05-22-2007, 03:09 PM
Some random thoughts:
In the 1980s when Punjab was rocked by the so called âKhalistaniâ movement, Punjab being a border state, even some smugglers operating in Punjab found it more convenient to carry on their smuggling by calling themselves Sikh militants. One of the reasons terrorism in Punjab could be curbed was, unlike Kashmir where Muslims form, I think, over 90% of population, Punjab had roughly 52% Sikhs & 48% Hindu population i.e. roughly equal population of Sikhs-Hindus ...of course militancy also ended in Punjab because KPS Gill went after these Sikh militants and killed most of them.
Bhindrawalla was a crook, plain & simple. When operation Bluestar was conducted, army rescued 100s of sexually exploited women who had been forcibly kept inside the Golden temple by Bhindrawalla & gang. Large amounts of arms & ammunitions were also recovered from the pond & inside the temple. Some Sikhs may go blue in the face denying all this as true but I remember seeing on some TV channel years back about these women being rescued and also arms being recovered from the Golden temple.
Talking of Sikhs, I was recently talking to an East African Brit Asian Sikh (who works in the same office as me) in London. He started mocking the 1857 uprising. I told him Sikhs should be ashamed of their role in 1857 as one of the main reasons 1857 did not succeed was because Sikhs sided with the British in 1857 instead of fighting along with their fellow Indians against the Brits. Ask any Sikh the role of Sikhs in 1857 uprising and see them squirm with embarrassment and coming up with all sorts of excuses to justify their betrayal.
I must mention one more thing hereâ¦Some Sikhs think of Bhindrawalla as their 11th Guru but not many Sikhs even acknowledge the sacrifice of Banda Bahadur. Guru Gobind requested Banda Bahadur (who was a Hindu Brahmin) to continue the fight against Muslims after Guru Gobind Singh took Sanyaas. Banda Bahadur was one of the best warriors ever known and terrorized Muslim goons so much that Muslims used to pee in their pants just hearing his name. He was eventually betrayed by Sundari, wife of Guru Gobind Singh, to the Mughals (this can be verified by history books). Even when he was caught and tortured, he refused to convert to Islam and he was perhaps more brave than any Sikh in history.
In the 1980s when Punjab was rocked by the so called âKhalistaniâ movement, Punjab being a border state, even some smugglers operating in Punjab found it more convenient to carry on their smuggling by calling themselves Sikh militants. One of the reasons terrorism in Punjab could be curbed was, unlike Kashmir where Muslims form, I think, over 90% of population, Punjab had roughly 52% Sikhs & 48% Hindu population i.e. roughly equal population of Sikhs-Hindus ...of course militancy also ended in Punjab because KPS Gill went after these Sikh militants and killed most of them.
Bhindrawalla was a crook, plain & simple. When operation Bluestar was conducted, army rescued 100s of sexually exploited women who had been forcibly kept inside the Golden temple by Bhindrawalla & gang. Large amounts of arms & ammunitions were also recovered from the pond & inside the temple. Some Sikhs may go blue in the face denying all this as true but I remember seeing on some TV channel years back about these women being rescued and also arms being recovered from the Golden temple.
Talking of Sikhs, I was recently talking to an East African Brit Asian Sikh (who works in the same office as me) in London. He started mocking the 1857 uprising. I told him Sikhs should be ashamed of their role in 1857 as one of the main reasons 1857 did not succeed was because Sikhs sided with the British in 1857 instead of fighting along with their fellow Indians against the Brits. Ask any Sikh the role of Sikhs in 1857 uprising and see them squirm with embarrassment and coming up with all sorts of excuses to justify their betrayal.
I must mention one more thing hereâ¦Some Sikhs think of Bhindrawalla as their 11th Guru but not many Sikhs even acknowledge the sacrifice of Banda Bahadur. Guru Gobind requested Banda Bahadur (who was a Hindu Brahmin) to continue the fight against Muslims after Guru Gobind Singh took Sanyaas. Banda Bahadur was one of the best warriors ever known and terrorized Muslim goons so much that Muslims used to pee in their pants just hearing his name. He was eventually betrayed by Sundari, wife of Guru Gobind Singh, to the Mughals (this can be verified by history books). Even when he was caught and tortured, he refused to convert to Islam and he was perhaps more brave than any Sikh in history.