Dera Sucha Sauda -Sikh conflict in India

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We have a farm in North India. During some festivals, my Sikh neighbors used to dress like Guru Gobind to lead the ‘jaloos’. I have over the years also seen other Sikhs dress like Guru Gobind on different occasions but now Sikhs want an apology from a gentleman who dressed like Guru Gobind so according to Sikhs insulted Sikhism. Is Sikhism so fragile that merely by a man’s dressing up as a Guru hurts Sikhs sentiments? If Sikhism is indeed so fragile then what is the point in having such a fragile faith at all?

We used to talk of Muslims being fanatics but Sikhs now seem to have even beaten Muslims when it comes to being ‘majhabi’ ….

And no Hindu writer has mentioned Banda Bahadur as Rajput as far as I know but Jat-Sikh writers Rattan Singh Bhangu & Gyani Gian Singh Dullat, so say thanks to Sikh writers. Most of the Hindu & Muslim authors do not mention his caste background and if they do they mention him as Bhardwaj Brahmin.

History as was taught to me is different from the made up history as viewed by Sikhs…And I stand by the comment I made about Sundari. Today if Sikhs feign ignorance regarding the role Sundari played in the capture of Banda Bahadur, it is their problem...Then there is actual history and then there is make belief history as believed (and that suits) Sikhs now.

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->You should apologise about your comment about Mata Sundari she never had anything to do with Banda Singh Bahadur<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

You mean in the similar manner as Sikhs now claim that Sikhs NEVER had anything to do with Hindus or Hinduism? <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->

Why don’t Sikhs apologize in connection with what happened to Hindus in Punjab & entire North India during 1980s and 1990s? Why don’t you apologize for Sikhs role in 1857? Why don’t Sikhs apologize for holding the entire country to ransom recently? Why don’t Sikhs apologize for turning their back towards Hinduism? Or are you trying to imply that only Sikh sentiments are important. Sikhs can do anything they want without an iota or remorse. Yet it is always others who should be apologizing? 'Maafi maangnay kaa sara theka Hindustan main sirf hinduon nay lay rakha hain kya'? Others are free to do and say anything they like in India?

And what are 'YOU' going to do if people don't succumb to your unreasonable demands? Even create a 'balwa'(ruckus) brandishing swords & try to intimidate everyone here on this forum as your Sikh bretheren are doing all over India? Why don't you apologise for a change for your unreasonable fanatic behavior? AND WHO ARE SIKHS ANYWAY TO KEEP DEMANDING APOLOGY FROM ANYONE & EVERYONE AT THE DROP OF A HAT? Who gave you such a right anyway?

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->My personal opinion is that All Hindus in India should become Sikhs to better serve their motherland and to become better Hindus.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

We Hindus consider Sikhism as part of Hinduism so already consider ourselves also as Sikhs but are Sikhs willing to consider themselves as Hindus anymore?

And serve motherland the way Sikhs served motherland in 1857? Thanks but no thanks. Or do you mean serve motherland like some Sikhs wanted to do in 1980s by seperating from India to form a seperate country 'Khalistan'?

Your thoughts remind me of what Khuswant Singh had so aptly said in the past 'The only 'Khali' (empty) sthan(place) is in some Sikhs heads.