Recent content by Akashdeep Singh

Dear Sikh80, I am sorry to say that just like "H_Singh" below you have just made a frivolous non-serious attempt at responding and made several assumptions. The post below is just the first chapter of the article on Mcleod. Any serious reader would have Googled the article and the author to...

Re: How McLeod became “one of the foremost scholars” of Sikh Studies? H_Singh, Thank you for giving the article your eyes. However, it would have been appreciated in the response if it reflected serious inputs as well because the reply is sounding full of assumptions. Allow me to cite a few...

kds1980, I'm aware of the tactics of Indian politicians. However, the question is not of getting surprised by the statement given but is that of violation and distortion of Sikh principles by somebody who claims to be a Sikh. Note that he is claiming to be a devotee of Hanumaan, whereas...

The Times of India -Breaking news, views. reviews, cricket from across India I am ready to sacrifice my life for Ram Setu: Bitta...

...right! So Cap. Kanwaljit Singh ji should first himself start realizing "Maha + Aatma" 's vision by telling his family members to give up their wives and tell them to become "brahmchari" and then practice their "brahmcharya" by sleeping with other women. [pardon my blunt language, but no...

Dear friend, The comparison done in my commnet is that of tendency of people to tell that those stories in Dasam Granth are giving knowledge. The similarity drawn is that of excuse making style, not of the subject itself. Yes, personal opinions may differ but Gurmat does not differ. If you...

There is a difference between a message given on social evils or problems (like that given in AGGS) and the useless vulgar stories that are written in Dasam Granth. The use of vulgar language in Dasam Granth is unwarranted and is not the work of any Sikh guru. Sikh Gurus have used a sensible...

Akashdeep Singh: This quote is pertaining to the practice of the people who used to hold their breath by squeezing their nose and claim that they can see the 3 worlds like this and tell what is happening/going to happen. They were "future predictors" of one kind. Gurbani ridicules such people by...

My experience with such people has been totally different from that of yours. On the issue of the ability of the person you are talking about you should look and research a few questions to start with: - 1. How much about you is known to the people common between the person who told you about...

Veerji, Thanks for adding information to the article. Chardi Kala, -Akashdeep Singh

This is very good information from the author. Many thanks to him. Putting the comment to bring back the article in notice. Chardi Kala, -Akashdeep Singh

W. H. McLeod has been wrongly painted as the expert on Sikhism and his Ph.D.theses (later published in the form of a book) has been cited by many who choose to adulterate the philosophy of Guru Nanak and confuse the Sikhs. Ever wondered how this person survived to write a thesis full of mistakes...

The ICSE book which is at the heart of the controversy Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Singh, Shivram Rajguru (Picture source: Mumbai Mirror, May 06, 2006)...

It's very important to be in touch with ones culture, history and roots no matter how far a person is from the origins in distance. It's also a matter of personal choice whether one takes interest in it or not, but I believe if one likes to be called a Punjabi she/he has to take interest in the...

Arvind Singh ji, In my understanding this "influence" could be anything like misinformation, rumors etc. As already mentioned in the article, mata Sundri ji could not leave Delhi, so there is high possibility that true news could not have reached her. Under such conditions truth could only have...