Issues And Solutions To Problems In Sikh Community

[mandeep99]

what are some of the issues facing the sikh community and what fuel these issues and what are solutions, some problems i see is

alchole use is always going up

alot of girls don't carry much self respect for themselves

drug use is going up in the west and punjab(in punjab it is said half the youth are drug users)

domestic abuse

the sex ratio and abortion rate in punjab

boys spoiled

girls neglected

more and more sikh youth dropping out of school well in canada anyways

more and more sikh youth lack any knowledge on sikhism and sikh history

[mandeep99]

i believe paranting is one of the issues, boys being favoured over girls in many sikh households. Boys are spoiled have no work ethic girls are neglected

[Singhballer]

There is no differance kept between a boy and girl in a Sikh household.

Sikhs dont drink Alchahol

Sikhs dont do drugs

Sikhs dont drop out

Simplicity .

[mandeep99]

There is no differance kept between a boy and girl in a Sikh household.

Sikhs dont drink Alchahol

Sikhs dont do drugs

Sikhs dont drop out

Simplicity .

dude i don't want to get into a debate with you so could you do me a favour and step outside this forum, for me im looking for productive answers.

PS. answer my questions on the other thread, whats your opinon on maharaja ranjit singh or udham singh would you call them sikhs? cause 98% of gursikhs out their i have met claim udham singh a great sikh freedom fighter and maharaja ranjit singh the greatest sikh leader siince the gurus time.

[Singhballer]

Woow

Im not trying to get into a debate(quite bad at it)

I just put it out there telling you what Sikhs are forbidden to do.

[mandeep99]

http://www.sikhnet.com/sikhnet/news.nsf/NewsArchive/7A1662E55D546AF28725738C0067EC1E

Tackling drug menace in the Sikh state of Punjab.

Addressing a panel discussion after the screening of Reema Anand's documentary on drug addiction "Punjab: The enemy within" at the Chandigarh Press Club, Dua pleaded for saving the energetic Punjabis from decay caused by drugs.

Equating the syringes shown in the documentary to missiles that were destroying society, Dua said they were the symbols of death as over 50 per cent of the youth of Punjab had fallen prey to them.

"In fact, liquor is the first step to addiction in Punjab," Anand told mediapersons after the screening of the documentary. Drugs were the slow poison that effected the entire family and society and grandparents and parents are today fighting this enemy within in Punjab, she said.

The influx of the migratory labour had left the rural Punjabi youth with hardly any work. “With no work, they take to drugs and are ruining their lives,” she said.

Even the NRI money being pumped into Punjab was responsible for the sorry state of affairs and goes a long way in pushing the youths to drugs, she added.

Dr Jatinder Jain, DIG (Bathinda range), regretted that there was no national policy to tackle the drug menace. Criminal neglect on the part of the parents was the basic cause of the children taking to drugs, he claimed.

Sharing Dr Jain's sentiments, Dr Deepinder Singh from Ludhiana, regretted that society seemed to have accepted the use of drugs. Awareness, prevention and treatment were essential parts of the any strategy to tackle the menace, he added.

Prabhjot Singh, senior journalist, who moderated the discussion, said the connivance of the politicians and the police with the drug mafia had virtually led to the mushrooming of a parallel economy in the state and only a mass movement against drug addiction could save the present and future generations.

Meanwhile, the documentary showed heart-rending scenes of the farmers consuming poppy husk and youngsters puncturing their veins with syringes.

Premiered at Los Angeles in 2006, the documentary makes a mention of the rural population in Punjab, particularly in Malwa hooking onto "bhukki" (poppy husk) which had become the poor man's addiction and smack and heroin being used by the richer sections of society in urban areas.

“Punjabis struggled hard to fight with Central Government in the past but now they are up against a enemy within,” the narrator said in the documentary underlining the nexus between politicians-police-drug mafia.

[Singhballer]

Drugs and Punjab is a problem which is blown out like a baloon.

Youth it seems just cant stay a day without being high.

[Punjabi_Link]

what are some of the issues facing the sikh community and what fuel these issues and what are solutions, some problems i see is

alchole use is always going up

alot of girls don't carry much self respect for themselves

drug use is going up in the west and punjab(in punjab it is said half the youth are drug users)

domestic abuse

the sex ratio and abortion rate in punjab

boys spoiled

girls neglected

more and more sikh youth dropping out of school well in canada anyways

more and more sikh youth lack any knowledge on sikhism and sikh history

What is wrong with that?

Not everybody can cut it in school.

Not everybody is "book smart".

Anyway, as for rest of the issues Sikhs face with, well the only way to solve it is by starting a movement (similar to Singh Sabha movement).

[Singhballer]

Ill give a nice example.

My freind in grade 11 62 average. He did weed and drank ALOOT. I mean he would drink for breakfast. Never paid much attention to Sikhism. Grew up in the "typical" punjabi houshold.

In the Summer some of his freinds started taking him to the Gurdwara and Akj smagams. He started to figure out what was the truth.. the true path. Before going back to finish his High School year he took amrit and became a Khalsa.

Graduating from Grade 12 he had a 97.2 Average. Its not about whos book smart. Its about the effort and hard work you have to put in to get to the top!

[Punjabi_Link]

Ill give a nice example.

My freind in grade 11 62 average. He did weed and drank ALOOT. I mean he would drink for breakfast. Never paid much attention to Sikhism. Grew up in the "typical" punjabi houshold.

In the Summer some of his freinds started taking him to the Gurdwara and Akj smagams. He started to figure out what was the truth.. the true path. Before going back to finish his High School year he took amrit and became a Khalsa.

Graduating from Grade 12 he had a 97.2 Average. Its not about whos book smart. Its about the effort and hard work you have to put in to get to the top!

I know someone who had a hard time in school and actually dropped out. He/She put a lot of effort into school, but he/she couldn't just cut it. Also couple of my friends had dropped out school because their families weren't making enough money to pay their bills. So my friends had to get jobs help out their families.