Ramblings of a Sikh

Ramblings of a Sikh

Why Were Sikhs Everywhere?

How the canal colonies, the Land Alienation Act, and the martial races doctrine built the diasporas.

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Jun 26, 2026
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Contents

  1. The community England didn’t plan

  2. The canal colonies: growth without distribution

  3. The cash trap and the debt machine

  4. The martial race and the soldier’s bargain

  5. How routes became chains

  6. The twice journey

  7. What the Doab gave England

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