Why I am an Atheist

[Mehtab Singh]

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

I read this 2 years ago and found it to be a good read. However, one can break all arguments easily. Just put one question to it : Bhagat Singh Jee, you blame God for all the sufferings of the Indian people at the hands of the British. Would it be the same if India was never a slave country and always enjoyed freedom? Isn't your atheism circumstancial?

Thats what I think, and I could be very well wrong in my approach.

[mehar singh]

Bhagat Singh's real sister still living in Toronto. She denies the fact that Bhagat Singh met Bhai Randhir Singh or started to believe in God.

[Son of Guru Gobind Singh Ji]

Bhai Sahib, Bhagat Singh met Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh Ji only a few days before he was going to be hanged so it might be that he never got to meet with his sister. You should check our Jail Chithea for yourself and read about Bhagat Singh.

[S1ngh]

Bhagat Singh's real sister still living in Toronto. She denies the fact that Bhagat Singh met Bhai Randhir Singh or started to believe in God.

Are you gonna believe his sister or Bhai sahib randhir singh??

Also bhagat singh wasn't in touch with his family..

[DesiVibe]

well if his sister maintained he was an athiest and never met bhai sahib then why would he grow his kes if he didnt believe in god?

he certainly didnt die with that cowboy hat on his head

[jagjit_waheguru]

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

Pyare jio, you have to be very careful about what Communists have written. My great grandfather was a Babbar Akali, and was given a hanging sentence by the Britsih Government. Before he was hanged he insisted that no memrial be made to him, as he said i do not want people "pujing" it, like they do to the trees and spots in fields in Punjab today. Instead he wrote a book, about why he wants freedom in india, and how the Khalsa will succeed. After he was Shaheed, with his younger brother, the family went through alot of hardship. They could not afford to publish the book.

Giani Zail Singh had alot of respect for my Great Grandfather and built a huge gate outside the village with his picture commemorating his Shaheedi. This was against the wishes of the family. He also said he would publish the book, which he took.

He gave the book to some Communists to print. Throughout the 30`s - 70`s, there was a large Communist movement in Punjab. They published the book out of their respect for the Babbar Akalis. However they made them out to be communists, with no respect for Sikhi. They completely re-hashed the book, removing all reference to the khalsa, and sikhi. This book is still today sold by Indian Government. It was only ten years ago, when my uncles, completely unhappy with this have decided to re-publish the book in its original form.

This is how our history is being hi-jacked by others with thier own agenda. Bhagat Singh was educated at khalsa College in Amritsar, and was vehemently anti-caste, and many other social evils. I can no reason why Communists have not hi-jacked him to progress thei

r movement, which is why you always see his photo with a hat and moustache. Only in recently years have sikhs started his photo with a dastaar.

On his anniversary, on Punjab radio, they interviewed his family members in punjab,aswell as others from the village. It was said in the 50`s the Government made a statue of him for the village. The family sent it back saying they want one with a dastaar as their "Bhagta always wore a dastaar".

I see no reason to doubt Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh ji`s statements about him. It corresponds completely with the last picture taken of him in jail, where he started keeping his kesh.

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

[randip singh]

Might I add Bhaghat Singh despised the racism that castism inspired......................and for that I rate him just for that.............

.............I recently went to museum near Namashar that is dedicated to Bhaghat Singh...................he was a true inspiration............................

......................Mark Tully described Sikhism and religious Socialism................. :e:

...........the priciples of Socialism and Sikhism are the same..........i.e. equality...........but Sikhism emphasises the needed for individual responsibility..................

[ms514]

Sat Sri Akal:

The matter can be simply resolved if that picture of Bhagat Singh can be found that is referred to in the SikhCyberMuseum article at the bottom.

[drawrof]

Waheguru ji ka khalsa, waheguru ji ki fateh!

first and foremost, I'd like to say this topic is dear to my heart.

Secondly, I must say that I have had the priveledge of reading bhagat's singhs diary (The one he wrote in before he died in prison). His views till the last day were socialist. I didn't read anything about religion in them.

His family members, who still have letters that were written by him, do agree that he met bhai randhir singh, but it is a known fact that he didn't become amritdhari, nor did he tell his family that he wanted to amrit shak. Had that been the case, those members of his family living today would have followed in his footsteps. (I know many of them personally, and they all have indian "nationalist" points of view).

Bhagat singh's sister in toronto agrees that he met bhai randhir singh, but there has been no claim of him wanting to become amritdhari. Another point of "propoganda" is that he grew his kesh. Actually, that picture that everyone refers to was from his first bout in jail. His hair was cut after that point.

I am a gursikh, first and foremost, and with regards to this article, I will say that I am a follower of anything that is in line with gurmat. Anything outside of that, well...thats another story.

So in conclusion: bhai randhir singh and bhagat singh did meet, the effect of bhai randhir singh's bachan are not as "effective" as the autobiography of bhai randhir singh may say. Out of his family members the only 2 nephews are keshdari's, and that is because their mothers (Who are bhagat singh's sisters) married into gursikh households.

now, I am always reluctant to share

the source, but someone who I am very close to was raised for many years by bhagat singhs mother and she was told that he was always doing simran, and that he would always take a new ramalla to whichever gurdwara was in his local area on sangrand.

stay in chardeekallah gurmukho!

[jagjit_waheguru]

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

Pyare jio, I think if you read the autobiography, you will find Bhai sahib never said he took Amrit. He was hanged before it could be arranged. He kept his kesh, and started reading Bani was what bhai sahib said.

In the end, I think Bhagat singh was a fine soul, who sacrificed much for something which is nothing more than a Hinduised Colonial India.

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!