Her Name Is Kaur: Sikh American Women Write about Love, Courage, and Faith

by Meeta Kaur (Editor)

Sikh American women do the lion’s share of organizing and executing the business of the Sikh community, and they straddle multiple lives and worlds—cross-cultural, interreligious, intergenerational, occupational, and domestic—yet their experiences of faith, family, and community are virtually invisible in the North American milieu and have yet to be understood, documented, or shared. Until now.



In Her Name is Kaur , Sikh American women explore the concept of love from many angles, offering rich, critical insight into the lives of Sikh women in America. Through a chorus of multi-generational voices—in essays ranging in tone from dramatic to humorous—they share stories of growing into and experiencing self-love, spiritual love, love within family, romantic love, the love they nurture for humanity and the world through their professional work, and more. Eye-opening and multifaceted, this collection of stories encourages its readers to take the feeling of love and turn it into action—practical action that will make the world a better place to be for everyone, regardless of their faith or creed.

Genres: Nonfiction, Womens, Religion

291 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 8, 2014

Reviews

[Jas · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great anthology. The women in this book share a variety of experiences and emotional journeys as it relates to love and Sikhi. The love they explore are not just romantic but the love they have for family, friends, and their greater communities.

[Kiran · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wanted to love the book but I can't say I did. Some parts were heart warming and made me proud to be a Sikh woman, however there were so many things wrong with it technically that it took away from the experience. There were many grammatical/editorial errors (that drives me mad), but the content was okay.

[Jennifer Jacobs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just got this book on Kindle..SO lookin forward to reading it!Sikhs are amazing people and very brave,patriotic too :)
This should make an interesting read:)

[Kanwarpal Singh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Her Name Is Kaur pushes past the boundaries of romance to illuminate the love at the very heart of faith. In this groundbreaking book, Meeta Kaur has gathered a diverse and fresh group of stories of growing up Sikh and redneck, Sikh and queer, Sikh and daydreaming, Sikh and heartbroken, Sikh and deeply beloved.

This book is divided in 5 part :
Anakh
Himmat
Sehaj
Sanyog
Dharam

Whether discussing the social issue, like domestic violence, caste system, hate against LGBTQ community by society, domestic violence or mental illness, other physical and mental tortures they went through. The respect for family and patriarchal society norm , she challenged and make way for herself, these women writers share colorful, intense, and engaging adventures that range from Los Altos to Toronto to Chandigarh. This collection deserves a place on the shelf of everyone interested in South Asian cultures, women of America. These narratives provide us with a rare window into the lived experiences of different Sikh American who are constantly striving to maintain their Sikh identity in the face of new challenges.

The stories from time of Guru Nanak Dev Ji till modern time, sakhi and teaching from Huru granth sahib ji discussed. From doing community service and engaging youth to teaching of guru sahib.

Stories from what happened in 1984 and atrocities sikh community faced in India

[Pinky Aunty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really loved this. It came to me when I needed it.