Guru Nanak Devji and Sikh History in Murals/Sohan Singh Khalsaji. Delhi, Kalpaz, 2004, 240 p., photographs, ISBN 81-7835-272-9.

    Contents: 1. Guru Nanak's philosophy. 2. Birth : divine light emerging from Sachkhand. 3. Bedi announcing birth of a son. 4. School days : aged 5, to study Sanskrit and Hindi with Pandit. 5. Childhood : Aged 9, sacred thread ceremony : Janju-dharna. 6. Home at Talwandi : aged 10, grazing cattle. 7. Work : Sacha Sauda, as trader. 8. Sultanpur : work at Modikhana, aged 17. 9. Marriage : Sagan ceremony. 10. Birth of Sri Chand. 11. Helped a devotee and Dassi illumined. 12. First Sachkhand visit : Bein experience. 13. Modikhana : Lutauna, left work. 14. First Udassi : Emnabad Bhai Lalo. 15. Kartarpur : with Karoria. 16. Udassis of east : Patna with Salas Rai. 17. Udassis of the west : notes. 18. Afar Desh : Africa. Cosmotrons : met Megh-javis. 19. Encounters : a Daint. 20. Second Sachkhand visits : Dhruv. 21. Middle-east : Cairo. 22. Back to Nanaki. 23. Himalayas : Sidhas. 24. Kashmir : encounter with an Ayali. 25. Encounters : with a Sikh. 26. Delhi : elephant re-surrected. 27. Encounters : a lady in the forest. 28. Panja Sahib : Vali Kandhari. 29. Encounter with a Sikh. 30. Kurukshetra : eclipse. 31. Discourses with Sangat. 32. A leper. 33. Kaliyug Varta. 34. Udassis to south : Sri Lanka. 35. Khurrum : death of Mardana. 36. Babar Shah pays his respects to Baba and receives Patshahis. 37. Bhai Lehna Milap : first encounter. 38. Last days at Kartarpur. 39. Sachkhand visits. 40. Bedi lineage : Kalyan Rai. 41. Granthji : compilation. 42. Appendix I : Birth of Khalsa. 43. Appendix II : Nirankar lineal. 44. Appendix III : Satguru lineal : Nanak Nirankar. 45. Appendix IV : Authoritative seats of Sikhism : notes. 46. Appendix V : Vardans to Sukhsen. 47. Appendix VI : Dust Daman. 48. Appendix VII : Sri Bhagautiji. 49. Appendix VIII : Portraitures of Khalsa. 50. Baba Atal Raiji : depiction of murals at. 51. Glossary of words. 52. Index.

    "Guru Nanak Devji : Biography in murals that depicts the entire life of Guru Nanak Devji, from childhood to the times, he left for Sachkhand.

    It is an unique book, first of its kind that depicts Guru's life in pictures. These murals, pictures drawn on the walls, are a rare and precious history of the Sikhs, and are very vividly painted in beautiful, life-like colours, on the walls of the historic building of Baba Atal, Sri Amritsar Sahib.

    Though some pictures are lost due to the negligence and unworthy caretaking by the people concerned, it is a treasure that may not be regained once lost to us.

    The other half of the book gives a brief and concise history of the Gurus, the Sikhs and Sikhism, the Khalsa and the Panth, and of the embodiment of Shabad (The original word) and the Bani (original scripture) presented by the "Chosen People of God" through innumerable sacrifices and hardships.

    The book itself is a Window through which the true life of Guru Nanak Devji is seen and visualised.

    It is a treasure worth reading, preserving and, indeed, worth owning." (jacket)

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