UK Gurdwaras committee

[Dsinghd]

The younger generation in the UK should take control over Gurdwaras.

Also stop bringing so many Granthis from India and relying on them.

[MisterrSingh]

6 hours ago, Dsinghdp said:

The younger generation in the UK should take control over Gurdwaras.

Also stop bringing so many Granthis from India and relying on them.

When being a Granthi will pay £30,000 per annum, then homegrown Sikhs will flock to the position. That won't happen anytime soon; i'm not even sure it should.

[Dsinghd]

I know a Granthi from India who made money and left the Gurdwara.

These Gianis from India should first sort out Punjab first.

Why do the committees have a lot of old folk? The younger generation is the future of Sikhi in UK.

[Premi5]

22 hours ago, Dsinghdp said:

The younger generation in the UK should take control over Gurdwaras.

Also stop bringing so many Granthis from India and relying on them.

Do the younger generation want the power? Certainly the younger guys in 30’s/40’s are more attuned to the ‘word on the street’ and could help strengthen the identity of our youths and bring them more towards Sikhs. As far as I know, none of the Gurdware in South east or east London or North Kent have a young President 

Being President seems to be a more than part-time commitment so usually the Presidents are retired bazurgs.

[puzzled]

Yeah it would be nice if there are younger people running gurdwareh. From what I know there are younger parties who want to be given a chance but no one votes for them when the gurdwara elections happen. 

[Premi5]

More preaching (in English) needs to be done by the youth for the youth on our history and showing examples of why certain other minority groups cannot be trusted to make us more streetwise 

This would help against issues like grooming and make the youth more interested 

[Prokharkoo84]

On 7/8/2018 at 1:57 PM, Dsinghdp said:

I know a Granthi from India who made money and left the Gurdwara.

These Gianis from India should first sort out Punjab first.

Why do the committees have a lot of old folk? The younger generation is the future of Sikhi in UK.

most granthis from india are from non punjabi/sikh backgrounds. most are originally from hindu majority states and come from lower castes. they learn gurmukhi and how to read bani as a profession, not out of love for sikhi. the roop of our guru for them is their work uniform. they know they can work in their local gurdwareh, move to punjab and win the lottery by getting recruited for a gurdwara sahib in the west. when they come to the west or even in punjab, this explains why so many get caught drinking and doing other stupid sh!t. in their defence though, about 3-4 granthis live in one small house owned by the gurdwara, in which they have their families too. 

 

i agree the youth need to take over the gurdwareh, but it has to be the right youth who are forward thinking, can bridge the gaps with our brothers and sisters who have gone off the track of sikhi and who can control of their own egos.