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<blockquote data-quote="Gyani Jarnail Singh" data-source="post: 111297" data-attributes="member: 189"><p><strong>A documentary on the plight of Sikligar Sikhs and Vanjara Sikhs</strong></p><p></p><p><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/g653gZ78ZwI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="350"></p><p></p><p></p><p>Why are the SIKH Vanjaras grossly neglected by all and sundry ?? This question has always bugged me..but first..to those who dont know what i am talking about....</p><p> </p><p> Who are the SIKH Vanjaras..also called the SIKLIGARS ?? These are a kaum of transient wanderers..often likened to GYPSIES..who trade in bhandeh, iron smithies work like making locks, baltees, pails, iron utensils, weapons..etc etc. Their population is about 100 MILLION while the total population of Sikhs in India is only about 20 Million. These Vanjaras became SIKHS of Baba nanak during his Udasees throughout India…since then they have called themselves SIKHS, their lives and rituals centre around a GUTKA of Japji Sahib…but they are also some of the poorest of the poor..and in INDIA..a poor man is worthless..hence to the WEALTHY SIKHS of Punjab that constitute the Khalsa Panth..these 100 million Sikhs of Baba Nanak are a worthless commodity and hence completely sidelined never to be mentioned in sikh circles. After Guur nanak Ji sahib the next Guru that is mentioned briefly in Sikligar history is Guru hargobind Ji sahib. Guru Ji called some sikligar Sikhs to help in the manufacture of weapons.</p><p></p><p> Thus apart from knowing just these two Guru Sahibs names…the Sikligars are not familiar with naythign else Sikhi is famous for…and neither has the Punjab Sikhs shown any keenness on their part togo out and cultivate ties with this huge population of Sikhs outside of Punjab. For the past 500 years these Sikligar Sikhs have not forgotten the two Guurs..Guru nanak and Guru hargobind Ji and called themselves SIKHS although they have no idea about even the SGGS. Their lives centre around Japji Sahib in Gutka Form only.</p><p> Sikhs are never tired of claiming that ALL SIKHS are well off..Sikhs have no Beggars etc etc…but this is a fact that the 100 million Sikligars are SIKHS..and they are not well off…and they scratch the earth daily for food like chickens…at night most sleep without knowing when the next roti will come from. They have no houses but tents, no properties except a few utensils and their tools of trade. It is also a fact that many among them are HIGHLY SKILLED in their TRADE – locksmiths, iron smiths, weapons manufacturing etc etc…BUT sadly lack of education, capital etc means they a re unable to rise above the poverty line..generation after generation.. BUT they are SIKHS..YES..POOR SIKHS..YES..BUT NO “beggars”. They live strictly by the Gurmatt way that baba Nanak Ji taught them..Kirt Karo…and although circumstances force them to be “no wand chhako” types….and lack of resources and spiritual sustenance may also cancel the naam japoo characteristic..BUT the mere fact that they have NOT abandoned SIKHI for the past 500 years living in a hostile environment, have not abandoned their KESH..while living amongst non-kesha hindus and muslim majorities…shows their mettle.</p><p></p><p> These Sikligar Sikhs are the true inheritors of the GURU KI GOLAK GREEB ka MOOHN..but sadly the Sikhs have handed over their Golaks either to the POLITICIANS..or to the Good for nothing wehlarr SAADHS/SANTS who run DERAS for their own PRIVATE BENEFITS. Who AMASS WEALTH privately in the GURUS NAME..open Private Colleges named after themselves, offer posts in them to their own relatives..and chelas..while continuously blowing the GURU HORN to befool the Sikh Sangats into giving them GOLAKs and charawwas decade after decade..with absolutely no accountability….they wash their hands off this by saying..Guru Janneh… aapeh GURU saza devegah..guru deean guru janneh..blah blah blah…and thus these wehlarr saadhs get bolder and make more trips abroad to collect even more dollars and pounds. POLITICIANS ans PUJAREES/SAADHS/DERAWALLAHS etc have no dhram..no sense of conscience..all they are interested in are SELF PRESERVATION..vote banks, power and amassing wealth. Tomorrow IF the rest of the SIKHS also become impoverished like the Sikligars..there will be no effect on the politicians or the derawallahs…they will just move on to greener pastures…this is also one reason WHY these DERAWALLAHS always stay away from SOLELY SIKH SANGATS…they PREFER a MILGHOBHA…...a mixture of Hindus, keshadharee hindus look alike Sikhs, sikh-hindus, hindu-sikhs, christian-sikhs !!Sikhs who pray at Muslim Pir Graves/samaadhs..etc etc BECAUSE then their NET stays WIDE…TRAWLER NETS that sweep the Ocean Floor…..”everything is welcome” !!because to them MONEY is PRIME..not DHARAM…so what if their Shardhaloo “sikh” prays to a muslim Grave…he is still a shardhaloo who will also matha tek to his golak..so why chase him away/chastise him ?? THIS is the Main REASON the DERAS are so popular..everybody is welcome..to do whatever his heart desires..as long as the Guru ji gets his cut !!</p><p></p><p> The Sikligars have such a great pool of Talent that can be literally ignited if given the chance…investment in their EDUCATION..their SKILLS DEVELOPMENT..and MARKETING of their Products..such a huge pool of SIKHI…that can overnight BOOST the SIKH population form 20 million to over 100 million and all over INDIA. IF these people have guarded their SIKHI so jealously for 500 years in such ADVERSE CONDITIONS..what wonders can they achieve if given the RIGHT ENVIRONMENT. SIKH Gurdwaras raise BILLIONS in GOLUCK Collections yearly..WASTE colossal sums on GURU KA LANGGARS to feed the already OBESE SIKHS !!</p><p> No one has even looked at the sikligars seriously…not the SGPC with its multi kror budgets…not the Delhi Gurdwara Committee – also with multi million charawwas yearly…no one is willing to help them.</p><p></p><p> The entire Sikh Khalsa Panth should hang its head in SHAME. We have neglected such a big portion of us..the poorer section of our Panth..is forced to live hand to mouth. Just a small capital outlay towards establishing workshops to employ these master craftsmen..and a little advertising or Marketing their produce can send them on the path to prosperity….and we can make good use of our GOLUCKS….to help our fellow SIKH. Right now they are approaching the Indian govt in New Delhi for help..but I am not hopeful…the Govt is also not a party that helps genuine cases…it is also politically motivated….so they are going to be disappointed there as well…the ORDINARY SIKH is their BEST BET…IF the Ordinary SIKH is made aware of their plight..and each SIKH takes it upon his head that he is going to ensure his local GURDWARA helps the Sikligars..then a concerted effort can be set moving… CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME..and the SIKH HOME is so Crammed FULL of the NEEDY…yet we close our EYES and pretend all is A-OK..what a FARCE. Its time to RIGHT that WRONG being done for the past 500 years…</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gyani Jarnail Singh, post: 111297, member: 189"] [B]A documentary on the plight of Sikligar Sikhs and Vanjara Sikhs[/B] <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/g653gZ78ZwI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="350"> Why are the SIKH Vanjaras grossly neglected by all and sundry ?? This question has always bugged me..but first..to those who dont know what i am talking about.... Who are the SIKH Vanjaras..also called the SIKLIGARS ?? These are a kaum of transient wanderers..often likened to GYPSIES..who trade in bhandeh, iron smithies work like making locks, baltees, pails, iron utensils, weapons..etc etc. Their population is about 100 MILLION while the total population of Sikhs in India is only about 20 Million. These Vanjaras became SIKHS of Baba nanak during his Udasees throughout India…since then they have called themselves SIKHS, their lives and rituals centre around a GUTKA of Japji Sahib…but they are also some of the poorest of the poor..and in INDIA..a poor man is worthless..hence to the WEALTHY SIKHS of Punjab that constitute the Khalsa Panth..these 100 million Sikhs of Baba Nanak are a worthless commodity and hence completely sidelined never to be mentioned in sikh circles. After Guur nanak Ji sahib the next Guru that is mentioned briefly in Sikligar history is Guru hargobind Ji sahib. Guru Ji called some sikligar Sikhs to help in the manufacture of weapons. Thus apart from knowing just these two Guru Sahibs names…the Sikligars are not familiar with naythign else Sikhi is famous for…and neither has the Punjab Sikhs shown any keenness on their part togo out and cultivate ties with this huge population of Sikhs outside of Punjab. For the past 500 years these Sikligar Sikhs have not forgotten the two Guurs..Guru nanak and Guru hargobind Ji and called themselves SIKHS although they have no idea about even the SGGS. Their lives centre around Japji Sahib in Gutka Form only. Sikhs are never tired of claiming that ALL SIKHS are well off..Sikhs have no Beggars etc etc…but this is a fact that the 100 million Sikligars are SIKHS..and they are not well off…and they scratch the earth daily for food like chickens…at night most sleep without knowing when the next roti will come from. They have no houses but tents, no properties except a few utensils and their tools of trade. It is also a fact that many among them are HIGHLY SKILLED in their TRADE – locksmiths, iron smiths, weapons manufacturing etc etc…BUT sadly lack of education, capital etc means they a re unable to rise above the poverty line..generation after generation.. BUT they are SIKHS..YES..POOR SIKHS..YES..BUT NO “beggars”. They live strictly by the Gurmatt way that baba Nanak Ji taught them..Kirt Karo…and although circumstances force them to be “no wand chhako” types….and lack of resources and spiritual sustenance may also cancel the naam japoo characteristic..BUT the mere fact that they have NOT abandoned SIKHI for the past 500 years living in a hostile environment, have not abandoned their KESH..while living amongst non-kesha hindus and muslim majorities…shows their mettle. These Sikligar Sikhs are the true inheritors of the GURU KI GOLAK GREEB ka MOOHN..but sadly the Sikhs have handed over their Golaks either to the POLITICIANS..or to the Good for nothing wehlarr SAADHS/SANTS who run DERAS for their own PRIVATE BENEFITS. Who AMASS WEALTH privately in the GURUS NAME..open Private Colleges named after themselves, offer posts in them to their own relatives..and chelas..while continuously blowing the GURU HORN to befool the Sikh Sangats into giving them GOLAKs and charawwas decade after decade..with absolutely no accountability….they wash their hands off this by saying..Guru Janneh… aapeh GURU saza devegah..guru deean guru janneh..blah blah blah…and thus these wehlarr saadhs get bolder and make more trips abroad to collect even more dollars and pounds. POLITICIANS ans PUJAREES/SAADHS/DERAWALLAHS etc have no dhram..no sense of conscience..all they are interested in are SELF PRESERVATION..vote banks, power and amassing wealth. Tomorrow IF the rest of the SIKHS also become impoverished like the Sikligars..there will be no effect on the politicians or the derawallahs…they will just move on to greener pastures…this is also one reason WHY these DERAWALLAHS always stay away from SOLELY SIKH SANGATS…they PREFER a MILGHOBHA…...a mixture of Hindus, keshadharee hindus look alike Sikhs, sikh-hindus, hindu-sikhs, christian-sikhs !!Sikhs who pray at Muslim Pir Graves/samaadhs..etc etc BECAUSE then their NET stays WIDE…TRAWLER NETS that sweep the Ocean Floor…..”everything is welcome” !!because to them MONEY is PRIME..not DHARAM…so what if their Shardhaloo “sikh” prays to a muslim Grave…he is still a shardhaloo who will also matha tek to his golak..so why chase him away/chastise him ?? THIS is the Main REASON the DERAS are so popular..everybody is welcome..to do whatever his heart desires..as long as the Guru ji gets his cut !! The Sikligars have such a great pool of Talent that can be literally ignited if given the chance…investment in their EDUCATION..their SKILLS DEVELOPMENT..and MARKETING of their Products..such a huge pool of SIKHI…that can overnight BOOST the SIKH population form 20 million to over 100 million and all over INDIA. IF these people have guarded their SIKHI so jealously for 500 years in such ADVERSE CONDITIONS..what wonders can they achieve if given the RIGHT ENVIRONMENT. SIKH Gurdwaras raise BILLIONS in GOLUCK Collections yearly..WASTE colossal sums on GURU KA LANGGARS to feed the already OBESE SIKHS !! No one has even looked at the sikligars seriously…not the SGPC with its multi kror budgets…not the Delhi Gurdwara Committee – also with multi million charawwas yearly…no one is willing to help them. The entire Sikh Khalsa Panth should hang its head in SHAME. We have neglected such a big portion of us..the poorer section of our Panth..is forced to live hand to mouth. Just a small capital outlay towards establishing workshops to employ these master craftsmen..and a little advertising or Marketing their produce can send them on the path to prosperity….and we can make good use of our GOLUCKS….to help our fellow SIKH. Right now they are approaching the Indian govt in New Delhi for help..but I am not hopeful…the Govt is also not a party that helps genuine cases…it is also politically motivated….so they are going to be disappointed there as well…the ORDINARY SIKH is their BEST BET…IF the Ordinary SIKH is made aware of their plight..and each SIKH takes it upon his head that he is going to ensure his local GURDWARA helps the Sikligars..then a concerted effort can be set moving… CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME..and the SIKH HOME is so Crammed FULL of the NEEDY…yet we close our EYES and pretend all is A-OK..what a FARCE. Its time to RIGHT that WRONG being done for the past 500 years… [/QUOTE]
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