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Old 13-Apr-2008, 20:54 PM
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Re: Caste System in Sikhism

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Originally Posted by TanuRani View Post
if anyone believes in caste system...they are not SIKH!
that is what you believe. i believe anyone that judges others for not being a true sikh is infact, not a true sikh (my self included).



people take this caste system thing the wrong way. in our society, there is no caste system. jatts (eastern europians), thurkahs (russia/caucus mountians), bhappas (mongolians) are NOT CASTES. these are tribal groups that have stayed intact from when these nomadic tribes moved into the indus river valley. there is nothing wrong with pride in your tribe or people, but unlike a true hindu caste system where the untouchables have no oppertunities, we do not have that.

the pettiness of our caste system is almost like being a yankee fan or a red soxs fan. id never date someone who's a red soxs fan. for you guys accross the pond... its like a manchester united fan mixing it up with a liverpool fan.. .. we have our petty differences, but we are not stopping someone else from living their life, unlike the hindu system.


people.. read an anthropology book!

Last edited by Astroboy; 13-Apr-2008 at 21:50 PM. Reason: Gracious
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