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Don't click on it then. Half of the discussions on this forum stem from controversial social media "garbage".

Disgusting! There was a viral video of a Muslim man spitting into plate of rice and then mixing it with rest of the rice in a cooking pot in Kerala (south India) too. Hindus were talking about this incident.

Thoughts? https://www.tiktok.com/@riya_sardarni/video/6971878080251972865?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&q=riya sardarni pakistani&t=1641593795376

I think this forum is heavily dominated by old or middle aged males who put down Sikh women every chance they get.

That's why Sikhs should be marrying other Sikhs regardless of their gender.

https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/sikh-man-alleges-muslim-wife-inlaws-forcing-him-to-convert-moves-court/2121216 Sikh man alleges Muslim wife, in-laws forcing him to convert, moves court Chandigarh, Jul 15 (PTI) A Chandigarh-based Sikh man has filed a civil suit in a local court here, seeking directions for restraining his wife and his in-laws from allegedly forcing him and his minor son to convert to Islam. The court of Civil Judge (Junior Division) Rasveen Kaur on Wednesday issued notices to defendants on a complaint filed by the 36-year-old man and fixed July 20 as the next date of hearing. In a civil suit filed through counsel Dixit Arora, the man said that he was Sikh by religion while his wife and his in-laws were Muslim. The plaintiff through his counsel submitted that he met his would-be wife in 2008 in Chandigarh. He was working as a store in-charge of a jewellery store while the woman was working as a sales girl at the same store. After they became friends, the woman proposed marriage. He initially refused the proposal as he belonged to a different religion while she was a Muslim. But after she assured him that she would never create any hurdle in his religious feelings and values, they solemnised the marriage according to Sikh rituals in 2008 at Amritsar. The plaintiff alleged that from the day one of their marriage, his wife and his in-laws started forcing him to profess Islam. When his in-laws continued to force him to profess Islam, he decided to stay away from them and shifted to Delhi where he stayed for four years from 2008 till 2011.He later shifted to Amritsar where he stayed for four years. In 2012, his wife gave birth to a boy. His in-laws started trying their best to convert their child to Islam, he alleged. On the persistent request of his wife, he shifted to Chandigarh in 2016. Since then, there had been active interference of his in-laws in his matrimonial life, he alleged. He further alleged that his in-laws used to instigate his wife to enter into heated arguments with him as he was not ready to convert to Islam. He further accused his in-laws of insulting him numerous times.

His voice in the first video is far better than most Punjabi singers we have today.

These are drawings from an album called "the people of Punjab" drawn by Sanee the 'Draftman' (a native Hindoo) from Jullunder, 1860. (From the Toor Collection) ‘Band of Akalees-Umritsur’ 'Jut women & Sikh priest of Jalundhur reading Grunth’ ‘Jut Zumeendar of Jalundhur going to plough’ ‘Fukeer Pan-war & Lutari Fukeer’ ‘Pirzada Syeed & Rayu of Jalundhur’ ‘Caboolee Pathan’ (Kabuli Pathan) ‘Potowaree Rawul Pindee & Bunneah Tonk’ ‘Kuth[ree of] Noorpoor & Brah[min of] Bupowlia’ ‘Sikh soldier & Lumberdar of Jalundhur’ ‘Hafiz or blind men going on their way’ ‘Arrain Zameendars Jalundhur’ ‘Guddees of Hills’ ‘Kunchuns of Loodhiana’ (Kunchuns are 'Kanjar', which is a caste/quom in Punjab involved in nautch and to a lesser extent prostitution as their occupation) ‘Potawarees Rawul Pindee’ ‘Bayee woman taking dinner to her husband in fields’ ‘Parmahunt Fakeer & Nanak Punthee’

The 21 year old Niraj Bishnoi has been arrested as the main mastermind behind that app. Another man named Aumkareshwar Thakur (25) has also been arrested. Bulli Bai app probe | Three arrested; police say Sikh names used deliberately to mislead

Sikh numbers need to be high in Punjab, the percentage there is decreasing day by day. The percentage of Sikh population in Punjab has registered a decline from 59.9% to 57.69% (even though the total population of the community has gone up). Sikhs will soon lose majority status in Punjab too, which is the only Sikh-majority place in the world. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/punjabs-exodus-without-an-end-19414 https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/punjab/migration-may-have-led-to-decline-in-sikh-count-125038

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-06/apn-kazakhstan-unrest/100743000 Kazakhstan officer beheaded, protesters killed as government offices are targeted amid unrest Posted 12h ago, updated 1h ago Violent demonstrations continue to engulf the city of Almaty. (Image: Reuters) Dozens of protesters have been killed in Kazakhstan in attacks on government buildings and at least a dozen police officers have died, including one who was found beheaded. Key points: Russian paratroopers have been sent in to help quell the unrest Security forces said dozens of protesters were "liquidated" Protests have spread into broader anti-government riots because of resentment over 30 years of single-party rule There were attempts to storm buildings overnight in the country's largest city, Almaty, and "dozens of attackers were liquidated," police spokeswoman Saltanat Azirbek said on state news channel Khabar-24. The reported attempts to storm the buildings came after widespread unrest in the city on Wednesday, including the seizure of the mayor's building, which was set on fire. Russia's TASS news agency quoted the Kazakh health ministry as saying more than 1,000 people had been injured during the protests, and more than 400 of them were in hospital. Khabar-24 cited the city commandant's office as saying on Thursday that another 353 law enforcement officers were injured in addition to the 12 killed. The mayor's building in the largest city of Almaty was set on fire.(Reuters: Pavel Mikheyev) Kazakhstan is experiencing the worst street protests the country has seen since gaining independence three decades ago. Protests over a sharp rise in prices for liquefied petroleum gas began on Sunday in the country's west before intensifying and spreading to Almaty and the capital Nur-Sultan. On Wednesday, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev vowed to take harsh measures to quell the unrest and declared a two-week state of emergency for the whole country. The government resigned in response to the violence.

A lot of people from this generation find Sikhi discussion "boring" and prefer to gossip instead. They tend to be more materialistic than the grandparents generation and pass on the "watered down" version of Sikhi to the children which led to the present generation.

I agree, we're becoming more panthic.

No, Puadh region isn’t just a British concept. Puadhi dialect is different from other dialects. There are also cultural differences between people of Malwa and people of Puadh. Puadhi dialect Cultural differences https://youtu.be/3vUuCm3kL0E Language, culture and people Bhupinder Matauria, a retired government officer, writer and lyricist, who has written a book titled ‘Puadh ke Gharatan ka Atta’, said: “Our language and culture is different from Malwa “To protect our distinct identity, we have started the ‘International Puadhi Manch’ to promote Puadhi culture. We raised Puadh region issues from various stages, that it should be given due respect like the three other regions of the state in government records and even on the Punjab map formally, but these politicians are responsible for not promoting Puadh. Now we are hopeful as the new CM is from Puadh,” he said. “Puadh has been a very green area since the beginning and there were a lot of mango orchards here. People used to grow wheat and sugarcane here and a lot of trade used to take place between Malwa and Puadh.” “Our language is Punjabi but there are several Hindi words used in it which makes Puadhi language (Punjabi) different from the Punjabi language of the three regions of the state. While we are considered as part of Malwa, we prefer to wear ‘kurta and pajama’ while in Malwa’s rural belt, mostly chadara (sheet-type cloth) is wrapped and their style of wearing ‘turla style’ turban (in old Punjab) was very different from the turban style in Puadh,” said Jasbir Singh Shantpuri, a resident of Shatpuri village in Puadh area of Ropar. People of the Puadh area have their own rituals which are different from Malwa. Because of the lack of proper representation from here, this area could not be popularised like the other three regions, said Dr Virk.

Yes, men with turbans look much better than the ones without a turban.

I think one thing the Panjabi industry does right is including main actors with turbans (I know they cut their beards). I knew girls who weren't into men with turbans but started being much more open when they saw Ammy Virk, Tarsem Jassar and Diljit Dosanjh take over Punjabi screens.

I knew a Sikh who started learning how to write Korean due to interest in their music and drama industry. Television has the ability to influence people in good and bad ways. Panjabi entertainment industry needs to start producing good content that's relatable to Sikhs around the world (not just ones in Panjab).

Some kids in general have the tendency to "rebel". Some parents can be way too strict to the point where the kids don't feel comfortable sharing anything with them. So when they get into something dangerous (like grooming), they feel scared to tell their parents in fear of punishment. One thing that's desperately needed is Parchar in "Sikh" homes. Many Sikhs don't know anything about Sikhi apart from love all humanity, all you need is a good heart and occasional visits to the Gurdwara. So a very liberalised and simplified viewed which they use to justify their bad habits. This can make the kids confused about their religion as well. I've heard of a parent who didn't tell his daughter about Sikhi thinking it would mess up her ability to understand science at school!

The riots were definitely not one sided. We were taught both sides had fault, they had tensions with each other which eventually broke out into a big riot.

Intermarrying with Hindus is more accepted among Khatri Sikhs than other Sikhs. I know a Khatri Sikh family with both urban and rural roots, they marry Hindus and their elders are alright with it too.