Dear Gyani Jarnail Singh Ji,

"1. The Ceremony is an INITIATION CEREMONY and its correct name is KHANDEY BATTE DEE PAHUL."

Thank you for the clarification.

I understand what you are saying but cannot agree with it. In my line of work, we see disabled people all the time and work closely with them. So I have to be an advocate for disabled people.

"The Five have to be on bended knee for a considerable time"

Yes this is true. It is also true that someone with an amputation who has a prosthetic leg can be bended on the knee for a considerable time (yes, not all amputees can do this, but many can). In fact, I quote directly from my textbook, "To illustrate the functional potential of a patient with amputation, Marlon Shirley holds the men's amputee record for the 100-m sprint at 10.97 s. That is only a short step behind the able-bodied time of 9.78 s by Tim Montgomery in 2004" (author = Braddom). This person could easily beat us in running, and you're telling me that he is not "ONLY THE BEST" and "able bodied"??

And chronically ill patient's cannot serve the amrit? Psoriasis is a chronic disease. It is a skin disease that is NOT contagious. So they can't serve amrit either? Chronic diseases also include vitiligo (not contagious), diabetes, hypothyroidism, addison's disease, color blindness, chronic pancreatitis, factor V leiden, polycystic ovarian disease - and in each case, a person could have that chronic disease and be able to perform the ceremony (yes, not every single person with all of these diseases particularly diabetes with neuropathy can do all this - but to flat-out say no chronic disease is plain wrong).

Now, if someone had an acute CONTAGIOUS disease like the flu then yes then it becomes an obvious health & safety issue...but hopefully one can see that not all chronic diseases preclude this.
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There is no such thing as a blind pilot because a pilot needs sight to fly. They cannot do their job without sight. But a person with vitiligo should otherwise be able to perform this important task. It's ironic how you say handicapped pilot...there is actually a PILOT who has NO ARMS. She does her plane checks including checking her oil with her legs, feet, and head only. She flies by herself! If you don't believe me I can provide you with a youtube link for the newscast on her.
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Would we eat food from a waiter coughing all over it? No of course not because as you alluded to it would be a health and safety risk. But again, no all diseases are contagious and not all diseases or disabilities make it impossible to perform this important task. Would we cry discrimination, you ask? Well in the case of the pilot, if someone did not hire her because she has no arms, you better believe that it would be discrimination. We deal with this in our line of work, and trust me she could sue them for all they're worth...totally different from an H1N1 waiter serving food.

As long as a disabled person can do the job, it is illegal to not hire them based on their disability. If someone with an amputation can beat all of us at a MARATHON, then they should not be not allowed to perform this important task. I would go so far to say that if someone in a wheelchair WANTS to perform this important task, then their interest in doing it should outweigh their inability to kneel on one knee.

Further, why do we have two eyes? Two eyes gives us the ability to perceive depth. The Reht Maryada says even someone blind in one eye should not do this...I am pretty sure someone with one eye can perform this important task...I know someone who has no depth perception and still drives with no problem...

Sorry I am not trying to be mean or stringent but my line of work deals with disabled people specifically. Thank you.