tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post2127492143348606604..comments2024-03-28T07:57:49.338+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Singhs In SpaceKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-68568680664037411142016-03-11T15:32:49.428+00:002016-03-11T15:32:49.428+00:00Hi, David!
Understood, what you said about Piper ...Hi, David!<br /><br />Understood, what you said about Piper and Anderson finding it simplest using the given name of a very well known Sikh. Or, as you suspect, "Ranjit" might be a very commonly used name among Sikhs.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-14711493052519355972016-03-11T09:12:29.847+00:002016-03-11T09:12:29.847+00:00Sean:
I believe this is because Ranjit Singh was t...Sean:<br />I believe this is because Ranjit Singh was the founder of the (short-lived, 1799 to 1849) Sikh Empire. I hate to sound critical of them, but it seems as if Piper and PA both just used a famous name for "generic Sikh guy." Though I could be wrong; I don't have enough information to judge how common the name "Ranjit" actually IS among Sikhs. David Birrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973889429164886381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-4853164546825893022016-03-11T08:52:00.306+00:002016-03-11T08:52:00.306+00:00Hi, David!
And the Navy officer who was a Sikh th...Hi, David!<br /><br />And the Navy officer who was a Sikh that we see in Chapter XVII of ENSIGN FLANDRY was also named Ranjit Singh!<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-4759514494167008462016-03-11T00:30:47.941+00:002016-03-11T00:30:47.941+00:00Paul:
H. Beam Piper's *Four-Day Planet* has br...Paul:<br />H. Beam Piper's *Four-Day Planet* has brief involvement of a Sikh officer, Ranjit Singh, with his religion as a minor plot point: because he's obligated to have the *kirpan* (dagger) on him at all times, he won't insist that the participants in a meeting fully disarm. The narrator rather thinks disarming them all would reduce the chance of trouble, but....<br /><br />"Ranjit Singh was a man of dignity, and he respected the dignity of others." It's also said of him, "I believe he was honestly puzzled when he heard people talking about fear...."David Birrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973889429164886381noreply@blogger.com