to write first 'definitive history' of Sikhs in the absence of authentic published records? I am curious to know what convinced Princeton University 30-40 years back, to give him grant for the purpose when he was not even a historian by qualification and nobody had attempted what he wanted to do on any scale i.e., get Oxford to publish his work! His work has certainly made his version of Sikhism authentic on a world forum. I am wondering what needs to be done before Jat history can get this kind of opportunity.