"[1] The University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) established a Sikh Studies endowed chair in 2024 to improve research in the field.
[6] Pashaura Singh's scholarly work has faced push-back and criticism from some traditionalist and conservative sections of the Sikh community.
[8] In the early 1990s, Pashaura Singh, an academic of the Macleodian school, was campaigned against for challenging the authenticity of Guru Granth Sahib.
[12] Another academic also praised by MacLeod, Harjot Oberoi, was also campaigned against for his removal by parties which denounced his methodology towards the study of Sikhism.
[13] According to the Indologist Mark Juergensmeyer, the largest group of scholars dedicated to Sikh Studies are based in and near Punjab, but these scholars project themselves as proud Sikhs and predominantly focus on showing distinctiveness of their faith rather than examine the connections and similarities of Sikhism to other religious traditions based on comparative studies of texts and manuscripts.