Pyara Singh Padam (1922-2001) was a prolific scholar and editor of Punjabi and Sikh literature, history and rehat traditions.
Courses
A Survey of Sikh Literature
This course offers a guided academic survey of the Sikh literary tradition from its origins to the present day. Students learn to read, situate, and analyze the major works as literature and as cultural record rather than reproducing the sacred and classical texts themselves. The sweep runs from the poetic…
Understanding Teekas: How Gurbani Has Been Explained
This overview course introduces the tradition of the teeka (commentary or exegesis) and shows how commentaries have helped Sikhs read and understand Gurbani for more than a century. It explains what a teeka is and why a learner often needs help with older vocabulary, grammar, and context. It surveys the main…
The Early Rehatnamas: Reading the Puratan Codes of Khalsa Conduct
This course is about the early Sikh codes of conduct known as the puratan rehatnamas, and about how scholars study them. It does not reproduce the texts themselves. Instead it explains what a rehatnama is, surveys the major early codes commonly attributed to figures such as Bhai Nand Lal, Bhai Desa Singh, Bhai…