Jyoti M. Rai is an internationally renowned numismatist, who has built up one of the most impressive collections of Sikh coins anywhere in the world. She was on the Standing Committee of the American Numismatic Society from 1989 to 1999. She also possesses a large archive of rare books and documents relating to eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Sikh history.

Patwant Singh’s uncompromising and critical analysis of national politics and international affairs has had a profound impact on his readers over the years. Published in the United States, the UK, Europe, Canada and India, his books include India and the Future of Asia (Knopf, Faber and Faber), The Struggle for Power in Asia (Hutchinson, Editions André Gérard-Marabout), Of Dreams and Demons – An Indian Memoir (Duckworth, Kodansha International, Rupa) and The Sikhs (Knopf, John Murray, Rupa). His articles have appeared in The New York Times, Canada’s Globe and Mail, and the UK’s Independent.