The Birth of a Conscience

Writing by shinda on Monday, 4 of June , 2007

“A physical death I do not fear, but the death of the conscience is a sure death”
- Sant Giani Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale

If the death of a conscience is a sure death then by the same virtue, the creation of one must be a true birth. It was on this day 23 years ago that the Indian Army took it upon themselves to storm the holiest of Sikh shrines, Sri Harmandir Sahib aka The Golden Temple, in what they dubbed Operation Blue Star. What followed was the genocide of Sikhs from within the Punjab and India itself. Hundreds of thousands of Sikhs were wiped out in fake police encounters, mob riots and other government sponsored programmes. It was an attempt to cleanse the state of what was dubbed by many in Parliament as the “Sikh Problem”, and they decided the best cure was amputation at its very roots, by wiping out an entire generation of Sikhs.

Now as much as people want to dilute what happened in 84 as being a political problem, or one that was between a minority and the government they fail to recognize the actual facts of what happened. When they ask why was Harmandir Sahib fortified I ask why were hundreds of other Sikh temples sieged? Why did they not convict Sant Jarnail Singh, as they had done previously, if he’s all they wanted? Why did they lock hundreds of women and children in the Parkarma and not let them leave having left the fight between them [the army] and the Singhs? Why was it that those who committed the atrocities, that Human Rights organizations the world over recognize, go on to receive awards, and seats in Parliament? Why was it that hundreds of girls were raped in front of their fathers? Why was it that those who investigated the happenings of 84 were kidnapped and killed? Why is it that any independent news reporter or source who looks at what happened in 84 come to learn of the same reality that Sikhs have been holding onto for years?

1984 was never about a single person or a group of people. It was about sending a message that Sikhi in its purest form would not be tolerated. It was about sending a message through intimidation that we own you, and you are ours. They never did accomplish that in its entirety, instead through Guru Sahibs kirpa, they created a day that is ire marked in the fathoms of history as the day when a few hundred Singhs withstood the brute might of the Indian army for a few days. A day when, with nothing more then a limited supply of bullets and resources, a few hundred Singhs withstood the fury and might of the largest hypocrisy in the World, and gave birth to a relative new  consciousness amongst Sikhs the world over.

A consciousness that inspired thousands at that time to give up their illicit ways and return to adopt the values of their forefathers. A day that continues to inspire hundreds of youth to realize the truth of their not so distant past and make an effort to return to their roots. A day that the Indian army tried to bring death to an ideology and kill away the conscience beliefs of the Sikhs, instead turned into a day that they helped plant the seed that continues to give birth to that very conscience every day. It was the very conscience that made me look into my past and history and dwelve deeper into learning about Sikhi. A day that made me go the Gurdwara and ask why, and a day that I give thanks, as it was the day that inspired me and gave birth to my very own consciousness. It truly is a day of birth, not one that is physical or biological in nature, but a real birth, the birth of a conscience.

Category: Inspirational, Memorials, Sikhi

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52 Comments
Rating: 6  resta suma

Gagan Singh from your flag

Made Monday, 4 of June , 2007 at 10:50 pm

BOLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE SO NIHALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL……..

SAT SRI AKALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!

Rating: 6  resta suma

Random Taksali from your flag

Made Monday, 4 of June , 2007 at 10:57 pm

Akaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal

deep singh from your flag

Made Tuesday, 5 of June , 2007 at 2:11 am

you must get good grades on essays … and stuff.

oh yeah , happy birthday you fraud!!!

Rating: 4  resta suma

Unreal from your flag

Made Tuesday, 5 of June , 2007 at 2:12 am

Great write up.

BOLEEEEEEEEEE SO NIHALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

SAT SRI AKALLLLLLLL!!!!

ss from your flag

Made Tuesday, 5 of June , 2007 at 2:07 pm

nice man, but the proper spelling is conscience.

Rating: 6  resta suma

Harsimran Sion from your flag

Made Tuesday, 5 of June , 2007 at 10:25 pm

I had to get in on this.

AKAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL

Rajbtor from your flag

Made Wednesday, 6 of June , 2007 at 12:45 am

Shinda,

Before I go into what I think is not only faulty with your stance, but the pure ignorance of facts on your behalf, I offer a brief history of mine.

My name is Rajinder Brar. I was born in Ludhiana and came to Canada at the age of 18. I am currently living in Canada attending the University of Toronto. I am the son of a military commander, my father, thaiya and other family members gave their lives defending India and our motherland.

Please Shinda, with all the respect in the world, let me offer you a history lesson. Now, let’s look at why your arguments of pure emotion, is no way connected to the logical universe.

When a commentary is written, in order to be dubbed ‘well-written’ or accurate both factually and sensibly, you have to realize the disconnect between reality and emotion. Appealing simply to emotion is a great method that many separatist use, all the way in India to here home in Canada. Appealing to emotion is an AMAZING tactic to get away from sheer reality and fact, and to play on one’s sense of pride.

Wiping out generation of Sikhs? Sikhi won’t be tolerated? Shinda, by appealing to the pride of Sikhi is part of the reason why we are raising guns rather than raising our intellect.

You touched on a key issue of 1984, and a question that Khushwant Singh, and many other scholars like to bring up. WEEKS, not days, not hours, but WEEKS before the actual 1984 attack, the media, population and general community realized there would be a confrontation between Bhindranwale and the government. Why? Numerous buses, railway and car bombings around punjab targeted at Hindus and Lower Casted Sikh areas. Bhindranwale took a political movement, one is which he was paid large sums, and turned it into a religious movement. How? By BEING THE FIRST PEOPLE TO BRING GUNS INTO HARIMANDIR SAHIB. By leaving a large confine, to walk into the holiest shrine in Sikhi, knowing that there will be damage, AGAINST THE PLEAS FROM MANY MANY GRANTHI’s.

Shinda, simply raising another question about the Indian government like you did regarding this move by Bhindranwale, is the biggest side-step, that is simply not acceptable. What could possibly be the logic behind this seemingly cowardly move by Bhindranwale? Is the fact that he dared the Indian Government or was it the fact that he justified his money laundering via my religion?

Many separatists who almost enjoy the actions of the government in 84′, love to draw on the fact that it was BIG OLD INDIA versus small old defenceless Sikhi, spurred on by Bindranwale himself. But what many of the separatist fail to realize is that India is governed by a larger body. If the attacks were NOT justified the larger body, independent of any Indian influence would have intervened. This larger body includes the United Nations, many countries of the G8 etc… NOW, HAVING SAID THIS… THE WAY THAT THE ATTACK WAS TAKEN OUT IS UNJUSTIFIABLE… But to think that the Indian government can do what they feel with no repercussions, it is a self-fulfilling prophecy… re: Kosovo

One thing is absolutely hypocritical is, the SAME PEOPLE WHO TRY TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE DESTRUCTION OF HARIMANDIR SAHIB AND HOW IT IS A SLAP IN THE FACE OF SIKHI, ARE THE EXACT SAME PEOPLE WHO REFUSE TO ACCEPT THE AUTHORITY OF HARIMANDIR SAHIB TODAY… In 20 some years, it is absolutely incredible how people can go from defenders of the shrine, to the ultimate betrayers of the shrine, but that’s another issue.

I agree to never forget 1984, however, does that mean we cant work together towards a new better country for both. Here’s a quick history lesson for you: When countries obtain freedom, those countries will usually go through some sort of trouble.

The United States of America had slavery, oppression of blacks (minorities), and numerous other occurrences that trump the actions of 1984.

How about Bosnia? Can’t even get an estimate of deaths in that country.

How about the 40-50 THOUSAND Aboriginal Indians killed in Canada?

The Fiji Islands, France, Spain, Sweden…. All countries who have gone through mass genocides close or near dates of freedom. Similar to India, these countries went through issues directly related directly to the lack of structure left by their previous governing bodies.

To think, 30-40 years ago in America a black person couldn’t event take drink water in the same place a white did. Now, there is a high chance there will be a black president.

Lets go back to India for a second. 20 some years later, and there is a Sikh President. Fortunately for us, sikhs suffered some violence (and we dished it out as well) but this is NOT going on in India anymore, as much as the people who love for sikhs to play the victim role, would like you to think.

In 1947, the freedom of our country and people were fought in the fields of Punjab. Prior to that, the freedom of our people were fought against the biggest Raj in world history.

We took urination on the Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, from english commanders, but we forget.
WE took the genocides of Sikhs in Punjab from the Raj, but we seem to forget.
We took the raping and killing of our women and children for years from the Raj and the Pakistani’s, however we seem to forget.
What is the most ultimate atrocity of Operation Bluestar? The way that we lost our way in Sikhi. THIS, is not lost in the Granthi’s and the Sikh leaders of our time, however, it is DEFINTELY lost on the observers of this situation,- IE- CANADIAN, AMERICAN YOUTH

To Sikhi to prosper we need to be realistic. Not dream about a land that would not be socially, politically and economically feasible see: Darfur. Rather, your job as a youth far removed from the situation, who gained their only opinion from numerous passionate talks, the internet, and other self-justifying individuals, is to be objective for your religion.

The best part of talking to the separatists supporters is to point of their flaws in logic.

WHAT SEPARATES YOU FROM SUPPORTERS OF BIN LADEN, FROM SUPPORTERS OF SADDAM HUSSEIN, FROM SUPPORTERS OF ADOLF HITLER?

Supporters of these men all claim the same defence, the oppression of their race and creed. So the next time one criticizes the Islamic Extremist movement, or the next time one, looks at the attacks of 9/11 and questioned the sanity of all those men who did that— realize that mentality and evil lies within all of you.

Hopefully, as the state of Punjab gains prosperity and the state of India continues on the trend of becoming a world leader in many fronts, maybe you’ll realize your emotionality and the disconnect with reality and education.

Until then, please don’t insult Sikhi by grouping all Sikhs as supporters of this movement, it is an insult. Secondly, please, if you preaching the separation of your people, do not call yourself PUNJABI.

PUNJABI is not simply a type of people. It is a way of life, and many of you want to change this way of life. So until you are not willing to support and make Punjab a unified presence, do not call yourselves Punjabi.

We never forget our history, but if you continue to look back, we will never move forward.

Rating: 8  resta suma

Random Taksali from your flag

Made Wednesday, 6 of June , 2007 at 8:46 am

HAHAAH… this guy is a joker..this is what you call the typical RSS indoctrination.. son….it takes time crack down the wall of lies.. live here for another 3-4 years.. we’ll talk then…

great post shindeyaa…

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gupt from your flag

Made Wednesday, 6 of June , 2007 at 9:08 am

that was an awesome post shinda!! looks like you got an indian gov’t agent hot on ur trail (his names rajinder brar ….if that is his/her real name)

Rating: 3  resta suma

Random Taksali from your flag

Made Wednesday, 6 of June , 2007 at 9:31 am

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shinda from your flag

Made Wednesday, 6 of June , 2007 at 9:58 am

Raj Brar,

Firstly thanks for commenting and you highlighted two key area’s that are worth commenting on. The first is the fact that you show a real disconnect between what it means to be objective, since you completely pulled a 180 in your stance and you yourself showed an inconsistency in your logic. Secondly you present facts while stating individuals such as Khushwant Singh as means of reference.

If for instance it is fact that Sant Jarnail Singh was responsible for the killings of trains of hindu’s please state your sources. Also do you deny Sant Jarnail Singhs accessibility? Was he hiding at any time from the media or any other officials that they could not capture him or bring him into custody? What about evidence proving that many of the arms found inDarbar Sahib were later found to have been planted by the government itself? Why do videos of the post event show a direct attempt by the government to puppet the Sikh on Sikh violence?

If you feel that the killings by any nation, United States, Canada or whoever is justification then I question where you are trying to lead this discussion. The main difference I would find is such nations Canada and the States although having had committed these crimes, that they themselves admit to and have apologized, where as India has instead turned a blind eye to such happenings. One also needs to take note that history is always written by the victors so no matter what history you read you will be learning it from a subjective point of view.

You also state that no G8, UN Nations stepped into observe or prevent the happenings of 1984, yet how many of these same nations today have had any role in Sudan? Yet, according to your logic their inaction or non-stance on such matters by all means would deem these as being non issues.

While you play the devious role by presenting the contrast between Bin Ladin, Hussein, or Hitler as being an objective reality you completely ignore the fact that this is also playing to the emotions by choosing such individuals and there current status on the current world stage. For that matter why do we stop here? Why not continue to create contrast to all positive world leaders also? Off course that would defeat the purpose you tried to present by creating the contrast to begin with, but by all means we are being objective now are we not?

See as the son of an individual who conspired to kill, murder and bring about the blood of thousands of Sikhs I can understand your need to justify the blood on your families hands, yet would question where your objectivity resides, when you challenge the youth in the West as being influenced by these so called radicals, when by all means your ‘objectivity’ to the matter only comes from being and having had learned and listened to those on the completely other side of the spectrum.

So while I may not agree with your views, I fail to see the objectivity in them considering you are approaching the matter from the exact same, subjective angle, you accused me of, yet because you do so from the opposite side you all of a sudden become ‘objective’ in your approach?

See you completely dismiss the tortures of the thousands of Sikh youth who died, and fail to comment on the kidnap and murder of Human Rights advocates such asJaswant Singh Kalra, but are very quick to comment on the atrocities against hindus , which even I question since many of of these claims had been proven to be no more then speculation, but then again you free provide the sources to the contrary.

I wonder where you lay comment on the works of individuals such as, Cynthia Mahmood, who’s independent research questioned the fact that if this so called problem existed, how did it carry on to exist without the support of the people of Punjab.

It’s also funny how you are the one constantly bringing out and raising voice against any separation, when the discussion never went that route, as if you yourself are forging your own self filling prophecy, by recognizing any Sikh independence can only be brought by such means.

See any movement for equality was never on the grounds of Punjabis being treated as any less of human beings rather it was that of Sikhs not having similar rights to those of the other faiths it shares grounds with. It comes from the fact that although the only reason that Hindus flourish in India today is due to the direct sacrifice ofSri Guru Tegh Bahadaur , we are continuously shown as the bad guys, that we are nothing more then an extension of Hindu faith, but see you fail to mention or recognize any of this in your commentary. And while you continue to parade that we have Sikh leadership of India in Manmohan Singh I can not but help to laugh that we consider anyone with a pugh and shaved dhara as being a Sikh, but then again objectively looking at your commentary it never was anything about being Sikh, it was always about being Punjabi.

See I guess the main difference between our views exists primarily in your closing statements, while you are proponent of living and representing what it means to being Punjabi, I could care little to that regard and feel a greater emphasis and connect on being a Sikh feel thatSikhi itself is the true lifestyle, not ‘punjabi’.

Rating: 6  resta suma

Jag from your flag

Made Wednesday, 6 of June , 2007 at 11:46 am

wicked post shinda bhaji.
Also rajinder brar, a tenet of Sikhi as per Guru Gobind Singhs hukam is that the Khalsa are always shasterdhari, guns are also shaster and there was nothing with the shasterdhari singhs launching the agitation from the precincts of the Golden Temple complex.
Also have you any relation with ks brar??

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singh from your flag

Made Wednesday, 6 of June , 2007 at 12:03 pm

Rajinder Brar get a room.. with urself.. and lock the door..from the outside..

Today all should go to the Guru Ghar and ask for at least a portion of the anik and Strength of the Mahaan Guru Pyare who gave their sees but not their sidhak, using their bodies as shields for bullets, giving their own blood to purify the nation.

Rating: 5  resta suma

ss from your flag

Made Wednesday, 6 of June , 2007 at 12:27 pm

I recommend that all of you, especially Rajinder Brar, read the book “The Gallant Defender” written by the former CHIEF MINISTER OF PUNJAB, AR Darshi. He’s a Hindu, if that actually makes a difference to you. And he discusses the truth behind the events of 1984, what lead up to them, the immediate aftermath etc. He shows how Sant ji heroically fought against the Indian Government forces.

Rajinder Brar, if the government attacked b/c of Sant ji’s presence, than why were so many other Gurdwaras attacked simultaneously?? According to AR Darshi, 74 other Sikh Shrines were attacked simulataneously, and the whole purpose of the attack was to destroy Sikh spirit.

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harp from your flag

Made Wednesday, 6 of June , 2007 at 5:21 pm

Rajinder, it seems that you have grouped Shinda into your view of stereotypical western youth. The kind I’m sure you have seen post on message boards across the internet, claiming everyone to be a RSS and government agent, those who love to play the victim role and refuse to believe sikhs were never in the wrong.

I cannot speak on behalf of Shinda, but from reading his posts it is clear he is not the stereotypical kid that you might think he is. His points are always supported by facts, always well written and the guy straight up knows his ****. He doesn’t sit behind his computer complaining about government atrocities, he offers solutions, and I can always say that I am more educated and informed after reading his posts. This blog seems very objective to me, and it is not some internet khalistani rambling about Hindu’s and India being the reason sikhi is in the state it is in.

If the panth and sikhs are in the wrong he is not afraid to point it out, and when there is a clear injustice he is equally as obejective on those issues as well.
Shinda is a voice of the educated ‘western youth’ which sometimes get lost when all these internet khalistani’s start their rambling. Which at times gives us a bit of a bad rep (I will say ther heart is in the right place tho)

Aright enough biggin up Shinda..This blog ain’t half as good as PINDGAGAN. I give out a reserved ‘brap’ to my fellow pindu’s at pindgagan.

harp from your flag

Made Wednesday, 6 of June , 2007 at 5:24 pm

..With a little work will get that Chicken!

Rating: 8  resta suma

Jasmeet from your flag

Made Wednesday, 6 of June , 2007 at 5:41 pm

Raj are you paid by RSS ??? or you belong to one of those Sirsa Dera.

If you don’t understand the Akaal Takhat was martyred in 1984, then something is wrong with you.

Great post shinda

GurFateh

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shiny from your flag

Made Wednesday, 6 of June , 2007 at 7:50 pm

beautiful post shinda

Rating: 8  resta suma

S singh from your flag

Made Wednesday, 6 of June , 2007 at 10:23 pm

shinda you just ripped this guy another a s s h o l e. you won’t say it buT i will
KHALISTANNNN ZINADBADDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!

SANT JARNAIL SINGH JI KHALSA BHINDRANWALE ZINADBAD!!!!

Rating: -1  resta suma

S singh from your flag

Made Wednesday, 6 of June , 2007 at 10:26 pm

your victor’s justice point is very good. The Sikhs deserve the same as they’re the face of the nation in India. We should be getting tax exclusions and such and here we are fighting human rights injustices.

Rating: 2  resta suma

S singh from your flag

Made Wednesday, 6 of June , 2007 at 10:28 pm

and btw pind gagan’s entire blog (an intermediary of youtube) doesnt compare to this one post. keep up the good work

shinda sr from your flag

Made Thursday, 7 of June , 2007 at 2:24 pm

you have a large ego shinda, yet very insecure….

Rajbtor from your flag

Made Friday, 8 of June , 2007 at 2:09 pm

Shinda,

If your going to have a debate, make sure you don’t take it beyond your understanding. First off, my father and family died fighting in Kashmir defending your family and other against Islamic terrorist who threatened all of our lives. Therefore, before you end up sounding like an moron again, make sure you realize that my father and family were better Sikhs than you will ever be. How do I know this? I have never met you but I can definitely tell you that, my family would never question one person’s death and insult the dead. My family have more respect that to blindly insulting the death of another, after they defended the state which you live in, regardless of how much you hate that land. So next time you try to insult the dead, make sure you know why they died and whom they died for. However, its not surprising to me that a Khalistani doesn’t understand sacrifice, doesn’t understand patriotism and doesn’t understand selfless surrender for the unity humanity.

After reading those statements, I was deeply a) insulted and b) disgusted at your views. Its funny you know, maybe its me, but I think that you are always able to debate and have different views, but claiming that my father and my family have blood on their hands, and relate my views on that is absolutely uncalled for and disrespectful.

Shinda, it seems you are in need of an awakening. You are disrespectful, insulting and absolutely racist in its every sense. I would venture to say that when you continue to think the way you think, you will remain in relative mediocrity for the rest of your life. Usually people who can rarely find the dependency to respect another person’s being, usually tend to be people who amount to nothing much themselves, but I wont insult you and your family the way you so readily insulted mine.

As for your arguments, you almost have no credibility, having said that, I’ll let you in on a couple of secrets.

If you want to claim that your people are somehow freedom fighters or fighting for anything that is remotely honourable, I ask you what honourable person blows up a plane full of children and women and innocent people in the name of their religion? I ask you what honourable person takes guns into their holiest shrine, and basically offering a death sentence to all of the residents of that shrine? I ask you what honourable person justifies more death with the claim that THEY are repressed?
People like you don’t understand honour. Don’t understand the sacrifice of my family, THAT IS BOTH EVIDENT BY YOUR STATEMENTS AGAINST MY FAMILY AND YOUR VIEWS IN GENERAL.

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For the rest of the people who posted in this thread:

You wonder why Sikh youth aren’t taken seriously? You wonder why Jewish, Black and other seemingly minority sects are making a bigger difference in society than we are? Because you have what can only be described as idiotic statements from 99% of the youth.

What were the rubtles? Honestly, laughable and disgusting. RSS? Are you guys for real? Name calling? HA. Wow, I literally thought that the majority of people have moved past that elementary phase. However having said that, it really sows how serious you people are in your conviction if your responses are jokes and name calling.

It shows that your separatist views are nothing more than pleas to your ego and your need for affirmation of your religion by others, than reality, but hey, its NOT news to me.

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Let me look at Shinda’s claims:

Let’s keep in mind who is saying this. First off, lets look at the facts. A young male living in CANADA, behind a computer speaking about Indian issues even though far removed from the situation.

Similar to a janitor giving medical advice, you really have to look at the credibility of the source.

Your right Bhindranwale was accessible. Yup, I also define accessibility as a person hiding in a 30 acres estate in Amritsar surrounded by armed guards, and fortified by guns and weaponry. Look at the interview done by an Austrilian journalist on you tube and you will see his accessibility.

Now that I have settled that prophecy of yours, let me settle others. If your going to support something make sure your not going to support it blindly. When you are blind to fail to see the facts and reality.

http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=6920

http://www.punjabtrauma.org/

I choose this article amongst hundreds of others. Notice the lines about the terrorists killing hindus and Sikhs. Furthermore, why don’t you check out the second website. Maybe it will shine a light on your so called martyrs, that just because they claimed your religion during their hatred, doesn’t mean your religion accepts it in any manner. Realize, these people terrorized this state of Punjab, and why many Sikhs and all punjabis hated the separatist movement prior to 84. Even so, mention of this movement anywhere in Punjab now, you probably wouldn’t have any hands to write your racist and elitist posts.

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If your going to understand one part, this is it……

Now you bring up history, and this is where I rub my hands together. See with any separatist movement its ALWAYS great to bring up history, because the honourable and how we have defined honour in history is ALLIGANCE, PERSERVERENCE and INTEGIRTY

I’m looking at this situation objectively and as the outside looking in as well as someone who lived in Punjab for the majority of my life.

You took issue with my comparing Bhindranwale to Bin Laden, Hitler and Hussein, alright, I’ll take your bait and compare him to the positive leaders in history. We’ll compare him to leaders who fought against proposed oppression. Many of the following are Noble Prize winners and accepted activists and real sants.

Martin Luther King Jr

Rosa Parks

Nelson Mandela

Aung San Suu Kyi

Rigoberta Menchu Tum

Dalai Lama

Frederick Douglass

Susan B. Anthony

Mother Teresa

Eleanor Roosevelt

Patsy Mink

Now, let’s talk to world scholars, and world historians, and the people who dictate who is the leaders of our time. Now, I wonder if any of them will include Bhindranwale on their list.

This may be enlightening for you, and new information, but to world historians, this is not news (not that they even consider Bhindranwale)

Do you want to know why he will never be compared to positive leaders of our time? Do you want to know why your “martyr” will never be considered a martyr in history, because, news flash, he is not, and never will be.

Look at every single person on that list, and list that I made it not even thinking about what they did but what they accomplished. .

This is important… NONE OF THEM, NOT ONE PERSON CLAIMED TAKING ONE LIFE, IS IMPORTANT IN REACHING THEIR GOAL.

NOT ONE OF THEM, preached death in order to reach what they perceived was right. Do you want to know why shinda? Because if you are fighting for humanity as what bhindranwale said he was doing, he would not promote taking a life. If you a fighting for a civil society, and a society that is best for all, then you would not promote raising guns.

It makes zero sense, and is against logic and this is why khalistani’s depend on emotion. This is why Khalistani’s want and need to blame problems and scapegoat their problems. This is why the world didn’t and doesn’t take notice.

From Luther King Jr. (who said he came to India not as a visitor but as a pilgram because he adored the way that one culture unities so many people- something he wanted to bring to the United States) to Patsy Mink, each and every single person accomplished their goals without appealing to one’s ego the way bhindranwale did. All accomplished goals, without dropping a single drop of blood the way of bhindranwale did.

And in the case of many, all of them sacrificed either their lives or imprisonment and faced their sacrifice for their cause, unlike committing suicide and going out like a coward the way Bhindranwale did.

BUT HEY, what do you know, didn’t Hitler commit suicide? Didn’t Bin Laden say when troops close in on him, he has a gun to shoot himself in the head? Hey, didn’t Hussein tell all his commanders to kill him before he walks into the hands of the Americans?

Didn’t all of them, claim and carried out the fact that they thought death of others is the way to overcome oppression?

Get it through your head Shinda. There is a reason why the western world doesn’t care, nor the world community looked past this hateful being. This is because even entering him in the same sentence as someone such as Rosa Parks and Nelson Mandela is an absolute disgrace.

I won’t even get into the Darfur issue because your response was laughable. Obviously, unless it is the Indian government doing something bad, you don’t seem to pay attention to world issues. Check out how the Darfur movement and the sanctions each country has put on the Sudanese government. Check out how the Darfur movement is amongst the biggest in recent history. I’m not saying enough is being done, I’m saying comparing the oppression of the Darfur movement to the Khalistan people is a disgrace to the Sudanese people. Get educated, THEN get opinionated.

I believe there is no excuse for 1984. I have saddened for each life lost and don’t deny ill will on behalf of the Indian government. But I realize there is a bigger issue, which is humanity. We keep on looking behind and never look forward. We harbour ill will, and don’t feel any alliance to what of Guru’s preached, and that is love and respect for each and every soul.

Thankfully Shinda, you don’t have to worry about any of these issues. I think you know in the hearts of hearts, that you are thankful you can preach this behind a computer, rather than giving up your life for what you believe is right. Its probably because your logic as a human being allows you to see beyond the emotion. Maybe its because that you know its not worth it to give up your life to fight for this, unlike how so many youth gave up their lives in the civil rights movement.

Shinda, as a blogger, I want to remind you what will continue to allow you immunity from intellectualism. I want you to remember that you should continue to look beyond what makes sense. You should continue to look past humanity and continue to preach that isolation of one’s religion, being or ideology is the best thing for everyone.

Because, we are an individualistic society, and the eastern world is not. Therefore, make sure you make this an individualistic issue, because that is what many of you preach, selfish behaviour, and the death of humanity.

Rating: 3  resta suma

Random Taksali from your flag

Made Friday, 8 of June , 2007 at 3:45 pm

What humanity are you talking about? What is humanity without freedom of speech, practice of religion… unequal rights, fake encounters, tires buring down the waists and faith?

In all honesty, are you an amritdhari?

Coz when we took amrit..our soul and body was Guru’s not ours.. if you think this is corny or based of faith..then yes.. let it be..

If you dont like shinda…why do you come here and preach? I sorry about your family tho.. Akal Sahai..

Rating: 2  resta suma

Random Taksali from your flag

Made Saturday, 9 of June , 2007 at 11:27 am

Rajbtor from your flag

Made Saturday, 9 of June , 2007 at 1:31 pm

Taksali,

Paaji, first off thank you for your condolences. I guess the immaturity seen in Shinda to make a cheap point, doesn’t affect you and thats great to see, thank you again.

What I find with many people of these thought, is that they fail to see history. Did I forget 84? No. Everyday I remember those couple of days….

But what is more important is that I never forgot thousands of days prior to that.

Theres more I never forget……

I never forgot what Bhagat Singh said preparing to die in his jail cell, that he would give himself up 1000 thousand times, to be proudly be called an Indian once.

I never forget the lives of thousands on Sikhs and Indians, who gave their life fighting against opression from the British Raj.

I never forget the slavery set forth by the Raj, AND ALL OF THOSE COMMANDERS WHO ARE STILL NOT BROUGHT TO JUSTICE

I never forget the thousands of lives lost in the jameens of punjab from 1945-50, including 1947, fighting against people who challenged the thought that democracy can never prevail. Fighting against people who thought, sikhs were too shallow to live peacefully.

I never forget 1965, when people, in the name of their country, in name of those who fight for their country, got up and answered the call of duty.

I never forget the fact that from christians in Tamil Nadu, to Sikhs of Punjab, to jains, hindus, buddhists, that all these people looked at one another in the trenches, and took a bullet for one another, so they could protect their land.

I never forget, that each person only knew what was their India. To my father, it was Punjab, it was Ludhiana. To the man who took risked his life for my father it was Manipur. To the brave souls that my father gave commands to , it was Gujrat, Punjab, Assam, Goa etc…

I never forget that dispite this vast land, the man from Goa died so the man from Punjab could raise his family. The man from Gujrat died so the man from Haryana could freely live their life.

I never forget the ongoing presence of Sikhs in India, who all over the world be it in Afghanistan, Iraq, or PEACE KEEPING in the world, they are representing their country proud.

I’ll never forget when Bill Clinton said although it has had it struggles, India is the life blood of democracy.

There’s a lot more I dont forget, but the problem is, when you selectively remember certain instances, you dont choose to remember the rest.

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History also will show you that blacks occured millions and millions of deaths by their country. They were enslaved, thrown away and pissed on and their country were the ones who did it.

History will also show you blacks were religated to the ghettos, where they still reside. They are still treated as the scum of society, ask any professor you know.

History will also show you, that blacks salute the flag just as much as the white man does.

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Taksali, dont be selective in your meomry. Dont be selective in order to fulfill your need for affirmation of religion.

If you think we dont have freedom to practice our religion, your living in a fantasy world.
If you think we dont have freedom of speech, I know you havent stepped a foot in India.
If you think our rights are unequal, you have a lack of inquiry in your mind.

In India, Punjabi people are the wealthiest of any state. In India, what you percieve as racism doesnt now exist in a way that is determential to our society.

In fact I challenged you to show me how in the last decade or so, or even before that, how Indian on a wide scale have taken away the rights of Sikhs, have taken away their speech and your other claims.

As you notice, I dont take well to un-supported claims. They are the single most causes of skewing reality. Therefore, unless every single waking second of your life is based on the fact that you know for a fact, for certanity without a doubt in the sky, that we are still suffering they way you think we are, I will show you how weak your stance is.

I didnt mean to sound harsh, if I did I apologize.

Take care brother,
Rajinder

ss from your flag

Made Saturday, 9 of June , 2007 at 3:49 pm

Recently, an indian diplomat who had negotiated with Sant ji spoke up. He stated that Sant ji was very willing to negotiate and a peaceful comprimise had been reached. He also stated that the whole mess could easily have been avoided, and that Sant ji did not demand a separate state. This was the day before the attack.

Btw, you want sources? Than read the book I recommended, the one written by the former Hindu chief minister of Punjab, AR Darshi. Than comment and feel free to share what you think.

Rating: 3  resta suma

ok from your flag

Made Sunday, 10 of June , 2007 at 1:21 am

No offence to you Rajbtor, I know your a very proud Indian. But straight up, **** India. Their actions from the late 70’s to early 90’s left no doubt that India was more then just anti sikh, but wanted to destroy sikhi practiced in its pristine form. (u kno the type wer sikhs wear kirpans,do paat, and dont take ****)

And don’t start with that bullshit how Sant Bhindranwale was to blame etc. Even the most proud Indian sikhs know India was anti sikh, and they use the argument “well there not like that anymore.”
It doesn’t matter what ther like now, they did something they can’t come back from.

If Baba Deep Singh, Banda Singh Bahadur, Bhai Mani Singh (who I hold in higher esteem then any of the noble prize winners u mentioned) were around during that time, there is NO DOUBT in my mind they would have faught against those who stepped foot in darbar sahib.

It ain’t very realistic to be involved in a physical battle for a Independant state right now tho, another generation of good sikhs would perish. And with our people/leaders it jus aint happenin.
But sikh soveirgnty should remain in ur heart nonetheless, and with the Kirpa from the Guru dat, hopefully one day it will be a reality.

Rating: 9  resta suma

Jag from your flag

Made Sunday, 10 of June , 2007 at 8:31 am

India showed in 1984 how much respect they had for the Sikhs.

Rating: 3  resta suma

Jag from your flag

Made Sunday, 10 of June , 2007 at 8:51 am

To the india lover

Sikhs who live out of India ahave a real grasp of events which took place in punjab rather than some toronto student who has probably spent the most of his life brainwashed by state and media propaganda. Simply because the Indian state cannot censor news outside of their jurisdiction.

As for Sant Ji, why not listen to the views of people who lived with him, and who saw past the propanganda and understood the reasons for the dharam yudh morcha.

The morcha was not created for separation from India, but for greater rights via the Anandpur Sahib resolution.
However it was the Indian army who sowed the seeds of separation by attacking the Sikhs, thus legitmising the demand for Khalistan. Thank your fathers friends for that and revealing your nations true colours.

I guess no ones views will make any difference to a brainwashed misguided bharat person who’s family have sacrificed for a country that does not value them. Here is a quote that sums up your tunnel mentality

“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.”

Joseph Goebbels German Minister of Propaganda 1933-1945

Rajbtor from your flag

Made Sunday, 10 of June , 2007 at 1:33 pm

Ha,

No disrespect to you guys, but look at my post and then look at your rubtles.

This what I talk about when I talk about the fact that we play the victim role too much.

I hear India hates us. I hear, India doesnt like sikhs, India did this to us, and India did that to us.

YOU are the victim of the propaganda that is individualism in Sikhi.
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THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT…

Let me ask you this, why do you think that no sikh leaders, no religious leaders support this movment?

Why do you think Bhindranwale and his men choose to not respect the authroity of the SGPC and the Akali Dal?

Why do you think that these people who support this **** dont have the support of the religion that they are supposedly defending?

Do you have any idea what people would say to you if you disrespected the Akali Dal and the authority of of religion. Or do you guys just think it was a coincidence that Bhindranwale was the son of a poor farmer, uneducated, couldnt read and write properly? Do you think that this uneducated person was the leader of our time? Yeah, I wonder how great Khalistan would be with the leaders being those carrying guns, justifying death in sikhi, and being brutal the way Bhindranwale did?

In Sikhi we HAVE NO ALLIGANCE, but the alligance to our Guru’s and our Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

Am I proud to be Indian? Not that much. I dont really have an alligance to India, but Im proud of the sacrifice and the flag that is India. Im proud of the history. Im proud of the people of the land.

Its not a sikhi issue. I know so many hindu punjabi people and families that hate the indian government because of what happened at harimandir sahib, and what they did to many of their friends/ family members who are sikhs. Many of them feel betryal because they eat live and breathe the same life as the sikhs who suffered. So people think its just us hurt but from my experience its much more than that simple issue.

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Do you want to know who Bhindranwale hated the most? WESTERN SIKHS.

He hated sikhs that cut their hair, wear suits, and are westernized. He didnt dislike them, HE LITTERALLY HATED EACH AND EVERYONE. He thought those were the scum of society.

Look at the interview on youtube on bhindranwale. You will hear the person describe bhindranwale’s hate for those people

He is tossing in his grave right now thinking abiout the people who support him.

Best comment ever: “The people who live outside India have the best grasp of the situation”

HAHAHAH, ENOUGH SAID.

THAT WAS GREAT

Rating: 5  resta suma

S singh from your flag

Made Monday, 11 of June , 2007 at 3:39 am

India’s track record of human rights abuses and its negligence today in avoiding these issues in terms of reparations and damages to victims is one of the greatest roadblocks of democracy. The human rights abuses which some have been accounted for while othres have not are plain to see. This is the objective truth.

Furthermore, there are thousands of innocent Sikhs that are rotting in jails today because they tried to protect their families from the onslaught of terrorism that ensued during the eighties - Be it at the hands of the Punjab Police, Hindu extremists, and even some of Sikh descent. This truth however remains to be uncovered, only because the government had hand in this occurence. Accepting this liability is not only the dire truth but it is a costly liability. People like K.P.S Gill who performed ‘fake encounters’ to innocent Gursikh’s still roam about while the innocent citizens are in jail.

It was upon Sikh sacrifices that India gained independence from the British. The statistics of matyrs whom fought for this movement are more than favourable of Sikh descent.

The blood we shed for the country does not matter to us. Its the impunity and lack of justice that is prevalent in today’s state. The state committed an unforgiveable act by desecrating the harmandar sahib and akaal thakat. The remedy to end and forget such a massacre has not even been put forth. Many countries that have committed human rights violations in the past, that are democracies today have gone out of their way in providing for those abused- such is the case with Canada and its Natives.

The constitution to this date doesn’t recognizes Sikh’s as different religion it continues to cast us under the Hindu brow which only promotes further discrimination with those that try to say that Sikhi was born out of Hinduism.

Rating: 2  resta suma

S singh from your flag

Made Monday, 11 of June , 2007 at 3:44 am

rajinder i strongly urge you to go http://www.ensaaf.org/publications/

and read the publication a couple Harvard students have put out on the state of India’s impunity and Human Rights abuses
http://www.ensaaf.org/publications/

also research amnesty international’s involvement with 1984 and its restriction on freedom and liberty through various avenues of discrimination. During that time it was a press ban.

Look at the human rights abuses occurring with caste discrimination of hindu’s and with Hindu extremist groups given full leeway to operate their terrorism.

Rating: -4  resta suma

Jag from your flag

Made Tuesday, 12 of June , 2007 at 6:49 am

Raj

You make alot of claims but fail to provide the facts.
Your rubbish about Sant ji and some kind of class divide reflects classic propaganda that was used against him by the indian state.

You say that Sant Ji was uneducated, therefore implying that he was wrong in his direction?
Most of the Western born Sikhs who you identify as ’separatists’ are well educated. So according to your logic we have a valid opinion because of our academic backgrounds as opposed to the uneducated?
Your views don’t make sense and you state alot of rubbish.

If i’m not mistaken, bibi indira was educated, didn’t she also sanction a policy of ethnic cleansing against amritdhari sikhs? (bluestar, woodrose)

In fact Sant Jarnail Singh Ji Bhindranwale may not have been educated to degree level but Sant Ji spoke the truth and his charisma even up to this day has attracted Indian Sikhs and Western Sikhs alike.

Sant ji recited 101 japji sahibs and panj granthi daily, how much bani do you or your favoured ‘Sikhs’ such as beant singh cm kp gill, zail singh or ks brar read?

Have you ever read up about the interview that a money sikh had with sant ji. sant ji gave him the utmost respect as he did with all sehajdhari sikhs. he only encouraged people to take amrit as per guri ji’s hukam.

He hated Western Sikhs?
Again more lies. The interviewer, from a secularist viewpoint made an observation based on class without having any real idea on what Sikhi was about. According to him Sikhi was an old tradition and he was also addressing the concerns of people in the west.
depsite this sant ji showed him respect and addressed the concerns highlighted

‘The people who live outside India have the best grasp of the situation.’
This really is a good comment because by looking at your posts it just shows how brainwashed some people still are.
Moreover i think it’s your intention to spread mailicious propaganda judging by the lies you make up.
Gosh your father must be turning in his grave right now.

Its good that people like you post your bs because it just strengthens our cause to seek truth and justice.

All the best

Rajinder from your flag

Made Tuesday, 12 of June , 2007 at 8:49 pm

Okay,

So I’m still waiting for an educated response. I hear “you’ve been brainwashed by Indian propaganda” and that ” you are RSS”. Still waiting, and I think this is wait that will go on forever.

Jag how you manage to construe that Bhindranwale had no education to that if educated people follow him it makes up for his lack of literacy was a stretch I’m sure even the terrorist himself couldn’t have made.

First off, Bhindranwale spoke a lot about class systems, and how the structure of humanity wouldn’t allow for it, and that even us sikhs are at fault for following castes, yet he had no education on the matter of how that would influence society.

Bhindranwale could not even read the responses people brought to him. He couldn’t write back responses.

What this uneducated person did was the following: He took a movement in which he got paid LOADS of money for (thats right having your family and friends living in a 30 acres state and getting money for free and arming your family costs loads of $) and made it religious.

There is a reason why Khalistan had very little support pre-84. Has the message of alligance to land (which sikhi doesnt believe in) changed? NO. A CIRCUMSTANCE, REMEMBER CIRCUMSTANCE in which arose from the actions of Bhindranwale is the reason why westerners whom he despised so much follow him today (in addition to wanting to be as individualised as possible)
All the preaching for khalistan went back to those few days in 84, yet prior to that what did Bhindranwale base his arguments for? Illogical, idiotic, stupid, beliefs that the educated and religious saw through.

Next to your statement about OUTSIDERS UNDERSTANDING THE PERCIEVED DIRE SITUATION BETTER THAN THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE STATE (still cant get over that, hmmm- do you agree that people in China have a better grasp on the quebec separatist movement in Canada?) your next funniest statement is that Bhindranwale didnt hate Westernized Sikhs.

Have you even listened to ONE of his speaches? Or you another mindless stooge that he so easily influence, by preaching to your ego and saying sikhs are dieing, we need a new state?

Throughout his speaches, he barked about sikhs in the west not helping with the movement in India because the lack of respect they have for their reliion. He believed they were more caught up in the shaving their daree, making money, and living in a big house to understand the true situation in India.

Jag I would even beat my life, and all the blood in my veins, that you havent taken amrit, that your facial hair is nice and thin, and your hair is nice and stylish. Because 99% of the time, people who cant sympathasize with the truth and often guilty of the crime themselves.

Jag, this is not even disputed, amnogst westerners nor eastern people. It is not a secret, your acting as if what the reporter said was this made up, political jargon (what another khalistan supporter scapegoating the truth on something else?) shows how naive you are.

Jag, you know the saying “the apple doesnt fall too far from the tree”. I truly honestly believe that it is not by faith that a movement by an illiterate, uneducated, poor (accused of rape by sikhs- villagers not politicans) violent man, induces responses such as yours.

Propaganda? HA, are you serious. Yeah I can see the parallels between Nazi Germany propaganda running 24/7, causing the massacre of MILLIONS of jews, and the worst acts of terror in human history to myself believing that Khalistan has no educational basis.

I assume its by coincidence that the religious Sikh leaders dont support Khalistan? I suppose its coincidence that educated Sikhs, and that I mean the people who live in INDIA **** And actually know whats going on IMPERICALLY not via the Internet, and self-fulfilling prophecies*** dont support Khalistan? I suppose its a coincidence that this uneducated matter has gotten NO consideration, not even once, by the United Nations, and Amnesty International, the same accounts of which reports you would like me to read.

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I read the responses to my posts, and you guys just dont get it, plain and simple.

Post after post after post you guys type this jargon that we suffered in 84, I NEVER DISAGREED. That in punjab there was violence on behalf on the police (in addition to the khalistan supporters) I NEVER DISAGREED.

But none of you looked at the historical aspect, be it, the respected leaders who came from oppressed stated, or even the logical aspect such as the fact it wont work economically, poltically, and in so many other ways.

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I’m going to leave you guys with 2 main thoughts, that if ANYTHING will arise change in you guys, these need to be understood

(1) THE LACK OF RESPECT YOU GUYS SHOW TO FAMILY

My father, just like Sikhs who understand their religion, died for his country. Because you guys are so filled with your self-supporting hate for a country you loose the fact that MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS OF SIKHS DIED AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIE FOR THEIR COUNTRY.

Perhaps the reason why nobody follows your hatred, is because you do have hatred, for people, and thats why you are anti-sikhi.

Khalistani’s are supposed defenders of Sikhi but you insult and degrade my father who was the proudest Sikh I have ever met in my life.

It is SO SAD, the biggest respect I get is from people within my country. You would think, those who grew up in the west, would understand sacrifice, because in India and punjab, it is a way of life.

You have let this movement (rooted in hate in other people, be honest with yourself) blind you from the humanity of our religion.

I DONT agree with the American war in Iraq and Afghanistan. You want to talk about terrorist and killers, you have them there.

HOWEVER, NEVER EVER WOULD I EVER DISRESPECT ANY OF THOSE SOLIDERS WHO DIED FIGHTING THERE. BECAUSE EVEN IF THE MOST CORRUPT IN HISTORY, THEY DIED FOR THE PEOPLE OF THAT LAND. THEY DIED FOR THEIR FAMILIES, AND FOR ALL AMERICANS.

So, for god sake, before you say, my father is tossing in his grave, or the fact that my father was a bad man and he has blood on his hands, realize, that millions of other sikhs, more dead than alive have blood on their hands.

Believe me, it is NOT lost to me that someone who supports Khalistan CANT understand the meaning of sacrifice.

It is not lost in me that you dont realize history and what it means for one to lose their father for somebodies family that doesnt even appreciate it.

I asked my father when I was young, WHO does he fight for, WHO did he give his life for at the age of 46. He said to me,

I give my life for you. For my wife, for my children. I give my life so even as MINOR as it may seem, I did something, to protect my family.

Also he said, I give my like for each and every person and their family of the land. He said he gives his life for those people and children whom whenever he is, not matter in punjab, or tamil nadu, that SEE HIS INDIAN UNIFORM, AND THE BIG PUGHREE, RUN UP, AND TOUCH HIS FEET FOR RESPECT.

The people who cant even speak the same language, but treat him as a god amongst gods.

My father gave his life for your family Jag, and im sure hes lying in peace and not tossing over that.

(2) ACTION

What did Bhindranwale say in order to achieve his goal, pick up arms and fight.

Jag, if this means as much to you as it seems, take the advice of your dead leader, and leave your nice home in england (the biggest assaulters in sikhi history) and go to india and fight.

These are words from your leader himself.

Oh wait, too much of a hassle? Or is it the little voice inside you saying that its not worth it Jag, it doesnt mean that much to you. Or is it the voice saying that it doesnt make sense.

Rajinder

Rating: -1  resta suma

Jag from your flag

Made Wednesday, 13 of June , 2007 at 6:46 am

misguided Raj,

wow so much hate and yes propaganda.
your post is full of bs in a vain attempt at character assassination. your fabricated opinion is nothing new. comments regarding payouts, class divide, hate for western sikhs and other insulting statements relfected classic propaganda the indian gov’t used prior and post 84 in order to defame sant ji.
let me guess, next will be congress agent, links to cia etc.
i have listened to the speeches of sant ji and NO WHERE is there any mention of hatred for money or western sikhs.
please provide the audio links and back up your claims.

Rating: 2  resta suma

G from your flag

Made Wednesday, 13 of June , 2007 at 8:39 am

Rajinder,

for someone claiming to be educated, i must say, your posts do contain alot of ignorant statements, both of the Sikh religion as well as general politics. Perhaps some INDEPENDANT research would be best?

Rajinder from your flag

Made Saturday, 16 of June , 2007 at 9:25 am

HEY SHINDA

I WANT YOU TO READ THIS.

THIS IS TO SHINDA, AND TO ALL OTHERS WHO FORGET THE SACRIFICES PEOPLE MADE FOR THE UNITY OF PUNJAB/ INDIA AND WHO UNLIKE INDIVIDUALISTIC EXTREMISTS SUCH AS PEOPLE ON THIS SITE, USE PEACE, RELIGION AND UNITY TO ACHIEVE THEIR OBJECTIVES.

This is an article my friend sent me regarding the battlion that my father was in and died fighting for in Kashmir.

Shinda, please read this, and remember as you read it, that each and everyone of these men have…

“Blood on their hands”

Written by TIME magazine and a non indian, white american report is the author if that helps at all.

I realize to people who harbour ill feelings and keep grudges it is hard to see the real humanity that is involved in the Indian Army

Suprisingly the Indian army is comprised of amazing religious, dedicated men and women, who ONCE THEY WASH THEIR HANDS CLEAN OF ALL THE BLOOD, ARE KNOWN AS THE LARGEST ARMY WHO’S PRIMARY GOAL IS PEACEKEEPING (oh by the way fighting terrorist who kill in Punjab- sorry used to, like the Khalistani Commando force, thats peace feeping)

The Army is separate of the government. Separate from the hindu and sikh politicans who you have the real beef with.

Just like the poor kids fighting in Iraq, NONE OF THEM HAVE SO CALLED BLOODS ON THEIR HANDS. They are following the orders of their country. I know for you its hard to understand why they would because you have so much distain for the government, but some people have alligance to the land, to the people that you cant feel, because of your hatred.

Therefore, Indians are separate from the Indian government. Those include the people who fight and dont, so hopefully this opens your eyes a little after being blinded with hatred for so long.

Heres the link:

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1597656,00.html

Looking forward to your response,

Rajinder Singh Brar

Rating: 16  resta suma

Shamsher Singh Khalsa from your flag

Made Saturday, 16 of June , 2007 at 2:36 pm

First of all

To “Rajinder Singh Brar” AKA ‘Agent of Fascist Indian State Propaganda’.

You are an agent and it has become known, your cover is blown.

It would be too easy for me to destroy you with the power of my words.

In your long, and may I say grammatically and lexically very limited, blatantly biased rhetoric you have made too many errors.

I do not consider you a worthy adversary, and neither should any true Sikh. It is the ideals of the arrogant, power-hungry, delusional bigots that are your Masters that are the true Enemy.

You are not a Sikh, you never were a Sikh, your farther did not die fighting in Kashmir. This is the angle which you have been instructed to take, like many other ‘Agents of Fascist Indian State Propaganda’ who try to attack various sources of free speech on the net; this is your Job.

Your story and your point of view is Not backed by any independent sources, who can truly say that they have no vested interest. You contradict your self like a fool who is in a hurry you, have no point to make, no new fresh insight to offer, only mindless uneducated nonsensical contradictory, baseless accusations and slander, in a continued attempt to besmirch the name of:

SANT JARNAIL SINGH BHINDRANWALE

Secondly to all those who fit the following description:

LET THIS BE A MESSAGE TO OPPRESSORS OF FREEDOM AND TAKERS OF GOD GIVEN LIBERTIES AND THE AGENTS OF POWER HUNGRY, GREEDY, LUSTFUL, EGOTISTICAL, ANGER AND EMOTIONALLY DRIVEN PEOPLE OF THE WORLD.

Sikhism is an extremist, strict, religion that requires all of its followers to abide by the Rehet Maryada (Code of Conduct).

People of the world fail to realise that Sikhs will not tolerate any injustice anywhere in the World, we have been instructed to hold our heads high in the face of tyranny, lies and injustice and to wipe it out. No matter how hard evil people try the Sikhs will never be wiped out because we truly believe in the ONE True Supreme Ruler of All Time and Space- Waheguru, God.

Uneducated people are a curse to themselves and their kin, it is because of uneducated people that the World Suffers, granted that a few people are well off, but the majority of the World starves, has no water, no health care, no education, even true religion is denied them.

This is why we have Sikhism a religion built upon the foundation of:
Love

Respect for all mankind, to see all mankind as one

Respect for all of Gods creatures, how ever big or small

The pursuit of knowledge and TRUTH, SUPREME TRUTH

The BURNING DESIRE to eradicate those who seek to abuse their fellow man/woman

Meditation upon the TRUTH.

A true Sikh is a Saint-Solider,
The World is close to change, God will see us through.

Do you see now “Rajinder Singh Brar” that you have no place here, your Governments tactics work best on your under-fed starving Majorities (while the M.P’s and C.E.O’s live in relative luxury) they have no place on the open world stage where there are people like the Sikhs who’s very Nature drives them to find you and destroy you.

I did not have a dream you were here, I did not know I would find you, but it is my Nature as a Sikh, that has lead me to you. Let us hope I do not find you, let us pray for salvation.

Shamsher Singh Khalsa (B.Sc Computer Science, AK47)

Rating: 11  resta suma

Shamsher Singh Khalsa from your flag

Made Saturday, 16 of June , 2007 at 2:50 pm

P.S. WE NEVER QUIT:

One day I decided to quit… I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality… I wanted to quit my life.

I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.

“God”, I said. “Can you give me one good reason not to quit?” His answer surprised me…

“Look around”, He said. “Do you see the fern and the bamboo?”

“Yes”, I replied.

“When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them. I gave them light. I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth. Its brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo.

In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful. And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed.

But I did not quit on the bamboo. He said.

“In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. I would not quit.” He said.

“Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth.

Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant…But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall. It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive. I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle.”

He said to me. “Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots” “I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you.”

“Don’t compare yourself to others.” He said.

“The bamboo had a different purpose than the fern. Yet they both make the forest beautiful.”

“Your time will come”, God said to me. “You will rise high”

“How high should I rise” I asked.

“How high will the bamboo rise” He asked in return.

“As high as it can” I questioned.

“Yes.” He said, “Give me glory by rising as high as you can.”

I left the forest and bring back this story.

Never Give up.

Rajinder from your flag

Made Saturday, 16 of June , 2007 at 5:34 pm

….says the guy crying behind the computer so far removed from the situation

HAHA

Now this is funny…
Stop your crying, take off your skirt, and lets end this tea party Jag.

Im an agent eh? HAHAHAHA WOW. How childish.

No comment you laalu, grow up

Rating: 3  resta suma

t from your flag

Made Saturday, 16 of June , 2007 at 7:48 pm

DAMN, SHAMSHER WINS, RAJINDER U LOSE.

bund mardaa waala from your flag

Made Saturday, 16 of June , 2007 at 9:15 pm

wow rajinder is the smartest human being on the face of this earth
rajinder i agree, ur perspective is right and we should look towards peace
your persepective is clear headed and I THINK YOU WIN
oh yeah, rajinder i like how you called out jag on his attempt to hide his identity that was halirious

in addition to his lack of maturity, you showed he is a liar as well

look jag i cant do it too

Rating: 12  resta suma

Shamsher Singh Khalsa from your flag

Made Sunday, 17 of June , 2007 at 8:39 am

To

“Rajinder Singh Brar” AKA ‘Agent of Fascist Indian State Propaganda’
(…exceptionally incompetent at his job…)

You have no place here you are wretched, feeble, and not worth the effort. I have many more important things to do. Do not evoke your own demise. Time is precious use it wisely, and like I said before your pathetic tactics don’t work on the open World stage, there are people who are very much educated and on top of their game who will not suffer your subservient twaddle and your pitiable attempts of discourse.

NO ONE CAN destroy Sikhism it is NOT Possible, not with people like me out there.

From Shamsher Singh Khalsa

Rajinder from your flag

Made Sunday, 17 of June , 2007 at 8:58 am

Thought I would just back up my words with that of 2 noble prize winners and one of the founding fathers of the United States of America… WHOM I THINK PROBABLY HAVE BETTER CREDIBILITY THAN A POOR ILLERATE FARMER WHO TOLD PEOPLE TO KILL FOR THEIR RELIGION…

Thomas Jefferson: Stated that the only way any state can exist without problems and suffering is if there is a seperation between chruch in state, meaning, for Jag and the other guy, separation between state and religion.

“Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legislative powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should “make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,” thus building a wall of separation between chruch and state.

Nearly every single intellect, leader, peace keeper, and the people who laid the base for world democracy believed in religious means that do not interfere with state and politics, for the sake of the state, and also the religion itself

Judging from your intellect claiming I won or lost (its great to see that it is just a game to you, justifies that you arent serious about any of this nonsense) I would to state that just because they arent sikh doesnt mean they dont have relatable ideas.

You would think if Bhindranwale could read, he would have taken off the gun and read that the only way to achieve democracy, peace and the true salavation of sikhi is not by claiming we need to fight back.

If you think that we need to fight in our religion you are solely mistaken, and you just continue to justify my thoughts that you have NO IDEA what your talking about, all you care about is being as individualistic as possible.

In sikhi we believe violence is the LAST option. If your going to justify that bhindranwale exhausted all other options your going to be pulling wool over the eyes of your fellow confused misled attention seekers.

I wonder what the situation of the blacks in America would be if Martin Luther King Jr, stood on Lincoln Memorial and changed his speach that told his blacks to stay the course of intellectual and moral prosperity to ones that we should take up arms and use the violence we complain of.

I have yet to have ONE intellectual response. Not one reponse to any of the posts whether its regarding the people who fought against oppression, to the lack of political, economical and social means, to now the pure philosophy of your “movement”.

Rather my responses that I get are that im an RSS Agent (ha cant stop laughing at that idiotic response).

Sikhi for me is not my religion, or an affiliation like many of you, rather for me it is a way of life.

Therefore when you guys speak of killing, shooting and murdering for sikhi it make sense at the most basic roots of sikhism and the teachings of the guru granth sahib ji.

We critisize those who didnt stop the killings of sikhs, yet will they not a have the exact same right to critisize us? Is this not a circle that will ultimately end up with for killing? If we can look at people and point their finger wondering why they used violence, but on the other hand, we promote and continue to be violent, are we not the ultimate hypocrite?

I’ll take a thought that a judge presiding over the numeromberg trials said to the Nazi killers that stood infront of everyone and proclaimed what they did was not bad but defensive acts

You cannot justify violence with intellectualism. You cannot bring about change but changing the amount of blood loss. You cannot change a person if you kill them first.

Rating: 14  resta suma

Shamsher Singh Khalsa from your flag

Made Sunday, 17 of June , 2007 at 11:08 am

To “Rajinder Singh Brar” AKA ‘Agent of Fascist Indian State Propaganda’
(…exceptionally incompetent at his job…)

Out of your 671 words of irrelevant twaddle I agree with only 10:

“You cannot change a person if you kill them first”

However your point of view assumes that the intention was Not the destruction of said person (the one who wont change).

I have said it before and I will say it again:

‘Uneducated people are a curse to themselves and their kin’

Your lack of education is astounding!!

You have No / extremely limited knowledge of:

1) Sikhism
2) Civil Rights Movements
3) Religious and State Politics (For they are inseparable)
4) Written English

1) Your Lack of Knowledge of Sikhism:
You are not a Sikh please stop referring to your self as one. You have shown many times that you do not have an understanding of the basic concepts of Sikhism.

Example from post dated Tuesday, 12 of June , 2007 at 8:49 pm:

“Bhindranwale spoke a lot about class systems, and how the structure of humanity wouldn’t allow for it, and that even us sikhs are at fault for following castes, yet he had no education on the matter of how that would influence society.”

Guru Nanak Dev Ji educated the Sikhs about the falsifications and injustices of the cast system and its effects on society, and he was an extremely adept teacher.

You continue to think that Sikhism is a non-violent pacifist religion, it is not. In fact (as I have said before) it is our job as Sikhs to stand defiantly in the face of tyranny, oppression, and injustice where ever we may find it, in whatever form.

But what you fail to realise is that this is not our only motivation we as Sikhs are (as I’ve said before) Saint-Soldiers it is our utmost priority to seek divinity within our selves and attain oneness with God. So if you are a true Sikh you can never be wrong, you can never be stopped, you will always fulfil your goals.

Sikhism is not a missionary religion unlike Islam, Christianity, we do not impose Sikhism on anyone, people find their way into Sikhism or are born as Sikhs. We believe in the oneness of mankind, and see it as our divine duty to protect our FELLOW man, not just our own people. If you are a Hindu then be a good Hindu, if you are a Muslim then be a good Muslim, if you are a Christian then be a good Christian. But do not inflict on or subjugate anyone.

2) Your lack of knowledge of Civil Rights Movements:
It is shameful to see that you think we are some crazy violent Khalistani’s bent on the freedom of Punjab from the oppressive clutches of the Fascist Indian State and the formation of an independent state of Khalsistan.

We like many others before us only wish to ensure that out people are protected from the abuses of an Oppressive Fascist Government. If this means the establishment of an independent state then so be it. If this means the passing of legislation that guarantees our autonomy as a nation then so be it. If it means alerting the Worlds Human Rights Organisations to the Torture, Rape, Genocide, Dissemination of the Faith of the Sikhs then so be it. If it means guerrilla warfare then so be it.

An Example from post dated Friday, 8 of June , 2007 at 2:09 pm:
“…Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks, Nelson Mandela , Aung San Suu Kyi, Rigoberta, Menchu Tum, Dalai Lama, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Mother Teresa, Eleanor Roosevelt, Patsy Mink…”
Its sad to see how limited your knowledge is, you talk about these above mentioned figures and their role in Civil Rights Movements but you fail to see there are two sides to the coin. On one side you have advocates of peace and discourse, and on the other side defenders of the faithful.
The Black Civil Rights Movement had