Praising the Khalsa : Sainapat's Gursobha / J.S. Grewal -- Compromising the Khalsa Tradition : Koer Singh's Gurbilas / Gurtej Singh -- Brahmanizing the tradition : Chhibber's Bansavalinama / J.S. Grewal -- Re-asserting the tradition : Santokh Singh's Suraj prakash / Gurtej Singh -- Valorizing the tradition : Bhangu's Panth prakash / J.S. Grewal -- Emergence of a nation : the Khalsa for Cunningham / J.S. Grewal -- Under the shadow of colonial rule : the Khalsa for Latif / Radha Sharma and Harish C. Sharma -- Reconciling the tradition to colonial rule : Khazan Singh / Veena Sachdeva -- In the comparative context : Archer's Sikhs / Jaswant Kumar Sharma -- In the service of Hindu nationalism : Banerjee's evolution / Indu Banga -- A modern Sikh view : Teja Singh and Ganda Singh / Anurupita Kaur and J.S. Grewal