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As for the singers of that time many had to change their style and songs. Manak saab and Dilshad Akhtar used to come to the UK to record their albums.

I am related to a kharkoo who occasionally appears on Sikh and Sangat Tv.

He was and still is of the type that is against any form of music unless its dharmik.

Suppose it depends on your age group if you was around when these things happened

There were some questionable and worrying things occuring from the apparently "proper" kharkoos (i.e. non-Black Cats) that left many wondering who exactly they were protecting the people from. I've heard from some of the old timers at my Gurughar when I was a kid about beatings, humiliation, and blackmail of wedding "baraats" of the common man being a regular occurence, so much so that people began to fear that this carry-on is what a potential Sikh state would be like if such people ever gained power. Like you said there's an aspect of the rose-tinted thing when looking back and romanticising such figures and the struggle for freedom.

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Music was banned. Its not something i just made up. Kharkoos alive here in England will tell you the same and say it proudly.

A lot depended on what area you was from and if you was prepared to risk it.

The sharabi types will always be the same anywhere.

Also why do you think all the top singers of that time started releasing Dharmik albums.

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Music was banned. Its not something i just made up. Kharkoos alive here in England will tell you the same and say it proudly.

A lot depended on what area you was from and if you was prepared to risk it.

The sharabi types will always be the same anywhere.

Also why do you think all the top singers of that time started releasing Dharmik albums.

then they are not real kharkoos.............its not taliban

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Music was banned. Its not something i just made up. Kharkoos alive here in England will tell you the same and say it proudly.

A lot depended on what area you was from and if you was prepared to risk it.

The sharabi types will always be the same anywhere.

Also why do you think all the top singers of that time started releasing Dharmik albums.

Veerji i dont know who is telling you these things but no one banned music. I know because my relatives in tarn taran, amritsar and gudaspur areawhich was considered the mecca of militancy due to its border location(you being jandialvi probably know this). I have marriage videos of relatives who married during the 80s in that area and in it they have band baja, dance, music. Now what was banned is dowry, big marriages, drinking of sharab etc things which caused over burdan on the brides family.

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Music was banned. Its not something i just made up. Kharkoos alive here in England will tell you the same and say it proudly.

A lot depended on what area you was from and if you was prepared to risk it.

The sharabi types will always be the same anywhere.

Also why do you think all the top singers of that time started releasing Dharmik albums.

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Also why do you think all the top singers of that time started releasing Dharmik albums.

Gurdas Mann and Manaks greatest hits were from they 80s and they were not dharmic songs. Manak also sang some good dharmic songs, most notably his massa rangar album during this time because there was a huge audience wanting to listen to patriotic sikh songs.

It is only now after militancy died down that patriotic sikh songs are again being sung due to its demand.

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Jandialvi veer, it just isnt true. Who ever has told you this has not been very honest with you as far as facts are concearned. People danced and had music playing in their weddings during the 80s. People like to do all sorts of gap shaps, but gap shap should always be taken with a pinch of salt.

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