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 | ਨਾਮ ਤੇਰੇ ਕੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਲਗਾਈ | | | Enrolled: Jul 2007 Location: Malaysia
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Misinterpretation of Gurbani and Misrepresentation of Sikhism
Due to historical circumstances, after the death of Guru Gobind Singh there was systematic annihilation of the Sikh population by the Mogul rulers and their collaborators, the proponents of caste ideology. During the first quarter of the 18th century there were not many Sikhs left who could read or write Gurbani, not to speak of exegete it. It was during this period when Sikh places of worship fell under the control of Udasis and Nirmalas, who created their own version of Sikhi.During this period most of the writings have misinterpretation of Gurbani and misrepresentations of Sikhism [3].
(Full Article) http://www.nriinternet.com/NRIsikhs/...AndLogical.doc
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