Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mgweed.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mgnetp!mgweed!rkp From: rkp@mgweed.UUCP (Rakesh Khetarpal) Newsgroups: net.nlang.india Subject: Responses to posting concerning Sikh issues Message-ID: <21555@mgweed.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Nov-85 14:43:24 EST Article-I.D.: mgweed.21555 Posted: Mon Nov 11 14:43:24 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Nov-85 04:52:41 EST Organization: AT&T Information Systems - Montgomery Illinois Lines: 21 >"First of all I do not accept the fundamental notion apparent >in the posting that Sikhs are Punjab. This is a common >mistake by Sikhs. " >> I agree that Punjab = Sikhs is wrong; but this feeling has >> more to do with the Punjabi HIndus (especially the Arya >> Samaji's who have disowned the Punjabi language-- "Hindu-Sikh >> Conflict in Punjab, by Sathananthan, Lalvani, Iyengar, >> Mansukhani, Bhatnagar, Godbole et al ) than the Sikhs. Many of >> the "Sikh demands" were really Punjab issues, but were never >> really supported by non-Sikh Punjabis. I donot understand your justification. Punjabi Hindus in the past have always supported the Sikhs and the Gurudwaras. Elder son in the family was made a Sikh. Gurudwaras were always full of Hindus. Hindus contributed lots of money to build these Gurdwaras. Ofcourse, after Hindus were being humiliated by Sikhs in the Gurudwaras in India and abroad things have changed.