Sarbpreet Singh

Sarbpreet Singh, a writer, playwright, podcaster and commentator, is the author of Kultar’s Mime (2016), The Camel Merchant of Philadelphia (Westland, 2019), The Night of the Restless Spirits (Penguin 2020) and The Story of the Sikhs: 1469-1708 (Penguin 2021). His newest book, a novel titled The Sufi's Nightingale, (Speaking Tiger Books 2023) reimagines the life and times of the Sufi Shah Hussain. He is also the author of Jujhar Cheema (Dhauli Books, 2023), an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, set in Punjab in the early 1990s. His Story of the Sikhs Podcast, which has listeners in 90 countries and is currently in its 4th season, has an expansive sweep that has drawn comparisons with the work of Ken Burns. His work has been featured on the BBC and National Public Radio and his commentary has appeared in several newspapers in the US, India and Pakistan. Sarbpreet Singh is also the founder of The Gurmat Sangeet Project, a nonprofit dedicated to the preservation of Sikh Sacred Music.