When Sparrows Became Hawks - Dhavan, Purnima (Assistant Professor of History, Assistant Professor of History, University of Washington, Seattle)

Purnima Dhavan examines the creation of the Khalsa Sikh warrior tradition during the eighteenth century. By focusing on the experiences of long-overlooked peasant communities, she reveals how a dynamic process of debates, collaboration, and conflict transformed Sikh practices and shaped a new martial culture.