What Can Gurdwaras Do To Attract Young Punjabis Who Are Agnostic Or Atheist

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By deepsinghmangat,
November 5, 2014 in WHAT'S HAPPENING?

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From what I've noticed the younger (and even older UK, Canada and American born etc) absolutely adore simran but absolutely abhor dhadis. They detest it.

I'm gonna be honest here and say that I usually get up and go downstairs to the langar hall whenever the dhadi ragis come on stage. It's a musical artform that is at least 100 years past it's sell-by date and is, quite frankly, usually somewhat offensive to the ears.

Beautifull kirtan, simran, is what draws the younger sangat towards the gurdwara. Even when they can't understand it the sheer blissful beauty draws them in. The dhadis have the complete opposite effect.

Maybe we should utilise tech to translate the dhadhi vaars so people would understand the spoken eulogogy of our shaheeds and gurus , there are modern dhadhis too although they often sing acapella

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