Is It True..Can It be so?

HUM HINDU NAHIN


naa ham hi(n)dhoo n musalamaan
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/gurmat-vichaar/18511-is-it-true-can-it-so.html
I am not a Hindu, nor am I a Muslim
poojaa karo n nivaaj gujaaro
I do not perform Hindu worship services, nor do I offer the Muslim prayers.
eaek nira(n)kaar lae ridhai namasakaaro
I have taken the One Formless Lord into my heart; I humbly worship Him there.
- Guru Arjan Dev Ji, Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 1136

Yet Hindutva fundamentalists are still trying to associate Sikhs as martial wing of Hindu and nothing else. If Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji's prakash is mentioned in their Vedas then why did they not accept Guru Sahib teaching by discarding all other practices? The truth is majority hindus in prominent authorities were the ones who were anti-Sikh. Did they not know then what was written in their purans and vedas. Vedas and Purans had been amended many times before and there are many versions of the same.
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=18511
Here the question is not what they are saying or trying to prove, but should be how much do we really know about Gurbaani and Guru Sahib.
Unfortunately our so called Sikh-Leaders and psuedo-Philosophers are too busy appeasing their paymasters.
"The tragedy of our predicament is that we have not recognised our own selves and that is why we are victimised and we hardly even notice it. There was a reason for which Nanak was born and there still is a reason why we need to uphold the values of his teachings. When we forget them is when we become exposed to those that have been the enemy of the House of Nanak for the last 500 years. The enemy never dies but Truth never gives up either."...quote from SIKH80.

 
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The TRUTH is :-
"HUM HINDU NAHIN"


naa ham hi(n)dhoo n musalamaan
I am not a Hindu, nor am I a Muslim
poojaa karo n nivaaj gujaaro
I do not perform Hindu worship services, nor do I offer the Muslim prayers.
eaek nira(n)kaar lae ridhai namasakaaro
I have taken the One Formless Lord into my heart; I humbly worship Him there.
- Guru Arjan Dev Ji, Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 1136

Yet Hindutva fundamentalists are still trying to associate Sikhs as martial wing of Hindu and nothing else. If Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji's prakash is mentioned in their Vedas then why did they not accept Guru Sahib teaching by discarding all other practices? The truth is majority hindus in prominent authorities were the ones who were anti-Sikh. Did they not know then what was written in their purans and vedas. Vedas and Purans had been amended many times before and there are many versions of the same.
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=18511
Here the question is not what they are saying or trying to prove, but should be how much do we really know about Gurbaani and Guru Sahib.
Unfortunately our so called Sikh-Leaders and psuedo-Philosophers are too busy appeasing their paymasters and doing nothing to stop this nonsense.
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=18511
"The tragedy of our predicament is that we have not recognised our own selves and that is why we are victimised and we hardly even notice it. There was a reason for which Nanak was born and there still is a reason why we need to uphold the values of his teachings. When we forget them is when we become exposed to those that have been the enemy of the House of Nanak for the last 500 years. The enemy never dies but Truth never gives up either."...quote from SIKH80.

I have taken some of the points from your post. I am in agreement with the above observations. Sikhism is considered a religion wherein one gets up in the morning and start chanting 'waheguru' 'waheguru' 'waheguru' and disturb others. Sikhs are most polite persons.May be it is post 84 effect. Sikhs were the persons whom people were afraid of in general.But 84 changed it all.

The question that has been raised in the post is how to popularize the Sikhism if not for expansion than for acceptance by the coming generation. Sikhism does not have popular role models in civil society.Youth cannot associate with pride with the 'sikh Icons' for there are not many and if anyone is of that status one would be busy in basking in self glorification.
I am not able to put in fresh points but would participate in the discussion as to how to popularize all parts of Sikhism.