How Many Sikhs Have Married Out Of Caste/Race?

Randip Singh · #1 (**permalink**) 12-Apr-2006, 17:37 PM

Hi all,

Sikhism practices the egalitarian principles of there being no caste/racial distinctions between people. We can all say we don't believe in castism/racism, but the iron test of a Sikh is to whether they have actually married out of caste/race/tribe?
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So How many of you have and I would like to here comments one way or the other.

No flaming please.

Please vote here to:

http://www.sikh-history.com/cgi-bin/...c;f=1;t=002021
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PS Vote also if you intend to marry in or out of caste/race.

hps62 · #2 (**permalink**) 19-Apr-2006, 20:42 PM

DEAR BROTHER

ssakal

PLEASE PUT UP A POLL ON HOW MANY OF US CONSIDER CASTE AS A FACTOR IN OUR MATRIMONIAL DESCESION .

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tHIS WOULD HELP IN LETTING US KNW OUR SELF AND EACH OTHER IN A MORE HONEST MANNER

LOVE

HPS62

Randip Singh · #3 (**permalink**) 21-Apr-2006, 13:22 PM

I'll be honest I am interested because as a Sikh it played no part. Me and my wife are from different castes.

gurunanakslad · #4 (**permalink**) 23-Apr-2006, 19:54 PM

my answer is No. its because if i will marry some one out of caste then it will create many problems regarding religions coz i will want my child to follow sikhism and his mother will want child to follow her religion and child will get confused and reach nowhere... he will have very different point of view??... he will b in trouble everytime...
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Moreover when there will be any function , again religions will come between so its better to marry in ur same caste....
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I reallr respect all religions but its just i don't want to have any problem regarding religions.

Bhai Harbans Lal · #5 (**permalink**) 23-Apr-2006, 20:08 PM

I married a German born woman through the anand Karaj ceremony after she adopted Sikhism as her religious affliation and raized Sikh children. Her Sikh name is Amrit Kaur

Manmohan Singh Vijan · #6 (**permalink**) 23-Apr-2006, 20:15 PM

Dear Friends,

Being a practicing Sikh, I treat all humans as equal in all respects. I do not even think of such things as Jaat/Cast etc.
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Manmohan.
Sevadaar.

bames24 · #7 (**permalink**) 23-Apr-2006, 20:41 PM

I am Saini, daughter of devout Sikh parents. I married a Hindu Khatri. The caste or religion question never occured to me at all before marriage. I have known my husband a year before we tied the knot.
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We have never discussed anything regarding religion or caste. He goes to Gurudwara when he has time to take me. And I go to the mandir when his family has functions.

So far, though we argue and disagree a lot (as normal couples do) religion and caste never came up.

bhavjeet · #8 (**permalink**) 23-Apr-2006, 21:15 PM

i m not married becoz i m only 19

nitin kataria · #9 (**permalink**) 23-Apr-2006, 21:19 PM

sat sri akal
well i m a punjabi guy n its still time for me to get married as i m still completing my college. yes i would love to marry a punajbi or a sikh girl as i find them far more pretty, religious, devoted, faithful, etc. than others. still it depends on for whom i fell for. ofcourse being a punjabi guy caste n religion is not a problem for me n i will marry girl of any caste if i m in love with her. for me love matters not caste or religion.