Walking with Nanak is one of the most unusual books that I have ever read. And its author, Haroon Khalid, is clearly a courageous man. I say unusual, because it deals largely with the life of the first Sikh Guru, Nanak, in what is now Pakistan, while describing the gurdwaras and shrines—many of them in a sadly dilapidated condition with Islamic graffiti all over them—that were built in his honour. Courageous, because Haroon Khalid, a young Pakistani who resides in Islamabad, is not afraid to deplore his country’s establishment for its neglect of Nanak’s legacy.