Pakistan is home to approximately 20,000 Sikhs. A small minority compared to the millions who lived in Punjab before Partition. There are roughly 200 historical Sikh shrines noted by Iqbal Qaiser in Historical Sikh Shrines in Pakistan. The Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (PSGPC) currently manages around 21 gurdwaras, according to their website. In these sanctuaries, kirtan is the heartbeat of Sikh liturgical life.

The Sikh Gurus made music central to worship. The Guru Granth Sahib, Sikhism’s scripture, stands out among world religious texts, which are arranged by Raags, which are the melodic frameworks in Indian classical music. Gurinder Singh in The Making of Sikh Scripture notes there are 31 main raags and 29 sub-mixed raags in the text. Out of 1,430 pages, the arrangement o

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