From The Frontcover Of 'The Sikhs In Ferment' By Gurbachan Singh Nayyar 

The Sikhs in Ferment: Battles of the Sikh Gurus

The Sikhs in Ferment tells a fascinating story, bits and pieces of which every reader of history has heard at sometime or the other. Here, for the first time is a highly readable revelation of the rise of Sikhism set against the history of the Mughal Empire. Generously dotted with apt quotations, it concentrates on the lives of the ten Sikh Gurus, from Guru Nanak to Guru Gobind Singh, delineating the transformation of a people from pacifism to defensive aggression. The author, in his detailed study of the subject, puts in clear perspective the compelling circumstances that forced Guru Hargobind and Guru Gobind Singh to transform their followers into a chivalrous race.

The Sikhs in Ferment is also a valuable compendium of literary evidence on a period that has always been somewhat controversial. This book blasts some historical inaccuracies that have crept into history books and been accepted as facts, while it also narrates the traditional element of the saint-soldiers' early years.

A well conceived analysis of the early rise of the Sikhs rounds off a highly informative work. 

About The Author 'Gurbachan Singh Nayyar' Of 'The Sikhs In Ferment'

Gurbachan Singh Nayyar is Professor of History in the Department of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab.

He is the author of Maukhik Itihas: Mudhlian Sikh Likhtan De Sanderbh Vich (In Punjabi), 1990 which was awarded the Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Book Production for the year 1990-91 in India.

He has also written Sikh Polity and Political Institutions. (1979)