Lest we forget the women in Sikh history

In Into the Great Heart I write about the women who were part of Guru Nanak and Guru Angad's history.

One of my earlier books, The Singing Guru had mainly male protagonists and the many historical women -- Guru Nanak’s wife, Mata Sulakhni, his sister, Bebe Nanaki, Mata Khivi, Bibi Amro, Guru Angad’s wife and daughter, respectively, Nihali, the woman who gave Bhai Lehna shelter -- who form part of this enduring saga, were only mentioned in it.

Their stories remained unimagined and untold and while writing Into the Great Heart I had to harken to their voices that spoke to my soul, my gender and the female question that has always existed and continues down to our times.

Even when it isn’t admitted or acknowledged in our patriarchal system, it persists, subconsciously and unconsciously, to affect the lives of both genders, societies and cultures at large whose members have been reared, and affected by the happiness, peace, and lack thereof, of women.

We cannot neglect one half of the equation and hope for wholeness. 

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