Akalis, 79, 111 Babbar Khalsa, 45, 79, 82, 84-87, 156-159,178-184, 194-195,227 Babbar, Sukhdev Singh, 84-87, 156, 178, 285n.21 Babri Masjid, 118, 133 Bahadur, Banda Singh, 107, 121, 257 Bains, Ajit Singh, 138 Balbir Singh, 283-284 n.2 bank robberies, 64-66, 82, 153, 177, 285 n.24 Barnala, Surjit Singh, 152-158, 285 n.25 Baxi, Upendra, 265, 267, 268 Beant Singh (assassin),101, 135-137, 143 308 INDEX Beant Singh (chief minister), 163 Benedict, Ruth, 203-204 Bhagat, Dhiren, 281 n.40 Bhagat Singh, 112, 283 n.10 Bhago, Mai, 222 Bhan Singh, 92 BharatiyaJana Singh, 114; BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP), 114 Bhindranwalcjarnail Singh, 30, 40, 46-47, 51-70,74-78,88-89,91,95-98, 127128 , 131, 145-147, 154, 158, 164, 178, 187, 199, 201, 228, 231, 280 nn. 7, 10, 14, 21, 281 n.33 Bhindranwale Tiger Force of Khalistan (BTFK), 159; BTFKSangha, 159 Bholla, Sukhwinder Singh, 175 Bhullar,Jaswant Singh, 81, 161 Bidar massacre, 196-197 Black Thunder, Operation. SeeGolden Temple Complex Blue Star, Operation. See Golden Temple Gomplex bombs, 46, 156, 163, 181-183,204-207, 210, 285n.24 Bourgois, Philippe, 18 Brahma, Avtar Singh, 47, 165, 172 Brahminism and Brahmins, 28, 58, 1 19, 129, 239, 244, 283 nn. 17, 20 Brar, K. S., 81, 87-88, 90-91, 94, 98, 187, 209, 280 n. 14,281 n.25 Brass, Paul, 138 British colonization of India, 108, 110113 , 123, 133,241-242 British Sikhs, 151, 159-160, 258-259 Buber, Martin, 25 Buddhism, 5, 28-29, 34, 1 19, 129, 133, 226, 238, 244, 288 n.8 Budhsinghwala, Gurjant Singh, 166, 172 Camus, Albert, 196, 199 Canadian Sikhs, 45, 111, 151, 156-157, 159, 161-162,192-193,240,258 caste: in Sikhism, 27, 238; Untouchability , 99, 136, 163, 172, 283 n.17; anthropology of, 120, 283 nn. 19, 20. Seealso Brahminism casualties: in Jallianwala Bagh massacre, 97, 283 n.8; during Partition, 114; in Operation Blue Star, 94; in anti-Sikh "riots," 139; total number in current conflict, 23 , 154,277n.2 censorship, 2, 4, 98-99, 103, 129, 281 n.40. See aho Press, in India Chaheru, Manbir Singh. See Hari Singh Chandigarh issue, 82, 115-1 17 Chando Kalan, episode at, 61 -62 chardhi kala (spirit), 195-198; Chardhi Kola (newspaper), 158, 195 charity, 27, 145, 198. Seealso Kettle Chauhanjagjit Singh, 118, 127, 151, 160, 259 Chawla, Amarjit Singh, 285 n.30 Chellany, Brahma, 94 Chibber, Governor, 208 Chief Khalsa Diwan, 11 children, sacrifice of, 48, 103, 105-106, 108-109; as victims, 92, 165, 202, 206207 , 233, 281 n.35; in militancy, 182, 271 Chomsky, Noam, 17, 248 Christians, 56, 110, 129, 132-133, 179-180 CIA (U.S.), rumors about, 135 Citi/.ens Commission, 138 Citizens for Democracy, 87, 92, 94, 138, 277 n.6 Clausewitz, Wilhelm von, 17...
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