Sikhs of Nagaon in Assam (India): Dilemmas of language and religionFootnote^*

* This study is part of the project Socio-economic Conditions of the Dakhani Sikhs and Other Sikh Communities in the South and North-east India (2012–2013) sponsored by the National Commission for Minorities, New Delhi.

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