Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Pahrei (The Quarters) ix
4. Foreword xi
5. A Word from the Amanuensis xiii
6. Acknowledgments xix
7. A Punjabi
8. In Father’s House 3
9. Army Service 19
10. A Disabling Illness 32
11. Going to Canada 45
12. Keeping My Faith 57
13. A Lumber Worker 72
14. My Birthplace Village 84
15. My Wife’s Birthplace Village 96
16. A Canadian
17. Modern Sikhs 109
18. Community Strife 124
19. Community Service 139
20. White Sikhs 151
21. Living with Physical Injuries 165
22. On a Pilgrimage 176
23. Trouble in Punjab 190
24. Retirement 204
25. A Sikh
26. Following Sikh Discipline 217
27. Postscript by the Amanuensis 237
28. Suggestions for Further Reading 259
29. Glossary 265