Middlemen or service-providers: Who are the ‘arthiyas’ who are a key part of farming in Punjab?

In his book ‘Panjab: Journeys Through Fault Lines’, Amandeep Sandhu explains the role of the middleman, commission agent and moneylender rolled into one.

Amandeep Sandhu

· Dec 08, 2020 · 08:30 am

Leaders’ betrayal: Finally, the two Anglo-Sikh wars have been brought to life meaningfully

Amarpal Singh’s two-volume history captures both the events and the reasons behind them.

Amandeep Sandhu

· Nov 12, 2017 · 03:30 pm

How 'Udta Punjab' grounded the wily Parkash Singh Badal

The film is not the first release the Badals have tried to stop. But this may be the first time they have failed.

Amandeep Sandhu

· Jun 18, 2016 · 08:00 am

Nearly 10 million Sikhs have lost their religion because of this organisation

A Sikh decision-making body has divided not only the Sikh community, but polarised the rich and immensely meaningful spectrum of Sikh thought.

Amandeep Sandhu

· May 12, 2016 · 05:30 pm

How Punjab’s political parties are fishing in troubled waters in the run up to the 2017 polls

While the ruling Akali Dal seems to have moved to make the desecration of the Sikh holy book a poll issue, all parties are focusing on the state’s rights over its water.

Amandeep Sandhu

· Mar 14, 2016 · 10:30 am

At Hyderabad University 20 years ago, memories of another tragedy that divided the campus

The authorities seem to have learnt nothing from a rape that polarised students in 1995.

Amandeep Sandhu

· Jan 21, 2016 · 05:30 pm

Punjab remains on edge as protests mount over desecration of Sikh holy book

The state administration flounders as blockades over religious anguish adds to the unaddressed unrest over failed cotton and rice crops.

Amandeep Sandhu

· Oct 20, 2015 · 10:30 am