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  1. A village near my house in Ludhiana has a significant Muslim population. The granthi Singh of the Gurdwara Sahib in the village is a jeevan vala Singh and my friend too. A Muslim family in the village were going through huge financial and health problems. The Muslim bibi in the house started suffering from depression and started having suicidal thoughts. She regularly read Quran but nuthing changed. She told her mental agony to the Granthi Singh. He told the bibi that if u want to be near to Allah do paath of Jaap Sahib and if u want to be protected by Allah do paath of Chaupai Sahib. He also gave her santhiya of these 2 baanis. She started doing these 2 baanis and started to feel better. Health sickness of her son started getting better. She started doing 5 Jaap Sahib and 20 Chaupai Sahib daily and all the financial problems of her family got solved in 3-4 months. Now the entire Muslimfamily which includes the Muslim bibi,her children,husband and parents in law do nitnem of Jaap Sahib and Chaupai Sahib daily.
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  2. When it comes to historical figures and empires, for many communities, their future aims/goals are inspired by the past or the past is a reminder of what they're aiming for. Like why do Muslims all over the internet constantly remind Hindus/Indians that they ruled them for '1000 years' now and then they even boast about how Sikhs were persecuted by the Mughals. Many of Pakistans missiles are named after Muslim kings, while one of the biggest tv dramas currently in Pakistan is an Urdu dubbed Turkish drama about the Ottoman empire. Why do Muslims still talk about the caliphates 1000 years later? Its because all if this reminds them of the good old glorious days when they were going around jihad-ing. It's the same with Hindus, why do Hindus go on about Shivaji Maratha and the Maratha empire, including the politicians? So many Hindi movies and tv dramas have been made about Hindu kings and empires in the past 10 years. Its because the Maratha empire replaced the Muslims Kings, which is what Hindus are currently aiming to do, get rid of Muslims from India. And it's the same with us. Ranjit Singhs raj was a time when we were a free people in our own country, which is what we are currently aiming for. I was surprised when a Sri Lankan Buddhist woman told me that in Sri Lanka they learn about Emperor Ashoka and that his history is a part of the curriculum in schools, even though Ashoka had nothing to do with Sri Lanka. Notice how Hindus hardy ever boast about Ashoka, even though he probably is Indias greatest king, they even hardly mention ancient Hindu kings who were far greater and wealthier than the Marathas. These ancient kings existed way before Islam, so their history no longer serves a purpose in what the Hindus are currently trying to establish, that's why its the Marathas that they always bang on about. When it comes to historical Sikh figures, many of them obviously were far from being perfect Sikhs. But it's a bit thoughtless of us to overlook their contributions simply because they weren't good enough Sikhs in our eyes. Like Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha cut his hair, should we overlook what he did because of that? Shaheed Udham Singh, who is loved by many Sikhs, he cut his hair, drank alcohol and had many "lady friends" on his travels, should we just judge him and then ditch him because of these things? And forget the fact that he was the sher that assassinated the then governor of Punjab. It's the same with Ranjit Singh. For the first time after decades of genocide we were finally living in our own country as a free people without any fear. We can't just narrow him down to an alcoholic fornicating good for nothing whatever. In that case then there's many Sikhs of the past who the Sikhs of today will look down at because they weren't good enough.
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  3. The natural inclination for these types of Hindu patriots is fascism. Aside from religious belief, what's the difference between these jokers and their Islamic counterparts in Pakistan who they profess to hate so much? They should love each other, lol!
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  4. India Has Violated Its Obligations To UN On Peasant Rights By Gurdhyan Singh 15th March 2021 When the offices of the UN Secretary General, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association supported the Indian peasants’ right of peaceful protest and assembly, they were reminding the Indian government of its general human rights obligations under the UN treaties that India has ratified and voluntarily undertaken to enforce at the national level. These top UN diplomats were cognisant of India’s response to the largely peaceful and unprecedented peasant protests in the form of disproportionate and impermissible law and order measures. Such measures are tantamount to criminalising the current peasant protests and are prohibited by the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (the UNDROP). It took more than seventeen years of campaign by the La Via Campesina, a global network campaign of peasants and rural workers organisations, to reach the milestone of the UNDROP’s adoption by the UN General Assembly on December 17, 2018. At this time, the Indian government has committed to follow the UNDROP which it not only voted for but actually proactively co-sponsored and campaigned for at the UN General Assembly. The UNDROP brought peasant rights within the ambit of human rights and aimed to strengthen intergovernmental coordination and transnational agrarian solidarity. It is the first ever international law instrument that grants human rights to the majority rural population of global society and provides guidance to the governments on guaranteeing these rights. The UNDROP provides a framework for countries and the international community to strengthen the protection of the human rights of peasants and other rural people and to improve their living conditions. The UNDROP’s fundamental premise is that the peasant and rural workers constitute 80% of the world’s population and are often victims of human rights violations and suffer from poverty. Peasant and rural landless workers, especially women, do not have equal control over land and other natural resources, or access to education and justice. It recognises the dignity of the world’s rural populations, their contributions to global food production, and their ‘special relationship’ to the land, water and nature, as well as their vulnerabilities to evictions, hazardous working conditions and political repression. The UNDROP is a blueprint for potential national legislation dealing with the rights of peasants and rural workers. Although currently it is technically non-binding in a strict sense, it uses the term “shall” implying legal obligations of the countries and is an honour code that all UN members have agreed to uphold and incorporate in their national policy framework. Until it becomes a treaty with its own independent enforcement mechanism, the UN has deferred the UNDROP’s monitoring and instead asked all countries including India to include the UNDROP implementation measures in their periodic reports to the other UN human rights mechanisms. Importantly, the UNDROP prohibits criminalisation of peasants and rural workers protests and calls upon all countries including India to ensure that it shall not subject them to arbitrary arrest, detention, torture or other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatments when they exercise their right to freedom of expression and assembly. It also recognises the peasants and rural workers’ right to life, security of persons, freedom of movement, thought, opinion and expression, as well as association. Despite India’s commitment at the UN not to criminalise any peasant struggle, the government introduced drastic measures in response to current protests such as interrupting access to water and electricity, limiting access to protest sites, barricading and fortifying protest sites, deploying paramilitary forces, disrupting internet services, registering criminal cases, arbitrarily detaining, torturing, and inflicting custodial and sexual violence against the protest leaders, protesters, supporters, and journalists. From the beginning, the government acquiesced to the ruling party’s political propaganda apparatus that has engaged in a systematic vilification and dehumanisation campaign about the protests. It failed to publicly condemn all off and online attacks, and the use of hateful and misogynistic language against those connected with the protest. The UNDROP requires India to ensure the primacy of peasants’ rights specified in the UNDROP over all international agreements, including those regulating trade, investments and intellectual property rights. For that purpose, it further mandates India to take legislative, administrative measures with full consultation of its rural populations. The government in drafting three farm laws has not made good faith efforts to facilitate the peasants’ right to actively participate in the legislative process. The UNDROP states that India is obliged to take measures to favour peasants selling their products in markets and allow their families to attain an adequate standard of living. The measures enshrined in the three farm laws including the government’s unwillingness to give statutory power to the Minimum Support Price (MSP), adversely affecting the peasants fair access to the market and adequate standard of living, thereby breaching its commitment to the UNDROP. Without any philosophical or ideological shift at government level or its explicit reservation to the implementation of the UNDROP, India’s volte facereveals its apparent intent to not comply with the UNDROP’s key provisions. The Indian governmental leadership understands the gravity of the situation about the agrarian crisis and protests, and understands its obligations to the peasants, yet it is making a strategic decision that dispute resolution and conflict prevention efforts are not worth the political costs. A very simple understanding of the holistic configuration of the current protest dynamics indicates various imminent warning signs for the protests spiraling into a larger unmanageable crisis, with devastating consequences for peasants, rural workers, police and armed forces, their families, and the whole social fabric. Even now, a staggering number of protesters continue to die. The government’s continuous failure to resolve the farm bill dispute, may result in one or more different scenarios, such as aggressive law enforcement actions or incidents of random and scattered violence or even a prolonged low-intensity rural armed conflict, with unimaginable human and material loss. The protest has gradually reached a monumental juncture nationally beyond the strategic encampments at various entry points to New Delhi, with increasing global support. It is slowly starting to receive attention from the UN human rights processes. On February 11, 2021, the La Via Campesina representative spoke at a high-level special event of The UN Committee on World Food Security and said that “thousands of farmers in India are on the streets for over [the past] 75 days demanding a fair support price for their harvest. They are worried because of the entry of big agribusinesses and contract farming models that will push down their incomes further and they will have no chance to bargain.” Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, in her oral updates on the global human rights situation in more than 50 countries at the 46th session opening of the UN Human Rights Council, provided much needed and belated impetus to protests when she highlighted that “continued protests by hundreds of thousands of farmers [in India] highlight the importance of ensuring laws and policies are based on meaningful consultations with those concerned. I trust that ongoing dialogue efforts by both sides will lead to an equitable solution to this crisis that respects the rights of all. Charges of sedition against journalists and activists for reporting or commenting on the protests, and attempts to curb freedom of expression on social media, are disturbing departures from essential human rights principles…” Given the global attention the protest is receiving, it is likely that peasants and rural workers globally may observe the forthcoming International Day of Peasant’s Struggle on April 17, 2021, in support of the Indian protests. This day commemorates the massacre of the peasants and landless workers by armed forces in 1996 in Brazil while protesting for comprehensive agrarian reform. If the government had been more transparent nationally during the drafting of the three farm bills, upheld its commitments under the UNDROP, and discharged its ethical responsibility and legal obligations to diligently implement them, it could have averted this crisis that continues to bring immense pain, suffering, and trauma to all, and that also has inflamed a toxic socio-political culture of intolerance. The writer is a former UN human rights monitor in Yugoslavia and Rwanda https://www.lokmarg.com/india-has-violated-its-obligations-to-un-on-peasant-rights/
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  5. The good news is our religious traditions and history don’t have same level of reconciliatory challenges others encounter. For example, Islam uses the sledgehammer approach to enforce, while Hindus take pride in being able to mould and adapt their beliefs, or completely reinvent ideologies to suit their political survival. We have similar strains in our community to be fair. But I personally believe we can look our history in the eye and not worry about burning pages. If it makes one uncomfortable, it only reveals there’s a crucial human reality that you were missing out on. I think one of the reasons for groupism and splintering that occurs in the ever so small practicing portion of our community is our inability to handle historical truths, or atleast grow our understanding, as more aspects of it come into clearer focus.
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  6. This argument frigs me off so much, and it's always used by liberals of all colours to justify the general bad behaviour of some minorities. When my dad passed, I was very young. My mum had to work two jobs to keep a roof over our heads because the mortgage was still ongoing. We lived at the time in what would be classed as a rough area. My friends at the time were mostly Jamaicans from broken homes and a few rough-and-ready goreh. I had many, many opportunities to succumb to bad sangat and dodgy habits, but I wasn't prepared to see my mum suffer the indignity of having a 5hit son. Even at that age I knew not to be a tw@t. The temptations were there, and nobody could've stopped me. But nobody had to tell me to behave. No f****g government funding or any bollox like that is going to stop a 5hit kid from misbehaving. It's about self responsibility and self discipline. These prominent personalities who wheel out these excuses to justify bad behaviour are enabling this mentality in youngsters who think that a difficult background and trying life circumstances, are reason enough to ruin not only their own lives but more importantly the lives of others.
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  7. I think you meant “You can’t change historical accounts” A “fact” is by definition the truth. Not all historical accounts are true nor indeed accurate. You can find many accounts written in very recent history which state the earth is flat. Many delusional individuals today still believe the earth is flat! These individuals continue to write literature stating the earth is flat. These people are just like you. They believe what they want to believe and call it ‘fact’. Bhai chaupa singh rehatmaryada states women are not to be baptised from panj pyare. Does this make it true? Is it not possible that the account was altered or corrupted? There are many such examples, which is why there is so much conflict in the Panth. Our warrior ancestors did not alcohol or other drugs to cope with fear. Such a statement is insulting to all the brave shaheeds. Any coward can take drugs and perform ‘acts of bravery’ but it’s anything but brave, it’s cowardice. Being brave is about facing your fear not drowning it in alcohol (liquid courage) or other intoxicants. In fact gurbani states a true warrior in this age is one who is coloured in the love of god. Those who meditate on the fearless one (nirbhou) become fearless themselves. It’s a disgrace to suggest such gurmukh shaheeds who were intoxicated with god required other intoxicants / opioids to function in battle.
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  8. What you state is very important for us to understand. I think growing up we learn a sanitized and glossed version of our historical figures because that is what the audience can absorb. Majority of our community simply didn’t have the depth (arguably still doesn’t) to see the multi dimensions of any personality. We want them boxed and presented as saints, warriors, or villains. That’s the depth previous illiterate, semi-literate generations had. We had a simplistic worldview and limited political acumen and our top leadership is a prime example. Whereas Muslims could rally behind and appreciate non-practicing figures like Jinnah, and Nehru for Hindus, we stumble and limit ourselves. It doesn’t matter what these individuals were up to in their personal lives, what matters is what they could offer their respective communities. They were the top tier educated class of their time and could understand where the world was heading and where their communities would end up. One of the posters in this thread criticized our eulogizing of figures like MRS and Jind Kaur. It’s valid that we don’t share the full story in Gurdwaras, but the reasons are obvious. The setting doesn’t allow for the vices of these figures to be shared, and for simple minds it would be difficult to reconcile the wretched lives of these figures with their impressive accomplishments. Only now that a whole new generation of matured minds has emerged that can appreciate history with warts et al. We can look towards history and not loose faith when we encounter our normal narratives being challenged. Instead of abandoning it all, we can learn and decern what is needed for us now.
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  9. Yes, that's because these devils actually enjoy seeing women suffer, lol, the sickos. ?
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  10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Letts Jihadi Jack. British and White had his citizenship revoked.
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  11. That wasn't his last photo taken. It was taken years before his death (i.e before he cut his kesh)
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  12. Jind Kaurs haveli is a museum now with puratan shastar.
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  13. lol This world is a crazy place. Without Guru Nanak Dev ji, there is utter darkness.
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  14. If you have kids , a good practice is to go to sleep quite soon after they go to bed. To wake up early, you need to go to bed early. When you are getting kids ready for bed, you are kind of getting that 'time for bed' soon vibe in the house anyway. Everyone I know who keeps amritvela goes to sleep early.
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  15. Don't leave it so close to 6, lol. It's up to you, bro. When I was in poor health and didn't work full-time I woke up at 2.30am for amritvela for a few years. Someone with a tough work and home schedule will obviously have varying things vying for their time. Start only what you can keep doing happily and without resentment. I'm not a fan of peaks of intense devotion followed by troughs of total ambivalence. Just keep it steady and realistic.
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  16. I think we sometimes heap unnecessary pressure on ourselves by trying to assume the role of one or the other religions as a template of behaviour or being. We shouldn't do this because to outsiders it seems as if we're insecure, when we shouldn't be, because we have our own set identity. Our religious history is not a distant, ancient matter of myth that cannot be verified, but neither is it a modern-day, superficial cult-like outfit that lacks weight. There's some definite layered substance to it that is sometimes unwittingly pushed to the background when the straight-forwardness of certain factions takes centre stage. They tend to strip the overall philosophy of nuance in order to make the message digestible to the masses, which is understandable, but it also tends to alienate some of the more thoughtful onlookers who have a little more yearning for that substance. I think this is mostly due to the kind of place that India is and the kind of people it produces. As for the "burning pages" aspect of it, I completely agree. I was mentioning this issue to somebody a few days ago. I feel that we can hold our heads high when we look back on the way our spiritual masters conducted themselves. But even this aspect of it is in the process of being undermined in terms of the Hindutva element gradually getting their paws dirty with slanderous propagandising that they've taken cues from evangelical western Christian efforts to seriously undermine and deconstruct Islam and its prophet. But whereas the Christians simply take what's admittedly unconcealed in Islamic scripture and unfurl it for exposure, the Indian approach seems to be a little more devious and calculating.
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  17. Brilliant post in general, but this above i think is very important. If we don't change this mentality we are in serious trouble. There's very little point in you or I understanding these points in isolation. This needs to be a widespread or mainstream mentality.
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  18. I think its a very Indian thing, everyone is either a hero or a villain. Just look at how one dimensional the characters in Indian movies and dramas are. While in Western literature and cinema its not the case. So we ended up doing the same with our historical figures. Some Sikh writers used make Ranjit Singh into some sort of saintly figure! I think living in the west has allowed us to explore our history with an open mind, and not pigeonhole people into "good guy" and "bad guy" and it has given these historical figures a lot character and personality, which I think is a good thing.
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  19. Don't remind me. ?
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  21. They can convert to Sikhi. Islam clearly failed them spiritually, so what's stopping them from embracing the whole religion?
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  22. Chaupai Sahib path is very good for anxiety.
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  23. Exactly. White guy. Citizenship revoked. Kapoor can shut his slag mouth.
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  24. Some sound advice on this thread.
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  25. http://sikhsangat.org/2014/shaheed-bhai-surinder-singh-ji-sodhi/ Bhai Surinder Singh Sodhi was the bravest of soldiers of Khalsa Panth in 20th century, forever ready to lay down his life for Panth, always tyar bar tyar to punish any Panth-dokhi, guru-nindak and carry out justice for Shaheed singhs who were killed in illegal police custody or encounters. Bhai sahib had darshan of Sant Jarnail Singh ji Khalsa in 1980. He was with Misal Shaheeda Tarna Dal, Harian wela then, doing sangat of Baba Nihal Singh ji. His close friend, Bhai Manbir Singh chaheru, had joined Taksal in 1980 and Sodhi had gone to Tarna Dal, but soon he joined ranks of Sant Jarnail Singh ji Khalsa and vowed to remain with him till his last breath. He was a Charhdi Kala Gursikh, jovial, helpful and always imbued in Naam Baani. He carried out ‘Chalisa’ in Parikarma of Sri Harimandir sahib and had an 8 hour long Nitnem. He went in Samadhi many times during those years, getting up after 3-4 days. A heavenly fragrance was always emanating from his body, as was the case with Sant ji too. Gursikhs who have been with him told me that he was the one loved most by Santji, for his Spiritual awastha, his dedication, his love. Every word of Santji was like God’s command for him. He had piercing eyes, capable of seeing inside the mind of next person. No traitor ever passed his glance. He was a Handsome Gursikh, and Santji called him ‘Babbu’ with love. Whole Jatha of Damdami Taksal loved him, respected him and listened to his orders. From 1980 to 14th april 1984, he remained a dedicated soldier of Khalsa Panth, punishing traitors of Khalsa Panth. Bhai Surinder Singh ji Sodhi, The Brave heart was once given a special message by Santji to be delivered to a Singh in a nearby village. But there was police cordon around Sri Amritsar and no one could pass without being checked. Sodhi took one of the most extraordinary routes to that village, he took his favourite ‘’Bullet’’ motorcycle on the railway tracks and drove it on tracks to reach that village. Villagers around Amritsar who had seen this feat still remember the day Sodhi did this, For Santji. He was the one who got inside Punjab legislative assembly and shot secretary of Punjab Government who had issued oppressive orders against Panthic Singhs. BJP MLA, Harbans laal Khanna, who had carried out a violent procession of Hindus in Amritsar, which broke Model of Sri Darbar sahib at Amritsar railway station, threw cigarettes in face of Guru Ram Daas ji’s photo and gave out slogans like ‘’ Kacchh Kara Kirpaan, ehnu bhejo Pakistan’’, Dukki tikki rehan nai deni, Sir te Pagri rehan nai deni’’, was punished by Bhai sahib ji in a week’s time, when he was sitting in his shop with his bodyguards. Other singh involved in this action was Bhai labh singh ji. List of Bhai sahib’s courageous acts is very long, and I’ll share with you all in due time. Bhai sahib ji was the most trusted soldier of Santji and never went against his orders. Enemy of Sikhs, Bhajan laal who had committed atrocities on Sikhs and got Sikhs killed in panipat was on the Hit-list of Singhs. Sodhi was sent for this mission by Santji, but on a condition. He was to shoot Bhajan laal ‘only’ if he could make it back to Santji. Sodhi, guised as a Navy officer, reached his office, sat with him and had tea. There were policemen and commandoes all around Bhajan laal. Sodhi called Santji and said it’s my last Fateh. I’m going to finish the Dusht but I’m not coming back. Santji ordered him that very moment to abort the mission and return, as he was needed. Sodhi had to return that day, and this showed how much Love and affection they both had for each other. Santji used to say ‘’ He is my son, not only in this life but from ages’’. Enemies within Sikhs, people like Longowal, Badal were working against Santji. They comspired to get Santji and Sodhi killed. Assassins were paid Rs.50 lakhs for killing Santji and 25 lakhs to kill Surinder Singh Sodhi. Government agencies wanted Sodhi out at any cost. They knew how much important he was for Sant Jarnail Singh ji, how he was his right-hand man, his trouble-shooter. They planned to handicap Santji by killing Sodhi. There was a big fear among agencies, as they knew that Surinder Singh sodhi was trained in Anti-tank mines and Anti-tank missiles. In case of an operation by the Army, he would have proved a big hurdle in getting to Santji and Akaal Takhat. So Longowal, his secretary Gurcharan, and Agencies of government paid 25 lakh rupees to a known smuggler Surinder Shinda and his keep baljit kaur. On 14th april 1984, Baljit called Sodhi to a tea shop near parikarma on pretext of sharing her problem with him, as she had convinced him that she looked upon him as her brother and wanted him to rescue her from the custody of Shinda. As Sodhi came in tea shop and sat, she started talking. Shinda appeared and shot bullets in Bhai sahib’s chest, but he didn’t fell and tried taking out his revolver. Then both of them shot at Bhai Sahib from their revolvers. Bhai sahib took 12 bullets in his body and fell down. As he lay in pool of blood, the assassins ran away. News of Sodhi’s Shaheedi spread like a jungle fire, and Santji was deeply pained. His words were ‘Today my Right arm has been cut, I’ve lost my beloved son, my Tiger has been killed, but killers should remember, I’m still alive’’. A plate was hanged on the door of Guru Ramdas langar, on which Sodhi’s killers were promised to be punished in 24 hours. And Singhs did take revenge of Sodhi’s shaheedi in 24 hours, punishing all the people involved in Shaheedi of Bhai Surinder singh Sodhi. Kesri Parnaam to Veer Sodhi Bhai sahib’s life is an example of spirit of Khalsa. In 18th century, it was Bhai Sukha Singh, who is still remembered for his brave and daring acts, for punishing panth-dokhis. Bhai Shaib was Sukha Singh of 20th century. He was a true soldier, A Sant, gurmukh, Abhyasi of Naam baani, believed in Panthic unity and ever ready to lay down his life for cause of panth. His name struck fear in hearts of enemies of Panth, and a wave of Charhdi kala in minds of gursikhs. He’ll be an inspiration for Sikh youth for ages to come. Khalsa panth will always remember ‘Tiger of Santji’ for his Supreme Sacrifice. Sri Akaal ji Sahai
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  26. Yh that sounds like something the British would do
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  27. Unless he had written the essay before his meeting but the British decided to publish it afterwards, to make it look like he died an atheist so Sikhs won't be inspired by him, it's the kind of thing the British would have done. Because he definitely has a joora in the last photo taken.
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  28. I thought Bhagat Singh became a Sikh b4 he died...
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  29. Those are 2 very different scenarios. If she's in a relationship with a non-Sikh out of her own choice, then there isn't much you can do about it. I'd personally disown her and tell her to go away and get on with her own life. Now if a female has been tricked that's a completely different thing. No woman in my family has married or been with a non-Sikh.
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  30. we dont need the hindu communties support they need our more than anything especially in the diaspora
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  31. Exactly. It illustrates just how insecure we are as a community. We do not have to behave so insecurely. We have great examples in our Gurus and the numerous Gursikhs of the past and present. It's these examples that Sikhs need to hold up, not the examples of random Punjabis who spent their lives just trying to enrich themselves. Elevating a sinful warlord and all of his kin is just one example of our insecurity. As another example, look how proud many Sikhs are of Sikh soldiers who served the British Empire and the current tyrannical Indian regime. How strange is it for a community to be simultaneously proud of soldiers serving to protect the British empire and of freedom fighters trying to overthrow the empire? And speaking of "freedom fighters," isn't it also strange for a religious community to take so much pride in people who have openly and clearly renounced the Sikh faith? If someone wants to admire certain aspects of atheists of Sikh descent who fought against the British Empire, fine, but I don't see why they should be admired by us any more than Hindus or various other non-Sikhs who fought against colonialism. Moreover, there were plenty of devout Sikhs who opposed British rule who could be held up as examples instead. It's the massive insecurity of the Sikh community that has created an environment where we don't feel like we can do basic things like insist that a Sikh religious wedding ceremony should be between two Sikhs. No other major faith allows interfaith religious wedding ceremonies.
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  32. Nothing, just silliness that they might have been aliens.
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  33. I would say figure out your routine and sort of do a test run by seeing if you are able to do your panj bania every day.
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  34. You clearly have never been to places like Bradford where Sikh families have been destroyed after losing their girls to Muslim machinations. This is not a Hindu / Delhi / Subcontinent issue. I won't ignore Muzzie devilish games in order to give Hindus a black eye. They're both scum in my eyes.
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  35. I don't know if this expression relates to him , " In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is King!" ?
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  36. I went through a period not so long ago where I was giving Maharaja Ranjit Singh some stick for not prioritising Sikh interests, but objectively speaking and after having read up a bit more on his achievements, it's difficult to begrudge the man for what he managed to get done as a ruler. The fact that nobody since has come close to power to that degree speaks volumes. He had his blind spots (no pun intended) but he was definitely someone to be admired.
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  37. India's interfaith couples on edge after new law Whatever we think of extreme Hindu nut-jobs, we're also acutely aware that love jihad is NOT a "baseless conspiracy theory", yet look how effortlessly the BBC dismisses it as a right-wing fantasy, thus, as far as they're concerned, ending all discussion on the subject. The extent to which the media has openly and unashamedly started to distort the truth and in some cases outright lie is very concerning.
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  38. Never noticed that before. Seems odd. Maybe he was a closet nutter who cracked for whatever reason, and the lady killed just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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  39. Govt are increasing police powers and it looks like they might reduce freedoms of common people like curfews
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  40. Abortion rates by State in India: http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/policy/abortion/india/ab-indias2.html
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  41. It's a pretty common Christian tactic. There's ex-Muslims who convert to Christianity that wear the Arab head-dress during their preaching and conversion deceptions. These Christ cucks are sweet of tongue but devious af.
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  42. Bajjar kurehit means imo that you need to be extra vigilant of it. Tobacco is also used in ayurvedic medicine. Does that mean it is ok to take knowingly? NO and it's NOT OK to take any other intoxicants knowingly as medicine. That's my point. just because its not a bajjar kurehit doesn't mean there should be any leniency.
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  43. Bro, why the unending propaganda about drugs? If you want to be a druggie, then go ahead, but why do you try to shoehorn it into Sikh practices for the average person? You must realise a quom of intoxicated individuals is something that's untenable and incredibly dangerous. If it wasn't such a tenuous proposition to your mind, you wouldn't be constantly trying to convince yourself it's some forgotten practice we need to reclaim and reintroduce.
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  44. I haven't but if someone has they should do ardas and if their concience is still bothering them, maybe go to their panj. I don't think there would be a need for pesh if done accidentally...
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  45. There are some questions that probably need answering. Was the suspect known to the victim? Also, being in lockdown, why was she going to her friends house? If the suspect did indeed murder and he is a police officer, how did he even think he could get away with it? I did briefly see something on the news regarding this. They were in Clapham Common and it did seem that the path that she took was through the common. They were talking about why should it be dangerous for women to be walking safely in the dark. Even as a man, I would be wary to walk through a park in the dark no matter how well lit it would be. Maybe the risks are less for a man who is bigger and stronger than a woman but they are risks none the less.
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  46. An indian origin guy goes for a job interview. Interviewer : "Can you please write your name in English on this paper?" Interviewer : "Are you sure this is your name" Man : "Of course, I am sure that this is my name" Interviewer "So your name is...PRETTY RED PANTIES"? Man : "Yes sir, you told me to write my name in English, but in Punjabi my name is "SUNDAR LAL CHADHA" !!
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  47. too much Call of Duty for u guys haha lol
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