People mainly Bhappas using Kartarpur corridor for shopping

[NavjotKaur24]

ik bhappa sau siappa

[5aaban]

On 1/5/2022 at 7:54 AM, Jacfsing2 said:

Aren’t there rural khatris?

I know a few rural Khatri Sikhs, they're similar to other rural communities and some engage in agriculture too. The exception is the Khatris follow more Hindu practices than Jatts. 

[proactive]

34 minutes ago, 5aaban said:

I know a few rural Khatri Sikhs, they're similar to rural Jatts and engage in agriculture too. The exception is the Khatri's follow more Hindu practices than Jatts. 

In the area west of Ludhiana prior to 1947 the only Khatris both rural and urban were all Hindus. It is only after 1947 that these areas have seen a small number of Sikh Khatris settle in the small towns like Jagraon and Raikot. I remember Speaking to some elders who recalled their utter surprise after 1947 at discovering that there were such a thing as a Sikh shopkeepers 

[justasking]

any one from doaba area care to shed light on Sikh Saini community and Sikh rajpoot community, they are rural are they more similar to khatris or Jatts

[proudkaur21]

23 minutes ago, justasking said:

any one from doaba area care to shed light on Sikh Saini community and Sikh rajpoot community, they are rural are they more similar to khatris or Jatts

I am sikh khatri from doaba and city sikh khatris are definitely different to rural sikhs as in they have more hindu influence from my opinion. I have known some saini and rajpoot city sikhs too and they are similar to city sikh khatris so imo the city sikhs whichever caste they belong to are different to rural sikhs in the sense that they have more india/hindu influence like anytime u see talks of khalistan from india it might be mostly rural sikhs. City sikhs are just wannabees who just use the sikh identity but have more indian/hindu influence from my own observation. Maybe others have different experience. Also these city sikhs see rural sikhs as backwards mostly because rural sikhs have more punjabi influence.

[proudkaur21]

2 hours ago, 5aaban said:

I know a few rural Khatri Sikhs, they're similar to rural Jatts and engage in agriculture too. The exception is the Khatri's follow more Hindu practices than Jatts. 

yes my khatri family would teach me nonsense superstitions like kanjkaan and then not eating meat on tuesday and Ive had a sour relationship with my dad because i wouldnt believe in this nonsense stuff. He would think that I'm an animal because i eat meat on tuesday! Some weird stuff. I said I'm proud to be a janwar and will eat meat whenever i like. There is no difference between any of the days. Its just superstitious nonsense.

[5aaban]

55 minutes ago, proudkaur21 said:

yes my khatri family would teach me nonsense superstitions like kanjkaan and then not eating meat on tuesday and Ive had a sour relationship with my dad because i wouldnt believe in this nonsense stuff. He would think that I'm an animal because i eat meat on tuesday! Some weird stuff. I said I'm proud to be a janwar and will eat meat whenever i like. There is no difference between any of the days. Its just superstitious nonsense.

The Khatri women I knew also kept Karwa Chauth fasts for husbands. Few Jatt women also did this but to a much lower extent. 

[justasking]

26 minutes ago, 5aaban said:

The Khatri women I knew also kept Karwa Chauth fasts for husbands. Some Jatt women also did this but to a much lower extent. 

I never even heard of this untill i learnt about it online, and i think Khatris are the only Sikh group that intermarry hindus and does that no meat on tuesday thing. I dont think any kharkus were khatri either majority were Jatts  and founder of khalistan  movement were Jatt and Rajpoot Sikh. 

[5aaban]

3 hours ago, justasking said:

I never even heard of this untill i learnt about it online, and i think Khatris are the only Sikh group that intermarry hindus and does that no meat on tuesday thing. I dont think any kharkus were khatri either majority were Jatts  and founder of khalistan  movement were Jatt and Rajpoot Sikh. 

Intermarrying with Hindus is more accepted among Khatri Sikhs than other Sikhs. I know a Khatri Sikh family with both urban and rural roots, they marry Hindus and their elders are alright with it too.  

[proudkaur21]

1 hour ago, justasking said:

I never even heard of this untill i learnt about it online, and i think Khatris are the only Sikh group that intermarry hindus and does that no meat on tuesday thing. I dont think any kharkus were khatri either majority were Jatts  and founder of khalistan  movement were Jatt and Rajpoot Sikh. 

yes thats true and they are very assimilationist types too. I dont consider myself khatri lol. You are right about intermarriages. I think most sikhs who intermarry with hindus are khatris only. When i used to read about kharkus and the khalistan movement i was always surprised by the shraddha they had for sikhi and i never saw that type of spirit in the city sikhs. I guess its because most city sikhs are non jatts. Most of the shaheeds were jatts too i think.