He was born in Sikkim and lives in the USA, and in the course of engaging with his identity, has written powerful books of Sikh history, and revived its music. Sarbpreet Singh joins Amit Varma in episode 407 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss his life, his writing, his music and the lessons of Sikhism. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also check out: 1. Sarbpreet Singh on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Linktree and Amazon. 2. The Story of the Sikhs -- Sarbpreet Singh's podcast on Spotify. 3. The Gurmat Sangeet Podcast. 4. The Gurmat Sangeet Project. 5. The Story of the Sikhs: 1469-1708 -- Sarbpreet Singh. 6. Cauldron, Sword and Victory: The Rise of the Sikhs -- Sarbpreet Singh. 7. The Camel Merchant of Philadelphia -- Sarbpreet Singh. 8. Kultar's Mime -- Sarbpreet Singh. 9. Night of the Restless Spirits: Stories from 1984 -- Sarbpreet Singh. 10. The Sufi's Nightingale -- Sarbpreet Singh. 11. Nanak Was Here — Episode 166 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Amardeep Singh). 12. Devdutt Pattanaik and the Stories That Shape Us -- Episode 404 of The Seen and the Unseen. 13. Sarbpreet Singh in conversation with Jerry Pinto. 14. The Life and Times of Jerry Pinto — Episode 314 of The Seen and the Unseen. 15. Em and the Big Hoom — Jerry Pinto. 16. History of the Sikhs -- JD Cunningham. 17. Khyal: Creativity within North India's Classical Music Tradition -- Bonnie Wade. 18. Who are the Guilty? -- The PUCL report about the 1984 riots. 19. Gangster Rule -- Madhu Kishwar. 20. Anthropological Knowledge and Collective Violence: The Riots in Delhi, November 1984 -- Veena Das. 21. 100 Years of Solitude -- Gabriel Garcia Marquez. 22. Episodes of The Seen and the Unseen with Ramachandra Guha: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 23. In The City of Slaughter -- Hayyim Nahman Bialik. 24. Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil — Hannah Arendt. 25. The Pluralism Project. 25. Kaya Taran -- Sashi Kumar. 26. A History of the Sikhs -- Khushwant Singh. 27. Kirtan Sewa Malaysia. This episode is sponsored by CTQ Compounds. Check out The Daily Reader and FutureStack. Use the code UNSEEN for Rs 2500 off. Amit Varma and Ajay Shah have launched a new course called Life Lessons, which aims to be a launchpad towards learning essential life skills all of you need. For more details, and to sign up, click here. Amit and Ajay also bring out a weekly YouTube show, Everything is Everything. Have you watched it yet? You must! And have you read Amit’s newsletter? Subscribe right away to The India Uncut Newsletter! It’s free! Also check out Amit’s online course, The Art of Clear Writing. Episode art: ‘Seeker’ by Simahina.

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