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Categories Ideas

Please give your input on what higher level categories you think we should have.

Here are some category ideas to start from.

• Philosophy
• Scriptures & Literature
• Society and Culture
• Way of Life
• Sikh Institutions and Movements
• Art and Heritage
• Biographical
• Gurdwaras
• Origin & Development of Sikhism
• Sikhi worldwide and beyond national/cultural boundaries

Categories ideas from:

http://www.sikhs.org/topics.htm

http://www.sikhseek.com

http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com

Other Category ideas

Arts and Heritage

1. Architecture
2. Arts and Artists
3. Gurmukhi Calligraphy
4. Marshall Heritage
5. Musicology and Musicians

Biographical

1. European adventurers, scholars and officials
2. Famous Sikh personalities
3. Famous Women
4. Hindu bhagats and poets, and Punjabi officials
5. Modern Scholars of Sikhism
6. Muslims rulers and Sufi saints
7. Sikh Gurus
8. Sikh Martyrs
9. Sikh Mystics and Traditional scholars
10. Sikh Political figures

Diaspora and Global Impact

1. Other Sikh communities around the world
2. Sikhs in Canada
3. Sikhs in UK and rest of Europe
4. Sikhs in USA
5. Sikhs South-East Asia

Gurudwaras

1. Gurudwaras of the World
2. Historic Gurdwaras in Pakistan
3. Historic Gurdwaras in Punjab
4. Historic Gurdwaras outside Punjab

Historical Events in Sikh History

1. In the times of Gurus [1469 - 1708]
2. Sikh Confederacies [1708 - 1769]
3. Sikh struggle against Mughal empire [1708 - 1799]
4. The British and Sikhs [1849 - 1947]
5. The establishment of the Khalsa Panth [1699]
6. The Modern History of Sikhs [1947 - present]
7. The Sikh Empire [1799 - 1839]

Philosophy, Spirituality and Ethics

1. Metaphysics
2. Moral codes and Sikh practices
3. Mythological references
4. Philosophy
5. Political Philosophy
6. Theology

Places

1. India
2. Pakistan
3. Punjab
4. World

Sikh Scriptures and Literature

1. Bhai Gurdas and the early Sikh literature
2. Eighteenth century Literature
3. Literature in the Singh Sabha movement
4. Modern works on Sikhs and Sikhism
5. Nineteenth century Literature
6. Sri Guru Granth Sahib and Guru Gobind Singh's Bani
7. Writings by non-Sikhs on Sikhs and Punjab

Social Institutions and Movements

1. Educational institutions
2. Gurdwara Management committees
3. Research institutions
4. Sikh political institutions and movements
5. Sikh reformist movements
6. Social and voluntary organisations
7. Traditional Sikh schools