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<blockquote data-quote="Gyani Jarnail Singh" data-source="post: 111042" data-attributes="member: 189"><p>Kanwardeep singh ji,</p><p>gurfateh.</p><p></p><p>I am just going by the 10 Kror figure mostly quoted in the various Indian Press reports - latest on 9/9/09 in the Rozana spokesman Editorial .</p><p>Heres a Tribune report:</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><strong>Bring nomadic Sikhs into mainstream: Bibi</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"> Our Correspondent</p><p>Phagwara, August 30</p><p>Former SGPC President and Akali MLA Bibi Jagir Kaur today demanded that 11 crore “Sikligar and Wanjara” Sikhs belonging to nomadic society in 22 states of country should be brought into Sikh mainstream and a Sikh mission set up for them. These Sikhs lived outside Punjab, particularly in Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and other southern states and followed Sikh tenets, claimed Bibi who recently was given the title of “Wanjara Mother” by these Sikhs at a national-level function held near Nagpur. Punjab has many apostate (patit) Sikhs but there is no“ patitupuna” among the Sikligars and Wanjara Sikh tribes, she asserted. </p><p></p><p>2. The Sikh population of the world, as broken down by Dr. Dalvinder Singh Ji is as follows:</p><p></p><p>(Dr. Dalvinder Singh Ji has put these figures down in 'crores, 'lacs' etc. I have attempted to standardise them in western terms for ease.)</p><p></p><p>Mainstream Sikhs in India 20,000,000 (many many youth are monas)</p><p>Sikligar 40,000,000</p><p>Vanjaras 50,000,000</p><p>Satnamias 10,000,000</p><p>Johari (Maharashthra) 20,000</p><p>Assami (20 villages in Assam) 20,000</p><p>Bihari - Kishanganj and Patna in Bihar 20,000</p><p>Tharu - Bijnaur, UP 20,000</p><p>Lamas - Larmapa and Naingmapa tribes of Tibet origin 125,000</p><p>Sindhis 200,000</p><p>Canada, America, UK, Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, Kenya etc. 1,000,000</p><p>Other Sikhs * 1,000,000</p><p>TOTAL 122,380,000</p><p></p><p></p><p>3. <a href="http://www.guruangaddev.org/ignired-i.htm" target="_blank">http://www.guruangaddev.org/ignired-i.htm</a> gives vanjara population as:</p><p style="text-align: center">Most of the Sikhs will be surprised to know that there are above 12 crores of the ignored Sikh tribe people in the country. Major of them are :</p><p></p><p>VANJARAS</p><p></p><p> <img src="http://www.guruangaddev.org/images/vanjaras.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Numerically the Vanjara tribe is the most important, spread all over South India. Vanjaras are among those Sikhs who irrigated with the blood of whole of their families, the plant of Sikhism. They were so brave that men like Bachitar Singh turned away elephant by hitting his steel covered head with spear; so knowledgeable that after Bhai Gurdas, whatever interpretation of Gurubani has been done, it was by a Vanjara Sikh, Bhai Mani Singh, who got his pores cut for Sikhism. </p><p></p><p> Numerically the Vanjara tribe is the most important, spread all over South India. Vanjaras are among those Sikhs who irrigated with the blood of whole of their families, the plant of Sikhism. They were so brave that men like Bachitar Singh turned away elephant by hitting his steel covered head with spear; so knowledgeable that after Bhai Gurdas, whatever interpretation of Gurubani has been done, it was by a Vanjara Sikh, Bhai Mani Singh, who got his pores cut for Sikhism. Vanjaras like Makhan Shah sacrificed his wealth to search out the Guru and Lakhi Shah burnt his own house to cremate the body of Ninth Guru.</p><p></p><p> Guru Nanak came in contact with numerous Vanjaras during the udasis. He composed rhymes addressing Vanjaras. Janamsakhis record Bhai Mansukh as the first Vanjara Sikh who got associated with the Gurughar and inspired the emperor Shivanbh of Sri Lanka to embrace sikhism and thus helped spread Sikhism outside the boundaries of India. There was another Sikh of the Sixth Guru Haridas Vanjara, the daroga of Gwalior fort. During Guru Hargobind’s imprisonment Sikhs like Babe Buddha, Bhai Gurdas, Bhai Ballu, Bhai Parana and Bhai Kirtia would often come to him from Punjab. He would not only inform the Sixth Guru of all the news of the royal court but also provided all facilities. When Guruji was asked of his release from Gwalior, he explained his important role as follows; One day Haridas Daroga come to me and side,” When Emperor Jahangir sleeps in his palace he sees dreadly faces and threatening shrieks resound in his mind asking him to release the ‘Peer of Hind’ whom he has incarcerated in Gwalior fort” (Guru Kiran Sakhian, P. 34) “Wazir Khan gave the Daroga his message to release the prisoners. After watching the massage all those prisoners undergoing were left. I asked the Daroga, “What is written in the letter about remaining prisoners”. He replied with folded hands. Those who could not be released now could escape by holding the robe of the Guru” The Daroga was a Sikh of the Guru. I asked him to get a large sized robe stitched. By morning all the kings got freed holding onto Guru’s robe. (Guru Kian Sakhian, P. 35-36) </p><p>Makhan Shah was associated with Sikhism since the Sixth Guru. Bhatt Vahis testify this “ The cavalcade of Bhai Makhan Shah who was the Sikh of Guru, was going to Kashmir. The satguru joined him there. After pilgrimage of Mutton Martand along with Bhai Dasa and Bhai Aru Ram, he reached the place of Bhai Makhan Shah at Mota Tanda. Bhai Dasa, father of Bhai Makhan Shah breathed his last there.”</p><p></p><p> The Seventh Guru stayed with him in Kashmir, This is mentioned in ‘Guru Kian Sakhian’ and ‘Bhatt Vahi “ Guru Har Rai Jee, the Seventh Guru, Son of Baba Gurditta Jee arrived in Srinagae in the year seventeen hundred seventeen, Krishan pakh, Panchami of Jeth month. Makjhan Shah, son of Bhai Dasa, grandson of Binai, maternal grandson of Beheru, Sub caste Vanjara came to him.’ (Guru Kian Sakhina, P.40) The Guru stayed at the Tanda of Makhan Shah in Kashmir for four months. (Bhatt Vahi Talaunda Pargana Jeend)................read more at site.</p><p></p><p>4. <a href="http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Sikligar_Sikhs............ONLY" target="_blank">http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Sikligar_Sikhs............ONLY</a> Sikligars..Vanjaras etc not included..</p><p></p><p>The SikhWiki site is acut and paste job from the site given in 3. It gives population fo sikligars and vanjaras as 12 Krors....120 Million.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Since you are in India can you get other figures to dispute these...Hopefully ???</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gyani Jarnail Singh, post: 111042, member: 189"] Kanwardeep singh ji, gurfateh. I am just going by the 10 Kror figure mostly quoted in the various Indian Press reports - latest on 9/9/09 in the Rozana spokesman Editorial . Heres a Tribune report: [CENTER][B]Bring nomadic Sikhs into mainstream: Bibi[/B] Our Correspondent[/CENTER] Phagwara, August 30 Former SGPC President and Akali MLA Bibi Jagir Kaur today demanded that 11 crore “Sikligar and Wanjara” Sikhs belonging to nomadic society in 22 states of country should be brought into Sikh mainstream and a Sikh mission set up for them. These Sikhs lived outside Punjab, particularly in Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and other southern states and followed Sikh tenets, claimed Bibi who recently was given the title of “Wanjara Mother” by these Sikhs at a national-level function held near Nagpur. Punjab has many apostate (patit) Sikhs but there is no“ patitupuna” among the Sikligars and Wanjara Sikh tribes, she asserted. 2. The Sikh population of the world, as broken down by Dr. Dalvinder Singh Ji is as follows: (Dr. Dalvinder Singh Ji has put these figures down in 'crores, 'lacs' etc. I have attempted to standardise them in western terms for ease.) Mainstream Sikhs in India 20,000,000 (many many youth are monas) Sikligar 40,000,000 Vanjaras 50,000,000 Satnamias 10,000,000 Johari (Maharashthra) 20,000 Assami (20 villages in Assam) 20,000 Bihari - Kishanganj and Patna in Bihar 20,000 Tharu - Bijnaur, UP 20,000 Lamas - Larmapa and Naingmapa tribes of Tibet origin 125,000 Sindhis 200,000 Canada, America, UK, Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, Kenya etc. 1,000,000 Other Sikhs * 1,000,000 TOTAL 122,380,000 3. [url]http://www.guruangaddev.org/ignired-i.htm[/url] gives vanjara population as: [CENTER]Most of the Sikhs will be surprised to know that there are above 12 crores of the ignored Sikh tribe people in the country. Major of them are :[/CENTER] VANJARAS [IMG]http://www.guruangaddev.org/images/vanjaras.gif[/IMG] Numerically the Vanjara tribe is the most important, spread all over South India. Vanjaras are among those Sikhs who irrigated with the blood of whole of their families, the plant of Sikhism. They were so brave that men like Bachitar Singh turned away elephant by hitting his steel covered head with spear; so knowledgeable that after Bhai Gurdas, whatever interpretation of Gurubani has been done, it was by a Vanjara Sikh, Bhai Mani Singh, who got his pores cut for Sikhism. Numerically the Vanjara tribe is the most important, spread all over South India. Vanjaras are among those Sikhs who irrigated with the blood of whole of their families, the plant of Sikhism. They were so brave that men like Bachitar Singh turned away elephant by hitting his steel covered head with spear; so knowledgeable that after Bhai Gurdas, whatever interpretation of Gurubani has been done, it was by a Vanjara Sikh, Bhai Mani Singh, who got his pores cut for Sikhism. Vanjaras like Makhan Shah sacrificed his wealth to search out the Guru and Lakhi Shah burnt his own house to cremate the body of Ninth Guru. Guru Nanak came in contact with numerous Vanjaras during the udasis. He composed rhymes addressing Vanjaras. Janamsakhis record Bhai Mansukh as the first Vanjara Sikh who got associated with the Gurughar and inspired the emperor Shivanbh of Sri Lanka to embrace sikhism and thus helped spread Sikhism outside the boundaries of India. There was another Sikh of the Sixth Guru Haridas Vanjara, the daroga of Gwalior fort. During Guru Hargobind’s imprisonment Sikhs like Babe Buddha, Bhai Gurdas, Bhai Ballu, Bhai Parana and Bhai Kirtia would often come to him from Punjab. He would not only inform the Sixth Guru of all the news of the royal court but also provided all facilities. When Guruji was asked of his release from Gwalior, he explained his important role as follows; One day Haridas Daroga come to me and side,” When Emperor Jahangir sleeps in his palace he sees dreadly faces and threatening shrieks resound in his mind asking him to release the ‘Peer of Hind’ whom he has incarcerated in Gwalior fort” (Guru Kiran Sakhian, P. 34) “Wazir Khan gave the Daroga his message to release the prisoners. After watching the massage all those prisoners undergoing were left. I asked the Daroga, “What is written in the letter about remaining prisoners”. He replied with folded hands. Those who could not be released now could escape by holding the robe of the Guru” The Daroga was a Sikh of the Guru. I asked him to get a large sized robe stitched. By morning all the kings got freed holding onto Guru’s robe. (Guru Kian Sakhian, P. 35-36) Makhan Shah was associated with Sikhism since the Sixth Guru. Bhatt Vahis testify this “ The cavalcade of Bhai Makhan Shah who was the Sikh of Guru, was going to Kashmir. The satguru joined him there. After pilgrimage of Mutton Martand along with Bhai Dasa and Bhai Aru Ram, he reached the place of Bhai Makhan Shah at Mota Tanda. Bhai Dasa, father of Bhai Makhan Shah breathed his last there.” The Seventh Guru stayed with him in Kashmir, This is mentioned in ‘Guru Kian Sakhian’ and ‘Bhatt Vahi “ Guru Har Rai Jee, the Seventh Guru, Son of Baba Gurditta Jee arrived in Srinagae in the year seventeen hundred seventeen, Krishan pakh, Panchami of Jeth month. Makjhan Shah, son of Bhai Dasa, grandson of Binai, maternal grandson of Beheru, Sub caste Vanjara came to him.’ (Guru Kian Sakhina, P.40) The Guru stayed at the Tanda of Makhan Shah in Kashmir for four months. (Bhatt Vahi Talaunda Pargana Jeend)................read more at site. 4. [URL]http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Sikligar_Sikhs............ONLY[/URL] Sikligars..Vanjaras etc not included.. The SikhWiki site is acut and paste job from the site given in 3. It gives population fo sikligars and vanjaras as 12 Krors....120 Million. Since you are in India can you get other figures to dispute these...Hopefully ??? [/QUOTE]
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