Katha Should Be Limited

[S1ngh]

I believe that Katha should be limited as it is very dangerous play when novice or bad person starts mixing his own manmat views in it.

Why we should we listen or follow the advice or views of the person who is on the stage? We don't know who he is and what views he got.

Taksali style katha is ok where a person keeps their own views on control and they do have another person right next to them reading bani every other line.

Too many people from india are entering in katha field as it is easy to get in and make quick money. I believe that there should limit to this.

[singh598]

true say thats why Baba Nand Singh created Nanaksar Maryada of reading Fareeedkot Teeka only

This morning put katha off the radio and turned it off exactly for this reason

today we have a few good kathakaars and raagis

[GurburAkal]

Katha should be strictly Gurbani (or other historical puratan writings) related only.

Other subjects can be done lecture style somewhere else and where everyone is allowed to ask questions. Or just simply move it to the podium instead.

[S1ngh]

Glad to hear other same viewpoint.

If you see for the past 10+ years, you would see that majority of the problems and fights in our gurughars is because of something said by certain kathavaachak. I never heard of any problem created by raggi jatha singing gurbani. So there is another point that having limited katha vaachak means less fights.

ALSO - If we ONLY do pure gurbani then people will follow Akal Purakh. However, if katha vaachak airs his own views, people will follow him.

[khalsaman1]

Seems to mostly be a missionary issue. These folks go out of their way to talk about their personal interpretation of bani and try to break the sharda of sikh sangat. Example: Dog parcharak Harjinder Shabra making a joke on stage that it is stupid for anyone to think that ishnaan in sarovar can cure the body.

A lot of gurdwara committees in the west have done good work in ensuring thugs like Shabra and Sarabjit Dhunda aren't allowed to speak on stage. However, the problem is that a large portion of committees in the west are anti-Sikh like these missionaries.

[khalsaman1]

Also, there are many ragi singhs that do vyakhya on stage and no different than a katha vachak.

Then there are kirtanis like Harjinder Singh Sri Nagar Wale who bow at the feet of dog Badal and claim his dead wife was the 2nd coming of Mata Khivi Ji.

In the end, you can't win. False gursikhs will remain false gursikhs whether they do katha or kirtan.