The Destructive Impact of Punjabi Gigs on the Sikh

[Jeevan]

WJKK

WJKF

Why do promoters of Punjabi gigs put on shows/mela during the education term time? :wub: The promoters know fully well that it will be mainly our Sikh kids that will not attend school on that particular day. These Punjabi promoters are exploiting our youth for a fast buck and leading them away from something that is spiritual i.e. a good education. Remember how well our Sikh Gurus were educated?

It is hard enough to bring up our children in the Sikhi way of life with so many distractions of the mainstream secular environment e.g., fashion dashan, music, and even worse alcohol, drugs, etc. When you do finally manage to get the kids on the straight and narrow path (i.e. going to school/college/university) to get educated these Punjabi promoters distract our future Sikh generation by holding gigs during term time and during the day.

These Punjabi promoters know full well that it encourages our kids to bunk off school and thereby harms our future generation. In 2004 the campaign for ‘Respect for the Shri Guru Granth Sahib’ was launched, I say in 2005 ‘Respect for Sikh Kids in Education’ be launched.

Please make other Sikhs aware of when these gigs are being promoted particularly the ones held during term time and in the daytime. A quiet word will then be required in the promoter’s ear to cancel these shows.

It is NOT acceptable in my humble Sikh opinion to distract the young and vulnerable away from education. This has to be a major sin in Sikhism where the young and vulnerable are exploited, maybe s

ome fellow Sikhs can quote from the Shri Guru Granth Sahib in regards to the exploitation of the young?

In respect of the future Sikh generations.

Jeevan

[Pheena]

veer, calm down, Please don't make it seem like some Anti-Sikh Propaganda to exploit Sikh students. Let those who wish to go attend and those who do not, not. Its like i'll blame T.V for making me fail during my mid-terms. My failure has nothing to do with T.V. It has to do with my own dedication towards my school. My Carrer and School goals are not in anyones hands but my own. What other do is not important, but what choice i make for the goals i have set.

Those that do fail mid-terms because of attending parties or Melas, have no one to blame but themselves. No one is forcing you to go to Melas. It is a choice of priorities, if you have mid-terms coming up then make a choice to study or go to concert, It is a CHOICE. Simply that.