Brahmin Rituals In Nanaksar Gurdwara

[chhokaranwala]

a little bit of knowledge with the semi literate can be dangerous -

that about sums up our Sikh leadership these days

Brahmanism was a term coined by the British to describe caste/religious based heirachies operating in India - it does not necesarily mean it only applies to people of the brahmin caste

like in Benares the Brahmans are the dominating group in all aspects of life but in Rajasthan it might be the Rajput or Jat who sits on top of the pile - but the system is still called bramanism

In Punjab the problem we have is that although the brahmins are a small and pretty poor community 'brahmanism' is in full effect with atrocities against the weaker castes and women and conversions to Christianity - with our leadershiop smugly sitting on tops of mountains of cash and assets pretending that brahmanism does not apply to them and has nothing to do with them

it is his type of fake masands who our Gurus fought against - this type of bramanism and exploitation of the weak

it is a clear violation of Sikh principles

so it is irelevant whether some group lights a jot or does a certain ritual different from what we expect when the entire system is rotten