Sikh Panth’s Rehat Maryada Book by Bhai Manvir Singh Khalsa

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Sikh Panths Rehat Maryada Book by Bhai Manvir
Singh Khalsa
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• Bhai Manvir Singh Khalsa has been congratulated
  for writing a book on the history of Rehat
  Maryada of the Sikh Panth, also known as Akal
  Takht Rehat Maryada and Panthic Rehat Maryada.
  The Sikh World Parliament together with the
  Khalsa Foundation, the British Sikh Student
  Organization (BOSS), and United Sikhs, among
  other Sikh organizations, released this book on
  the Sikh Rehat Maryada that has been written by
  UK-born Bhai Manvir Singh.

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• This book is the first book of its kind written
  by a Western-born Sikh that explores and
  manifests the official document of the Sikh code
  of conduct in English that was originally
  published in 1936.

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• Bhai Manpreet Singh, General Secretary of the
  Sikh World Parliament, said that this book is
  written by Bhai Manvir Singh is a thoughtful and
  research-based text, a progressive guide to Sikh
  Rehat Maryada designed to help Sikh generations
  know and follow the key principles of the Sikh
  way of life, citing historical evidence and
  findings.

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• Referring to the purpose and intent of the book,
  Bhai Manpreet Singh added "Sikh Rehat Maryada
  was written by Sikh scholars to develop unity and
  integration within the Panth and this book is an
  explanation of the same spirit of unanimity."

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• The Sikh Rehat Maryada document has been
  recognized and used as an official reference
  point for over 80 years by the Sri Akal Takht
  Sahib and Panthik institutions. The 388-page
  hardcover book, entitled "The Sikh Rehat Maryada
  History, Guiding Principles, and a Contextual
  Translation", not only provides a modern and
  fresh contextual translation of the original Sikh
  Rehat Maryada document, but also includes later
  editions over time.

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• The Sikh Rehat Maryada is written by Manvir Singh
  Leamington after more than a decade of research.
  The Sikh Rehat Maryada is one of the most
  influential documents written in the early
  twentieth century. This book is a must for all
  Sikhs and non-Sikhs who wish to understand the
  history of the Sikh code of Conduct (Sikh Rehat
  Maryada), gaining knowledge about how it was
  formed and why Sikh scholars.

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• It also contains a copy of the original Sikh
  Rehat Maryada and the most up-to-date one
  published by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak
  Committee (SGPC) for readers to view the Punjabi
  versions.

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