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Nikky Singh

Nikky Singh

Crawford Family Professor of Religion and Chair of Religious Studies at Colby College; leading scholar of Sikhism, feminist theology, and Punjabi literary translation.

Jul 13, 2026

Religion To Reality

Religion To Reality

Ik Onkar with Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh

Jul 13 · 1h 1m

John GibberwitchHOST
29:34
What is the evolution of the hymns, the scripture? How far back does this go? Is it an open source or open canon? Do things get added to it? How does it evolve?
Nikky Singh
Nikky SinghGUEST
29:48
Yes, good question, Father John.
Nikky Singh
Nikky SinghGUEST
29:51
It starts with Guru Nanak's hymns because he is the founder guru and whatever was in tune with his message.
Nikky Singh
Nikky SinghGUEST
29:58
was incorporated into the text.
Nikky Singh
Nikky SinghGUEST
30:01
And the canon, it was canonized in 1604 by the fifth guru.
Nikky Singh
Nikky SinghGUEST
30:06
So there are 10 gurus in the Sikh tradition, starting with Guru Nanak.
Nikky Singh
Nikky SinghGUEST
30:10
He wrote his poetry.

19 MINS LATER

Dave Pliske
Dave PliskeHOST
48:47
So can you tell me a little bit about that?

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