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I had this question in my mind from 4-5 months.... I had a conversation with a sikh...... He said Khalsa panth is our 12th Guru..... Is it so? How panth is Guru?

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Greetings to all: I am far from a Gurdwara, and I'm not sure how to remedy this just yet. Perhaps linking up with the local Sikh Student Association, may prove the most useful... While that is working it itself, I would like to become familiar with Sikhi. I have started reading from Sir Guru Granth Sahib, the daily Hukum, reading about the Gurus, small doses of the Rehat Maryada, bits of brief history of Punjab, and the controversy of 3HO within Sikhism, etc. Naam jaap/simran have made a regular appearance within my daily routine as well, a happy addition to the day. I come from an Islamic-Orthodox Christian background. Such devotional acts (reading, praying, applying lessons to life, etc.) are very much second nature to me, lovingly so. Gurbani makes it presence known during video watching at Youtube and prayers, I know a few words. I haven't made a great strides to dive deep into these waters just yet. However, I do understand its importance. I do have a few questions. I want to read more about the Gurus, the state of the country&people during their time, and more about Punjab. I have found great sites and know more about each than when I first started. But I want more, does anyone have links to share? Book titles? Links to thesis and/or dissertations papers, etc related to Punjab and the Gurus? Please share your thoughts, advice, and suggestions to a new one wanting to learn more about Sikhi. One with the intention to practice Sikhism as a way of life. Thanks!

Wahegurujikakhalsawahegurujikifateh What is the state of Tooriya? Does this differ from mukhti? If so how? If not where do its origins lie? Wahegurujikakhalsawahegurujikifateh

What are the six Hindu schools? Are they associated with Hindu mentality or faith? What are their differences and similarities with Gurmat? How does Gurmat view them? Do they lead to sachkhand as Gurmat does?

WGJKK WGJKF! Dear Sangat Ji, I am a Punjabi guy who needs advice on getting his sister more interested in Sikhi. Our family lives in the west, and our upbringing was not very religious at all, apart from going to Gurdwara once a week. I am 20 years old and started to explore Sikhi on my own, to find out more about my past, and I fell in love with it. I am not the most practicing Sikh, but am trying to make myself better. I have started doing more sewa and am currently in the process of learning Japji Sahib. So I am making some progress. The thing is, I want my sister to experience the same joy that I found in Sikhi, but I am having difficulty getting her to open up to it. You see, she is 17, and when I was 17, I was a lot like her. I was not religious at all and didn't want to have anything to do with it. My sister has even told me that she doesn't want to marry a religious guy, and I thought that was disappointing. But the thing is, as I matured, I grew out of that way of thinking and realized Sikhi for the beautiful path it is. So I harbor the hope that my sister will go down a similar route as me and one day accept Sikhi into her life. But I would really like to just speed up the process, since I know there is a lot in the religion she could connect to. She has told me in the past that she likes being in the Gurdwara and listening to the kirtans, it is very peaceful to her. She does go to Gurdwara with me, so that is a positive. It's not like she's a bad girl, don't get me wrong. She has good friends, does well in school, no drugs or alcohol or partying or anything like that. I just need to find a way to make her connect. I feel like going to the Gurdwara and listenting to kirtan by itself won't do much, since even though we both find it peaceful, neither of us can fully understand it. I have thought about getting her to try Japji Sahib with me, but am not sure how she would react. I would also like to maybe introduce her to some knowledgable GurSikhs, but again, don't know if she would go through with it. Any thoughts on how to bring a non-religious Punjabi girl back to Sikhi? It is just the two of us, we love each other a lot, and I want for her what the Guru has given to me

Vjkk vjkf I want to raise awareness about an issue. There is a Singh *EDITED* who helps out with sikh kids camps. He has made a disrespectful video for a singles site, he is meant to be an Amrit dhari role model for sikh kids. Watch the video and have a word with him. Check out this video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXZ5ZtsBROE&feature=youtube_gdata_player Vjkk vjkf Seva Singh

So I was wondering what Scientology was about and wikipedia'd it. Under the body and spirit section i came across this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Scientology Body and Spirit Scientology beliefs revolve around the thetan, the individualized expression of the cosmic source, or life force, named after the Greek letter theta (θ).[103][104][105] The thetan is the true identity of a person – an intrinsically good, omniscient, non-material core capable of unlimited creativity.[103][104] In the primordial past, thetans brought the material universe into being largely for their own pleasure.[103] The universe has no independent reality, but derives its apparent reality from the fact that most thetans agree it exists.[104] Thetans fell from grace when they began to identify with their creation, rather than their original state of spiritual purity.[103] Eventually they lost their memory of their true nature, along with the associated spiritual and creative powers. As a result, thetans came to think of themselves as nothing but embodied beings.[104][106] Thetans are reborn time and time again in new bodies through a process called "assumption" which is analogous to reincarnation.[103] Like Hinduism, Scientology posits a causal relationship between the experiences of earlier incarnations and one's present life, and with each rebirth, the effects of the MEST universe (MEST here stands for matter, energy, space, and time) on the thetan become stronger.[103] ummmmmm.....so anybody notice any similarities? because this sounds similar to a post I remember N30SINGH ji saying about the creation of sargun from nirgun and the veil of Maya being created, and MEST sounds like karam, and "thetans came to think of themselves as nothing but embodied beings" this kinda reminds me of man thoo jot saroop hai, apna mool pachan.... Should we start saying Baba L. Ron Hubbard Scientologywale?

A very bold essay of sorts. If only Indians can read this and improve themselves. Sikhs have been gracing Indian jails with their presence since the nation's official inception during the British period. They have been no stranger to the brutal human rights violations which continue even uptill this day in the world's largest democracy. The figures for Sikhs in jails increased on the onset of the Khalistan movement. Whether militant or civilian, the law herded them into prisons (which by this point in time had become virtual slaughterhouses) without any discrimination. One recent prisoner who has set the Sikh nation aflame once more, with a desire to cast off the Indian yoke, is Balwant Singh Rajoana. Rajoana's case has many points which are beneficial to the judiciary and polity in any nation. An ex-cop he, along with Babbar Khalsa militants and one other accomplice, assassinated the chief minister of Punjab via suicide jacket in 1995. Those living at the time still remember the C.M. Beant Singh's state sponsored terrorism which resulted in the death of more than 50,000 Sikhs irrespective of age and gender. It was to stop this never-ending carnage that Balwant Singh took the step of assassinating him. Balwant Singh Rajoana. Of course it has extensively been argued, by the Indian judiciary that he (Balwant Singh) had anti-social motives in assassinating the C.M. Not only did he blow the C.M. to kingdom come but also 17 other armed personnel. On one hand this same Indian judiciary pays obeisance to the so-called heroes of the Indian mutiny, who indiscriminately butchered white women and children in the name of independence and patriotism. Given Singh might have maimed and crippled 17 others who were doing their duty, but again sacrifices have to be made in the line of duty to one's faith. Armed personnel often represent and protect the very institutes which deprive individuals of their rights. They themselves know the risks involved in their occupations, it might not be their doing that they became soldiers and guards yet it is up to them whether to have a conscience or not. In this case the 17 chose duty above humanity and paid the price, which of course any soldier would pay including both revolutionaries and militants. The big question which hits one after reading about Singh, is why he did what he did? What was in store for him other than 27 years of his life wasted in a third-world jail. He gained no monetary benefit through his action, on the contrary his family became deprived of any finance they possessed since his incarceration. For 17 years the Sikh nation and the world forgot about him, leaving him to fester in solitary confinement. Yet the man himself never lost his sanity and valor Despite losing his own future and a prosperous one at that, he is happy to at least have granted millions of others a chance at living. Of course the Indian state has extensively repeated promises to grant justice to the Sikh nation for the horrors of the 80's, but each and every time an opportunity has been presented for it to make it's words come true it has absconded. The sophisticated Hindu majority itself is baying for the blood of any Sikh who goes against it's illusion of "one Hindu nation, for the Hindus." Opportunity arrived in the form of the Sikh nation's demand for Singh's release, but the same cliche manifested itself once more and the Indians turned the tide. What was not surprising, for many individuals who have seen this cycle being played out in India continually, was the extensive media and political campaigns which were undertaken by the state against the Sikhs in response to the Sikh demand. The Akalis, the Sikh political party, were blamed for whipping up the Sikh community in a frenzy order to gain easy votes on the heels of Hindu-Sikh violence. What is important to note is Hindu-Sikh. Where the Hindu's dominance and pull over the Sikhs is reassured. Furthermore Sikhs were presented as being vulgar and stupid with no sense of their own good. It seems than, according to Indian logic, that at least 90% of Punjab's 12 million Sikh community must be highly stupid and incapable of taking care of itself. Furthermore Singh's image was presented in the same light which Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale's image was presented in during the 80's. That of a charismatic but fascist leader. Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. Another question which rises, from the Balwant Singh situation, is that what is a proletariat supposed to do when the state itself condemns and persecutes him without fair reason? Does he do what Balwant Singh and countless other militants do, or does he wait for the proper channels to open up while suffering under the state's power? For those who lived under Beant Singh's reign Balwant Singh's actions are justified. Since the 50's the state had shut it's eyes regarding Sikh matters. Punjab, where the community resided, became the state's toy; to dispose of at it's will. It was split, it's possessions and territories unlawfully snatched away and the state was not even aloud to state itself as a Punjabi speaking state. Even today the land of the five rivers is derived of it's rivers. To protest this the Sikh polity, and the common man launched a massive agitation which the Indian state presented as being detrimental to Hindu rights and a challenge to Hindu sovereignty. This had the effect of a massive genocide being launched on the Sikh population in India, by the 80's this covert genocide had succeeded to such an extent that the Sikh faith was all but finished from Punjab. Unfortunately for the Indian state though, it's policy makers had not studied Sikh history. When the faith is poised on the brink of extinction, it is then it rears it's head and strikes at the foe. The ultimate catalyst for a Sikh revival came in the form of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. His name and image was slowly demolished and re-moulded into that of a terrorist by the Indian state controlled media. To such an extent that he was finally labelled as "Killer of All Hindus." To stop this killer a massive and murderous attack was launched on the Punjab, by the state, which resulted in the deaths of many Sikhs and Hindus. Jarnail Singh on the other hand cautioned the Sikh nation from retaliating rashly and to only counter-attack by targeting guilty politicians and armed personnel. Finally under the pretext of defeating terrorism Operations Bluestar, and Wood-rose were launched in Punjab which resulted in the deaths of more than 3 million Sikhs. All this justified by stating "Hindus have to defend Hinduism. Indians have to defend India." This situation continued until the mid-90's when Balwant Singh assassinated the C.M. At the time of the assassination state sponsored terrorism was at it's peak in Punjab. The Sikh freedom movement was all but over due to mass infiltration by the Indian intelligence agencies, and lawlessness ran rife. What is surprising is that all this was being done by a government, and a politician who was only voted into power by less than 5% of Punjab's population. Thus not only did the state fan the flames of a genocide but also add fuel to it. If the state truly had been concerned about it's citizens, it would have surely listened to them. Yet it takes a loud noise to make the deaf hear. Rajoana provided the last bang in the 90's. But did his actions, and did those of his accomplices achieve anything? Did they prove fruitful for the Sikh nation at large? There are two different perspectives to this. One, their separatist actions achieved nothing more than prolonging a bloody conflict; or two, not only did their actions result in lives saved but also ensured an uneasy peace in the state. But this leads further to other important questions. 1.) To what extent does the state, especially a democratic state, have the right to suppress the right of any specific community in its domain? 2.) Does religion control politics, in India, or do politics control religion? 3.) Do minorities have no right to decide their own futures? Are they expressly dependent on the state, and if so do they not have the rights which a citizen of the majority possesses? 4.) For a minority such as the Sikh nation, who has not signed the Indian constitution, is a secessionist state not possible? 5.) Why is the role of the state ignored by Indians, when any talk of the Sikh militancy comes up? 6.) Twenty-eight years later why has no justice been granted to the Sikh populace in North India, who suffered at the hands of the state? 7.) Can a minority exist alongside a majority, in a perverted democracy such as India? 8.) Do the victims of state sponsored terrorism have any right to defend themselves? 9.) In a democracy is state sponsored terrorism accepted as justice and keeping law-and-order? 10.) Why has the Indian state only hanged individuals who have defended themselves, and not individuals who attacked them? Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana and Baba Surjeet Singh, jathedar Budha Dal 96crori. Of course these questions are only the tip of the proverbial iceberg, but on that note one has to wonder what parameters truly define a democracy? Is democracy truly evident of the saying "democracy is th right to decide our tyrants." Or is it (like any other man-made creation) a proverbially excellent idea which over time has become corrupt? It is now up to the Sikh nation to decide what it's future steps will be, but the impertinant need of the moment is to free not only Balwant Singh Rajoana but the countless other Sikh prisoners languishing in Indian jails since the 80's, and before. http://tisarpanth.blogspot.co.nz/2013/02/the-80s-and-rise-of-rajoana.html

Source: http://www.merrittherald.com/opinion/191734571.html Defining a Sikh Published: February 18, 2013 2:00 PM Updated: February 18, 2013 2:42 PM Dear Editor: What is a Sikh? Is their mind-state a danger to civilized nations? So, what is a Sikh (correctly pronounced as you would say the word “sick,” which means “to learn” in its native language) or an individual who has endeavoured to undertake the path of Sikhie? Well, he accepts the universe, cause and effect, and all known and unknown as the “will” of The Great Architect. When awake, she attempts to keep the idea of The Eternal Commander and Chief within the time and space of consciousness. With the five weapons of virtue (compassion, truth, contentment, love and humility) he attempts to battle the five thieves (lust, anger, attachment, selfish ego and greed). And through meditation, logical contemplation, song, prayer or loving repetition of “The Naam,” she attempts to seek The Formless One (to develop a personal relationship), and the universal principles such as the law of karma and heaven. That all said, with reason and knowledge he attempts to enslave passion and prejudice. Employing the tools of honesty, she attempts to make a living. In humility, he attempts to aid the unseen and the weak (in body, mind and soul). With understanding she attempts to treat all as a brother, sister, father or mother regardless of religion, colour, class, nation, age or creed. Detached from Maya (detached from the material world and the material senses as best as can be done) he attempts to be. And without compromising, she values and attempts to seek the company of the holy, the truth, knowledge, justice, equality, freedom and love for the family, the community and all of humanity. To further build on the template given above, the Sikh state of mind is selfless, curious, critical, creative, artistic, active, logical, moral and intelligent. The Sikh state of mind harbours beliefs that encourage physical prowess. And against all odds, the Sikh state of mind strives to become “Miri-Piri:” a spiritual and earthly influence. Of the mentioned attributes, the two most important dimensions of a Sikh would have to be the battle to enslave the mind’s five thieves so as to allow the better half of the mind’s duality to dominate thoughts and actions, and the struggle to detach from Maya. The battle to chain the five thieves and detachment from Maya are most important because they’re the agents and the influences that readily block the mind from appreciating the remaining attributes of a Sikh. In addition, they deny the ultimate goal of the secular, liberation, to be dead (liberated in consciousness) but yet alive; to be united with The Primal Energy and still have mortal life. An idea termed “Jivan Mukti.” If you have any questions about Sikhie, please feel free to email me at: mikebhangu@gmail.com Mike Bhangu, Merritt

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This is going to sound bitter and most likely damning and I really do not want your sympathy and nor am I a pessimist. But, the disunity of Sikhs will probably be the end of Sikhi. I have a friend who is poor and not a resident of the country which we live in. So what do people of the local Sikh community do? They decide that just because the family does not have residence: 1.) They should be kicked out of work. 2.) Kicked out of the Gurudwara. 3.) Rumours and slander should be spread about them. 4.) Make their lives as hard as possible. I have even seen amritdharis doing this!!!!!!!!!! Whilst in other communities, from my experience, its the other way around. On one hand for whatever damn reason, the Guru is not listening to this family's prayers. In India they don't even have a house or any family they go back they die. And it looks like they will go back and on the other hand the mother******* <banned word filter activated> community is dead-set against them. When these individuals leave the panth, we hanker on about "you have to be strong to be a Sikh" or try bringing them back but do we ever blame the right people? So one way or another crying over Khalistan, Rajoana and panthic matters will not help us. It will probably destroy us. When Sikhs are betraying Sikhs why do we prefer different treatments from others? Now it seems that just because the Guru for whatever reason does not listen to ardassa, local Sikhs think they have the right to kick people out of gurughars. If this family go to the gurudwara people give them the "look." Personally speaking after seeing such disgusting behaviour I have left the Gurudwara. Whats the point of going when no one focuses on the Guru but poverty stricken unfortunates. Afterwards committees get in fights "oh u made them leave," "u did" old idiots have their beards ripped out, women abuse and swords are drawn, ears are hacked off. Sheer drama from the very people who think they are kings of the world.The family itself has left the gurughar and their faith in the Guru is just about gone, 90% is gone and only 10% remains and even that is decreasing day by day. This sheer stupidness of our community is going to make us become only a memory in textbooks.

Wjkk wjkf sadh sangat jio.... There was a time when i didnt take amrit i was progressing in sprituallty, i could read minds, astral project, i knew alot of things without learning it if that makes sense, i could prject enegry, i knew if someone was 5 blocks down the road what they looked like etc, AND HEAPS more it only took.me 3 months to achieve this and i was cut hair and all i stopped eating meat a month before i started my routine ... Then one day i got really angry at my mum swore etc at her and it felt like water was dribbling out of the middle of my eyebrows or just above it i lost everything...... I got into depretion cause of me losing this gift so i took amrit in thinking guru will help me get it back....... I have done as much as i can doing double what i useto to do with simran etc its been over 2 years now..... Im not going to stop but i think being sikh doesnt make any differene ????? I feel like i took amrit for nothing i could of done it without amrit ???? Idk did i make a right choice ??? I feel Guru ji hasnt helped me at all I useto.do ardass every day and night to get it back, but when i stopped.doing ardass and stopped going to guru ji for my problemsi started progressing agian.... Im startimg to believe religion is fake My crown chakra is starting to hurt alot now after 2 years but the pain is.making me physcally stop Dont get me wrong i follow taksaali maryadha i consider myself a hardcore sikh but did i really have to take amrit ??? AFTER 2 YEARS im finally getting somewere ??? Or is there something im.missing ??? Something i dont know about sikhi ???

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What does gurbani and the various janamsakhis say about the responsibilities of person towards their parents, especially if they are not sikh? Please answer from sikhi and not a cultural point of view. Traditionally the east has had a greater focus on bending backwards to look after parents and consent to their wishes, especially when they are in old age, as opposed to nuclear family units in the west and urban centres worldwide. What is the sikhi line? Do we have parents live with us or leave them to their own devices? If living together and if they are not sikh do you permit them to practice their religion in your home even if it is anti gurmat? If one is amritdhari do you eat with /food made by them? When having to choose between living with your parents and looking after their needs in old age or doing widespread sewa to the point where such a living arrangement would be impractical and indeed where said parents may interfere (intentionally or unintentionally) with said sewa activities, what does one choose? Guru Nanak ji is probably a good example to follow. How did he interact with his parents, who were Hindu? My understanding is that whilst he was living under their roof he disagreed with their views and practiced spirituality but still followed their instructions such as doing specific jobs, marrying when they wanted to, etc. Once he was more established in God's spiritual journey, contrary to their wishes of wanting him to look after them and be there for him in their old age, Guru ji went on his udasis to help thousand of people rather than just helping 2 people. From this it seems that the numbers of souls he could impact mattered more. It made no different that they were his parents, this accorded them no special status, he saw god in everyone and ergo saw the whole world as his family. Did guru ji refuse to eat with his parents? Did he refuse good cooked by them? Presumably his parents lived with his wife and children whilst he was spreading the word of God. Did his parents keep hindu idols inside the home? Did they freely practice religious rituals in the home? To what extent did they impose their religion on Guru jis children, especially when they were young and Guru ji was still living under his parents roof, not yet fully established as the true Guru? Did his wife follow hindu customs? Did guru ji perform his parents funeral rites as per hindu customs? Gurbani also constantly reminds us that mothers, fathers, children, spouses etc are not ones true support, they do not go with us in the end, we should not waste our time with minds attached to them, worrying about them only. Gurbani decries emotional attachments, to family members in particular. Gurbani also says that it is God alone who takes care of all needs and is the true support and only attachment worth having. Again, please leave aside your personal views and experiences and please answer from a theological sikhi point of view. This is an important issue for those whose parents are of other religions (or perhaps "sikh" in name only).

BEFORE AND AFTER

VJKKVJKF, Sangat ji, Our 12 topic intro to Sikhi course has started to be launched on-line. The 12 topics are: (1) Why Nanak? (2) What is “naam simram”? How do we merge with the One? (3) Guru Angad to Guru Arjan. How did Sikhi develop? (4) Guru Arjan’s martyrdom to Guru Hargobind Sahib. Did Sikhi change? (5) What is inside the Guru Granth Sahib? (6) Guru Tegh Bahadur and the early life of Guru Gobind Rai (7) What is the Khalsa? (8) History of the Khalsa from 1700 to 1850. (9) What is Raag Kirtan? (10) Sikhs under the British and the Singh Sabha Movement. (11) 1947 to 1984 – Was it independence? (12) Sikhi today- How is relevant it to this world? Week 1 videos are below. The course will be conducted by local discussion grouping meeting weekly to discuss each topic consecutively, with each student watching the requisite videos beforehand. http://youtu.be/Wc6kLisSJ8U http://youtu.be/vQSikVFvndU

I recently did this documentary (15 min.)with my local Gurudwara Bhai on the Kirpan. Bhai Saab is going back after next week. Unfortunately I wasn't able to burn the film to disc and sent myself an email of it to upload it on Youtube. The problem is that the media player says "format not supported." Whenever I try playing it on my laptop and youtube also says a similar thing. How do I change the format for free?

I wanted to bring this to the Sangats attention that many Sikhi books including: Almost all books by Bhai Randhir Singh Ji, Bhai Veer Singh Ji, Prof. Sahib Singh Ji, Bhai Joginder SIngh Ji, Giani Sant Singh Ji Maskeen, Giani Harbans Singh Ji are now online Some other interesting books including Guru Granth Sahib Ji in French and Dutch Ad Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 14 vols by Harbans Singh Mahan Kosh in english different english translations of Guru Granth Sahib i Gur Pratap Suraj Granth in simple punjabi many books on Gurmat Sangeet Giani Sant Singh Maskeen's books in english many steeks in hindi and there are so many other 100s of books and mp3s that everyone will be interested in this sewa is done by http://sikhbookclub.com/

Sat Siri Akaal, I have an awkward question. Why I have no female Gursikh friends? I mean, everytime I am in Gurdwara etc. I see many Gursikh females and non Gursikh females, but I have no real female gursikh friends... I mean, I am not after Kaam or something, I just want for example, in an discusssion an gursikh feminine opinion. I have lot of white female friends . But no Gursikh , I dont´understand why , I mean i am very openminded and love to talk about everything esspcially about Sikhi , Guruji Sikh history etc... So I thought going to a Sister in Gurdwara and try to start a conversation, but wouldnt that be awkward? And again, I am no pervey or something . I am trying to be good gursikh and dont fall in kaam - it is just you know there is something missing - in my discussions with friends.

What do you say or ask for in the Ardaas? Are your wishes fulfilled? For example, if you asked for a stronger connection with your inner self and to concentrate more while praying, did you get it? What things are factors in this? "Jo Mangey Thakur Apne Te" Do some things be fulfilled later than others? I believe that your are supposed to ask for things that will make your human life successful so you don't have to take part in this cycle again. Some of may laugh.... but once I asked for perfect eyesight again, since I have glasses and I hate them. I value them now and I want a second chance. This is irrelevant and a want, not a need. But I sure would like for it to happen. :biggrin2: So what experiences do you have? -Sorry If I sounded stupid...just want to learn from other experiences. :blush2:

Yesterday a brother posted a video made by an Indian "Does being a Sikh make me a Khalistani? I think not?" Its the same old RSS, Indian terrorist propaganda revamped to make the video look good. Below the video the description section was familiar to me. Brother Bijla Singh Ji had already answered the questions raised in it more than once on his website. Many members will remember how I alerted some of them on this forum to "khalistani myths" which was just a restatement of deliberately misinterpreted facts by the Bajrang Dal. The uploader of the above said video also claims that Bhai Jaspal Singh was shouting out casteist and anti-India slogans before his death. He has provided the below video. I cannot hear what Bhai Saab is saying can anyone please clarify, after watching the video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPrvOUdJjyk

NIRVAIR KHALSA JATHA WEST LONDON TOUR! Friday 21st Decemeber Guru Nanak Sikh Academy Springfield Road Hayes,UB4 0LT 6:30PM-8PM Sunday 23rd December Ramgarhia Sikh Association Golden Crescent Hayes UB3 1AQ 6:30PM-8:00PM Tuesday 25th December 2012 Guru Nanak Darbar Southall King St UB2 4DQ 7PM-8PM Wednesday 26th Decemeber Nanaksar Southall UB1 2DL 7PM-8:30PM Thursday 27th December 2012 Sri Guru Singh Sabha Southall Park Avenue 7:30PM-9PM Also the Sahibzade Shaheedi Smagam in Southall here is the link https://www.facebook.com/events/544774658883445/ (Nirvair Khalsa Jatha will also be there on these days) Saturday 29th December 2012 Guru Amardass Hall, Opp. Gurdwara Guru Amardass, 1A - 3 Clifton Rd, Southall, Middx, UB2 5QP 7PM Sunday 30th December 2012 Guru Amardass Hall, Opp. Gurdwara Guru Amardass, 1A - 3 Clifton Rd, Southall, Middx, UB2 5QP 7PM

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