Dr. Pashaura Singh is a Distinguished Professor and Dr. J.S. Saini Endowed Chair in Sikh and Punjabi Studies in the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of California, Riverside. He is the author of four Oxford monographs, including Life and Work of Guru Arjan (OUP 2006), which was on the “Best Sellers List” in India (The Tribune, August 6, 2006) and his A Dictionary of Sikh Studies was launched on Oxford Quick Reference on April 15, 2019, to commemorate Guru Nanak’s 550th Birth Anniversary. He has edited / co-edited eleven volumes, including The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies (OUP 2014) and The Sikh World (2023) for the Routledge Worlds series. He is the founding co-editor of the Routledge series on Sikh Literature, Culture, and Society. His most recent fifth monograph, The Routledge Companion to the Life and Legacy of Guru Hargobind: Sovereignty, Militancy and Empowerment of the Sikh Panth (Routledge 2024) was released on August 9, 2024.