ABSTRACT
To date, few scholars have examined the religious lives of young Sikh adults even though the British Sikh population is currently skewed towards youth. Indeed, according to the 2011 UK census, of the 423,158 Sikhs currently living in England and Wales, 105,985 (25 per cent) are between the ages of 15 and 29, further highlighting the necessity to understand the religious lives of young Sikh adults. Examining the literature on Sikhs in Britain, it is clear that although much has been written about Sikh migrants and Sikh migration, there has been very little research examining how British-born young Sikhs engage with their religious tradition. As Gurharpal Singh and Darshan S. Tatla note:
Sikh youth today clearly continue to identify with the religious tradition, but this identification is far more complex and ambiguous than hitherto … In the absence of more detailed, systematic and comprehensive research in this extremely important area, all conclusions must remain tentative. The culture of young British Sikhs today remains an area of darkness for the community and a testing ground for its uncertain futures. (Singh and Tatla, 2006, p. 207)
