# Gurpratap Suraj Prakash *1843 · Kavi Santokh Singh* Written in 1843 by Kavi Santokh Singh — the Mahākavī, the Great Poet — the *Gurpratap Suraj Prakash Granth* ("Suraj Prakash") is the vast poetic history of the Sikh Gurus, and the single largest narration of their lives. Its *ruts* and chapters move across the martial, devotional, and philosophical worlds of the Gurus and the early Khalsa — from battle plans and duels to Vedanta and the discipline of the Singh. It is the text at the heart of Manglacharan's Suraj Podcast, which works through it chapter by chapter. ## In this text - [[A Sikh is one who Eats Meat]] - [[Meat Eating Satguru]] - [[The Command for Sukha]] - [[Origin of Nihangs]] - [[Amritsar Battle Plan]] - [[Guru Gobind Singh Dueling]] - [[Paindey Khan Duel]] - [[Bidhi Chand Duel]] - [[Mai Bhago]] - [[Sahibzada Ajit Singh]] - [[Bachittar Singh]] - [[Nahar Singh Sher Singh]] - [[Guru Gobind Singh's Morning Routine]] - [[Khalsa Marayda by Guru Gobind Singh]] - [[The Uniform]] - [[Shastarvidiya]] - [[Sight of a Tiger]] - [[I am Brahm]] - [[Definition of Vedanta]] - [[In Defense of Suraj Prakash by Kapur Singh]]