CONTENTS: List of Abbreviations List of Images Acknowledgements Punjabi Centuries: Tracing Histories of Punjab(s) Anshu Malhotra A Feast for the Heart and Mind: Print Culture, Polemics and Religious Debate in Punjab in the 1870s Purnima Dhavan Soundscapes of the Self: Music and Identity Assertion among Diasporic Punjabi Sikh Women in California, 1950s–2000s Nicole Ranganath Women and Print Cultures in Colonial Punjab Arti Minocha Progressive Politics, Gender and the Punjabi Literary through the Work of Dalip Kaur Tiwana Anne Murphy The Civil Servant and Super Cop: Modesty, Security and the State in Punjab Inderpal Grewal Pt V. D. Paluskar and the Punjab: Assessing a Complex Relationship Radha Kapuria Territorialising Shrines in the Sacred Landscapes of Punjab Yogesh Snehi Commemorating Baghel Singh’s ‘Conquest’ of Delhi: The Fateh Diwas Kanika Singh Caste in an Urban Business Space: A Study of the Khatri Community of Amritsar Gurpreet Bal List of Contributors Index