SGPC and RSS published a book full with disrespect of Sikh Guru Sahib's and false history

[Raaj.Karega.Khalsa]

If that is the case then didn't they read and agree with the translations before publishing?

I'm sorry about the constant editting, Bhaji.

The reason why I removed this bit is because I realised that the book isn't really the issue anymore (still waiting to find out whether it's still in market or not)...but that why had Day and Night news uploaded an old video to spark the issue now? After the apologies etc. are done....

This actually is a dead issue in India.

No wonder Sangat tv hasn't ever broadcast this interview because it's even before they started re-broadcasting Day and Night new's broadcasts!!

It seems the couple of users like Dasamsarblohgranth who had guessed that it was all about politics were right all along!!!!

[chatanga]

If that is the case then didn't they read and agree with the translations before publishing?

This is an area which needs addressing. Not so long ago, Kala afghana wrote a book and sent it to Sri Akal Takht Sahib for approval. Vedanti without reading it, signed it, and hey presto! Kala-afghana publishes the book, causes uproar, and then Sri Akal Takht Sahib take action against him, but then he plays his ace. Vedantis signature and approval of content. Then Vedanti admitted he hadnt even read the book. DOH!

Any books that come to Sri Akal Takht Sahib, should be either vetted by a committee, to speed things up, or the author given a timeframe of when he can expect a reply.

[DSGj]

^ Baba ji there are so many in punjab please specifically mention 2-3 names which did something against cruelty of GOI, you read so many mahapurash.

Baba Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale (and all of his companions), Baba Karam Singh Hoti Mardhan, Baba Nand Singh Jee, Bhai Vir Singh Jee, Bhai Sahib Bhai Randhir Singh Jee (and all of his companions, read Rangle Sajan and other books), Raghbir Singh Bir Jee, Baba Harnam Singh Jee Rampur Khera, Shaheeds in 1978, Bhai Fauja Singh Jee, etc....

Even Baba Ranjit Singh Dhadrian Valey...you know how many protests he participates in....he barely escaped a bullet as well..someone tried to silence him by killing him while protesting.

"He participated in almost every protest march whenever there was an assault on sikhi. One singh of his jatha was hit by a bullet in the protest against Dera Sacha-Sauda. It is said that the bullet was aimed directly at Sant Ji but this Singh pushed Sant Ji and took the bullet on his own shoulder."

Like I said before...

Naam Simran is one of the main pillars of Sikhi. Those who "closed their eyes and did Vahiguru Simran" were the same ones who gave up their lives for Sikhi and didn't run away when they were needed the most.

Now back to the topic:

http://www.panthic.org/articles/3542

CONTROVERSIAL SGPC BOOK INFLAMES SIKH MASSES

PANTHIC.ORG

Sikh Ithaas (History) published by the SGPC

Nagpur, Maharashtra (KP) – The Dera Sacha Sauda issue has not been solved yet and another issue has already raised the fury of the Sikh masses living worldwide. The recently published controversial book ‘Sikh Itihaas’ has several peculiar facts behind it. Mainly, the SGPC not only put the book into circulation but also published it.

The book has been written in Hindi and it contains several insults to Guru Sahib and Sikh history. Although the insulting terminology is prevalent throughout the book, many are surprised to find out that the SGPC allowed the book to be put into circulation. For this reason, the SGPC President in particular has received scathing criticism from the Sikh Sangat. Some of offensive passages called Guru TegBahadur Sahib Ji, the 9th Guru of the Sikhs as a 'thief', and the 6th Guru Sahib Ji a 'kidnapper', the 10th Guru Sahib a 'coward'.

Atinderpal Singh, President SAD (International), is one of the only Sikh leaders that has raised concerns about the contents of the book. While talking to the press from Kotkapura, he lobbied that the role of anti-Sikh organizations such as the Rashtriya Sikh Sangat and Bhartiya Janta Party must be uncovered by initiating a proper inquiry into the book. In addition, the party president lashed out at Avtar Makkar, Parkash Badal, Jathedar Vedanti and several Sant Samaj leaders for allowing the book to remain in publication despite the requests of Sikhs living in various parts of Punjab.

Bhai Atinderpal Singh stated that the writer of the book had even surpassed the acts of Gurmeet Ram Rahim by using such derogatory terminology in the book.

He also expressed grief over the silence of the Sikh leadership in regards to the book and has asked Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti to understand his role as the Jathedar of Akal Takht Sahib and to summon the SGPC President along with Dharam Parchar Committee officials.

Sikh Sangat based in parts of Punjab and other States has called for a boycott of the book and has been organizing programs to burn copies of it as an expression of their protest. Furthermore, Sikhs living in all parts of the world have been asked to cut any type of donations that are being sent to the SGPC until the organization’s officials are punished for their activities.

A Khalsa Alliance (KA) representative based in California also used strong words in relation to the SGPC’s involvement in the book. It was brought to the attention of Panthic Weekly staff that the book was initially a part of Bibi Jagir Kaur’s set of proposed books that were circulated within hundreds of SGPC controlled Gurdwara Sahibs. According to the Alliance representative, while old copies of this book are still available at many Gurdwara Sahib libraries,

distribution of this book was geared up once again just about a month ago.

Reponse

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee has responded to the concerns of the Sikh community in regards to the book ‘Sikh Itihas’. Despite the wait, the statement by Avtar Makkar that was provided to the press has fallen short of the expectations of the Sikh Nation.

According to the statement, a new panel has already been initiated to review all the books that are proposed to the SGPC. SGPC Additional Secretary Joginder Singh has been asked to head the panel, while Prof. Balwinder Singh, Dr. Balwant Singh Dhillon, Dr. Kharak Singh, Dr. Kirpal Singh, Dr. Jasbir Singh Sambhar would sit on it to review the contents of the books.

Avtar Makkar further held that he was not involved in the publication of the book and denied that any organization has contact the SGPC. He asked Sikhs situated throughout Punjab to contact the SGPC directly to report any derogatory parts of the book.

A meeting was also held at Akal Takht Sahib about the controversy that has been stirred by the book. The panel of five Singh Sahibs has asked the SGPC to provide details about the publication of the book in full detail within seven days. Decisions on this issue have been delayed until the report is submitted to Akal Takht Sahib.

In a separate incident, the SGPC President said that circulation of the book has been stopped and that the Dharam Parchar Committee is in the process of recalling the books that have been distributed in several villages.

Also read:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/SGPC-published_books_to_be_scanned/rssarticleshow/2345523.cms

FATEHGARH SAHIB: Not only 'Sikh Itihas' but all also

other books published by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC)

would be put under scanner of experts to pinpoint any objectionable

content in them.

This was disclosed by SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar, talking to TOI here on Thursday.

He said the persons who committed negligence would not be spared and strict action would be taken against them.

The SGPC president said a review committee consisting of Sikh scholars

Dr Kharak Singh, historian Dr Kirpal Singh, Dr Balwant Singh Dhillon, Dr

Jasbir Singh Sambhar and SGPC research board in-charge Prof Balwinder

Singh had been formed under headship of SGPC additional secretary

Joginder Singh.

Makkar clarified that no such book having controversial content was published during his tenure.

He said anybody finding anything derogatory in the book 'Sikh Itihas'

should bring it to the notice of the SGPC instead of making an issue of

it in the press.

He alleged that some people were indulging in politics on this issue, which was not in the interest of the community.

"It is time to mend our mistakes and blunders so as not to make a mockery of ourselves in the eyes of the public," he added.

He said orders had been issued for withdrawal of the book 'Sikh Itihas' from the market and the libraries.

Notably, the book 'Sikh Itihas' was published by the dharam parchar committee of SGPC.

According to Malkiat Singh Ball of Gurmat parchar sabha, Nagpur, this

book was distributed among the 'Nanak Panthis' Sikligar and Vanjara

communities in and around Nagpur during the tenure of Jagir Kaur as

president of the SGPC through the gurmat parchar sabha.

The five Sikh high priests, in a meeting at Amritsar on Wednesday,

summoned a detailed report from the SGPC secretary within one week.

The hiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president further said that

in future, the copies of script of the books to be considered for

publication would be sent to the panel of Sikh scholars for review in

advance to root out any mistake or blunder.

[JSinghnz]

A meeting was also held at Akal Takht Sahib about the controversy that has been stirred by the book. The panel of five Singh Sahibs has asked the SGPC to provide details about the publication of the book in full detail within seven days. Decisions on this issue have been delayed until the report is submitted to Akal Takht Sahib.

This was on 7-9-2007.

What action did SGPC take to ban this book and what action was taken against the authors?

[WaljinderSingh]

From Facebook:

Joseph Davey Cunningham wrote History of the Sikhs in 1848.
Many Sikh Scholars and Historians praise Him for this act of His. And take His name with Respect for writing History.
BUT when This History written by Him is TRANSLATED WORD-TO-WORD in Hindi (Book Sikh Itihaas) , it is an issue and probably conspiracy of RSS.....Dhan Guru Ke Sikh.

NOTE - Cunningham's book was translated word to word in 1998 and published in March 1999 , but due to Blashpemy it contains, it was Banned and Recalled by SGPC.

Not everything is RSS Singho.....

Read for urself what JD Cunningham writes about Guru Sahib (And Still Sikhs praise Him)!

http://www.facebook.com/kamaljeet.shaheedsar/posts/10200738382519199

[chatanga]

Cunninghams first hand observations of the Sikhs, their religious practices and the Sikh rule,can be taken as accurate,as he wrote on what he saw himself, but he along with the early western writers of earlier Sikh history, based their history on the muslim and hindu versions of history, as the Sikhs were not so forthcoming in meticulous documentation of their history.

[GPS]

That thug Baldev sirsa was raising a dead issue. The book was published under guidance of missionary dilgeer when he was incharge of sikh reference library and Tohra was president of SGPC.

So beware of agents like Baldev sirsa who was raising this issue inspite of prior knowledge that book is already banned. Even Darshan Ragi's website that displayed the video wrote that Baldev sirsa was lying. Where is the credibility of this congress puppet channel and supposed to be sikh leader lying nakedly and misleading sikh sangat. Shame on such characters.

[GPS]

Open your ears and listen to the video posted by the OP and then check for yourself if S Baldev Singh raised this issue with Akal Takht Sahib or not?

This is the sorry state of affairs of today's so called Sikhs who instead of protesting as one against this insult to our Gurus find suspicians in intentions

of those who raise these issues.

Did you open ears to hear the false propaganda by dummies making an issue when it was settled years before?

If not pl read this

http://www.punjabspectrum.com/2013/03/2084

ਮਾਮਲਾ ਗੁਰੂ ਸਹਿਬਾਨ ਬਾਰੇ ਭੱਦੀ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਵਲੀ ਵਾਲੀ "ਸਿੱਖ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ" ਨਾਮਕ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਦਾ - ਪੰਚ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨੀ ਆਗੂ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਡਾ. ਦਿਲਗੀਰ ਦੀ ਸਾਜਿਸ਼

ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ

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- ਸ਼੍ਰੋਮਣੀ ਗੁਰਦਵਾਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧਕ ਕਮੇਟੀ ਵਲੋਂ ਛਪਵਾਈ ਗਈ

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ਸਿੱਖ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ

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ਕਿਤਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਗੁਰੂਆਂ ਖਿਲਾਫ ਇੰਨੀ ਭੱਦੀ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਬਲੀ ਲਿਖੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਕੋਈ ਸਿੱਖ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਪੜ

ਵੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਸਕਦਾ। ਇਸ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਨੂੰ ਐਪਰੈਲ 1999 ਵਿੱਚ ਛਾਪਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਅਕਾਲੀ ਦਲ ਪੰਚ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨੀ ਦੇ ਆਗੂ ਭਾਈ ਬਲਦੇਵ ਸਿੰਘ ਸਿਰਸਾ ਨੇ ਇਸ ਖਿਲਾਫ ਅਵਾਜ ਬਲੰਦ ਕਰਕੇ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਛਾਪਣ ਦੇ ਦੋਸ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼੍ਰੋਮਣੀ ਕਮੇਟੀ ਨੂੰ ਅਦਲਾਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਘਸੀਟਣ ਦੀ ਅਰੰਭਤਾ ਕੀਤੀ ਹੈ,ਜਦ ਇਸ ਬਾਰ ਪੂਰੀ ਖੋਜ ਕੀਤੀ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਅਸਲੀਅਤ ਸਾਹਮਣੇ ਆਈ ਉਸਦਾ ਦਾ ਖੁਲਾਸਾ ਅਕਾਲੀ ਦਲ ਪੰਚ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨੀ ਦੇ ਆਗੂ ਭਾਈ ਚਰਨਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੁੱਜੋਂ,

ਭਾਈ ਮਨਵੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਅਤੇ ਭਾਈ ਹਰਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਵਲੋਂ ਅੱਜ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ ਵਿਖੇ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ।

ਇਹਨਾਂ ਸਿੱਖ ਆਗੂਆਂ ਨੇ ਇਸ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਇਤਿਹਾਸਕਾਰ ਡਾ

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ਹਰਜਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਿਲਜੀਰ ਨੂੰ ਸਾਜਿਸ਼ਕਾਰੀ ਦੱਸਿਆ। ਇਹਨਾਂ ਨੇ ਦਾਅਵਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਕਿ ਦਿਲਗੀਰ ਸ਼੍ਰੋਮਣੀ ਕਮੇਟੀ ਦੇ ਰਿਸਰਚ ਬੋਰਡ ਦਾ ਡਾਇਰੈਕਟਰ ਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਇਹ ਅਹੁਦਾ ਇਸ ਨੇ ਜਥੇਦਾਰ ਗੁਰਚਰਨ ਸਿੰਘ ਟੌਹੜਾ ਨੂੰ ਪਿਤਾ ਬਣਾ ਕੇ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਸੀ।

ਇਸ ਗੱਲ ਦਾ ਸਬੂਤ ਇਹ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਇਹ ਜਦੋਂ ਵੀ ਇੰਗਲੈਂਡ ਤੋਂ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਫੋਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਸੀ

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ਤਾਂ ਪਿਤਾ ਜੀ ਆਖ ਹੀ ਸੰਬੋਧਨ ਕਰਿਆ ਕਰਦਾ ਸੀ। ਇਸ ਦੀਆਂ ਇਹ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਇੰਗਲੈਂਡ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਅਖਬਾਰ ਕੋਲ ਰਿਕਾਰਡ ਵੀ ਹਨ

,

ਜਿਹਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਟੌਹੜੇ ਨੂੰ ਪਿਤਾ ਜੀ,

ਬਾਪੂ ਜੀ ਆਖਦਾ ਹੈ। ਡਾਇਰੈਕਟਰ ਹੁੰਦਿਆਂ ਇਸ ਨੇ ਸ਼੍ਰੋਮਣੀ ਕਮੇਟੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੌਜੂਦ ਸਿੱਖ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ ਦੇ ਲਿਟਰੇਚਰ ਨੂੰ ਚੋਰੀ ਕਰ ਲਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਕਈ ਅਜਿਹੀਆਂ ਹਰਕਤਾਂ ਕੀਤੀਆਂ।

ਜਿਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਸ੍ਰੋਮਣੀ ਕਮੇਟੀ ਨੇ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਬਰਤਰਫ ਕਰਨ ਲੱਗੀ ਸੀ

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ਤਾਂ ਇਹ ਮਾਰਚ 1999 ਦੇ ਅਖੀਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਭੱਜ ਕੇ ਫੇਰ ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ ਚਲਾ ਗਿਆ। ਉਦੋਂ ਤੱਕ ਇਸ ਵਲੋਂ ਇਹ ਸਿੱਖ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ ਨਾਮ ਦੀ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਭਜਵਾਈ ਛਪਣ ਵਾਸਤੇ ਭਿਜਵਾਈ ਜਾ ਚੁੱਕੀ ਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਐਪਰੈਲ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੀ ਇਹ ਹਿੰਦੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਛਪ ਗਈ

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ਜਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਦਿੱਲੀ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਰਾਜਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੱਡੀ ਗਿਣਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੰਡਿਆ ਗਿਆ।

ਇਸ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਗੁਰੁ ਤੇਗ ਬਹਾਦਰ ਜੀ ਨੂੰ ਚੋਰ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ।ਗੁਰੂ ਅਰਜਨ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਹਾਦਤ ਬਾਰੇ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਆਤਮ ਹੱਤਿਆ ਕਰ ਲਈ ਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਬਾਅਦ ਹਰਗਬਿੰਦ ਜੀ ਆ ਗਿਆ, ਜੋ ਕਿ ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਡਰਪੋਕ ਸੀ,

ਅਰਜਨ ਕੇ ਮਰਨੇ ਕੇ ਬਾਅਦ ਹਰਗਬਿੰਦ ਦਾ ਦਿਮਾਗੀ ਸੰਤੁਲਨ ਖੋ ਗਿਆ। ਹਰਗਬਿੰਦ ਜਬ ਸੋਤਾ ਥਾ ਤੋ ਸਾਥ ਬੰਦੂਕਧਾਰੀ ਪਹਿਰੇ ਪੇ ਖੜੇ ਰਹਿਤੇ,

ਹਰ ਰਾਏ ਕੇ ਦੋ ਬੇਟੇ ਥੇ,

ਵੱਡੇ ਬੇਟੇ ਕੀ ਉਮਰ 15 ਅਤੇ ਛੋਟੇ ਕੀ 6 ਸਾਲ ਥੀ।

ਵੱਡੇ ਬੇਟੇ ਕੋ ਗੱਦੀ ਇਸ ਲਈ ਨਹੀਂ ਦੀ ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਵੋਹ ਨੌਕਰਾਣੀ ਕਾ ਬੇਟਾ ਥਾ”। ਇਸ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਜਿਹੀ ਹੋਰ ਵੀ ਬਹੁਤ ਦੁੱਖਦਾਈ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਹਨ ਜੋ ਗੁਰੁ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ ਦਾ ਰੱਜ ਕੇ ਅਪਮਾਨ ਕਰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ।

ਭਾਈ ਸੁੱਜੋਂ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਦਿਲਗੀਰ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੀ ਬਕਵਾਸ ਰੂਪੀ ਤਵਾਰੀਖ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਗੁਰੁ ਅਰਜਨ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਹਾਦਤ ਦਾ ਰੱਜ ਕੇ ਅਪਮਾਨ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ । ਉਸ ਵਲੋਂ ਲਿਖੀ ਹੋਈ ਤਵਾਰੀਖ ਅਤੇ ਇਸ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਦੀ ਹਜਾਰਾਂ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਆਪਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਿਲਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ ।

ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ

- ਸਾਨੂੰ ਮਿਲੀ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਮੁਤਾਬਕ ਇਹ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਉਦੋਂ ਹੀ ਬੈਨ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਗਈ ਸੀ। ਪਰ ਉਸ ਦਿਨ ਡੇ ਐਂਡ ਨਾਈਟ ਨਿਊਜ਼ ਤੇ ਭਾਈ ਸਿਰਸਾ ਦੀ ਇੰਟਰਵਿਊ ਦੇਖ ਕੇ ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੱਗਦਾ। ਕਿਤਾਬ ਤੇ ਪਾਬੰਦੀ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਸਾਨੂੰ ਮਿਲੀ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਦਾ ਕੋਈ ਪੁਖਤਾ ਅਧਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ। ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਇਸ ਵਾਰੇ ਆਪਣੀ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਸਾਂਝੀ ਕਰ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ। ਉਪਰੋਕਤ ਪ੍ਰੈਸ ਨੋਟ ਪੰਚ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨੀ ਦੇ ਆਗੂ ਚਰਨਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੁਜੋਂ ਵਲੋਂ ਭੇਜਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਸਾਰੀਆਂ ਧਿਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਵੀ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਭੇਜਣ ਲਈ ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਸਵਾਗਤ ਹੈ।

Source: Punjab Spectrum

[khalistan_zindabaad]

Now what's the response, politicians big up a big that was sorted several years ago. Dirty politics. That's it

[lsingh]

Cunninghams first hand observations of the Sikhs, their religious practices and the Sikh rule,can be taken as accurate,as he wrote on what he saw himself, but he along with the early western writers of earlier Sikh history, based their history on the muslim and hindu versions of history, as the Sikhs were not so forthcoming in meticulous documentation of their history.

Cunningham was dismissed from British service as he exposed the treachery of the Dogras and collusion with the British in getting the Sikhs defeated in the Anglo Sikh wars. He writes quite highly of the Sikhs and for years was the only Sikh history book. he was so shocked by his dismissal he died an early death.

As for the RSS , Brahmin matt is alive and well in the Punjab and increasing. So many educated people are going to Astrologers and watching Hocus Pocus TV programmes coming on Indian TV. Yet very few know of their religion or history. Most of the youth cannot even name the Guru Sahibs names but know all about the latest haircuts. Its time we went out and told the population about the Sikh religion, just as happened at the time of the Gurus when the Gurus sent missionaries out around the Punjab and India.