ABSTRACT
Guru Gobind Singh was a transformative figure in Sikh history, matched only by Guru Nanak in this respect. His story embodies the call to fight against injustice and religious oppression. Gobind Singh would also install the collection of hymns, the Adi Granth as the "living" guru from his death on. The social and political intuition of Gum Nanak predated many of the ideals regarding human equality that formed the basis of the American Revolution, the US Constitution, and the American civil rights movement by several centuries, and laid the foundation for the Sikh tradition of fighting injustice. To describe Gobind Singh's contributions and life, this chapter focuses on Sikh historian Khushwant Singh. Khushwant Singh's closing remarks touch upon a central topic in Sikh history whether Guru Nanak's conception of humanity as told to his Sikh following is consistent with the evolution of the faith as culminated by Guru Gobind Singh's creation of a distinct brotherhood of saint-soldiers.
