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I havent seen this film yet, but the very fact that Diljit Dosanjh is playing the lead role immeadirely gives me doubts that this film will tell the real story of the build up, history and injustive expericenced by the kaum. Diljit Dosanjh along with several other high profile punjabi singers like Gippy Grewal, Jazzy B etc etc were all criticised for starring in a promotional video praising Prakash Singh Badal and encouraging people to vote for Badal and Akali Dal. These guys are all morally corrupt and are chelay of Badal because they known their commercial and monetray sucess in punjab is much easier if they side with Badal. It is also intresting to note that this film was also not banned in Punjab, why not ? Because it's contect must be too mild and watered down. Dont support this movie or Diljot Dosanjh the chela of Badal..Support indendant productions like Kaum de heere and Sadda Haq

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh We have released a free online library, which is easily accessible, readable and searchable. The sections are split as follows - Gurbani (to be expanded in future) Gurmat Parkash (Sri Harmandir Sahib booklet in Gurmukhi - updated monthly) Gurmukhi/ Punjabi (to be expanded in future - we have many hundreds of books/ articles to upload) English Other Languages (including many European) Sanskrit/ Devanagri (to be expanded in future) There are some excellent books and articles for ALL. The English section alone has over 600 books and can be accessed here - http://www.discoversikhism.com/sikh_library/english.html If you have any Sikh literature that we can use (that is not in our library) please send it to us for the benefit of the Sangat.

Hi, Let me start with some background about myself. I was born and raised in America. My hair has been uncut my entire life. I don't drink. When I was young, my parents taught me about the Sikh religion and I was always very proud of it. I don't think any other religion is as progressive or sensible. While I have always been proud to be Sikh, I can't say the same about being Punjabi. Why? I had some very bad experiences with Punjabi people in my youth. The children at the local gurdwara (where most kids had cut hair) would often tease me for keeping my kesh. As we got older, the teasing became less frequent, but I still felt like I was always shunned or excluded to a certain extent by the other kids. I was also ridiculed for being poor (my family doesn't come from a poor background in India, or a so-called "low caste", but some unfortunate circumstances that I will not get into contributed to a relatively low standard of living). Ironically, my non-Punjabi friends seemed to give me much less grief over my hair or the economic background of my family. I know that these are just my own personal experiences, and I am not trying to say that all Punjabi people are like the ones I encountered as a youngster, but they nevertheless left me with a very bad taste in my mouth. I felt completely rejected by Punjabi people and since I left home to go to college, I tried my best to steer clear of them. I am aware of how paradoxical this all is: a man who is proud to be a Sikh and will not change his appearance or lifestyle to assimilate into "mainstream America", and yet feels uncomfortable around other Sikhs and does his best to avoid them. Anyway, as a result of my bad experiences and subsequent isolation, I never really imagined myself marrying a Punjabi Sikh girl. Of course, I couldn't really imagine a non-Sikh girl taking an interest in me either. I guess I wasn't living in reality, but for what it's worth, I'd usually think of unrealistic scenarios in which I'd end up with a white girl, and never of unrealistic scenarios in which I'd end up with a Punjabi girl. As I've gotten older (I'm now 27), I've slowly moved back into reality and realized how impossible it is for a non-Sikh girl to be interested in me. The association that people have with bearded, turbanned men and Islamic terrorism is just too pervasive. And even to the more enlightened, I will always look too "foreign". Consequently, I have tried to make myself understand that my bad experience with Punjabi people was something that I needed to come to terms with and let go of. For the last year, I've tried to get back in touch with my Punjabi roots, and I've also tried to meet Punjabi girls. Of course, having isolated myself from the Punjabi community for so long, I don't know many Punjabi people and I've had to resort to matrimonial websites (like shaadi.com) to meet girls. Here's the impression I've gotten: due to my beard and turban, I have about as little chance with 99% of Punjabi girls as I do with the average American girl. Being objective, I'm far from a bad looking guy. I tie my beard, I'm tall, fit, and highly educated. If you are wondering about my caste, I'm jatt. Yet, I'm having a very hard time finding anyone who is even willing to talk to me. I don't know where this leaves me. I could never live with myself if I cut my hair and shaved off my beard. It would violate my religious principles, and it would be a slap in the face to all the taunting and discrimination I have endured in my life. Yet, there is this inescapable feeling that I have that my decision to maintain a Sikhi sarup is equivalent to being sentenced to a lifetime of loneliness. I've been able to deal with what I went through as a kid, I've been able to put up with the post 9/11 bull-----, but this is just too galling. Please understand that I'm not trying to make this a men vs. women issue. (I know there are a lot of issues that women in our religion/culture have to deal with.) And I'm not saying every last Punjabi Sikh girl will only consider a clean-shaven man. But, being objective, there are very few who would entertain the thought of marrying a sardar with an uncut beard. I hope that this is just a difficult period that I'm going through and that if I look hard enough I will find the right person (although I have very serious doubts). But lets look at the issue beyond myself or any one person. It's human nature for a man to want the affection and companionship of a woman. What is going to happen to our community if the only options for a keshdari young man are to 1) go to India and find someone who he might not have much in common with and who is likely only interested in him so that she can come to America, or 2) go on with a needle-in-a-haystack type search (as I am doing) . Nobody likes to have such limited options, and it will be difficult even for substantially religious men to resist cutting their hair under such circumstances. If we are to prevent the bearded, turbanned Sikh from disappearing, we have to do something. Blaming young Sikh women is not right and it is not productive. People are products of their environments, and from a young age, both in India and the west, people are conditioned to look at beards and turbans as unattractive. I wish we could do something to counter this. I wish there were some high profile, handsome sardars for people to observe. Beards and turbans do not have to be associated exclusively with al-Qaeda operatives you see on the news or buffoonish sardars in Bollywood films. They can have the regal, commanding quality that I (at least) get when I look at paintings of Guru Gobind Singh or Hari Singh Nalwa. Anyway, I would greatly appreciate any insight or comments you might have about my predicament in particular or this larger problem that our community is facing.

Agree there is need for change, just want Jagraj Singh to be aware of what he is up against. He should confer with the likes of Parminder Bal, Dr Pargat Singh etc so he does not make the same mistakes as the ISYF. The way Trustees are appointed is not clear cut, once in this position it can be for life but if a charity is run properly then in the interest of the charity length of service should be for a set period. When the troubles started at the old Havelock Rd Gurdwara the trustees appointed a government chamcha called Beant. He had the gates locked for a while and Sangat protested outside and courted arrest. This Gurdwara is allegedly raking in 250K per month so India House has a firm interest in maintaining an element of control of who comes into power and what is said on stage. Worth a read http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/detailed-guidance/trustees-staff-and-volunteers/the-essential-trustee-what-you-need-to-know-cc3/#b2

excellent work, discoversikhism team. Some v ery good books there.

Respected UK Gursikh Appointed As Head of Religion Department at Khalsa School (Surrey, Canada) Giani Kulwinder Singh, Sikh Parcharik and presenter of Sangat TVs Gurmat Q & A show has now relocated to British Columbia, Canada SURREY, BC, Canada (June 29, 2014)Giani Kulwinder Singh, former Head Granthi at Gurdwara Sahib Singh Sabha in Derby, UK, has been appointed as the head of the Religion Department at Khalsa School in Surrey, BC, Canada. Khalsa School Surrey is the largest private school in the Province of British Columbia in Canada with around 3000 students. Khalsa School places a strong emphasis on religious learning, offering instruction in Punjabi, Kirtan, Gurmat, Gatka and Gurbani Santhiya. The following year will also see the opening of the Khalsa Secondary School, the only Sikh secondary school in Canada, offering further opportunities for Sikhi Parchaar. Giani Kulwinder Singh comes to Khalsa School Surrey after a very successful stint in Derby. ‎Renowned as a guest speaker at youth camps throughout England, Giani Kulwinder Singh also presented on the Sikh way of life on television in addition to interfaith work and other work with Sikh Youth. Source - http://www.sikh24.com/2014/06/prominent-uk-gursikh-appointed-as-head-of-religion-department-at-khalsa-school-surrey-canada/#.U7FLC8sayK0

"Singh" is also used by Hindu Rajputs and Brahimns . Indeed it was in use before sikhism but it does not mean Our "singh" came from the hindu world... They use to create inequality ..but We sikh use it create equality and thankuu thanku ...Guddii.....for explain karn lyi saakhi..

O really ? I didnt know that? How is the word singh related to hinduism ? it’s okay But the full saaki goes like this When Guru Nanak Dev ji asked bhai bhoomia ji about how he earned the money, bhai Bhoomia ji told the truth, that he steals. Guru ji explained that this is wrong but Bhai Bhoomia ji said that it was a family business and in his blood, so he couldn't stop. :nono: Impressed by his truth telling, Guru ji decided to bless him. Guru ji gave Bhai Bhoomia ji 3 rules he said - do not steal from the poor or make them suffer, do not tell lies do not steal from those, whose salt you have eaten. So the next time Bhai Bhoomia ji went out to steal he thought that he can't steal from the poor as that will be going against Guru ji and from other rich people in the village he had at some time eaten meals with (eaten their salt). Bhai Bhoomia ji decided he’ll steal from the king! Being a master of disguise bhai Bhoomia ji dressed as a king and went to the king palace. There the guards stopped him and asked him what he had come to do. Bhai Bhoomia ji bound by Guru Nanak Dev ji's bachan told the truth and said "i am here to steal", the guards got worried and thought that Bhai Bhoomia ji must be a relative of the king who had got offended by them asking what he is here for. So they allowed Bhai Bhoomia ji to go. Bhai Bhoomia ji began stealing all the jewels etc but on the table he suddenly saw some white powdery substance so when he put a bit in his mouth he realised that it was salt. Now he knew that if he continued to steal he would be breaking Guru jis Bachan. As result Bhai Bhoomia ji left the bag full of jewels on the floor and escaped. When the king saw the bag full of jewels, he was very anxious to know who the robber was and why he left the bag of jewels. So the king sent out an order to find out who the robber was. The king’s men then began making the poor suffer so they could find the robber. When Bhai Bhoomia ji noticed the poor were suffering because of him he owned up to it. The king asked him why he left the bag full of jewels Bhai bhoomia ji explained the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev ji. The king too became Guru jis disciple. I love this saaki because it shows just how loving Guru ji is. Jidda maa apni bache diyan kammiya te ghor ni kardi and instead bache de gun dekhdi a, just like that Guru Nanak Dev ji put aside Bhai Bhoomia ji’s flaws, instead he saw the goodness in Bhai Bhoomia ji (his truth telling) and blessed him by forgiving his flaws. ਪ੍ਰਿਅ ਰੰਗਿ ਜਾਗੇ ਨਹ ਛਿਦ੍ਰ ਲਾਗੇ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲੁ ਸਦ ਬਖਸਿੰਦੁ ਜੀਉ ॥. No flaw sticks to that being who remains awake and aware in the Love of the Lord; the Merciful Lord is forever forgiving. :waheguru: anyway please forgivve me if ive said anything wrong in the saaki, its from the top of my head! :blush2:

ohh sorry about that Heres another link http://www.gurbaniupdesh.org/multimedia/index.php?q=f&f=%2F04-Katha%2F13-Giani+Thakur+Singh+Ji+%28Patiala+Wale%29%2FKatha+Sri+Guru+Granth+Sahib+Ji

Very nice replies by all. In my viewpoint: Sikh person who cut his/her hair, they do it not because they can't find a marriage partner but their own mind think that their sabat soorat look is not good enough and ruining their image. They themself do not like their own look and they satisfy themself by putting fake face. Again it is really not their fault but our whole community responsible for this and those poor souls who went against gurus hukam will end up in narak.

bdemon Veer Jee, Naam japna is not only, not a waste, but a must, for whosoever wants to get freed from the cycle of births and deaths, and merge in Wahiguru. As Sachay Patshah Arjun Dev Maharaj says in Sukhmani Sahib: ਸਿਮਰਉ ਸਿਮਰਿ ਸਿਮਰਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਉ Simaro Simar Simar Sukh Paavo सिमरउ सिमरि सिमरि सुखु पावउ Meditate, meditate, meditate in remembrance of Him, and find peace. He repeats the word Simran thrice, to show us the importance of this holy practice, and as the only method of devotion to be done by us. ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੈ ਸਿਮਰਨਿ ਗਰਭਿ ਨ ਬਸੈ Prabh Kai Simaran Garabh N Basai प्रभ कै सिमरनि गरभि न बसै Remembering God, one does not have to enter into the womb again. Devotions are of many types, but this one of Naam japna is the highest: ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਾ ਸਿਮਰਨੁ ਸਭ ਤੇ ਊਚਾ Prabh Kaa Simaran Sabh Thae Oochaa प्रभ का सिमरनु सभ ते ऊचा Some may be surprised and say, I prefer to do jap, tap, pujas or bathing in sacred waters, but Guru Sahiban, clears our fears and ignorance in His following words: ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੈ ਸਿਮਰਨਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਤਤੁ ਬੁਧਿ Prabh Kai Simaran Giaan Dhhiaan Thath Budhh प्रभ कै सिमरनि गिआनु धिआनु ततु बुधि In the remembrance of God are knowledge, meditation and the essence of wisdom. ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੈ ਸਿਮਰਨਿ ਜਪ ਤਪ ਪੂਜਾ Prabh Kai Simaran Jap Thap Poojaa प्रभ कै सिमरनि जप तप पूजा In the remembrance of God are chanting, intense meditation and devotional worship. Prabh Ka Simran dargeh manee The Lords Simran, is accepted in His Court So you see, Dhan Guru Arjun Dev Maharaj, clearly states, that His Simran is accepted in His court. Other practices we do not know, we have no guarantee of their worth, and surely maybe a waste, but this Naam japna, is uttered and written down by Himself, that it will definetely take us to His abode. Then, Nam is a Conscious power, we can say it is His power, by which Wahiguru created the whole creation, and permeates through it in all and everything. A ray of that power in the living creatures at all levels, is the soul or surtee. There is no being as such, which is deprived of its presence. And the role or objective of Naam japna, is to reveal that Nam or Shabad within us, which is the reality of Wahiguru, Himself, by washing the filth of our minds, and the filth of karmas on our souls .... And this priceless gift of Naam japna, is a blessing, bestowed by Wahiguru Himself on all human beings, so that they may free themselves from the cycle of births and deaths, once and forever, thus merge in Him forever also... Such is the mahanta of Naam japna...we may read gain and agian the Sukhmani Sahib, to grasp as much as possible the beauty and true value of the sacred parctice Naam japna in our lives. Sat Sree Akal

Showing the Khalistan movement like this, no wonder this movie was approved while other movies made on this topic were simply banned. After reading the reviews on this movie and how badly it depicts Jhujharu Singhs, I think I will watch the pirated copy, don't let this movie make money.

reminds me of the saaki about Bhai Bhoomia ji who robbed people and then used the money as charity for feeding the saadu sant. Guru Nanak Dev ji ne fe Bhai Bhoomia ji di misunderstanding door kitti. Bhai Bhoomia ji said to Guru ji "why won't you eat from my house?" Guru ji said "your living is not honest" Bhai Bhoomia ji eh sochde c k meh money naal good karda a so its okay to steal and use it for a good cause but Guru Ji explained that je good karna chonde a earn the money honestly because "Above truth is truthful living" So as for Honey 'so called singh ' if he really wants to help people he should do it in a decent way. Kithe Singh sardaar apniya dhiyan, pehna di izzat save karde c te kithe ajj kal de honey singh warge singh khud dhiyan pehna di izzat rolli jande a ! :no: (btw ive cut the Bhai bhoomia jis saaki really short just to make my point - saaki bohat nice a you should read it)

knew you'd blame the bibyan! Gurdas Mann babeyan nu v batheri fook dinda a "beh ke dekh jawana babe bhangra ponde ne" hahha! so plenty of 75 year old babeh too! but must say Gurdas Mann has done a lot of good to, for example singing decent songs!

Best thing that we can do is to give our sisters and daughters good Sikh values instead of non-Sikh values which result in them not wanting to marry a saabat soorat Sikh guy. Connecting girls with Gurbani from an early age and giving them Gurmat Sanskars is the only way to resolve this problem otherwise it will just get worse.

The movement for Khalistan on Sikhistan goes back to the 1940s. The demand was made as a counter proposal if Pakistan was conceded by the British. The demand became dormant during the struggle for Punjabi Suba and was raised again by Jagjit Singh Chohan through the New York Times in 1971 during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war. The ISI did not help the Sikh cause until well into the Dharam Yudh Morcha which started in late 1981. The Congress help for the so-called Ultra-orthodox Sikh groups was nothing to do with agricultural and employment grievances, it was to do with taking over the centre stage of Sikh politics such as the SGPC. The Sikh nationalist movement was at its height in 1989-1991. This was at a time when the government machinery in Punjab had virtually conceded that Khalistan was coming and no police of govt official apart from the ones at the very top were willing to fight against it. It was a time when the newspapers would not publish the word terrorst and referred to Sikh nationalists as 'militants'. The demands prior to 1984 were for the acceptance for the Anandpur Sahib resolution. Khalistan is not mentioned in this document but the writer uses the fact that the Sikh national struggle's demands prior to 1984 and after 1984 were different in order to make it appear that they did know what they wanted. What a blatant lie. The government concluded a so-called accord with Longowal which fell far short of the Anandpur Sahib resolution. Even this accord was reneged on by the government. Criminal acts did occur on both sides, with the govt using criminal elements to sabotage the movement from within. The Indian army did not engage with the Sikh nationalists, it was mainly the Punjab Police and the CRPF. The army did however commit massacres in Punjab by killing innocent Sikhs. The whole import of this article is that Sikh nationalism has died because there has not been any militant actions since 1993. The fact is the Indian authorities as well as the media look at acts of violence as a way to measure support for a movement! The writer does not seem to aware that the Punjab was bought to a standstill in 2012 in an effort to save the life of Balwant Singh Rajoana someone that the writer would refer to as a Khalistani terrorist. How is it that a majority of Punjab's Sikhs don't view Rajoana the way the writer does? Had the Sikh nationalists not boycotted the Punjab elections in 1992 it is highly likely that Simranjit Singh Mann would have become the chief minister of Punjab. How would that have been for a movement without so-called popular support?? The movement was crushed because those at the head made mistakes or worked with the govt to ensure that Mann did not win. This enabled the Congress to form a government with only 8% of the vote and they then used the security forces to crush the movement. What a joke. Sophisticated? Yes, kill and torture the families of the nationalists and engage in fake encounters of Sikh youth! The Indians like Prem are so proud of having crushed the Sikh struggle that they even proposed the 'Gill strategy' to the Americans in Afghanistan. The last line in typical Indian bombast.

From what I have understood of your question I would like to say that 1. The ability to japp naam is universal and not exclusive to Amritdharis who belong to Guru Gobind Singh jee. Therefore it is never a waste. 2. "jot vich jot" : If by this you mean merge into Vaheguru, then yes. Vaheguru is not exclusive to any one school of thought. 3. "Benefit" - Irrelevant question, for us to merge into Vaheguru we aren't doing a transaction. Doing 101 Japji Sahib paats every day for the rest of your life DOES NOT guarantee you any success. I could go further into this whole "benefit" idea but it isn't a really relevant question. In short, people outside the Sikh faith (non-amritdharis) do not gain any lesser benefit when they are japping "naam". This however does not mean I'm encouraging your or anyone else to not take Amrit. Taking Amrit is a process of furthering your relationship with Guru Sahib and is a must for those who wish to join the Gurmat school as the post above has mentioned. Just a little side note : Stick to 1 faith, don't put your foot in 2 separate ships as there are only falls in the middle. Ie. Don't go worshipping in a mandhir one day, then go to the Gurdwara the other. By doing so you are firm and honest to neither faith. Best of luck my friend and Gurfateh

Keep it up Bir'ay. Very impressive and big respect for the effort and dedication you have put in. Though you don't accept donations (respect to you again on that) links to organisations that uplift weaker members of our Panth could be an idea.

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh A number of live Sikh TV Channels added... (free to watch)

Are we allowed to do path after rehras or to we have to do it before

I stuffed my answer bad lol :D Woooops

Bhenji since you have realized your mistakes and want to go on the right path, read gurbani pray do seva. God will forgive you the instant you ask for forgiveness in total remorse. Stay strong and read about Sikhi go to the gurdwara more often because bhenji the more you pray the more you will feel peaceful and you will stop feeling guilt. Build a relationship with Guru Sahib. Once your relationship is strong with Guru Granth Sahib Ji then you will learn to move on and walk on the righteous path. aapae bakhas karaaeidhaa piaaraa aapae sach neesaan || The Beloved Himself grants His forgiveness, and He Himself bestows the Insignia of Truth. Ang 606 jai bakhasae thai pooraa kaaj ||1|| rehaao || Whoever the Lord blesses with forgiveness - his affairs are perfectly resolved. ||1||Pause|| Ang 1327

So often we look at our past so much that we forget there is a present and a future as well. What has passed can not be changed, focus on the present which will in turn make your future better. The only person you need forgiveness from is yourself The law of karma is absolute and can not be altered. Only Guru Sahib have the ability to alter one's karma. Start by taking a a deep breath in and along with this, saying (in your mind) WAAAAAAHEEEYYY and as you release your breath say (again in your mind) GOOOOOORRROOOOOOOO. There, you are well on your way already